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H95 Advanced Terms

Transgender Health Advanced Vocabulary

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AFAB Acronym meaning “assigned female at birth” (also designated female at birth or female assigned at birth). Synonym includes: CAFAB (Coercively Assigned Female At Birth).
AMAB Acronym meaning “assigned male at birth” (also designated male at birth or male assigned at birth). Synonym includes: CAMAB (Coercively Assigned Male At Birth).
BIGENDER Refers to those who identify as two genders. Can also identify as multigender (identifying as two or more genders). Do not confuse this term with Two-Spirit, which is specifically associated with Native American and First Nations cultures.
BOI A term often used w/in queer communities of color to refer to sexual orientation, gender, &/or aesthetic among people assigned female at birth. Boi often designates queer women who present with masculinity.
BUTCH An identity/presentation leaning towards masculinity. It can be an adjective (a butch woman), a verb (he “butched up”), or a noun (a butch). It’s used to describe a gender identity &/or expression, & does not imply one also identifies as a woman.
CISSEXISM Systemic prejudice in the favor of cisgender people.
DEADNAME Name given to a transgender person at birth, often changed when transitioning. Also known as “birth name.” “Legal name” is used interchangeably with “deadname”.
DEMIBOY Similar to bigender, someone who identifies as a demiboy experiences their gender as partly boy and partly another gender.
DEMIGIRL Similar to bigender, someone who identifies as a demigirl experiences their gender as partly girl and partly another gender.
GENDERFUCK Someone who purposefully dismantles people’s concepts and understanding of gender.
GENDER FLUID A changing or “fluid” gender identity.
GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER (GID) A controversial DSM-III & DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) possibly offensive diagnosis given to transgender & other gender-nonconforming people.
HETERONORMATIVITY he assumption that heterosexuality is the norm, which plays out in interpersonal interactions and society and furthers the marginalization of queer people.
OUTING Involuntary or unwanted disclosure of another person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status.
PASSING Being perceived as a particular identity/gender or cisgender regardless how they identify (passing as straight, as a cis woman, as a youth).
STEALTH To not be openly transgender in all or almost all social situations. People can choose to be “stealth” for safety reasons, because they don’t strongly identify with their trans trajectory, and/or for other reasons.
T Short for testosterone, a hormone that some trans people take to develop features that are stereotypically associated with being a “man,” such as facial hair, fat redistribution to upper body, increased muscle, deeper voice, etc.
TRANSMISOGYNY Originally coined by the author Julia Serano, this term designates the intersectionality of transphobia and misogyny and how they are often experienced as a form of (double) oppression by trans women.
EQUALITY A state in which everyone is equal, aiming to promote fairness. This ignores differences in identity/community and history, because equality can only work if everyone starts from the same place and has the same needs. Differs from EQUITY.
EQUITY A state in which all marginalized communities are free. This differs greatly from EQUALITY, because equity strives to give everyone what they need to be successful instead of treating everyone equally. Equity “levels the playing field.”
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