In discussions regarding trans issues, one would differentiate between women who are trans and women who aren’t by saying trans women and cis women. “Cisgender” does not indicate biology, gender expression, or sexuality/sexual orientation. Do not confuse this term with Two-Spirit, which is specifically associated with Native American and First Nations cultures.īottom Surgery: Genital surgeries such as vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, or metoidioplasty.Ĭisgender: Adjective that means “identifies as their sex assigned at birth” derived from the Latin word meaning “on the same side.” A cisgender/cis person is not transgender. Can also identify as multigender (identifying as two or more genders). This may be used as an umbrella term for other emotional attractions such as demisexual.īigender: Refers to those who identify as two genders. A person should not self-identify as an ally but show that they are one through action.Īsexual: The lack of a sexual attraction, and one identifying with this orientation. Allies are not part of the communities they help. As a new and quickly-evolving term, it is best you ask how someone defines agender for themselves.Īlly: Someone who advocates and supports a community other than their own. This term is preferred to “biological male/female”, “male/female bodied”, “natal male/female”, and “born male/female”, which are defamatory and inaccurate.Īgender: An umbrella term encompassing many different genders of people who commonly do not have a gender and/or have a gender that they describe as neutral. No one, whether cis or trans, gets to choose what sex they’re assigned at birth. However, this is a strong reference guide.ĪFAB, AMAB: Acronyms meaning “assigned female/male at birth” (also designated female/male at birth or female/male assigned at birth). This is not an expansive list of all queer and trans spectrum community language. The Gender Unicorn, Trans Student Educational Resources