Glossary
Last Update: 5/24/19
AFAB/DFAB: Assigned/designated female at birth
Agender: Someone who does not identify with any gender
AMAB/DMAB: Assigned/designated male at birth
Binary Gender: The two most socially common genders, man and woman
Chosen Name: A name that a trans person chooses as their new name, is their real name
Cisgender/Cis: Someone whose gender matches the sex they were assigned at birth
Coming Out: When someone tells others of their gender identity that does not match their assigned sex at birth
Deadname: A name assigned to a trans person at the time of their birth, but not used anymore
Demiboy: Someone who identifies partially as masculine, but not wholly, they may or may not identify with another gender as well
Demigirl: Someone who identifies partially as feminine, but not wholly, they may or may not identify with another gender as well
Dysphoria: A feeling of discomfort or anxiety of being in the wrong body or with the wrong gender, can be gender related or physical related, felt by many but not all trans people
Estrogen: Female hormone therapy
Gender Expression: The way someone outwardly expresses their gender, can be through clothing, names, pronouns, or other ways
Genderfluid: Someone whose gender fluctuates, can shift from day to day or even minute to minute
Gender Identity: Someone's internal identity, may or may not match the sex assigned at birth
Gender Queer: Umbrella term, much like nonbinary, refers to people that do not identify with their assigned sex
Intersex: Someone who has chromosomes or sex characteristics that don't match the societal definitions of male or female
Nonbinary: Someone whose gender doesn't identify with either binary gender or doesn't identify with any gender, can be used as an umbrella term
Outed: When someone's gender identity is revealed without their permission
Passing: A trans person who can be seen as their gender identity from a glance
Pronouns: Used to refer to a singular person, most common are he/she/they, but there are many others
Sex: The classification according to physical sex characteristics and/or chromosomes, what is assigned at birth and on birth certificates
T: Short for testosterone, or male hormone therapy
Top Surgery: Surgery to physically alter the chest area
Transgender/Trans: Someone whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth, can be used as an umbrella term
Transition: The process of changing from your assigned sex into your gender, can be medical, social, or physical
Transphobia: Violence, prejudice, or discrimination against trans people, similar to homophobia
Umbrella Term: A term used to encompass a large group with one label