Archives: Glossary Terms

A cis person who supports and celebrates trans identities, challenges transphobic remarks and actions of others, and willingly explores these biases within […]

These are some terms used for people who merge the characteristics of men and women in various ways which are sometimes subtle […]

The gender and sex that one is taken to be by others. This is usually an immediate, unconscious categorisation of a person […]

A gender identity of having two full genders which one can move between.

Compressing one’s chest to create a more androgynous or masculine appearance.

This includes physical attributes such as external genitalia, sex chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones, and internal reproductive structures. At birth, it is used […]

The physical structure of one’s reproductive organs that is used to assign sex at birth. Biological sex is determined by chromosomes (XX […]

People who are physically and/or romantically attracted to other-and same-gender individuals. This does not mean that bisexuals must have relationships with more […]

A gender-affirming, feminizing, top surgery that enlarges one’s breasts.

Describes gender expressions and/or social and relationship roles that are perceived as being masculine, or refers to a person who embodies these […]

Acronym for Coercively Assigned Female at Birth; refers to people declared to be female at birth, and raised within a female gender […]

Acronym for Coercively Assigned Male at Birth; refers to people declared to be male at birth, and raised with a male gender […]

A gender-affirming, masculinizing, top surgery that removes breast tissue and sculpts remaining tissue into a shape that is typically considered to be […]

A gender-affirming, masculinizing, lower surgery to cut ligaments around the clitoris, releasing it from the pubis, giving the shaft more length, thus […]

A reproductive or sexual anatomy that does not closely resemble typical male or female reproductive or sexual anatomy, which may be related […]

A term applied to individuals who cross dress often for entertainment purposes.

Drag kings are performance artists who dress and act in a masculine manner and personify male gender stereotypes as part of their […]

Drag queens are performance artists who dress and act in a feminine manner and personify female gender stereotypes as part of their […]

This is typically considered to be a derogatory term for lesbians. Some lesbians have chosen to reclaim this word to have a […]