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agender – adj. : an individual with no (or little or no) connection to the normal system of gender,
no for only a few select people alignment with the ideas of both man or lady, and/or somebody who sees
themselves as present with out gender. Generally referred to as gender neutrois, gender impartial, or
genderless.

asexual/ ace – adj. : experiencing little or no sexual attraction to others and/or a scarcity of curiosity
in sexual relationships/habits. Asexuality exists on a continuum from individuals who expertise
no sexual attraction or have any need for intercourse, to those that expertise low ranges, or sexual
attraction exclusively underneath particular circumstances. Many of those totally different locations on the continuum have
their very own identification labels (see demisexual). Generally abbreviated to “ace.”


based mostly habits and identities, figuring out with each genders (or generally figuring out with both
man or lady, in addition to a 3rd, totally different gender).
biphobia – noun : a variety of adverse attitudes (e.g., concern, anger, intolerance, invisibility,
resentment, erasure, or discomfort) that one might have or specific towards bisexual people.
Biphobia can come from and be seen inside the LGBTQ neighborhood in addition to straight society.

cisgender /“sissjendur”/ – adj. : a gender description for when somebody’s intercourse assigned at delivery
and gender identification correspond within the anticipated manner (e.g., somebody who was assigned male at
delivery, and identifies as a person). A simple manner to consider it’s if an individual shouldn’t be transgender,
they’re cisgender. The phrase cisgender may also be shortened to “cis.”

demiromantic – adj. : little or no capability to expertise romantic attraction till a robust sexual
connection is shaped with somebody, typically inside a sexual relationship.
dyke – noun : referring to a masculine presenting lesbian. Whereas typically used derogatorily, it’s
additionally reclaimed affirmatively by some lesbians and homosexual girls as a optimistic self identification time period.
emotional attraction – noun : a capability that evokes the wish to interact in emotionally
intimate habits (e.g., sharing, confiding, trusting, interdepending), professional in various
levels (from littletonone to mind blowing). Typically conflated with sexual attraction, romantic
attraction, and/or religious attraction.
feminineofcenter; masculineofcenter – adj. : a phrase that signifies a variety when it comes to
gender identification and expression for individuals who current, perceive themselves, and/or relate to
others in a usually extra female/masculine manner, however don’t essentially establish as girls or
males. Feminineofcenter people may additionally establish as “femme,” “slave girl,”
“transfeminine,” and so forth.; masculineofcenter people may additionally typically establish as “butch,” “stud,”
“aggressive,” “boi,” “transmasculine,” and so forth.

gender nonconforming – 1 adj. : a gender expression descriptor that signifies a nontraditional gender presentation (masculine lady or female man). 2 adj. : a gender identification
label that signifies an individual who identifies outdoors of the gender binary. Typically abbreviated as
“GNC.”
heterosexism – noun : habits that grants preferential remedy to heterosexual folks,
reinforces the concept that heterosexuality is by some means higher or extra “proper” than queerness,
and/or makes different sexualities invisible.
homophobia – noun : an umbrella time period for a variety of adverse attitudes (e.g., concern, anger,
intolerance, resentment, erasure, or discomfort) that one might have towards LGBTQ folks. The
time period can even connote a concern, disgust, or dislike of being perceived as LGBTQ. homophobic –
adj. : a phrase used to explain actions, behaviors, or people who exhibit components of
this vary of adverse attitudes towards LGBTQ folks.
Intersex/ Distinction of Sexual Improvement (DSD) – adj. : time period for a mixture of
chromosomes, gonads, hormones, inside intercourse organs, and genitals that differs from the 2
anticipated patterns of male or feminine. Previously generally known as hermaphrodite (or hermaphroditic), however
these phrases are actually outdated and derogatory.

pansexual – adj. : an individual who experiences sexual, romantic, bodily, and/or religious
attraction for members of all gender identities/expressions. Typically shortened to “pan.”

cisgender. 2 noun : a slur used to consult with somebody who isn’t straight and/or cisgender. On account of
its historic use as a derogatory time period, and the way it’s nonetheless used as a slur in lots of communities, it
shouldn’t be embraced or utilized by all LGBTQ folks. The time period “queer” can typically be use
interchangeably with LGBTQ (e.g., “queer folks” as a substitute of “LGBTQ folks”).

intercourse assigned at delivery (SAAB) – abbr. : a phrase used to deliberately acknowledge an individual’s
assigned intercourse (not gender identification). Generally referred to as “designated intercourse at delivery” (DSAB) or “intercourse
coercively assigned at delivery” (SCAB), or particularly used as “assigned male at delivery” (AMAB) or
“assigned feminine at delivery” (AFAB): Jenny was assigned male at delivery, however identifies as a lady.

skoliosexual – adj. : being primarily sexually, romantically and/or emotionally interested in some
genderqueer, transgender, transsexual, and/or nonbinary folks.

transition / transitioning – noun, verb : referring to the method of a transgender particular person
altering points of themself (e.g., their look, identify, pronouns, or making bodily
adjustments to their physique) to be extra congruent with the gender they know themself to be (as
against the gender they lived as pretransitioning).