#genders are men women non binary genderqueer genderfluid agender... etc.

[transsidesweek]

TRANS SIDES WEEK 2022 PROMPT LIST!!

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Day 1, Sunday Sept 11- On The Binary

Day 2, Monday Sept 12- Discovery/Coming Out/Acceptance

Day 3, Tuesday Sept 13- Pink/Blue/White

Day 4, Wednesday Sept 14- Free Day OR Optional Prompts: Pride/Community/Celebration

Day 5, Thursday Sept 15- Trans Joy/Self-Expression/Firsts

Day 6, Friday Sept 16- Growth/Self-Care/Self-Love

Day 7, Saturday Sept 17- Off the Binary

You can use our prompts and join in on this event however you want. You can use only one prompt a day, or combine the prompts, or make something for each prompt on one day. Be creative and have fun!

Below the cut are the explanations of the prompts, incase you are confused and need an example. Please send us an ask is you are still confused, we will be glad to explain in another way!

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On The Binary (Day 1)

This day is all for binary genders, or genders on the binary spectrum. This includes, but is not limited to (or implies that these are always, 100% binary): trans men, trans women, certain xenogenders, bigender, pangender, demigender, genderfluid, and a lot more!

Discovery / Coming Out / Acceptance (Day 2)

This one is self explanatory, but: discovering that you are trans; discovering your gender, pronouns, and/or name (or if you have a name or use pronouns); discovering how you want to present yourself, through fashion or surgery or horomones; coming out to yourself, family members, friends, teachers, strangers, roommates, neighbours; accepting that you are trans; being accepted by family members, friends, strangers, etc. You can do so much with this prompt and there's a bunch of examples I haven't even stated.

Pink / Blue / White (Day 3)

Transgender flag colours! You can view this as the trans flag or how these colours are used in societal standards for genders (ex. pink for girls, blue for boys). You can write about how these colours relate to the characters' genders, names, or pronouns. You can create art with a pink, blue, and white colour palette. You can make an edit with these colours. And ETC!

Free Day (Day 4)

This is a free day! Do whatever you want for this day. If you want to reuse a prompt from an earlier day (or a later day), do that. If you want to use the optional prompts we have, you can, or you can ask us for other prompts.

Optional prompts: pride / community / celebration

Trans Joy / Self-expression / Firsts (Day 5)

(Self explanatory) This can be about gender euphoria, enjoying being trans, enjoying having trans friends, etc. It can be about fashion or labels (ex. Femme/butch). First names, first neopronouns, first xenogender, first labels, first time coming out, first binder/packer/padded bra, etc.

Growth / Self-Care / Self-Love (Day 6)

(Self explanatory)

Off The Binary (Day 7)

This day is all for non-binary, abinary/trinary/exobinary, nontrinary, anon-binary, outherine, and etc genders, or genders that are not on the binary spectrum. This includes, but is not limited to (or implies that these are always and 100% off the binary): genderqueer, non-binary, agender, certain xenogenders, genderfluid, bigender, pangender, demigender, neutrois, maverique, aporagender, and a lot more!

#sanders sides #thomas sanders #transsidesweek2022 #logan sanders #patton sanders #remus sanders #roman sanders #virgil sanders #janus sanders

[sodacanwritings]

jjk sexuality + pronoun hcs

characters; yuji, megumi, nobara, junpei, toge, yuta, maki, panda, aoi, suguru, satoru, kento, shoko, iori, mahito, jogo, choso, sukuna

content / contains; headcanons, small labels

warnings; these are all my opinions / headcanons, definitions can overlap and everyone defines for themselves how they label themselves / what flags they use etc. It doesn't have to make sense to everyone and this is just how I think they would identify.

synopsis; gender, pronouns & sexuality headcanons for jjk characters, definitions for featured less-known labels + flags they use / identify with.

notes; There'll likely be more parts to cover more characters

♡︎ YUJI ITADORI

pronouns: he/him but any are alright

gender: male

sexuality: bisexual — Obviously likes women but if he likes you gender doesn't matter to him. He actually goes more for personality.

flags: LGBTQIA+, bisexual

♥︎ MEGUMI FUSHIGURO

pronouns: he/him but is ok with they/them

gender: Cis-genderless, demiboy

sexuality: unlabeled / demiromantic

He's maybe not that far on one end of the spectrum, for him it requires a base relationship and connection, a good reason to be romantically attracted to them. Sometimes he finds that reason sooner, as for other times it might need a really deep friendship. It kinda depends if he's able to build a strong connection with a person after a short time already. He thinks gender is secondary to attraction and doesn't mind or care. He is unlabeled, however has a preference for non-female people.

flags; LGTBQIA+

♡︎ NOBARA KUGISAKI

pronouns: she/they

gender: female

sexuality: lesbian / biromantic

Sexually attracted to female / non-men people only but romantically also to men, though she still has a preference for female people in general.

flags: wlw/lesbian, bisexual

♥︎ JUNPEI YOSHINO

pronouns: he/they

gender: demiboy / nonbinary

sexuality: toric

flags: nonbinary, transgender, mlm/gay, achillean

♡︎ TOGE INUMAKI

pronouns: they/them, xe/xem, ze/zen, he/him, other neos

gender: nonbinary / agender

sexuality: asexual / achillean

very horny and dirty-minded person on the ace and possibly aromantic spectrum. He's attracted to male, masculine-alligned, non-binary and androgenous people.

flags: nonbinary, agender, intersex, achillean, asexual, genderqueer, uranic

pronouns: they/he/she

︎♥︎ MAKI ZENIN

gender: nonbinary, librafluid, genderflux

sexuality: omnisexual

Generally attracted to all genders, but not genderblind.

flags: genderqueer, genderfluid

♡ YUTA OKKOTSU

pronouns: he/him, doesn't mind they/them - he/they

gender: male

sexuality: bisexual

bisexual with a wavering preference, the embodiment of bi-panic

flags: LGBTQ+, bisexual

♥︎ PANDA

pronouns: he/him

gender: technically he doesn't have one, but he more or less identifies as male

sexuality: asexual

flags: asexual

♡︎ AOI TODO

pronouns: he/him

gender: male

sexuality: heterosexual

flags: ally-flag

♥︎ SATORU GOJO

pronouns: none or he/him

gender: unlabeled / agender

sexuality: bisexual

bisexual, would hit anything that has two legs and is of age.

flags: agender, bisexual, mlm/gay

♡︎ KENTO NANAMI

pronouns: he/him

gender: male, agender spectrum

sexuality: unlabeled

Never considered himself anything outside of the expected, but he does think that love is a very complex thing that is not connected to ones gender or appearance, though he sees why those play a role for people. Has been attracted to women but doesn't label himself. He might find attraction in other people too, if, any at all.

flags: none

♥︎ SUGURU GETO

pronouns: he/they

gender: unlabeled, calls himself a guy and doesn't mind masculine terms and labels

sexuality: bisexual attracted to men and non-women exclusively

flags: genderqueer, uranic

♡︎ IORI UTAHIME

pronouns: she/they

gender: female / demigirl

sexuality: neptunic

flags: demigirl, sapphic

♥︎ SHOKO IEIRI

pronouns: they/her, prefers they/them

gender: agender / non-binary, doesn't care much for female terms but isn't a woman

sexuality: sapphic, asexual-spectrum

flags: asexual, agender, genderqueer

♡︎ MAHITO

pronouns: he/him or any

gender: none

sexuality: aromantic / asexual

flags: none

♥︎ CHOSO

pronouns: he/him

gender: gender non-conforming / male, non-binary, demiboy

sexuality: omnisexual

flags: omnisexual, LGBTQIA+

♡︎ JOGO

pronouns: he/him

gender: male

sexuality: heterosexual

flags: none

♥︎ SUKUNA

pronouns: he/him

gender: male, none

sexuality: he doesn't care for that.

he doesn't see much of a difference in women or men. So I guess you could call him bisexuall, but violencesexual (/j) is more accurate

flags: none

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[prfssnlshipper]

Hi!! I have a question, sorry if it comes off as rude. But how can bi lesbian work? Isn't lesbian non-men attracted to non-men? Sorry if i sound rude i'd just really like to learn about it

No worries! Sorry for the late response, I wanted to think about how I'd explain this...

