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* '''altersex.''' Describes people or fictional characters for whom "their actual body or their desired body does not conform to either binary sex standard in some way, but is not this way due to any variation of [[intersex]]. This can be due to sexual [[transition]]ing, being of a [[Nonbinary_gender_in_fiction#Fictional_sexes|fictional/impossible sex]], being able to shapeshift to change sex characteristics, or having an 'alien' sex that is not found in humans but may be found elsewhere, such as a species that has different sexes from our own." Coined by farorenightclaw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigendering.tumblr.com/post/184717767156/term-of-the-day-altersex |title=Term of the day: Altersex |date= 7 May 2019 |work=Bigendering}}</ref> Intended to replace problematic terms like "futanari", "herm", "dickgirl", etc.<ref name="altersex-DA">{{Cite web |title=Altersex by Pride-Flags |author= |work=DeviantArt |date=29 May 2017 |access-date=28 June 2020 |url= https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Altersex-683411440}}</ref> Has been called transphobic by some<ref>{{cite web| url= https://bigendering.tumblr.com/post/184723258911/chiquitadave-replied-to-your-post-term-of-the|title= chiquitadave replied to your post "Term of the day: Altersex" |work=Bigendering|date=7 May 2019}}</ref> and should not be applied to real life people who do not identify themselves as such. | * '''altersex.''' Describes people or fictional characters for whom "their actual body or their desired body does not conform to either binary sex standard in some way, but is not this way due to any variation of [[intersex]]. This can be due to sexual [[transition]]ing, being of a [[Nonbinary_gender_in_fiction#Fictional_sexes|fictional/impossible sex]], being able to shapeshift to change sex characteristics, or having an 'alien' sex that is not found in humans but may be found elsewhere, such as a species that has different sexes from our own." Coined by farorenightclaw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigendering.tumblr.com/post/184717767156/term-of-the-day-altersex |title=Term of the day: Altersex |date= 7 May 2019 |work=Bigendering}}</ref> Intended to replace problematic terms like "futanari", "herm", "dickgirl", etc.<ref name="altersex-DA">{{Cite web |title=Altersex by Pride-Flags |author= |work=DeviantArt |date=29 May 2017 |access-date=28 June 2020 |url= https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Altersex-683411440}}</ref> Has been called transphobic by some<ref>{{cite web| url= https://bigendering.tumblr.com/post/184723258911/chiquitadave-replied-to-your-post-term-of-the|title= chiquitadave replied to your post "Term of the day: Altersex" |work=Bigendering|date=7 May 2019}}</ref> and should not be applied to real life people who do not identify themselves as such. | ||
* '''[[Sexes#Assigned male at birth|AMAB]]'''. ''See AGAB.'' | * '''[[Sexes#Assigned male at birth|AMAB]]'''. ''See AGAB.'' | ||
[[File:Androgyne Necker Cube.png|thumb|Androgyne symbol. In 1996, self-identified androgyne Raphael Carter proposed adopting this ambiguous geometric shape, the Necker Cube, as a symbol for androgynes, "because it is either concave or convex depending on how you look at it."<ref>{{cite web| first=Raphael |last= Carter |title= The Angel's Dictionary |date= 14 July 1996 |archive-url= http://web.archive.org/web/19990427014012/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml |archive-date=27 April 1999 |url= http://www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Necker Cube: Symbol For Androgyny |author=Titman, Nat |authorlink=Nat Titman |work=Practical Androgyny |date=25 June 2011 |access-date=21 September 2021 |url= https://practicalandrogyny.com/2011/06/25/the-necker-cube-symbol-for-androgyny/}}</ref>]] | [[File:Androgyne Necker Cube.png|thumb|Androgyne symbol. In 1996, self-identified androgyne Raphael Carter proposed adopting this ambiguous geometric shape, the Necker Cube, as a symbol for androgynes, "because it is either concave or convex depending on how you look at it."<ref name="CarterAngelDict">{{cite web| first=Raphael |last= Carter |title= The Angel's Dictionary |date= 14 July 1996 |archive-url= http://web.archive.org/web/19990427014012/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml |archive-date=27 April 1999 |url= http://www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Necker Cube: Symbol For Androgyny |author=Titman, Nat |authorlink=Nat Titman |work=Practical Androgyny |date=25 June 2011 |access-date=21 September 2021 |url= https://practicalandrogyny.com/2011/06/25/the-necker-cube-symbol-for-androgyny/}}</ref>]] | ||
