This is only the first edition and I will add more! send me your terms or terms I should at the the list, through ask or submit! It’d be super helpful! Thank you!
AFAB – Assigned female at birth
AMAB – Assigned male at birth
DFAB – Designated female at birth
DMAB – Designated male at birth
CAFAB – Coercively assigned female at birth (intersex)
CAMAB – Coercively assigned male at birth (intersex)
FAAB – Female assigned at birth (commonly used for intersex
as well)MAAB – Male assigned at birth (commonly used for intersex as
well)UAAB – Unassigned at birth (rare designation, depending on
physicians perception on infants genitalia)Cisgender – Someone identifying as their assigned birth
gender.Transgender – Someone identifying outside of their assigned
birth gender.Transsexual – Someone who undergoes surgery to change their
sex characteristics to match their gender.Cis Female – A female assigned at birth identifying as a female.
Cis Male – A male assigned at birth identifying as a male.
Trans Woman – A male assigned at birth identifying as a
female.Trans Man – A female assigned at birth identifying as a male.
Intersex – A person with a mix of sex characteristics. Many
intersex infants and children are subjected to numerous genital surgeries and hormone
treatments in order to conform their bodies to the standard of either male or female.Hermaphrodite – An outdated, and usually offensive term in
reference to intersex folk.Nonbinary – A female or male assigned at birth identifying as
neither a female nor male.Agender – A nonbinary term, being beyond the gender binary
and just neutral.Genderfluid – A person who identifies with a fluidity between
an amounts of certain genders.Bigender – A person who identifies with two genders. (depends
on the person)Trigender – A person who identifies with three genders.
(depends on the person)Two-Spirit – A gender among indigenous people, like bigender
in definition. (Non-indigenous not to use this)Gender Variant – Or, Gender nonconformity; Persons whose
expression doesn’t follow the binary or Male/Female. Similar to nonbinary.Transvestite – Refers to a cisgender person crossdressing.
Genderfuck – A nonbinary type term for a more aggressive ‘f
you’ to the gender binary and confuse standard stereotypical gender expression.Genderpunk – Like Genderfuck, but more alternative and like,
chill about your gender.Genderqueer – Another nonbinary type term, being inbetween,
beyond, or a mix of genders.Genderpivot – Intersection of genderfluid and bigender; one
gender stays put while the other(s) fluctuates.Pangender – Someone who identifies with all genders (A
problematic term due to spiritual/culture specific genders)Polygender – Identifying as many genders.
Multigender – Another word for “Polygender”
Androgyny – A gender expression of masculine and feminine
elements; or neither. (andro-masculine gyno-feminine)Androgyne – The gender identity version of Androgyny
Queer – A term used by individuals who choose not to
designate actual labels, like an umbrella term (however some are uncomfortable
with it, and it shouldn’t be forced upon others)Third gender – Another nonbinary term for beyond the Male and
Female gender.Trans* – An attempt at an inclusive label that only ended in trans
erasure of nonbinary folk as real trans peopleNeutrois – Another nonbinary umbrella term like genderless or
agender. (pronounced new-twa, because of its French like spelling, I believe)Null-gender – Being agender like, but more laid back and
uncaring about stereotypes.Demigirl – Mostly identifying as female, and partially another gender.
Demiboy – Mostly identifying as male, and partially another gender.
Demigender – Mostly identifying with one gender, and partially another.
Remember, this is just a list of dictionary definitions and a
few peoples view on it. Don’t let that stop you from using any of the terms in
your own context!This is a great list for anyone who might be searching for a label. Don’t be upset if none of these terms fit you, though. It’s 100% okay to use an obscure or uncommon label to describe yourself, or to not label yourself at all.
-MadelineFor our many followers who ask about what labels might fit them! Here’s a very helpful and extensive list to get you started. This isn’t all of them, of course so don’t get discouraged if none of them fit you 100%.
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