"Non-men attracted to non-men" is just one definition of lesbian. It doesn't work for everyone though, for multiple reasons:

- Dividing genders into "men" vs. "non-men" creates a new gender binary in which many nonbinary people can't fit in at all

- A lot of nonbinary people who don't identify as men are still uncomfortable with being called "non-men", either because it still feels like misgendering in a way, because of the binary issue, or any other reason

- There's no way to explain "non-man" in a way that is mindful of genderfluid, agender, bi/multigender, genderqueer, etc. individuals. Many people are men sometimes, or partially, etc., but also not all the time. But to ignore either part of their identity isn't okay. Some just are not on the binary spectrum between "men" and "women" at all.

To the last point, I hear exclus/lesbian separatists often say that it counts as being a man if "you are a man at all in any way and at any time".

Which is where we get into RadFem territory.

Why? So, quick overview...

For RadFems, men = bad, evil, corrupt. Because they oppress women. It's a concept that's very one-dimensional and pays no attention to things like race, class, disability, etc.

But it means that bi women, for example, are basically seen as "traitors" because "how dare you be attracted to men" (they probably don't use those exact words, but honestly, I'm not sure on that).

So lesbianism originally included bi women, but RadFems, who hated men, decided that was terrible and that bi women weren't "allowed" to be lesbians anymore.

And you probably know how TERFs think that trans men are also "traitors", if they don't just deny them being men at all. Because being a man is corrupt and bad (in their opinion).

This all is not being consciously used by most exclus, but it is the underlying basis for the arguments today.

(All of the following are not my opinions, just RadFem viewpoints.)

- "Bi lesbians" have to be bi people, they can't possibly be lesbians, because what's wrong with the word lesbian? Why would you be attracted to men? Just say "bi"!

- Lesbians can't be attracted to men because that's gross and if you're attracted to men at all, even a little bit, you can't be a lesbian.

- "Men can't be lesbians!" If you're a man half the time, you're still a man sometimes and that's corrupt and means you are basically just a man. And there's absolutely no way men could be closeted trans women or not know they are women yet at all because they're men!

The last one, by the way, is an extremely obvious TERF dogwhistle. When exclus say "men can't be lesbians", even if they know trans women are women, the TERFs love that shit. Seriously. And exclus unknowing reblog/retweet from TERFs saying that, as well.

So ultimately, the reason bi lesbianism works? Because the only counterarguments rely on RadFem/TERF BS that you could not pay me to ever believe in.

If lesbian has to be defined, something like "queer attraction to women" works in most cases, but there are some exceptions (I can't speak on it personally, I've just seen people who identify as lesbians that don't use that definition). However, every identity in the queer community really has a slightly different meaning to each person who uses it. So anyone who feels "lesbian" fits them can use it.

Also here's my other post that explains a little more about why people use it.

Sorry this is long, I just felt like I should explain exactly why the whole "non-men attracted to non-men" is based in rhetoric you probably don't want to use. But I hope you have a great day, and feel free to ask if you have more questions! :')

EDIT: @ anon... This post brought actual, full-on TERFs into my inbox, if that says anything about this whole thing lmao

#bi lesbian #asks #anon #lesbian #mspec lesbian #about terfs #about radfems #terfs fuck off #exclus fuck off #radfems fuck off #about exclus #long post

[non-binharry]

hello i dont want to come off as rude but can you give me a quick rundown of why harry is possibly trans? also is being genderfluid/nonbinary sit under the trans umbrella as well? i hope this isnt too uncomfortable to answer! thank you!

hi! you don’t come off as rude at all! and i’ll try my best to give you as much info as i can off the top of my head!

so, being trans means to identify as a gender other than the one assigned to you at birth. the white stripe in the trans flag actually includes all non-binary genders. there are both binary and non-binary trans people, so while both groups fall under the trans umbrella, non-binary identities (genderfluid, genderqueer, agender, etc.) sit under a small umbrella within the bigger one.

i obviously can’t say this without being clear that i don’t know every single person on tumblr dot com, but i haven’t come across a single person who believes harry is a binary trans woman (an amab who identifies exclusively as a woman). when we say harry is trans, we mean we think that harry has a non-binary gender, which is still considered trans, so we think he’s a non-binary trans person.

he’s spoken about gender, and about femininity/masculinity and his own personal relationship to this with more consideration than you can ever expect from a cis man.

“What’s fem­i­nine and what’s mas­cu­line…it’s like there are no lines any more.” - The Face

“I think ‘Lights Up’ came at the end of a long period of self-reflection, self-acceptance. Through the two years of making the record, I went through a lot of personal changes — I just had the conversations with myself that you don’t always have. And I just feel more comfortable being myself.” - Rolling Stone

“A part of it was having, like, a big moment of self-reflection. And self-acceptance. I think it’s a very free, and freeing, time. I think people are asking, ‘Why not?’ a lot more. Which excites me. It’s not just clothes where lines have been blurred, it’s going across so many things.” - The Guardian

“I think there’s so much masculinity in being vulnerable and allowing yourself to be feminine, and I’m very comfortable with that. Growing up you don’t even know what those things mean. You have this idea of what being masculine is and as you grow up and experience more of the world, you become more comfortable with who you are.” - i-D Magazine

“What women wear. What men wear. For me it’s not a question of that. If I see a nice shirt and get told, ‘But it’s for ladies.’ I think: ‘Okaaaay? Doesn’t make me want to wear it less though.’ I think the moment you feel more comfortable with yourself, it all becomes a lot easier.” - The Guardian

“I don’t think people are still looking for this gender differentiation. Even if the masculine and feminine exist, their limits are the subject of a game. We no longer need to be this or that. I think now, people are just trying to be good.” - L’Officiel

thematically speaking, fine line just screams gender. we know that harry puts a lot of thought into his image, into how he will be perceived. we also know that he loves a good callback, he loves weaving together an intricate narrative (eroda exists), and that he has never met a coincidence in his life. 

the cover of his album has the colors of the trans flag (he’s the white in the flag) while the photos inside have the colors of the non-binary flag (x), which came from a deliberate collaboration between harry and tim walker, a gay photographer who explores queer themes in his work. from the guardian interview:

“In terms of how I wanna dress, and what the album sleeve’s gonna be, I tend to make decisions in terms of collaborators I want to work with. I want things to look a certain way. Not because it makes me look gay, or it makes me look straight, or it makes me look bisexual, but because I think it looks cool. And more than that, I dunno, I just think sexuality’s something that’s fun. Honestly? I can’t say I’ve given it any more thought than that.”

