lunes, 20 de marzo de 2017

Glossary of Transgender Terms


GLOSSARY  OF TRANSGENDER TERMS

This is a glossary of some of the more common terms that are used when discussing transgender identities and experiences.

 Definitions and preferred terms will vary by location and group.



Affirming:

The unequivocal support for an individual person’s

gender identity or expression, regardless of the

biological sex they were assigned at birth; the

systematic support to ensure that transgender people

and communities are fully represented, included,

valued and honored.



Affirming Pronouns:

Refers to the most respectful and accurate pronouns

for a person, as defined by that person. This is

also sometimes referred to as “preferred gender

pronouns,” although this phrasing is increasingly

outdated. To ascertain someone’s affirming pronouns,

ask: “What are your pronouns?”



Agender:

A person who does not identify as having a gender

identity that can be categorized as male or female,

and sometimes indicates identifying as not having a

gender identity.



AG/ Aggressive:

A term used to describe a female-bodied and

identified person who prefers presenting as

masculine. This term is most commonly used in urban

communities of color.



Biological Sex:

A person’s combination of genitals, chromosomes and

hormones, usually categorized as “male” or “female”

based on visual inspection of genitals via ultrasound

or at birth. Many assume that a person’s gender

identity will be congruent with their sex assignment.

Everyone has a biological sex.



Bigender:

A person who experiences gender identity as two

genders at the same time, or whose gender identity

may vary between two genders. These may be

masculine and feminine, or could also include nonbinary

identities.



Butch:

A term used to describe a masculine person or gender

expression.



Cisgender: (pronounced /sis-gender/):

An adjective to describe a person whose gender

identity is congruent with (or “matches”) the biological

sex they were assigned at birth. (Some people

abbreviate this as “cis”).



Coming Out:



The process through which a transgender person

acknowledges and explains their gender identity to

themselves and others.



(Anti-Transgender) Discrimination:

Any of a broad range of actions taken to deny

transgender people access to situations/places or

to inflict harm upon transgender people. Examples

of discrimination include: not hiring a transgender

person, threatening a gender non-conforming

person’s physical safety, denying a transgender

person access to services, or reporting someone for

using the “wrong” bathroom.



Gender Binary:

The idea that gender is strictly an either/or option

of male/men/masculine or female/woman/feminine

based on sex assigned at birth, rather than a

continuum or spectrum of gender identities and

expressions. The gender binary is often considered

to be limiting and problematic for all people, and

especially for those who do not fit neatly into the

either/or categories.

.



Femme:

A term used to describe a feminine person or gender

expression.



Femme Queen:

A term used to describe someone who is male bodied

but identifies as and expresses feminine gender.

Used primarily in urban communities, particularly in

communities of color and ballroom communities.



Gender Conforming:

A person whose gender expression is perceived as

being consistent with cultural norms expected for that

gender. According to these norms, boys/men are or

should be masculine, and girls/women are or should

be feminine. Not all cisgender people are gender

conforming and not all transgender people are

gender non-conforming. (For example, a transgender

woman may have a very feminine gender expression).



Gender Dysphoria (GD):

The formal diagnosis in the American Psychiatric

Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth

Edition (DSM 5), used by psychologists and physicians

to indicate that a person meets the diagnostic criteria

to engage in medical transition. In other words, the

medical diagnosis for being transgender. Formerly

known as Gender Identity Disorder (GID). The inclusion

of Gender Dysphoria as a diagnosis in the DSM 5 is

controversial in transgender communities because

it implies that being transgender is a mental illness

rather than a valid identity. On the other hand, since

a formal diagnosis is generally required in order to

receive or provide treatment in the US, it does provide

access to medical care for some people who wouldn’t

ordinarily be eligible to receive it. it does provide

access to medical care for some people who wouldn’t

ordinarily be eligible to receive it. does provide

access to medical care for some people who wouldn’t

ordinarily be eligible to receive it.



Gender Expression:

A person’s outward gender presentation, usually

comprised of personal style, clothing, hairstyle,

makeup, jewelry, vocal inflection and body

language. Gender expression is typically categorized

as masculine or feminine, less commonly as

androgynous. All people express a gender. Gender

expression can be congruent with a person’s gender

identity, but it can also be incongruent if a person

does not feel safe or supported, or does not have the

resources needed to engage in gender expression

that authentically reflects their gender identity.



Genderfluid:

A person whose gender identity or expression shifts

between masculine and feminine, or falls somewhere

along this spectrum.



Gender Identity:

A person’s deep-seated, internal sense of who they

are as a gendered being—specifically, the gender with

which they identify themselves. All people have a

gender identity.