* '''[[ambonec]]'''. A nonbinary "gender identity in which you identify as both male and female, yet you also identify as neither, at the same time."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://queerascat.tumblr.com/post/94559591894/nbshadow-introducing-ambonec-an-for-short |author=nbshadow |title=Introducing: Ambonec [AN for short] |date=12 August 2014 |access-date=21 September 2021}}</ref><ref>"Terms." ''Queer Querys'' (blog). [http://queerquerys.tumblr.com/terms http://queerquerys.tumblr.com/terms]</ref><ref>"Ambonec." ''Mogai-Archive'' (blog). http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91796206149/ambonec-an-for-short {{dead link}}</ref> | * '''[[ambonec]]'''. A nonbinary "gender identity in which you identify as both male and female, yet you also identify as neither, at the same time."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://queerascat.tumblr.com/post/94559591894/nbshadow-introducing-ambonec-an-for-short |author=nbshadow |title=Introducing: Ambonec [AN for short] |date=12 August 2014 |access-date=21 September 2021}}</ref><ref>"Terms." ''Queer Querys'' (blog). [http://queerquerys.tumblr.com/terms http://queerquerys.tumblr.com/terms]</ref><ref>"Ambonec." ''Mogai-Archive'' (blog). http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/91796206149/ambonec-an-for-short {{dead link}}</ref> | ||
* '''[[androgyne]]'''. This word is used for a wide variety of [[gender nonconforming]] and nonbinary gender identities and gender expressions. | * '''[[androgyne]]'''. This word is used for a wide variety of [[gender nonconforming]] and nonbinary gender identities and gender expressions. | ||
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* '''biological boy'''. A less correct term for an AMAB person, which see. | * '''biological boy'''. A less correct term for an AMAB person, which see. | ||
* '''biological girl'''. A less correct term for an AFAB person, which see. | * '''biological girl'''. A less correct term for an AFAB person, which see. | ||
* '''[[bisexuality]]'''. 1. (Obsolete) [[Intersex|Intersexuality]].<ref | * '''[[bisexuality]]'''. 1. (Obsolete) [[Intersex|Intersexuality]].<ref name="CarterAngelDict" /> 2. A sexual orientation in which a person feels attraction to more than one gender (this can include nonbinary genders). | ||
* '''[[boi]]'''. From "boy." A gender identity that is masculine and [[queer]]. Beyond that, the specific definition varies greatly across the LGBT+ community.<ref>"Boi." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Boi]</ref> | * '''[[boi]]'''. From "boy." A gender identity that is masculine and [[queer]]. Beyond that, the specific definition varies greatly across the LGBT+ community.<ref>"Boi." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki.'' [https://susans.org/wiki/Boi]</ref> | ||
* '''bottom'''. A person who takes a submissive role in sexual activity. | * '''bottom'''. A person who takes a submissive role in sexual activity. | ||
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* '''CAMAB.''' ''See CAGAB.'' | * '''CAMAB.''' ''See CAGAB.'' | ||
* '''[[cisgender]]'''. From Latin ''cis'' "on the same side of" + "gender," "coined in 1995 by a transsexual man named Carl Buijs."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Whipping Girl FAQ on cissexual, cisgender, and cis privilege |author=Serano, Julia |work=Whipping Girl (blog) |date=25 August 2011 |access-date=21 September 2021 |url= https://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2011/08/whipping-girl-faq-on-cissexual.html}}</ref> A person who isn't transgender and isn't nonbinary. The Latin prefix ''cis'' ("on the same side of") is the opposite of the Latin prefix ''trans'' ("to the other side of"). | * '''[[cisgender]]'''. From Latin ''cis'' "on the same side of" + "gender," "coined in 1995 by a transsexual man named Carl Buijs."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Whipping Girl FAQ on cissexual, cisgender, and cis privilege |author=Serano, Julia |work=Whipping Girl (blog) |date=25 August 2011 |access-date=21 September 2021 |url= https://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2011/08/whipping-girl-faq-on-cissexual.html}}</ref> A person who isn't transgender and isn't nonbinary. The Latin prefix ''cis'' ("on the same side of") is the opposite of the Latin prefix ''trans'' ("to the other side of"). | ||
* '''[[cissexism]]'''. A form of sexism, specifically, a way of thought in which only cisgender people are seen as normal or right. Cissexism is harmful to all kinds of transgender people, including | * '''[[cissexism]]'''. A form of sexism, specifically, a way of thought in which only cisgender people are seen as normal or right. Cissexism is harmful to all kinds of transgender people, including nonbinary people. | ||