(i’d like to emphasize that at this point, harry was becoming more guarded with his answers as the interviewer got more invasive about his sexuality, and flat out questioned if the album cover was a nod to the trans flag or if harry was just a straight dude sprinkling lgbtq crumbs)

he also sported pink+blue nails both during promo of the album and before, when he wasn’t working.

there are plenty of lyric analyses of she and fine line (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 +) though my favorite part about these songs is that in she, he alternates between his normal register and falsetto which happens when he switches between describing the man and woman, and he sings the entirety of fine line in falsetto (though it really hits different from the la one night only show)

he’s grown more comfortable with wearing things that lend well to his feminine expression, both for performances/appearances, and his personal life, like his vibrantly colored nails which he’s said he feels naked without now, or his pearl necklace (which he wore under a hoodie during christmas with his family), or his precious pink and lavender shoe strings.

there’s genuinely so many more examples like people close to him using female pronouns and neutral/fluid language to talk about harry, including the lovely harris reed who is genderfluid, or the fact that he can’t seem to shut up about childbirth, plus things i’ll refrain from mentioning because they discuss his body image meaning it’s more speculative than things that have been shown to the public so not necessarily evidence

oh! also he has a mermaid tattoo (which has a connection to the trans community in the UK) and when asked why he got it, he simply said “it’s because i’m a mermaid”

also also honorable mention to the fact that harry idolizes female artists and the fact that stevie nicks has taken him under her wing, which she has only done for budding female artists, and introduced him to the coven, which frankly, when has any man ever

so that’s some of the reasons why we think harry is trans. i’d also like to mention that the majority of us who are comfortable enough to have this conversation are trans ourselves, and we feel a personal connection to him and the signaling he’s done over the years, we see a bit (or a lot) of ourselves in his journey to self-discovery, or he’s made us realize our own identities just by being himself.

“boy or girl, whatever it decides” 💗

#i have nothing to add down here in the tags #this is off brand for me #someone reblog this and say prev tags anyway lmao #anonymous #mensaje mensaje #long post

[lesbianmity]

Okay it's pride month, so let's remember:

• Include lesbians on pride posts

• Aro/Ace people (this includes all people in the spectrum) are part of the community

• Don't use the lipstick lesbian flags, they were made by a racist terf

• If you didn't/don't support BLM, don't even celebrate pride. Black women fought for our rights

• Bi/pan/poli/omni people in m/f relationships are stil part of the community

• Bi/pan lesbians don't exist and are harmful to bi women, pan women and lesbians, (same goes to bi/pan gay men)

• Non-passing trans people are as valid as passing trans people

• Non-binary people are part of the community

• The "A" in LGBTQIA+ isn't for allies, it's for aromantic and asexual people

• Non-binary, he/him, they/them and neopronoun lesbians are valid, and so are non-binary, she/her, they/them and neopronoun gays (pronouns =/= gender)

• Don't say "straight" when talking about people who aren't part of the community, say "cishet/cishetallo"

• "Pronouns don't equal gender" doesn't mean you can use whatever pronouns to all trans people

• "Non-binary" is a spectrum that includes non-binary, demigender, genderfluid, bigender, agender, genderqueer, etc

• Don't use the word "queer" if you aren't LGBTQ+

• Don't use slurs you don't reclaim

• Neopronouns are valid

• You don't need dysphoria to be trans

Have a nice pride!

#pride month #pride month 2020

[yourdailyqueer]

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[gettin-bi-bi-bi]

im really confused with (my) gender :( I wish I knew what gender even means, because for people outside the queer community it is just your genials, your boobs, your clothing, your hair, and your height. Are those things gendered or are humans gendered ? and if something is gendered what makes it gendered, what does men and women mean ? Ive been thinking about this and I just don't know, the only thing I know is that I love wearing big clothes, looking like a mushroom on a suit and I love being called bonito (means pretty boy in spanish because spanish adjectifs are gendered:( )

my main struggle is that, I don't even know what gender is or means, how I'm I supposed to apply something that I don't understand to my daily life ? how am I supposed to explore my gender identity if I don't know what gender is/means?

Hi anon. I can only answer from my experiences here and other people can probably input with other ideas from their perspectives too, but perhaps you are a binary trans person, perhaps you are non binary. But perhaps you’re neither, I mean questioning and wondering about gender doesn’t HAVE to mean you’re not actually cisgender. Also I am wondering, are you neurodivergent maybe? Because this struggling to understand gender is especially common I think amongst many neurodivergent people. Not that neurotypical people necessarily can easily make sense of it either but it often seems to be even more difficult for neurodivergent people to figure it out. That is probably a big part of the reason why a lot of newer gender labels exist (the sort that bigots love to mock and invalidate) not because all of them are actually describing the person’s gender but because in some cases they’re describing the vagueness of it and a person’s inability to describe it in any more specific terms often because of their neurodivergency (things like autism, various mental illnesses or even some physical illnesses which can impact on the brain and its functioning). There are the terms like genderqueer and non binary or queer used specifically in reference to gender, which can be used as umbrella terms or they can be used just as labels in themselves and these can be used by anyone, neurodivergent or neurotypical. But there are loads of other terms people have come up with for genders and people are inventing new words for them all the time and some of those do relate to specific things like autism or chronic illness which can affect a person’s understanding of gender.

I’m not saying by the way just because you’re confused that automatically makes you non binary - you might be, or you might be a binary trans person, or you might be cis and just confused. But if you think perhaps you might be non binary I will say that you may be better trying to find some sort of blog/group/forum that is specifically for non binary people so you can get input from a wider range of non binary people and see if any of their experiences resonate with you.

In the end though only you can really say what you are as well as what gender means (or doesn’t mean) to you. I think probably gender means different things to different people and how they work out what they are, probably it can be difficult for a lot of people to figure out, quite probably even a lot of cisgender people. I think really ultimately gender is just a feeling, and sometimes I think perhaps it’s as much a feeling about what you aren’t as about what you actually are. Like, if you feel for example you’re not a woman, well that might be a starting point to work out what you are. It might mean you’re a man, or it might mean you’re something else entirely. Maybe you’re agender/genderless and can’t figure it out for that reason? Although you’d probably be best asking agender people about that if you think that might be the case for you, because I’m not agender myself.

Also for some people, they don’t stick with one term all the time. Their gender itself might change (because they’re genderfluid or something like that). Or they might just find a better term or label after a period of using one label. Changing labels for whatever reason is fine, you don’t have to pick one and then just stick with it forever if it’s not right for you or your ideas about your gender change over time.

Society and the culture that we all live in, whatever society and culture that is, will usually tend to gender things like clothing, hairstyles, colours even, as well as genitals and body shapes/types and that sort of thing. And course the more obvious transphobes love reducing gender down to “biological sex” and, essentially just what genitalia you were born with. That’s probably not going to change any time soon unfortunately, but it doesn’t mean those things inherently have a gender, it’s just society in general and these bigoted individuals and small groups as well projecting onto them. You can be any gender and have any body type/body features, wear any kind of clothing, have any hairstyle, etc. Obviously in many cases realistically it’s not going to be perceived that way by the rest of society and that fact is going to put off both many binary trans and non binary people from expressing themselves in the way they’d truly like to because they can’t deal with all the inevitable misgendering and perhaps even worse than that from society. Likely that even puts off many cis people from dressing and appearing the way they truly want to, because of society’s reactions to it. But really, what you wear, how you present yourself to the world, it is your decision, and in terms of things like the clothing you wear, just do what feels comfortable and right to you.  

