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Here are terms which are important to know in the Transgendered community. | Here are terms which are important to know in the Transgendered community. | ||
− | ; Admirer : Someone who likes and respects the Transgendered. | + | ; Admirer : Someone who likes and respects the Transgendered. Used more pejoratively in some circles to mean a skirt-chaser. |
− | ; Androgynous : The combination of masculine and feminine characteristics, look, identity or lifestyle. | + | ; Androgynous : The combination of masculine and feminine characteristics, look, identity and/or lifestyle. |
; Autogynephilia : A sexual response in biological males characterized by sexual arousal over the thought of being or becoming female. | ; Autogynephilia : A sexual response in biological males characterized by sexual arousal over the thought of being or becoming female. | ||
− | ; Asexual/Non Sexual : Little or no sexual attractions and practices. | + | ; Asexual/Non-Sexual : Little or no sexual attractions and practices. |
− | ; Bigendered/Bi-Gendered : see gender fluid. | + | ; Bigendered/Bi-Gendered : ''see gender fluid''. |
− | ; Binder/Binding : Clothing used to cover/hide | + | ; Binder/Binding : Clothing used to cover/hide breasts. Often used by FtMs. |
− | ; Bisexual/ | + | ; Bisexual/Bi : Attractions to female and male. |
− | ; Butterfly Woman : English translation of the Native American term for a transgendered MtF | + | ; Butterfly Woman : English translation of the Native American term for a transgendered MtF. |
− | ; Cisgendered | + | ; Cisgendered/Cisgender: What you are if the body you were born with and your gender presentation (clothes, mannerisms, etc) are aligned. |
; Cissexism : The belief and treatment of transgender and/or transsexual people as inferior to cissexual (non-trans) people. | ; Cissexism : The belief and treatment of transgender and/or transsexual people as inferior to cissexual (non-trans) people. | ||
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; Cross-Dresser : Someone who dresses as the opposite sex as they are, either in private or public. Often related to a sexual fetish. | ; Cross-Dresser : Someone who dresses as the opposite sex as they are, either in private or public. Often related to a sexual fetish. | ||
− | ; Drag | + | ; Drag Queen : A male identifying with female/feminine but for whom the female persona is often a show or public display. |
− | ; Drag | + | ; Drag King : Female counterpart of a drag queen. |
− | ; Electrolysis : The removal of facial hair or genital hair | + | ; Electrolysis : The removal of facial hair or genital hair by means of an electrified probe inserted into the hair follicle. |
; Full Time/FT : Being, living as a Transgendered all the time, at work, at play, 24/7/365. | ; Full Time/FT : Being, living as a Transgendered all the time, at work, at play, 24/7/365. | ||
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; F2M, FtM : A person who was born a female physically but transitions to a male. | ; F2M, FtM : A person who was born a female physically but transitions to a male. | ||
− | ; Gafe, Gaff, Gaffe: Garments/underwear designed to hide/cover/minimize a penis (used by MtF). | + | ; Gafe, Gaff, Gaffe: Garments/underwear designed to hide/cover/minimize a penis (used by MtF). Also used by male ballet dancers. |
; Genderqueer : Individuals that do not feel that they fit into either female or male. | ; Genderqueer : Individuals that do not feel that they fit into either female or male. | ||
− | ; Gender | + | ; Gender Dysphoria : A negative feeling toward one's current gender presentation. |
− | ; | + | ; Gender Fluid : Moving between genders. To relate to neither female or male but drift between the two, sometimes more to male and other times relating more to female but never fully one or the other. |
− | ; | + | ; GG : Genetic Girl. Born female and having a female self-identity. |
− | ; | + | ; GID : Gender Identity Disorder. A diagnosis made by psychologists and physicians that indicates a patient is feeling significant gender dysphoria. |
− | ; | + | ; Heterosexual : Attraction to the opposite sex/gender. |
− | ; | + | ; Homosexual : Attraction to the same sex/gender. |
− | ; Intersexed/Intersex : Born with both sexes, often partial and not complete | + | ; Hormones/mones/HRT : Medication (usually pills or shots) prescribed by a doctor to change hormone levels in the body. This is usually estrogen in the case of MtFs or testosterone in the case of FtMs. Other hormones may also be prescribed to bring levels to a defined gender norm. |
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+ | ; Intersexed/Intersex : Born with both sexes, often with partial and not complete organs. The old non-politically-correct term was "Hermaphrodite". | ||
; Intense Pulsed Light/IPL : A non permanent method of hair removal using a high intensity pulse of light to kill the follicles. | ; Intense Pulsed Light/IPL : A non permanent method of hair removal using a high intensity pulse of light to kill the follicles. | ||
− | ; Laser : A medical-grade laser, in the red visible spectrum, to essentially 'cook' the follicle and kill it. Only works on dark hair, not | + | ; Laser : A medical-grade laser, in the red visible spectrum, used to essentially 'cook' the follicle and kill it. Only works on dark hair, not blonde, white or gray. |
− | ; LGBT : Lesbian Gay Bisexual TransGender | + | ; LGBT : Acronym for Lesbian Gay Bisexual TransGender. |
; M2F, MtF : A person who was born a male physically but transitions to a female. | ; M2F, MtF : A person who was born a male physically but transitions to a female. | ||
− | ; Metoidioplasty : The surgical release and repositioning of the enlarged clitoral tissue forming a | + | ; Metoidioplasty : The surgical release and repositioning of the enlarged clitoral tissue forming a neo-penis. The tissue is enlarged from the effect of male hormone replacement. |
− | ; Orchiectomy/orchie : The removal of the testicles (some times called poor- | + | ; Orchiectomy/orchie : The removal of the testicles (some times called poor-girl's SRS). |
; Pansexual : All kinds of sexuality, not limited to or inhibited by sexual choice, gender or practice. | ; Pansexual : All kinds of sexuality, not limited to or inhibited by sexual choice, gender or practice. | ||
