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A
Ally
An adjective used to describe a straight and/or cisgender person who supports and advocates for LGBTQ people. Plural is allies.
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Aromantic
1) An adjective used to describe a person who does not experience romantic attraction. Aromantic is an umbrella term that can also include people who are demiromantic, meaning a person who does not experience romantic attraction until a strong emotional or sexual connection is formed with a partner.
2) Sometimes abbreviated as aro (pronounced ā-row), the term refers to an individual who does not experience romantic attraction. Aromantic people exist on a spectrum of romantic attraction and can use terms such as gray aromantic or grayromantic to describe their place within that spectrum. Aromantic people can experience sexual attraction.
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Asexual
1) An adjective used to describe a person who does not experience sexual attraction (e.g., asexual person). Sometimes shortened to “ace.” Asexual is an umbrella term that can also include people who are demisexual, meaning a person who does experience some sexual attraction, but only in certain situations, for example, after they have formed a strong emotional or romantic connection with a partner. (For more information, visit asexuality.org )
2) Sometimes abbreviated as ace, the term refers to an individual who does not experience sexual attraction. Each asexual person experiences relationships, attraction, and arousal differently. Asexuality is distinct from chosen behavior such as celibacy or sexual abstinence; asexuality is a sexual orientation that does not necessarily entail specific chosen behaviors. Asexual people exist on a spectrum of sexual attraction and can use terms such as gray asexual or gray ace to describe themselves.
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Video Explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF1DTK4U1AM
An adjective used to describe a straight and/or cisgender person who supports and advocates for LGBTQ people. Plural is allies.
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Aromantic
1) An adjective used to describe a person who does not experience romantic attraction. Aromantic is an umbrella term that can also include people who are demiromantic, meaning a person who does not experience romantic attraction until a strong emotional or sexual connection is formed with a partner.
2) Sometimes abbreviated as aro (pronounced ā-row), the term refers to an individual who does not experience romantic attraction. Aromantic people exist on a spectrum of romantic attraction and can use terms such as gray aromantic or grayromantic to describe their place within that spectrum. Aromantic people can experience sexual attraction.
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Asexual
1) An adjective used to describe a person who does not experience sexual attraction (e.g., asexual person). Sometimes shortened to “ace.” Asexual is an umbrella term that can also include people who are demisexual, meaning a person who does experience some sexual attraction, but only in certain situations, for example, after they have formed a strong emotional or romantic connection with a partner. (For more information, visit asexuality.org )
2) Sometimes abbreviated as ace, the term refers to an individual who does not experience sexual attraction. Each asexual person experiences relationships, attraction, and arousal differently. Asexuality is distinct from chosen behavior such as celibacy or sexual abstinence; asexuality is a sexual orientation that does not necessarily entail specific chosen behaviors. Asexual people exist on a spectrum of sexual attraction and can use terms such as gray asexual or gray ace to describe themselves.
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Video Explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF1DTK4U1AM
B
Binary:
1)A system of numbers that uses only 0 and 1:
2)something such as a system or description that has two parts, in which everything is either one thing or the other. Source
3)Refers to someone who fits into the gender binary.
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Binding:
1)The process of reducing the appearance of breasts by wrapping or compressing the chest using various methods. Binding can be very gender-affirming for many people, however it must be done safely. Learn more about safe binding.
2)The process of tightly wrapping one’s chest in order to minimize the appearance of having breasts, often by using a binder. Note: One must bind themselves carefully, with appropriate materials, and for reasonable periods of time in order to avoid discomfort and potential negative health impacts. Unsafe binding can lead to negative health outcomes, such as broken ribs and trouble breathing.
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Biological Essentialism
Reliance or weaponization of biology in an attempt to disprove trans people’s genders. Common bioessentialist arguments reduce people to their chromosomes (though there are more than 30 chromosome combinations that people have); their genitalia (though there are many natural variations; or their binary gender (though gender and sex are not binary).
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Bisexual/Bi:
A person whose primary sexual and affection orientation is toward people of the same and other genders, or towards people regardless of their gender.
2) Commonly referred to as bi or bi+. According to bi+ educator and advocate Robyn Ochs, the term refers to a person who acknowledges in themselves the potential to be attracted--romantically, emotionally and/or sexually--to people of more than one gender, not necessarily at the same time, in the same way, or in the same degree. The "bi" in bisexual can refer to attraction to genders similar to and different from one's own.
3) People who identify as bisexual need not have had equal sexual or romantic experience—or equal levels of attraction—with people across genders, nor any experience at all; attraction and self-identification determines orientation
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Body Image:
How a person feels, acts, and thinks about their body. Attitudes about our own body and bodies in general are shaped by our communities, families, cultures, media, and our own perceptions.