I can’t really answer though what gender means or is, not even for me. Gender is a human construct, a product of us having a brain and a mind and feeling things, emotions, thoughts, and creating language and words and having a need to communicate with others. But it is a very vague thing really and it’s hard probably for anyone to define what it actually is. I certainly can’t say how cis people know what gender they are because I’m not cis. I am non binary and also I am neurodivergent (probably in multiple ways), and I know what binary gender I am not and feel no connection at all with and I know which binary gender I lean more towards and connect with a lot but... it’s still hard to pin down in more concrete terms. I don’t really feel a need myself to be more specific though but everyone’s different, some people might need more specific terms. It’s OK to want those but it’s OK too to be fine with using more vague terms, and it’s OK to not actually care much about what you are or how people perceive you. And it’s also OK to be confused and question things and take a long time to work it out and it’s OK to change labels too so I mean, please don’t get too into thinking this stuff over to the point where it’s actually causing you distress and worry, in the grand scheme of things it’s really not that important to the state of the world or the universe or anything what gender you are, and whatever label(s) you pick is your choice and something that should be meaningful and useful to you and if questioning all of this is not useful to you then you don’t have to do it.

I’m sorry if this is pretty vague but I really don’t think there is a proper definition of what gender is, or one obvious way of working it out. It’s a very vague and abstract thing relating to very abstract things (thoughts, feelings) and it is also a very personal thing that almost certainly varies wildly from person to person.

- Tiger

#Anonymous

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LGBT+ vocabulary

40 words you need to know if you’re a member of / interested in the LGBT+ community.

agender / gender neutrois / gender neutral / genderless - a person with no (or very little) connection to the traditional system of gender, no personal alignment with the concepts of either man or woman, and/or someone who sees themselves as existing without gender.

androgyny - a gender expression that has elements of both masculinity and femininity  

aromantic - experiencing little or no romantic attraction to others and/or has a lack of interest in romantic relationships/behavior. Aromanticism exists on a continuum from people who experience no romantic attraction or have any desire for romantic activities. Many of these different places on the continuum have their own identity labels (see demiromantic) 

asexual / “ace” - experiencing little or no sexual attraction to others and/or a lack of interest in sexual relationships/behavior.  Asexuality exists on a continuum from people who experience no sexual attraction or have any desire for sex. Many of these different places on the continuum have their own identity labels (see demisexual). 

bicurious - a curiosity toward experiencing attraction to people of the same gender/sex (similar to questioning). 

bigender - a person who fluctuates between traditionally “woman” and “man” gender-based behavior and identities, identifying with two genders (or sometimes identifying with either man or woman, as well as a third, different gender). 

bisexual - a person who experiences attraction to some people of their gender and another gender. (mostly thought of as their own and the opposite gender) Bisexual attraction does not have to be equally split, or indicate a level of interest that is the same across the genders an individual may be attracted to. Often used interchangeably with “pansexual”. 

butch - a person who identifies themselves as masculine, whether it be physically, mentally, or emotionally. ‘Butch’ is sometimes used as a derogatory term for lesbians, but is also be claimed as an affirmative identity label. 

cisgender / “cis” - a gender description for when someone���s sex assigned at birth and gender identity correspond in the expected way (e.g., someone who was assigned male at birth, and identifies as a man). 

closeted - an individual who is not open to themselves or others about their (queer) sexuality or gender identity. This may be by choice and/or for other reasons such as fear for one’s safety, peer or family rejection, or disapproval and/or loss of housing, job, etc. Also known as being “in the closet.” When someone chooses to break this silence they “come out” of the closet. (see coming out) 

coming out - 1 noun : the process by which one accepts and/or comes to identify one’s own sexuality or gender identity (to “come out” to oneself). 2 verb : the process by which one shares one’s sexuality or gender identity with others. 

demiromantic - little or no capacity to experience romantic attraction until a strong sexual connection is formed with someone, often within a sexual relationship. 

demisexual - little or no capacity to experience sexual attraction until a strong emotional connection is formed with someone, often within a romantic relationship. 

fluid(ity) - generally with another term attached, like gender-fluid or fluid-sexuality, fluid(ity) describes an identity that may change or shift over time between or within the mix of the options available (e.g., man and woman, bi and straight). 

FtM / F2M; MtF / M2F - female-to-male transgender person; male-to-female transgender person. 

gay - 1 experiencing attraction solely (or primarily) to some members of the same gender. Can be used to refer to men who are attracted to other men and women who are attracted to women. 2 an umbrella term used to refer to the queer community as a whole, or as an individual identity label for anyone who is not straight (see LGBTQ and queer)

gender binary - the idea that there are only two genders and that every person is one of those two. 

gender expression -  the external display of one’s gender, through a combination of clothing, grooming, demeanor, social behavior, and other factors, generally made sense of on scales of masculinity and femininity. Also referred to as “gender presentation.”

genderfluid - the internal perception of an one’s gender, and how they label themselves, based on how much they align or don’t align with what they understand their options for gender to be. Often conflated with biological sex, or sex assigned at birth. 

gender non-conforming - 1 a gender expression descriptor that indicates a non-traditional gender presentation (masculine woman or feminine man). 2 a gender identity label that indicates a person who identifies outside of the gender binary. Often abbreviated as “GNC.” 

genderqueer - 1 a gender identity label often used by people who do not identify with the binary of man/woman. 2 an umbrella term for many gender non-conforming or non-binary identities (e.g., agender, bigender, genderfluid). 

hermaphrodite - an outdated medical term previously used to refer to someone who was born with some combination of typically-male and typically-female sex characteristics. It’s considered stigmatizing, inaccurate and offensive by the intersex community and shouldn't be used to refer to them. (See intersex.)

homosexual - a person primarily emotionally, physically, and/or sexually attracted to members of the same sex/gender. This [medical] term is considered stigmatizing (particularly as a noun) due to its history as a category of mental illness, and is discouraged for common use (use gay or lesbian instead). 

intersex - term for a combination of chromosomes, gonads, hormones, internal sex organs, and genitals that differs from the two expected patterns of male or female. Formerly known as hermaphrodite (or hermaphroditic), but these terms are now outdated and derogatory. 

lesbian - women who are primarily attracted romantically, erotically, and/or emotionally to other women. 

lipstick lesbian - Usually refers to a lesbian with a feminine gender expression. Can be used in a positive or a derogatory way. Is sometimes also used to refer to a lesbian who is assumed to be (or passes for) straight. 

outing -  involuntary or unwanted disclosure of another person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status.

pansexual / “pan”- a person who experiences sexual, romantic, physical, and/or spiritual attraction for members of all gender identities/expressions.

queer - 1  an umbrella term to describe individuals who don’t identify as straight and/or cisgender. 2  a slur used to refer to someone who isn’t straight and/or cisgender. Due to its historical use as a derogatory term, and how it is still used as a slur many communities, it is not embraced or used by all LGBTQ people. The term “queer” can often be use interchangeably with LGBTQ (e.g., “queer people” instead of “LGBTQ people”). 

stealth - a trans person who is not “out” as trans, and is perceived/known by others as cisgender. 

transgender - 1  a gender description for someone who has transitioned (or is transitioning) from living as one gender to another. 2 an umbrella term for anyone whose sex assigned at birth and gender identity do not correspond in the expected way (e.g., someone who was assigned male at birth, but does not identify as a man). 

transition(ing) - referring to the process of a transgender person changing aspects of themself (e.g., their appearance, name, pronouns, or making physical changes to their body) to be more congruent with the gender they know themself to be (as opposed to the gender they lived as pre-transitioning). 

ze / zir -  neopronouns that are gender neutral and preferred by some trans* people. They replace “he” and “she” and “his” and “hers” respectively. Alternatively some people who are not comfortable/do not embrace he/she use the plural pronoun “they/their” as a gender neutral singular pronoun.

#lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq community #gay #lesbian #asexual #bisexual #trans #transgender #pansexual #nonbinary #genderfluid #ace #demisexual #queer #pride #lgbtqai #lgbtpride #pride month

[bisexual-survey-blog]

M-spec survey 500 results

100 results

2019 survey

Hi there! Here I am again with the first 500 results from the survey. Thanks to everyone who shared this so we could get these results so quickly. These are the general results, I will be posting what m-spec people specifically said in the future. 

Also, to cut the length of this down, I just put the demographic & the questions regarding bi/pansexuality. If you are curious about any of the other questions (such as the ace/aro discourse & etc) then feel free to ask. You are also welcome to ask “what did x group say about x question” for more specific results. 

Demographics

Age 0% of respondents were under 12

12.1% of respondents were 12-15

36.6% of respondents were 16-19

29.8% of respondents were 20-24

14.8% of respondents were 25-30

2.9% of respondents were 31-35

2.3% of respondents were 36-40

1.6% of respondents were over 40

Race/Ethnicity 

(Because this list is long I’m only including those 1% or higher)

85.1% of respondents identified as White

5.8% of respondents identified as Mixed

4.6% of respondents identified as Jewish

4.6% of respondents identified as Hispanic

3.8% of respondents identified as Black

3.6% of respondents identified as Indigenous / Native American

3.2% of respondents identified as Latina

2% of respondents identified as Latin American

1.6% of respondents identified as Chinese

1.4% of respondents identified as South Asian

1% of respondents identified as Southeast Asian

Gender 

(Because this list is long I’m only including those 1% or higher)

47.8% of respondents identified as Female

37.3% of respondents identified as Non Binary

30.3% of respondents identified as Queer

29.9% of respondents identified as Transgender

18.9% of respondents identified as Cisgender

18.9% of respondents identified as Genderqueer

14.9% of respondents identified as Male

12.4% of respondents identified as Transmasculine

10.6% of respondents identified as Agender

10.4% of respondents identified as Genderfluid

2.6% of respondents identified as Demiboy

2.6% of respondents identified as Demigirl

1.2% of respondents identified as Transfeminine

1% of respondents identified as Bigender

1% of respondents identified as Intersex

Orientation

(Because this list is long I’m only including those 1% or higher)

53.2% of respondents identified as Queer

50% of respondents identified as Bi

29.6% of respondents identified as Pan

23.4% of respondents identified as Asexual

19.8% of respondents identified as WLW

19.6% of respondents identified as Ace-spectrum 

14% of respondents identified as Aro-spectrum

13.4% of respondents identified as Aromantic

11.8% of respondents identified as Gay

10.2% of respondents identified as MLM

10.2% of respondents identified as Questioning

9.8% of respondents identified as Lesbian

8.2% of respondents identified as Demisexual

7.2% of respondents identified as Demiromantic

2% of respondents identified as Hetero

1% of respondents identified as Sapphic

71.6% of respondents identified as multiple gender attracted/m-spec/multisexual/bi/pan/ply

17% of respondents do not identify as multiple gender attracted/m-spec/multisexual/bi/pan/ply

11.4% of respondents are unsure if they identify as multiple gender attracted/m-spec/multisexual/bi/pan/ply

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The Term Monosexual

27.6% of respondents use the label monosexual when referring to someone who is only attracted to one gender. 

39.6% of respondents do not use the label monosexual when referring to someone who is only attracted to one gender. 

32.8% of respondents have never heard the label monosexual before

Monosexual Privilege 

44% of respondents believe in monosexual privilege

20% of respondents do not believe in monosexual privilege 

36% of respondents were unsure on their stance 

Bisexuality vs Pansexuality

4.8% of respondents believe bisexuality and pansexuality are the same

20.4% of respondents believe bisexuality and pansexuality are the same, however they respect people’s personal identities

65.2% of respondents do not believe bisexuality and pansexuality are the same

9.6% of respondents are unsure on their stance

Bisexual Definition

10.6% of respondents defined bisexual as attraction to men and women

58.4% of respondents defined bisexual as attraction to 2+ genders

22.4% of respondents defined bisexual as attraction to the same gender, and other genders

5.8% of respondents defined bisexual as attraction regardless of gender

2.8% of respondents were unsure how they defined bisexual

Pansexual Definition

1.4% of respondents defined pansexual as attraction to men, women and nonbinary people

26% of respondents defined pansexual as attraction to all genders

68% of respondents defined pansexual as attraction to people regardless of gender

4.6% of respondents were unsure how they defined pansexual

Inclusion vs Exclusion

98% of respondents believe that bi/pan people belong in LGBTQ+ spaces regardless of who they are dating

0.2% of respondents believe that bi/pan people don’t belong in LGBTQ+ spaces if they are dating someone of the opposite binary gender

1.8% of respondents were unsure on their stance

Same Gender Attraction

24.2% of respondents believe you must be attracted to the same gender to be bisexual

56% of respondents do not believe you must be attracted to the same gender to be bisexual

19.8% of respondents were unsure on their stance

Using Gay

73.6% of respondents believe bi/pan people can call themselves gay

1.6% of respondents believe that bi/pan people could not call themselves gay

13.8% of respondents believe that bi/pan people can only call themselves gay for “I’m so gay” jokes and the like.

11% of respondents were unsure on their stance

#results #500 responses

[capfalcon]

Hi im really new to the whole lgbt community, I'm bi and I have gender dysphoria but I'm not necessarily sure abt my identity rn. How many genders are out there? Can you give me some tips

hi!

honestly i dont give a shit about gender myself i just call myself genderqueer or nonbinary

you dont need a label if you don't want one, but if you do, i suggest you look it up? i honestly don't really know how "many" genders there are because gender is a massive massive massive spectrum and there is no definitive number

that would be like trying to name all the colors ever

this is a website about some clarifying details regarding gender

here are some basic definitions that i personally use (these are my own takes on general definitions and i am not a 100% accurate source.)

genderqueer: non comforming to the steryotypical man and woman binary

genderfluid: someone who's gender changes often and is not a fixed gender

transgender: someone who does not feel as if they are their sex (physical anatomy they were born with) (the majority of the time trans is used in my experience is when someone feels that they are the opposite binary, like a person born with a dick identifying as a woman, etc, however, transgender can basically apply to anyone who doesn't identify as what they were born as physically)

agender: someone who feels that they do not have a gender, someone who does not identify within the spectrum of men/women, etc

here's a link with some broader lgbt+ related definitions.

once again, these are just my own general terms and the best way to find out what/who you are is to do some research. however, please, please, do not feel that you need a label to be valid.

