Archives: Glossary Terms

A persons feelings about his or her gender identity that do not conform to the stereotypical boy/man or girl/woman category as assigned […]

Pronouns used to avoid gender binary-based words (e.g. she/her, he/him) or making assumptions about people’s gender; for example, ze/hir or they/them.

This term refers to people who do not confirm to society’s expectations for their gender roles or gender expression.

Surgical technique that moves individual hair follicles from a part of the body called the donor site to a different part of […]

An outdated term that was historically used to label people who have a reproductive or sexual anatomy that does not closely resemble […]

People who are physically attracted to individuals of the “opposite” gender.

Administration of sex hormones for the purpose of bringing one’s secondary sex characteristics more in line with one’s gender; hormone replacement therapy; […]

Chemical substances that control and regulate the activity of certain cells or organs; see also: sex hormones.

A surgical procedure to remove all or part of the uterus, and sometimes the ovaries and/or fallopian tubes; a gender-affirming, masculinizing lower […]

An individual who is born with ambiguous genitalia and may or may not be accompanied by various degrees of gender dysphoria. The […]

Women who form their primary loving and sexual relationships with other women. Some lesbians prefer to call themselves “lesbians” and use the […]

Acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans people; GLBT

An evolving acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Two-Spirit, Queer, and additional identities.

An outdated and offensive term used to imply that trans people make a choice in the way that they live their lives […]

The surgical transfer of fat removed by liposuction to other areas of the body.

A surgical technique for removing excess fat from under the skin by suction.

A slang term used by some trans people who take low doses of hormones.

Umbrella term for gender-affirming surgeries done below the waist, including masculinizing (e.g. hysterectomy, clitoral release, metoidioplasty, and phalloplasty) and feminizing (e.g. Orchiectomy […]

A sex, usually assigned at birth, and based on chromosomes (e.g. XY), gene expression, hormone levels and function, and reproductive/sexual anatomy (e.g. […]

May refer to a person assigned male at birth whose gender is female all or part of the time; transitioning-to-female; female-to-male spectrum.

A human being who self-identifies as a man, based on elements of importance to the individual, such as gender roles, behaviour, expression, […]

Describes socially and culturally constructed aspects of gender (e.g. roles, behaviour, expression, identity) typically associated with boys and men.