* '''[[Coming out|closet]]'''. To be "in the closet" means that a person is keeping their gender identity and/or sexual orientation a secret. | * '''[[Coming out|closet]]'''. To be "in the closet" means that a person is keeping their gender identity and/or sexual orientation a secret. | ||
* '''[[Coming out|come out]]'''. "To recognize one's sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex identity, and to be open about it with oneself and with others."<ref name="Berkeley2019">{{cite web|date=May 2019|author=UC Berkeley|title=LGBTQ+ Resources: Definition of Terms|url=https://campusclimate.berkeley.edu/students/ejce/geneq/resources/lgbtq-resources/definition-terms}}</ref> | * '''[[Coming out|come out]]'''. "To recognize one's sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex identity, and to be open about it with oneself and with others."<ref name="Berkeley2019">{{cite web|date=May 2019|author=UC Berkeley|title=LGBTQ+ Resources: Definition of Terms|url=https://campusclimate.berkeley.edu/students/ejce/geneq/resources/lgbtq-resources/definition-terms}}</ref> | ||
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* '''[[emasculation]]'''. A surgery to take away the penis and testicles. | * '''[[emasculation]]'''. A surgery to take away the penis and testicles. | ||
* '''emoji pronouns'''. A type of pronoun set used in online communication.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BvIprBRFH7j/ Instagram post by nonbinaryculture], 17 March 2019 </ref> For example "🌸/🌸s/🌸self" or "🔥/🔥s/🔥s/🔥self". | * '''emoji pronouns'''. A type of pronoun set used in online communication.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BvIprBRFH7j/ Instagram post by nonbinaryculture], 17 March 2019 </ref> For example "🌸/🌸s/🌸self" or "🔥/🔥s/🔥s/🔥self". | ||
* '''enban'''. Created in the "askanonbinary" blog in 2014, based on the word "enby", which see. A proper noun for a | * '''enban'''. Created in the "askanonbinary" blog in 2014, based on the word "enby", which see. A proper noun for a nonbinary adult person. A nonbinary equivalent of "man" or "woman". Another blogger, coderqueer, then offered the spelling variant "enbian."<ref>Askanonbinary. January 21, 2014. [http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/post/74102698117/okay-everyone-i-want-your-input-on-this-were http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/post/74102698117/okay-everyone-i-want-your-input-on-this-were]</ref> | ||
* '''enbian'''. 1. An enban, which see. 2. Of or pertaining to nonbinary gender. 3. An orientation word for nonbinary people attracted to other nonbinary people, see [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Enbian]]. | * '''enbian'''. 1. An enban, which see. 2. Of or pertaining to nonbinary gender. 3. An orientation word for nonbinary people attracted to other nonbinary people, see [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Enbian]]. | ||
* '''enbies'''. ''See enby''. | * '''enbies'''. ''See enby''. | ||
* '''enby'''. Created in 2013 by a | * '''enby'''. Created in 2013 by a nonbinary person named vector (revolutionator).<ref>vector (revolutionator). Untitled post. September 2013. [http://revolutionator.tumblr.com/post/60853952929/i-wish-there-was-an-nb-equivalent-to-words-like http://revolutionator.tumblr.com/post/60853952929/i-wish-there-was-an-nb-equivalent-to-words-like] {{dead link}}</ref> Based on an initialism of "nonbinary," "NB". A proper noun for a person with a nonbinary gender identity. This is the nonbinary gender equivalent of the proper nouns "boy" or "girl." Plural: enbies. | ||
* '''enbyfan'''. equivalent of "fanboy" or "fangirl" | * '''enbyfan'''. equivalent of "fanboy" or "fangirl" | ||
* '''enbyfriend'''. Coined by Tumblr user Pansycub in 2013, based on the word "enby," which see. A nonbinary gender romantic partner. The nonbinary gender equivalent of a boyfriend or girlfriend.<ref>http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles</ref> | * '''enbyfriend'''. Coined by Tumblr user Pansycub in 2013, based on the word "enby," which see. A nonbinary gender romantic partner. The nonbinary gender equivalent of a boyfriend or girlfriend.<ref>http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles</ref> | ||
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* '''en homme'''. In cross-dressing communities, this means dressed as a man. | * '''en homme'''. In cross-dressing communities, this means dressed as a man. | ||