#ask #anon #lgbt+

[writing-with-the-rainbow]

List of LGBTQ+ Vocabulary

Abrosexual/Abroromantic - a sexual or romantic identity where your sexuality fluctuates

Aceflux/Aroflux - how asexual or aromantic you feel fluctuates

Ace Spectrum - the umbrella term for orientations that involve not feeling sexual or romantic attraction

Achillean - the lesser known gay equivalent of sapphic

Agender - identifying as having no gender

Androgyne - either another term for intersex, or used to describe the gender identity that is in between male and female

Androsexual/Androromantic - attracted to some men, males, and/or masculinity

Aporagender - a gender separate from male, female, and anything in between, while still having a strong and specific gendered feeling

Aromantic - Feeling no romantic attraction. Can still feel sexual attraction

Asexual - Feeling no sexual attraction. Can still feel romantic attraction. Not all asexuals are aromantic.

Bicurious - a form of questioning where you wonder if you're bisexual

Biflux - a bisexual whose gender preferences flucuate

Bigender - Identifying as two genders, either at once or fluidly

Bisexual/Biromantic - Attracted to two or more genders

Butch - someone who identifies as masculine

Cisgender - Identitying as the gender assigned at birth

Cishet - A cisgender heterosexual

Closeted - Not being open about your sexual, romantic, or gender identity

Coming Out - Accepting your sexual, romantic, or gender indentity, and sometimes telling other people about it

Constellation - refers to the structure of a polyamorous relationship

Demiboy - A gender identity where you partially identify as male or masculine

Demifluid/Demiflux - someone who is partially fluid, and partially static

Demigender - an umbrella term for all nonbinary gender identities that involve partially identifying with a certain gender

Demigirl - A gender identity where you partially identify as female or feminine

Deminonbinary - A gender identity where you partially identify as nonbinary

Demisexual/Demiromantic - Feeling sexual or romantic attraction only after forming an emotional connection

Enbian - attracted to non-binary folks.

Femme - someone who identifies as feminine

Gay - a general term for a homosexual man, sometimes used as an umbrella term for those who identity as homosexual

Gender Expression - how you outwardly express your gender, generally on a scale of masculine to feminine or butch to femme

Genderfluid - someone who doesn't have a fixed gender

Genderflux - someone whose gender flucuate in intensity. Agender is the base

Gender Nonconforming - someone who does not conform to the traditional/social gender norms

Graysexual/Grayromantic - The "gray area" between sexuality and asexuality; romantic and aromantic; generally described as rarely feeling sexual or romantic attraction

Gynesexual/Gyneromantic - attracted to some women, females, or femininity

Heterosexual/Heteroromantic - attracted to the opposite gender. Also known as straight

Homosexual/Homoromantic - the official term for being attracted to the same gender, but is now being seen as offensive

Intersex - having male and female genitalia

Lesbian - a term for one who identities as a woman or feminine attracted to other women or those who identify as feminine

Libragender - an agender who has a partial connection to masculinity or femininity

Lithosexual/Lithoromantic - also known as akiosexual/akioromantic; feeling sexual attraction but not wanting it reciprocated

MLM - stands for men loving men

Multigender - an umbrella term for someone who experiences more than one gender

Multiflux - someone who is genderflux with two or more genders

Mx. - the gender neutral equivalent of Mr, Mrs, Ms, etc. Generally pronounced as "Mix"

NBLNB - stands for non-binary loving non-binary

Non-binary - Sometimes shortened to enby, a catch all term for all gender identities outside of the gender binary. Also known as genderqueer

Pangender - Indentifying as all genders, either at once or fluidly

Pansexual/Panromantic - attracted to all genders, generally described as "not seeing the gender"

Polyamory - being romantically involved with more than one person at once

Polysexual/Polyromantic - attracted to many genders, but not all of them

Queer - a catch all term for someone who is not cisgender or heterosexual

Questioning - someone who knows they are not cisgender or heterosexual, but is not sure where they identify on the spectrum

Recipromantic - Feeling romantic attraction only after knowing the other person is attracted to you

Sapphic - a catch all term for all wlw

Skoliosexual/Skolioromantic - attracted to those who identify as transgender or nonbinary

Transgender - Identifying as a different gender than the one assigned at birth

Transition - When a transgender person "transitions" into their gender. This could involve changing the name, getting surgery, and/or coming out to family or friends

Transvestite - someone who wears the clothing of the opposite gender

Trigender - identifying as three genders, either at once or fluidly

WLW - stands for women loving women

Xenogender - a gender that is stated to go beyond the human concepts of masculinity or femininity

#mod: lilith #lgbtq #lgbtq community #lesbian #gay #bisexual #pansexual #asexual #queer #questioning #polysexual #acespec #arospec #nonbinary #abrosexual #agender #bigender #trigender #pangender #lithosexual #sapphic #achillean #wlw #nblnb #multigender #multiflux #demiflux #aceflux #aroflux #mlm

[theclaravoyant]

Hi sorry I’m new to the community and I was wondering what exactly non-binary people entails and how can I support them more?

Hi! Thanks for asking.

“Nonbinary” in its broadest sense is about anyone with a gender identity that falls outside of the binary - ie anyone who does not identify 100% as a woman (including trans women) or as a man (including trans men). There are infinite possibilities within the realm of being nonbinary, it is not really a third gender in and of itself, but some people (such as myself) do use it as their gender identity label. Others prefer terms which are more specific to their experience such as demigirl/demiboy (which is how some people describe an alignment to a certain gender without ID’ing as fully that gender), genderfluid (the experience of shifting between genders over time, binary or otherwise), genderqueer (not a man/male or a woman/female), or agender (having no gender at all).

It can be hard to know how to support nonbinary people being that we’re such an eclectic bunch, but here are some tips:

Respect pronouns: Many (but not all) nonbinary people use pronouns such as they/them. The level of importance of these pronouns differs between nonbinary people - for example, I use they/them but I also don’t mind she/her pronouns, which is helpful bc I’m afab and fairly feminine presenting so I get it a lot, but I have a friend who finds it deeply uncomfortable to be gendered, particularly with she/her pronouns which reflect their assigned gender and which they can even find triggering. On the other hand not all nonbinary people use they/them so if someone tells you otherwise, respect that too!

Respect self-identification: Gender is a mess and it’s really hard to be ‘sure’ of anything. People are often skeptical of nonbinary people because of this, and in my experience as an afab person, can take it to mean that you don’t understand that women can do ‘masculine’ things or other gender-role-based things. But gender is not as simple as gender roles and the best we have to go on is what people identify themselves as. Trust what people say they are and support them. I know it’s hard with people out there being all “my gender is helicopter” and that bullshit, but I promise it’s harder on actual nonbinary people to have people out there mocking us like that.

Respect the complexity of our experiences: As I said above, nonbinary is not just one thing. Some of us ID as trans, some don’t. Some of us experience an alignment of sorts to a binary gender and some don’t. Some undergo social and medical transitions, some don’t. Nonbinary is one identity but it is also thousands so don’t assume you know one person’s relationship with gender from another. This point also applies to sexuality. It is really hard to describe your sexuality when many sexuality terms, representations and conceptualisations are based on the binary, particularly when it comes to hetero- and homosexual identities. A lot of us, again including myself, feel a bit stuck between labels and it’s not always as simple as saying we’re all pan, or something like that. Personally I would use gay or queer to describe myself, and sometimes lesbian, as I came out about my sexuality before my gender and have a bit of a relationship with the lesbian identity. It’s complex, and we don’t really have a history of communal language or terminology to draw upon such as butch/femme to describe our experiences. Work with us and be supportive as we navigate our lives, relationships and labels.

