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A5 terms

• Abrosexual Describes a sexuality that is fluid and changes over time. One week you might be a lesbian, the next you might be asexual, the next pansexual. Identity & Community
• AFAB A clinical, yet necessary, term to describe the sex you were labeled with when you were born. It's a crucial piece of language in trans and Non-Binar… Identity & Community
• AMAB The counterpart to AFAB, this is the label slapped on you at birth based on your genitals. For trans women, Non-Binary folks, and anyone who doesn't… Identity & Community
• Androsexual Describes attraction to men, masculinity, or male anatomy, regardless of whether the person you're attracted to identifies as a man. Identity & Community
• Autosexual You are your own primary object of affection and sexual desire. It's more than just enjoying masturbation; it's a genuine preference for oneself over… Identity & Community

B1 term

• Butches A term from lesbian culture for a person (usually a woman or non-binary person) who presents with a masculine identity or expression. It is a core pa… Identity & Culture

C3 terms

• CD Cross-Dresser. Someone who wears clothing typically associated with a different gender. This is about gender expression, not identity or sexuality. I… Identity & Community
• CIS Cisgender. The term for people whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth. Basically, not transgender. It's a necessary piece… Identity & Community
• Cisgender A person whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth; i.e., not trans. Identity

F2 terms

• Feminization (Sissification) A form of "gender play" where one partner (often a man) is "forced" or guided to adopt feminine attributes. This can involve cross-dressing, makeup,… Practices & Activities
• FTM Female to Male. The counterpart to MTF, this term describes a transgender man who was assigned female at birth and is transitioning to a male identit… Identity & Community

G5 terms

• Gender A social construct assigning cultural and social expectations based on assigned sex. Core Concepts
• Gender identity Each person’s deeply felt internal experience of gender, which may or may not correspond to sex assigned at birth and may involve personal body-relat… Core Concepts
• Gender Play A broad category of play that involves subverting gender. This includes cross-dressing, "sissification" (feminization), and other forms of "forced" o… Practices & Activities
• GNC Gender Non-Conforming. An umbrella term for people who don't follow society's stereotypes about how they should look, act, or dress based on their ge… Identity & Community
• Gynesexual The counterpart to androsexual. Describes attraction to women, femininity, or female anatomy, regardless of whether the person you're attracted to id… Identity & Community

L1 term

• Legal gender recognition A legal process by which a trans and/or intersex person’s gender is recognised in law, or the outcome of that process. Legal & Rights

M1 term

• MTF Male to Female. A term used to describe a transgender woman who was assigned male at birth and is transitioning to a female identity. It's a slightly… Identity & Community

N1 term

• Non-binary Gender identities that are not exclusively male or female. Identity

O2 terms

• OMNISEXUAL Attracted to all genders, but unlike Pansexuality, gender can still be a factor in the attraction. An Omnisexual person might have different feelings… Identity & Community
• Omnisexual Similar to pansexual, but with a key difference: omnisexual people are attracted to all genders, but they *see* and recognize the gender of the perso… Identity & Community

P3 terms

• Pansexual A person emotionally and/or sexually attracted to people regardless of their gender. Identity
• Pansexual Attraction to people regardless of their gender. Often described as being attracted to "hearts, not parts," it emphasizes a person's identity over th… Identity & Community
• Polysexual Attraction to multiple, but not necessarily all, genders. Think of it as being on the multisexual spectrum somewhere between bisexual and pansexual. Identity & Community

Q1 term

• Queer The ultimate reclaimed umbrella term. Once a vicious slur, "queer" has been embraced as a defiant, political, and inclusive identity for anyone who i… Identity & Community

S1 term

• Sex Classification typically assigned at birth (male/female) based on external anatomy; in reality a combination of chromosomes, hormones, reproductive o… Core Concepts

T7 terms

• TGNC Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming. An inclusive umbrella term that covers both transgender people and anyone else who doesn't conform to traditio… Identity & Community
• Trans Umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or expression differs from sex assigned at birth. May include transsexual, transgender, cross-dres… Identity
• Transgender Term for people whose gender identity and/or expression differs from sex assigned at birth; often used broadly, overlapping with “trans.” Identity
• Transition Social and/or medical steps to live in one’s identified gender (e.g., coming out, name/legal changes, clothing/presentation, hormones, surgeries). Tr… Medical & Health
• Transphobia Negative cultural and personal beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours based on prejudice, disgust, fear, and/or hatred of trans people or gender diversit… Bias & Phobia
• Transvestism (Cross-Dressing) An older, sometimes clinical term for "cross-dressing." In a kink context, it can be a fetish itself or part of a "feminization" or "gender play" sce… Practices & Activities
• TS Transsexual. An older, more clinical term for a transgender person, particularly one who has undergone or desires to undergo medical transition. Many… Identity & Community