* '''eonism'''. Term for an [[AMAB]] person dressing as a woman. Coined by sexologist Havelock Ellis, derived from the name of a historical figure, [[wikipedia:Chevalier d'Éon|Chevalier d'Éon]].<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eonism</ref> | * '''eonism'''. Term for an [[AMAB]] person dressing as a woman. Coined by sexologist Havelock Ellis, derived from the name of a historical figure, [[wikipedia:Chevalier d'Éon|Chevalier d'Éon]].<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eonism</ref> | ||
* '''[[eunuch]]'''. A person who was assigned male at birth and had some or all of their private parts removed. Some transgender people think of themselves as eunuchs. Some think of eunuch as a | * '''[[eunuch]]'''. A person who was assigned male at birth and had some or all of their private parts removed. Some transgender people think of themselves as eunuchs. Some think of eunuch as a nonbinary gender identity.<ref>"Eunuch." ''Susan's Place Transgender Resource Wiki." [https://susans.org/wiki/Eunuch]</ref> | ||
* '''exorsexism'''. A term for [[discrimination against nonbinary people]], whether intentional or not.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exorsexistbullshit.tumblr.com/post/146314687718/whats-exorsexism-mean-sorry-i-keep-seeing-it|title=What's exorsexism mean? Sorry, I keep seeing it and I don't know|date=22 June 2016|work=Exorsexist Bullshit (blog)}}</ref> Coined in 2016 by tumblr user vergess.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112160958/http://vergess.tumblr.com/post/143919554200/xor-gender-chart |title=XOR Gender Chart| date=5 May 2016 |archive-date=12 January 2019|url=http://vergess.tumblr.com/post/143919554200/xor-gender-chart}}</ref> Also called enbyphobia.<ref name="Archangel">{{Cite web |title=Gender Fluidity 101 |author=Archangel{{!}}December |work=The Everyday |date=17 January 2021 |access-date=6 March 2021 |url= https://theeverydaymagazine.co.uk/opinion/gender-fluidity-101}}</ref> | * '''exorsexism'''. A term for [[discrimination against nonbinary people]], whether intentional or not.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exorsexistbullshit.tumblr.com/post/146314687718/whats-exorsexism-mean-sorry-i-keep-seeing-it|title=What's exorsexism mean? Sorry, I keep seeing it and I don't know|date=22 June 2016|work=Exorsexist Bullshit (blog)}}</ref> Coined in 2016 by tumblr user vergess.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112160958/http://vergess.tumblr.com/post/143919554200/xor-gender-chart |title=XOR Gender Chart| date=5 May 2016 |archive-date=12 January 2019|url=http://vergess.tumblr.com/post/143919554200/xor-gender-chart}}</ref> Also called enbyphobia.<ref name="Archangel">{{Cite web |title=Gender Fluidity 101 |author=Archangel{{!}}December |work=The Everyday |date=17 January 2021 |access-date=6 March 2021 |url= https://theeverydaymagazine.co.uk/opinion/gender-fluidity-101}}</ref> | ||
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* '''[[intergender]]'''. A certain nonbinary gender identity in between female and male. In the 1990s, this was an identity label that any person could use, even if they were born with non-intersex (dyadic) bodies,<ref>Donna Lynn Matthews, “What is intergendered?” 1998-10. http://cydathria.com/ms_donna/intergen.html</ref> but others say it should only be used by people who were born with intersex bodies.<ref>Aeshling. "Intergender." ''Mogai-Archive.'' http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/92026280519/intergender</ref> | * '''[[intergender]]'''. A certain nonbinary gender identity in between female and male. In the 1990s, this was an identity label that any person could use, even if they were born with non-intersex (dyadic) bodies,<ref>Donna Lynn Matthews, “What is intergendered?” 1998-10. http://cydathria.com/ms_donna/intergen.html</ref> but others say it should only be used by people who were born with intersex bodies.<ref>Aeshling. "Intergender." ''Mogai-Archive.'' http://mogai-archive.tumblr.com/post/92026280519/intergender</ref> | ||
[[File:Intersex-2.png|thumb|In 2013, the [http://oii.org.au/22773/an-intersex-flag/ Organisation Intersex International (OII) Australia] created this [[intersex]] pride flag. The circle symbolizes wholeness. The colors aren't derivatives of pink (female) or blue (male).]] | [[File:Intersex-2.png|thumb|In 2013, the [http://oii.org.au/22773/an-intersex-flag/ Organisation Intersex International (OII) Australia] created this [[intersex]] pride flag. The circle symbolizes wholeness. The colors aren't derivatives of pink (female) or blue (male).]] | ||