Gender Marker:

The marker (male or female) that appears on a

person’s identity documents (e.g., birth certificate,

driver’s license, passport, travel or work visas, green

cards, etc.). The gender marker on a transgender

person’s identity documents will be their sex assigned

at birth until they undergo a legal and logistical

process to change it, where possible.



Gender Neutral:

A term that describes something (sometimes a space,

such as a bathroom; or an item, such as a piece of

clothing) that is not segregated by sex/gender.



Gender Neutral Language:

Language that does not assume or confer gender. For

example “person” instead of “ man” or “ woman.”



Gender Non-Conforming:

A person whose gender expression is perceived

as being inconsistent with cultural norms expected

for that gender. Specifically, boys/men are not

masculine enough or are feminine, while girls/women

are not feminine enough or are masculine. Not all

transgender people are gender non-conforming, and

not all gender non-conforming people identify as

transgender. Cisgender people may also be gender

non-conforming. Gender non-conformity is often

inaccurately confused with sexual orientation.



Genderqueer:

A person whose gender identity is neither male nor

female, is between or beyond genders, or is some

combination of genders.



Intersex:

An umbrella term that describes a person born with

sex characteristics (e.g. genetic, genital, sexual/

reproductive or hormonal configurations) that do not

fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies. The

term describes a wide range of natural variations in

human bodies. Intersex is frequently confused with

transgender, but the two are completely distinct and

generally unconnected. A more familiar term,

hermaphrodite, is considered outdated and offensive.



LGBTQ:

An acronym commonly used to refer to Lesbian, Gay,

Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning

individuals and communities. LGBTQ is often

erroneously used as a synonym for “nonheterosexual,”

which incorrectly implies that

transgender is a sexual orientation.



Medical Transition:

A long-term series of medical interventions that

utilizes hormonal treatments and/or surgical

interventions to change a person’s body to be more

congruent with their gender identity. Medical

transition is the approved medical treatment for

Gender Dysphoria.



Microaggressions:

Small, individual acts of hostility or derision toward

transgender or gender non-conforming people, which

can sometimes be unintentional. Examples

of microaggressions include: use of non-affirming

name or pronouns, derogatory language, asking

inappropriate or offensive questions, and exhibiting

looks that reveal distaste or confusion.



Non-Binary:

A continuum or spectrum of gender identities and

expressions, often based on the rejection of the

gender binary’s assumption that gender is strictly an

either/or option of male/men/masculine or female/

woman/feminine based on sex assigned at birth.

Words that people may use to express their nonbinary

gender identity include “agender,” “bigender,”

“genderqueer,” “genderfluid,” and “pangender.”



Pangender:

A person who identifies as all genders

(Anti-Transgender) Prejudice:

An individual’s negative attitudes, beliefs, or reactions

to transgender people. Examples of anti-transgender

prejudice include: believing that transgender people

are mentally disturbed, being uncomfortable sharing

space with a transgender person, or thinking that

transgender people should not be allowed to use

public bathrooms.



Pubertal Suppression:

A low-risk medical process that “pauses” the

hormonal changes that activate puberty in young

adolescents. The result is a purposeful delay of the

development of secondary sex characteristics (e.g.

breast growth, testicular enlargement, facial hair, body

fat redistribution, voice changes, etc.). Suppression

allows more time to make decisions about hormonal

interventions and can prevent the increased dysphoria

that often accompanies puberty for transgender youth.



Questioning:

A person who is exploring or questioning their

gender identity or expression. Some may later identify

as transgender or gender non-conforming, while

others may not. Can also refer to someone who is

questioning or exploring their sexual orientation

.

Same-Gender Loving A label sometimes used by

members of the African-American/Black community

to express an alternative sexual orientation without

relying on terms and symbols of European descent.

The term emerged in the early 1990’s with the

intention of offering Black women who love women

and Black men who love men a voice, a way of

identifying and being that resonated with the

uniqueness of Black culture. (Sometimes abbreviated

“SGL.”)



Sex Assigned at Birth:

The determination of a person’s sex based on the

visual appearance of the genitals at birth. The sex

someone is labeled at birth.



Sexual Orientation:

A person’s feelings of attraction (emotional,

psychological, physical, and/or sexual) towards

other people. A person may be attracted to people

of the same sex, to those of the opposite sex, to

those of both sexes, or without reference to sex

or gender. And some people do not experience

primary sexual attraction, and may identify as asexual.

Sexual orientation is about attraction to other people

(external), while gender identity is a deep-seated

sense of self (internal). All people have a sexual

orientation that is separate from their biological sex,

gender identity and gender expression.



Social Transition:

A transgender person’s process of a creating a life

that is congruent with their gender identity, which

often includes asking others to use a name, pronoun,

or gender that is more congruent with their gender

identity. It may also involve a person changing their

gender expression to match their gender identity.