Gender NEUTRAL is not necessarily the same as EQUAL: This goes back to something I mentioned above about how sometimes nonbinary people are discredited by people who generally mean well such as people who think progressively about gender roles. It is common for people to criticise particularly afab nonbinary people by saying that “anyone can do anything! women can do those things, why do you have to be that other gender?”. Similarly, some literature or language is increasingly using things like she/her pronouns for examples when he/him would historically be the default (even sometimes for god(s)!) or phrases such as “he or she”. THEY people. Just use THEY. or PEOPLE / guests / etc rather than “ladies and gentlemen”. That kind of stuff. It’s quite easy in most cases to make language more inclusive, and I’m really glad that people are trying to be more progressive, but it would be super cool to be included in this progressiveness early rather than have to tack ourselves on all the time.

I’m sure there are more, but I hope that helps! I invite anyone reading this to ask me questions any time and I will do my best

Thanks again for the ask!

Clara

#ask me stuff #nonbinary #lgbt #lgbt+ #about me #Anonymous #welcome to reblog

[mentalhealthandlgbt-blog]

Different Identities and Sexualities

This is kind of a master post for different sexualities and identities to maybe help people understand what may fit them,if they’re looking for that sort of labeling to help them understand themselves better.

Sexualities

Androsexual - an attraction to masculine people; traditionally an attraction to men, but considered to be anyone who is more masculine despite their gender; this is also used by nonbinary people who are attracted to masculinity/men but don’t want to use homosexual or heterosexual, as those could possbily ”invalidate” their gender identity

Asexual - a lack of sexual attraction to anyone, which is usually accompanied by a lack of want/interest in sexual activity; however, some asexual people still like sexual activity despite not being attracted to anyone in a sexual manner

Bisexual - a sexual attraction to 2 genders (this can mean men and women, men and nonbinary, women and nonbinary, etc; it is not just attraction to the 2 binary genders)

Demisexual - a lack of sexual attraction to a person until a deep emotional connection is built; many consider this to be a subsection of asexuality because it starts with a lack of sexual attraction

Gynosexual - an attraction to feminine people; traditionally an attraction to women, but considered to be anyone who is more feminine despite their gender; this is also used by nonbinary people who are attracted to femininity/women but don’t want to use homosexual or heterosexual, as those could possbily violate their gender identity

Heterosexual - a sexual attraction to a person of the opposite sex and/or gender; what pretty much everyone calls “straight”

Homosexual - a sexual attraction to a person of the same sex and/or gender; what pretty much everyoen calls “gay” or “lesbian”

Pansexual - a sexual attraction to all genders; some see it as attraction to person without regard for gender, some see it as attraction to person including gender

Polysexual - a sexual attraction to multiple genders/sexes; it’s not all genders/sexes and it’s more than 2

Gender Identities

Agender - in direct definition, a lack of gender; can be considered a nonbinary gender or as a lack of a gender identity; it’s a bit of a paradox; most agender people tend to present in a neutral, or androgynous, way

Androgyne - a gender which is simultaneously feminine and masculine, although not necessarily in equal amounts; generally associated with androgyny/androgynous presentation

Demigender - a gender identity that’s partially fluid and partially static; for example one part of their gender is female while the part that fluctuates is male or other non-binary gender

Demiboy - a gender identity describing someone who partially, but not wholly, identifies as a male or otherwise masculine, no matter their sex; they might identify as another gender in addition to feeling partially male or masculine

Demigirl - a gender identity describing someone who partially, but not wholly, identifies as a female or otherwise feminine, no matter their sex; they might identify as another gender in addition to feeling partially female or feminine

Genderfluid - a gender identity which refers to a gender which varies over time or in response to different circumstances; may at any time identify as male, female, or any non-binary identity, or some combination of identities

Genderqueer - an umbrella term used to describe any gender identities other than male and female, thus outside of the gender binary

Multigender - a term for anyone who experiences more than one gender identity; it can be used as a gender identity in its own right, or can be an umbrella term for other identities which fit this description

Nonbinary - describes any gender identity which does not fit the male and female binary

Transgender - an umbrella term for anyone whose gender identity doesn’t match their assigned sex; often accompanied by discomfort or distress (gender dysphoria); generally FTM (female to male) or MTF (male to female), but can be assigned sex to any other gender identity

This is of course not everything, but there’s more in the sources below!

Sources

https://sexuality.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Sexual_orientation?from=A

http://gender.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Gender_Identities

Sorry for being off all week as well; I’m on spring break and I’ve had some sketchy connections all this week. I’m finally home now though, so I have the WiFi to post.

As always, my asks, messages, and contributions are always open!

P.S. I’m also working on a romantic orientations post to put up next week! I just didn’t want to put too much all into 1 post!

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LGBTQ+ vocabulary - Low Saxon

Now, it is official: Germany voted with 393 Yes and 226 No votes in favor of marriage equality, which we call in German “Ehe für alle” (marriage for all), and the Bundespräsident signed it now. This is a historic moment for Germany and marks the point where we move forward from just tolerance to more acceptance. Hopefully, this will have effects on the German people to be more accepting of other sexual and gender identities and life forms.

In order to do so, here is some vocabulary regarding LGBTQQIP2SAA topics to spread more awareness in Low Saxon, i. e. Low German, the regional language spoken in Northern Germany and the Netherlands. Feel free to add things, to give feedback or to correct me. Low Saxon speakers haven’t been really active in creating new terms for LGBT+ topics, so this is some kind of language development, too, since many of the terms will be coined right now and haven’t been used (yet). So, this is mostly a draft for you and us to work on. It can also be helping to remove discrimination and prejudices since most Low Saxon speakers are living in rural areas where LGBTQ+ topics are mostly seen as something exotic and people are afraid of stranger things and thus still more conservative and homo-/transphobic.