− | ; Part Time : Living as a | + | ; Part Time : Living openly as a member of the opposite biological sex only part of one's life, the rest of the time living in hiding or secret (closeted). |
; Phalloplasty : The surgical construction of a penis. | ; Phalloplasty : The surgical construction of a penis. | ||
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; Top surgery : Breast implants (for MtF) or mastectomy (for FtM). | ; Top surgery : Breast implants (for MtF) or mastectomy (for FtM). | ||
− | ; Tracheal Shave : The surgical procedure removing material from the thyroid cartilage producing a more female appearance of the Adams apple area. | + | ; Tracheal Shave : The surgical procedure for removing material from the thyroid cartilage, producing a more female appearance of the Adams apple area. |
− | ; Transgender/TG : Is an umbrella term that does not have a precise definition. It tends to include a very broad spectrum of gender-variances. Transgender does not imply any specific form of sexual orientation; | + | ; Transgender/TG : Is an umbrella term that does not have a precise definition. It tends to include a very broad spectrum of gender-variances. Transgender does not imply any specific form of sexual orientation; TGs may identify as heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, polysexual or asexual. |
− | ; Transman : A person who is FtM, born physically female but identifies as being/is | + | ; Transman : A person who is FtM, born physically female but identifies as being/is male. |
; Transsexual : Someone who has transitioned and identifies with another gender/sex. | ; Transsexual : Someone who has transitioned and identifies with another gender/sex. | ||
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; Transvestite : Someone who dresses and acts as the opposite gender/sex for exhibitionism or show but not necessarily for personal reasons. | ; Transvestite : Someone who dresses and acts as the opposite gender/sex for exhibitionism or show but not necessarily for personal reasons. | ||
− | ; Transwoman : A person who is MtF, born physically male but identifies as being/is | + | ; Transwoman : A person who is MtF, born physically male but identifies as being/is female. |
− | ; Trans, Tranny, Shemale, Ladyboy : terms for | + | ; Trans, Tranny, Shemale, Ladyboy : Slang terms for transgendered. Sometimes/some countries can be offensive or pornographic in nature but not always. |
− | ; Transition : Transitioning from one gender to another. This can but doesn’t always include surgeries. | + | ; Transition : Transitioning from one gender to another. This can, but doesn’t always, include surgeries. |
− | ; Troll : | + | ; Troll : A term that includes those looking for sex, dating, or just confrontational; abusive persons; and attention seekers in chatrooms. |
; Twin Spirit : Primarily Native American belief in both a male and female spirit inhabiting the same body. | ; Twin Spirit : Primarily Native American belief in both a male and female spirit inhabiting the same body. | ||
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General InformationBeing differently gendered in today's society can be difficult but today there are more and more resources devoted to providing information and sport both in the form of online web pages and in real life in the form of support groups in many cities and gender variant specific therapist. | ||
TerminologyHere are terms which are important to know in the Transgendered community.
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Current News22 Apr. 2010 Transwoman Severely Beaten at Baltimore McDonalds HistoryEven though transgenderism may seem like a relatively new situation there is documentation from many cultures showing people in gender roles different than birth gender. In many of these early cultures this variance was seen as a blessing being one born of both the worlds of male and female, life and death. giving these individuals the ability to see more than one side of a situation. These people often held positions of medican men/women ,shamen and handlers of the dead. LegalInfo about legal status of being transgender in various jurisdictions goes here as well as information on subjects such as name changes, marriage, etc. Medical Information and TreatmentRecent discoveries and procedures will be discussed here. Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Any variation of the chromosones producing a atypical variation of the sexual organs. Examples Kleinfelter Syndrome and Triple X Syndrome Gender Reassignment Surgery (GRS/SRS) Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) In Popular CultureWorld Wide Web and the InternetFamous PeopleBooksUser Vinmeister suggested the following books: "The Testosterone Files" (amazon.com) written by Max Wolf Valerio is a biography about an FTM. "Parrotfish" (amazon.com) by Ellen Wittlinger for teens. MoviesSoldier's Girl (amazon.com) Boys Don't Cry (amazon.com) The Crying Game (amazon.com) Ma-Vie-Rose (amazon.com) Transamerica (amazon.com) TelevisionPopular TV shows about TG's. Degrassi (imdb.com) has a FtM character Cisgender female 15-year-old Jordan Todosey A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (imdb.com) Fan FictionSerialized FictionMythologyResourcesAs we find resources for each local area, we will post them here. |
TransitionWhen to Transition? How to Transition? What will happen when/if I do? I hope you can share your story and life with us and we can all learn the "do's" and "don'ts" that you have experienced. FamilyWhat you and your family went through and your thoughts on family. SciencePoliticsWe will discuss the Law and political views about transgendered. What is the Republican party's position on transgender? What is the Democratic party's position on transgender? What is the position of other political parties around the world? Other CulturesCountries, places, times will be discussed here. ReligionNot many religions support or accept Transgendered. I hope to discuss this and add as many examples as possible, the positive and the negatives. Our goal is education and understanding and acceptance of all. |