Trans:

This is sometimes used as an abbreviation for

“transgender.”



Transgender:

An adjective used to describe a person whose gender

identity is incongruent with (or does not “match”)

the biological sex they were assigned at birth.

“Transgender” serves an umbrella term to refer to the

full range and diversity of identities within transgender

communities because it is currently the most widely

used and recognized term.



(Transgender) Ally:

A cisgender person who supports, affirms, is in

solidarity with, or advocates for transgender people.



Transgender men and boys:

People who identify as male, but were assigned female

at birth. Also sometimes referred to as transmen.



Transgender women and girls:

People who identify as female, but were assigned male

at birth. Also sometimes referred to as trans women.



Transexual/Transsexual:

This is an older term that has been used to refer to

a transgender person who has had hormonal or

surgical interventions to change their bodies to be

more aligned with their gender identity than the sex

that they were assigned at birth. While still used as an

identity label by some, “transgender” has generally

become the preferred term.



Two Spirit:

A term used by Native and Indigenous Peoples to

indicate that they embody both a masculine and a

feminine spirit. Is sometimes also used to describe

Native Peoples of diverse sexual orientations, and has

nuanced meanings in various indigenous sub-cultures









 

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Photograph by Blake Fitch



 

By Kelsey Nowakowski
This story appears in the January 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine.
In classic Disney animated films, a female character receives seven times the praise for her appearance as for her skills and actions. When linguists Carmen Fought of Pitzer College and Karen Eisenhauer of North Carolina State University analyzed the dialogue from 12 Disney movies, they found that in early films 60 percent of compliments to females related to looks and just 9 percent to abilities. Such patterns send children “a message about what it means to be a girl or boy,” Fought says—suggesting to girls that “their value is based on their appearance.” In newer films Disney has flipped the script. The analysis found that in movies such as Brave, girls get more nods for courage and abilities than for beauty.



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Children’s National Health System

Gender and Sexuality Development Program

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American Psychological Association

(Asociación Estadounidense de Psicología)

750 First Street, NE

Washington, DC 20002

lgbc@apa.org

www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/index.aspx

www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/programs/transgender/index.asp


Children’s National Medical Center

(Centro Médico Nacional Infantil)

Educación y Defensa de la Sexualidad y el Género

111 Michigan Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20010

202-884-2504

www.childrensnational.org/gendervariance

Family Acceptance Project

(Proyecto de Aceptación Familiar)

San Francisco State University

3004 16th Street, #301

San Francisco, CA 94103

fap@sfsu.edu

http://familyproject.sfsu.edu/

FTM International

(FTM significa sexo femenino a masculino)

601 Van Ness Ave., Suite E327

San Francisco, CA 94102

877-267-1440

info@ftmi.org

www.ftmi.org

Gender Education & Advocacy

(Educación y Defensa del Género)

http://gender.org

Gender Spectrum

(Espectro de Género)

539 Glen Drive

San Leandro, CA 94577

520-567-3977



National Center for Transgender Equality

(Centro Nacional para la Igualdad de Transgénero)

1325 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 700

Washington, DC 20005

202-903-0112

202-393-2241 (fax)

NCTE@NCTEquality.org




Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

(PFLAG, Padres, Familias y Amigos de Lesbianas y Gays)

Transgender Network

(TNET, Red Transgénero)

PFLAG National Office (Oficina Nacional de PFLAG)

1828 L Street, NW, Suite 660

Washington, DC 20036

202-467-8180

info@pflag.org

http://community.pflag.org/page.aspx?pid=380

Red Colombiana de asuntos Lésbico, Gay, Bisexual, Transgénero e Intersexual (LGBTI) en Psicología

Alexander Moreno, M.Sc.

neuropsicalex@yahoo.fr

Sylvia Rivera Law Project

(Proyecto de ley Sylvia Rivera)

147 W. 24th Street, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10011

212-337-8550

212-337-1972 (fax)

info@srlp.org

www.srlp.org

Transgender Law Center

(Centro Jurídico Transgénero)

870 Market Street Room 400

San Francisco, CA 94102

415-865-0176

info@transgenderlawcenter.org

www.transgenderlawcenter.org/cms

Trans Youth Family Allies

(Aliados para Familias de Jóvenes Trans)

P.O. Box1471

Holland, MI 49422-1471

888-462-8932

http://imatyfa.org/aboutus/index.html

World Professional Association for Transgender Health

(Asociación Profesional Mundial para Salud Transgénera)

1300 South Second Street, Suite 180

Minneapolis, MN 55454

612-624-9397

612-624-9541 (fax)

wpath@wpath.org













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