This system of oppression creates the assumption that being cisgender is normal and negates transgender individuals’ lives.Ĭoming Out: The process of recognizing, accepting, and sharing with themselves or other’s one’s sexual orientation or gender identity.Ĭross-dresser* : Individual who dresses the “opposite” gender clothing for a variety of reasons. Example: A biologically born woman who identifies as a womanĬissexism: Norms and behaviors that stem from the belief that all people are or should be cisgender. A person who identifies as masculine, whether physically, mentally, or emotionally.Ĭisgender: A person whose biological sex matches with their gender identity. Related terms are heteroflexible, homoflexible.īisexual: A person who is emotionally, romantically, sexually, affectionately, or relationally attracted to both men and women, or someone who identifies as a member of the bisexual community.īutch* : Sometimes used as a derogatory term for lesbians. May or may not experience romantic, emotional or physical attractions to other people.īear: A gay or bisexual man who has facial/ body hair and a cuddly body.īicurious: An individual who identifies as gay or straight while showing curiosity for a relationship or sexual activity with a person of the sex they do not favor. Often, a-gender individuals are not concerned with their physical sex, but some may seek to look androgynous.Īlly: A person who supports and respects sexual diversity, acts accordingly to challenge homophobic and heterosexist remarks and behaviors and is willing to explore and understand these forms of biases within themselves.ĪMAB: Abbreviation for “assigned male at birth”Īsexual: Someone who does not experience sexual attraction towards other people, and who identifies as asexual. An a-gender individual's body does not necessarily correspond with their lack of gender identify. Often used to refer to asexual people in a similar manner as “gay” or “straight” are used to refer to homorsexual or heterosexual people.Īce Spectrum: The grouping of asexual, demi-sexual, and gray-asexual under a single umbrella of related sexual orientation.ĪFAB: Abbreviation for “assigned female at birth”.Īgender: A person without gender. List is adapted from Montclair State University: Ī/Ace: Abbreviation of “asexual”. Those in BOLD and with an asterisk are deemed offensive to the LGBTQA+ community. Below are a few terms often used in the LGBTQ Community. Within the LGBTQ community, there are many terminologies that are used to explain a person’s gender identity, sexual orientation gender expression and much more.