Source: https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/educated/glossary
Body Policing:
Any behavior which (indirectly or directly, intentionally or unintentionally) attempts to correct or control a person's actions regarding their own physical body, frequently with regards to gender expression or size.
Source: https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/educated/glossary
Bottom Surgery:
Surgery performed on an individual’s reproductive system as a part of gender-affirming surgery. Not all trans people undergo medical interventions as part of their transition. As with any other aspect of transition, trans people retain the right not to discuss their surgical history, and surgery does not define gender.
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Butch:
1) A gender expression that fits societal definitions of masculinity. Usually used by queer women and trans people, particularly by lesbians. Some consider “butch” to be its own gender identity.
2) A person who is masculine of center in dress, attitude, and/or presentation. It is often, but not exclusively, used in a lesbian context. Often on a spectrum from {butch to femme}
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Cisgender
1) A term used to describe people whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth. For example, a person who was assigned female at birth and identifies as female is cisgender
2) Cisgender (pronounced sis-gender): A term used to refer to an individual whose gender identity aligns with the one associated with the sex assigned to them at birth. The prefix cis- comes from the Latin word for “on the same side as.” People who are both cisgender and heterosexual are sometimes referred to as cishet (pronounced “cis-het”) individuals. The term cisgender is not a slur. People who are not trans should avoid calling themselves “normal” and instead refer to themselves as cisgender or cis.
1)A system of numbers that uses only 0 and 1:
2)something such as a system or description that has two parts, in which everything is either one thing or the other. Source
3)Refers to someone who fits into the gender binary.
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Binding:
1)The process of reducing the appearance of breasts by wrapping or compressing the chest using various methods. Binding can be very gender-affirming for many people, however it must be done safely. Learn more about safe binding.
2)The process of tightly wrapping one’s chest in order to minimize the appearance of having breasts, often by using a binder. Note: One must bind themselves carefully, with appropriate materials, and for reasonable periods of time in order to avoid discomfort and potential negative health impacts. Unsafe binding can lead to negative health outcomes, such as broken ribs and trouble breathing.
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Biological Essentialism
Reliance or weaponization of biology in an attempt to disprove trans people’s genders. Common bioessentialist arguments reduce people to their chromosomes (though there are more than 30 chromosome combinations that people have); their genitalia (though there are many natural variations; or their binary gender (though gender and sex are not binary).
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Bisexual/Bi:
A person whose primary sexual and affection orientation is toward people of the same and other genders, or towards people regardless of their gender.
2) Commonly referred to as bi or bi+. According to bi+ educator and advocate Robyn Ochs, the term refers to a person who acknowledges in themselves the potential to be attracted--romantically, emotionally and/or sexually--to people of more than one gender, not necessarily at the same time, in the same way, or in the same degree. The "bi" in bisexual can refer to attraction to genders similar to and different from one's own.
3) People who identify as bisexual need not have had equal sexual or romantic experience—or equal levels of attraction—with people across genders, nor any experience at all; attraction and self-identification determines orientation
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Body Image:
How a person feels, acts, and thinks about their body. Attitudes about our own body and bodies in general are shaped by our communities, families, cultures, media, and our own perceptions.
Source: https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/educated/glossary
Body Policing:
Any behavior which (indirectly or directly, intentionally or unintentionally) attempts to correct or control a person's actions regarding their own physical body, frequently with regards to gender expression or size.
Source: https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/educated/glossary
Bottom Surgery:
Surgery performed on an individual’s reproductive system as a part of gender-affirming surgery. Not all trans people undergo medical interventions as part of their transition. As with any other aspect of transition, trans people retain the right not to discuss their surgical history, and surgery does not define gender.
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Butch:
1) A gender expression that fits societal definitions of masculinity. Usually used by queer women and trans people, particularly by lesbians. Some consider “butch” to be its own gender identity.
2) A person who is masculine of center in dress, attitude, and/or presentation. It is often, but not exclusively, used in a lesbian context. Often on a spectrum from {butch to femme}
Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/lgbti/safezone/terminology
Cisgender
1) A term used to describe people whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth. For example, a person who was assigned female at birth and identifies as female is cisgender
2) Cisgender (pronounced sis-gender): A term used to refer to an individual whose gender identity aligns with the one associated with the sex assigned to them at birth. The prefix cis- comes from the Latin word for “on the same side as.” People who are both cisgender and heterosexual are sometimes referred to as cishet (pronounced “cis-het”) individuals. The term cisgender is not a slur. People who are not trans should avoid calling themselves “normal” and instead refer to themselves as cisgender or cis.
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