Term | Description |
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Gender identity | An inner sense of one’s own gender |
Gender expression | The outward appearance or manifestation of gender, such as clothing, hair, voice infliction, and mannerisms |
Gender affirming care | Healthcare that is designed to support and affirm an individual’s gender identity |
Assigned sex at birth | Classification of a person as male, female, intersex, or another sex based on anatomy (such as genitalia) and chromosomes |
Transgender | An umbrella term for people whose gender identity is different that associated with their assigned sex at birth |
Cisgender | A term to describe someone whose gender identity corresponds with their assigned sex at birth |
Non-binary | An umbrella term that encompasses gender identities that do not fit within the gender binary (e.g. binary that defines gender as male/female only). People who use this term to describe their gender identity tend to reject the notion that gender must be dichotomous (man/male/masculine vs. woman/female/feminine) and based on sex assigned at birth. Words that people may use to describe their non-binary identity include “gender-fluid”, “gender nonconforming”, and “genderqueer.” |
Transmasculine | An umbrella term that indicates a person’s gender identity is more masculine. This term is most often used by people assigned female sex at birth who affirm a masculine-leaning gender |
Transfeminine | An umbrella term that indicates a person’s gender identity is more feminine. This term is most often used by people assigned male sex at birth who affirm a feminine-leaning gender |
Agender | An identity where the individual does not see themselves as having a gender or a gender identity (this can fall under a gender-void umbrella). This is separate from non-binary identities, which implies a gender identity that may be a combination of masculinity and femininity |
Cisnormativity | The inherent societal assumption that being cisgender is “normal” or “correct”, and that people with other genders should strive to be cisgender. This ideology often leads to the marginalization and discrimination of transgender and gender diverse individuals |
Transphobia | A fear, dislike of, or prejudice against TGD people |
Internalized transphobia | The inward direction of transphobia to the self. This can result in some TGD people feeling ashamed or self-hatred for their gender diversity and may seek to hide their gender from others. Some people prefer the term “internalized transnegativity” because this locates prejudice within society rather than within the individual |