* '''[[intersex]]'''. 1. (obsolete) Homosexual.<ref | * '''[[intersex]]'''. 1. (obsolete) Homosexual.<ref name="CarterAngelDict" /> 2. Intersex people have some aspect of their sex that is inconsistent with conventional ideas of male and female sex, in their primary or secondary sexual characteristics, hormones, or chromosomes. | ||
* '''institutional oppression'''. "Arrangement of a society used to benefit one group at the expense of another through the use of language, media education, religion, economics, etc."<ref name="Berkeley2019" /> | * '''institutional oppression'''. "Arrangement of a society used to benefit one group at the expense of another through the use of language, media education, religion, economics, etc."<ref name="Berkeley2019" /> | ||
* '''internalized oppression'''. "The process by which an oppressed person comes to believe, accept, or live out the inaccurate stereotypes and misinformation about their group."<ref name="Berkeley2013" /> | * '''internalized oppression'''. "The process by which an oppressed person comes to believe, accept, or live out the inaccurate stereotypes and misinformation about their group."<ref name="Berkeley2013" /> | ||
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* '''[[neopronouns]]'''. In English, any third-person pronoun other than he/him, she/her, they/them, or it/its. | * '''[[neopronouns]]'''. In English, any third-person pronoun other than he/him, she/her, they/them, or it/its. | ||
* '''[[neutrois]]'''. Coined by a neutrois person named H. A. Burnham in 1995.<ref>Axey, Qwill, Rave, and Luscious Daniel, eds. “FAQ.” Neutrois Outpost. Last updated 2000-11-23. Retrieved 2001-03-07. [http://web.archive.org/web/20010307115554/http://www.neutrois.com/faq.htm]</ref> Having one | * '''[[neutrois]]'''. Coined by a neutrois person named H. A. Burnham in 1995.<ref>Axey, Qwill, Rave, and Luscious Daniel, eds. “FAQ.” Neutrois Outpost. Last updated 2000-11-23. Retrieved 2001-03-07. [http://web.archive.org/web/20010307115554/http://www.neutrois.com/faq.htm]</ref> Having one nonbinary gender identity that is neutral. Not female, not male, and not a mix. Some neutrois people are transsexual, experience gender dysphoria, and want to get a physical transition.<ref>"Define." ''Neutrois Nonsense.'' [http://neutrois.me/neutrois]</ref> | ||
[[File:Nonbinary.png|thumb|[[Nonbinary]] flag by Kye Rowan in 2014. Yellow is for gender without reference to the gender binary. White: those with [[multigender|many]] or [[pangender|all genders]]. Purple: a mix of female and male. Black: [[agender|without gender]].]] | [[File:Nonbinary.png|thumb|[[Nonbinary]] flag by Kye Rowan in 2014. Yellow is for gender without reference to the gender binary. White: those with [[multigender|many]] or [[pangender|all genders]]. Purple: a mix of female and male. Black: [[agender|without gender]].]] | ||
* '''[[Nonbinary|non-binary gender]]''', '''nonbinary gender''', or '''nonbinary'''. An umbrella term for all who don't identify as just female or male. Though there are many kinds of nonbinary gender identities, some people identify as "nonbinary" only. | * '''[[Nonbinary|non-binary gender]]''', '''nonbinary gender''', or '''nonbinary'''. An umbrella term for all who don't identify as just female or male. Though there are many kinds of nonbinary gender identities, some people identify as "nonbinary" only. | ||
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* '''[[Packing|packer]]'''. An artificial soft penis. Transgender people on the female-to-male spectrum may wear these in their clothes as part of making a more male body shape. | * '''[[Packing|packer]]'''. An artificial soft penis. Transgender people on the female-to-male spectrum may wear these in their clothes as part of making a more male body shape. | ||
* '''[[pangender]]'''. A | * '''[[pangender]]'''. A nonbinary gender identity that is made of a mix of all genders<ref name="gender-word">{{Cite web |title=By the end of this post, "gender" may not look like a real word anymore |author=Cottle, J.M. |work=A Fine Line |date=12 June 2011 |access-date=7 May 2020 |url= https://jmcottle.com/by-the-end-of-this-post-gender-may-not-look-like-a-real-word-anymore/}}</ref>. Or a fluid gender that could potentially be any gender. However, "all" and "any" don't include genders that belong only to certain cultures or ethnic groups to which the person isn't entitled. | ||
* '''panromantic''' The romantic orientation of being attracted to all genders. | * '''panromantic''' The romantic orientation of being attracted to all genders. | ||
* '''pansexual''' The sexual orientation of being attracted to all genders. | * '''pansexual''' The sexual orientation of being attracted to all genders. | ||