Attributes

(After the comma, the adjective endings are given.) homosexual - homoseksuell, ~e, ~en gay - swuul, swule, swulen  (Side note: The German word “schwul” for “gay” derived from Low Saxon. In Middle Low Saxon the word “swul” meant “sweltry” and the word was borrowed by German and then changed into “schwül” as analogy to “kühl” (cool) which has an umlaut, too, for weather terms. The word “schwul” without the umlaut was then used for “gay” because, in German, gays were associated with being warm, hence: warmer Bruder - a gay companion, lit. warm brother.) lesbian - lesbsch, ~e, ~en bisexual - biseksuell, ~e, ~en transsexual - transseksuell, ~e, ~en asexual - aseksuell, ~e, ~en aromantic - aromantsch, ~e, ~en intersexual - interseksuell, ~e, ~en (some might say: innerseksuell) pansexual - panseksuell, ~e, ~en queer - queer, ~e, ~en; dweer, dwere, dweren; dwars, ~e, ~en (Side note: The English word “queer” actually comes directly from the Brunswick dialect of Middle Low Saxon, meaning “oblique, off-centered”.) LGBT - LGBT or in Low Saxon LSBT same sex - liekslechtlich, ~e, ~en out - “he is out” - “he is out” [What a cognincidence!] (”out” meaning in German “geoutet”; there is no “ge-” in Low Saxon and no “-et” after “-t”) coming out - sik outen, “he came out” - “he hett sik out” -gender (adj.) - (ge)slechtlich, ~e, ~en (many would put ge- in front of it) cisgender (adj.) - cisgender, no adjective endings; cisslechtlich, ~e, ~en genderqueer - slechtsdweer, ~dwere, ~dweren; genderqueer, no endings third-gender - drüddslechtlich, ~e, ~en genderfluid - slechtsvlödig, ~e, ~en; genderfluid, no endings agender/neutrois - unslechtlich, ~e, ~en; agender, no endings androgyne - androgyyn, ~gyne, ~gynen bigender - tweeslechtlich, ~e, ~en; bigender, no endings Female to Male / FTM - Vrouw to Mann / VTM; (Se to He) Male to Female / MTF - Mann to Vrouw / MTV; (He to Se) gender nonconforming - slechtsunstimmig, ~e, ~en; nichslechtsövereenstimmen, no adjective endings gender questioning - slechtsunseker, ~e, ~en; slechts-in-Vraag-stellen, no adjective endings (probably gets paraphrased as “S/he stellt eer/sien Slecht in Vraag,”) non-binary - nichbinäär, ~e, ~en pangender - panslechtlich, ~e, ~en; allslechtlich, ~e, ~en Two-Spirit - een Two-Spirit ween; “tweegeestig”, ~e, ~en monogamous - monogaam, ~game, ~gamen polygamous - polygaam, ~game, ~gamen polyamorous - polyamoröös, ~röse, ~rösen; veelleven, ~e, ~en nonconformist - nichkunfoormistsch, ~e, ~en

Nouns

(After the noun, the genus and the plural forms/endings are given.) boyfriend - de Vründ, Vrünn girlfriend - de Vrünnin, Vrünninnen (When you are referring to your own boy- or girlfriend it is mostly enough to just use Vründ or Vrünnin with the possessive pronoun “mien” in front of it. If you want to put emphasis on it or want to distinguish it from a friend you could use the adjective “vast” with it, meaning “tight or close” friend implicating the boy- or girlfriend: Ik ga mit mien Vrünnin na’t Kino. - Een Vrünnin or dien vaste Vrünnin? - Nee, mien vaste Vrünnin. - I am going to the cinema with my (girl)friend. - A friend or your girlfriend? - No, my girlfriend.) relationship - de “Beziehung” f, ~en (Low Saxon often uses the German word.); de Partnerschapp f, -en triangle relationship - de Dreeecksbeziehung/-partnerschapp f, ~en (sexual) orientation - de (seksuelle) Orienteren f sexuality - de Seksualiteet f, ~teten sex & gender - dat Slecht n, ~er (In Low Saxon there is no strict distinction made between sex and gender. If you want to, you can use dat Gender for gender and dat Slecht for sex.) gender identity - de Slechtsidentiteet f, ~teten rainbow - de Regenbagen f, ~s cross-dresser - de Transvestiet m, ~en; de Transvestietsche f, ~n transgender person - en Transseksuellen m, ~en; en Transseksuelle f, ~n polyamory - Polyamoree f.; Veelleveree f. cis-normativity - de cis-Noormativiteet f. phobia - de Fobie f, ~n (You can put Homo-, Bi-, Trans-, Ace- etc. in front of it.)

Gender-neutral speech

This is a little bit harder in Low Saxon than in English because not only do our pronouns have a genus, but all our nouns have one out of three genera and thus the adjective and article declination, too. A big problem we often face is the generic masculine for person terms like professions where it is usual to take the male form but subsume the female members under it, too. If you don’t give context most people will think of men only hearing a word like “de Studenten” for “the students” even it would also include women (which would be “de Studentschen”). Most of the strategies in Low Saxon will be the same as in German, in this case, for example, to use a double form in speaking “de Studentschen un Studenten” or in writing “de Students|chen”. You could also use the gerund which is ungendered in the plural form “de Studeren” (the studying people), but since Low Saxon has a lot of homophonous morphemes, this is not a good strategy and can be confused with many other words. For the plural formation, however, some nouns can be made gender-neutral by putting the word for “people” behind it: de Koopmann m - the businessman vs. de Koopvrouw f - the businesswoman They have own plurals when there are only males or females, but you can hide the gender by adding -lüüd for people: de Kooplüüd - would be the business people. This is known to German, too, but the extent is much bigger in Low Saxon and I would highly appreciate a more frequent use.

One other advantage that Low Saxon has, is that the articles for male and female nouns are the same, just like the respective relative pronouns, making a gender-neutral sentence easier. Also, the two pronouns for he and she are very similar: “he” and “se”, so one could make use of “s|he” similar to English. (We don’t have an artificial gender-neutral personal pronoun and also no singular-they, however.)

Example: Güstern weer daar een, de … - Yesterday there was someone, who … (Neither the indefinite nor the definite article show a distinction between male and female when they are in the nominative case. So, they can be used to establish gender-neutral sentences, whereas in German the sentence would be: Gestern war da eine, die … or Gestern war da einer, der … for either a male or a female person.) This applies only for the nominative/subject case, however, in the object case, the definite and personal pronouns get different forms for either male or female and they can be used as a pair form: Güstern heff ik een seen. - Yesterday, I saw someone. (This is fine because een (one) never changes.) Güstern heff ik em/eer seen. - Yesterday, I saw him/her. (em means “him” and eer means “her”.) Güstern heff ik de|n seen. - Yesterday, I saw him/her. (Oftentimes, the demonstrative pronouns are used, the object case singular for masculine is den, and the female one does not change and is de. You can either use the orthographic method of writing it de|n or a double form den/de.)

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Hello! I have a question for you. Ok, so I was born of the female sex and when people ask I just tell them I'm a girl. However I tend to get uncomfortable with being called a girl? Like when my mother refers to me as her daughter it feels weird? I know I'm not trans because being called a boy gets me uncomfortable as well. And at times I tend to feel more masculine then others and vice versa, but the pronouns just put me off :/ What are some possible genders that I could be? Thank you so much! !

Well... to put it bluntly, you still can be most nonbinary genders.

And you don’t need to be binary (or even transmasculine) to be trans.

Some common nonbinary identities that don’t have to do with either binary gender, and that also don’t have anything to do with masculinity or femininity (at least by default):

Agender: “A nonbinary gender identity. People who are agender feel that they lack a gender/have no gender, or that there is not a gender that fits them.While this is a distinct identity from neutrois, the two are sometimes used interchangeably by agender/neutrois people, so the definition for neutrois may also apply to some agender people.“

Neutrois: “A gender identity that feels neutral, null, or genderless. Sometimes used interchangeably with agender, as the two definitions overlap.“

Maverique: “Maverique is a gender characterized by autonomy and inner conviction regarding a sense of self that is entirely independent of male/masculinity, female/femininity or anything which derives from the two while still being neither without gender nor of a neutral gender.”

Quoigender: “Similar to quoi- as an orientation, this term describes someone who feels that the concept of having a gender does not apply or does not make sense for them.”

Stargender: “An otherworldly gender that is beyond comprehension in earthly terms, as if it originated from beyond the earth. OR a gender that cannot be defined no matter how many other terms are coined OR simply the gender of a star.”

Stellarian: “With as many possible identities and presentations as there are stars in the sky, a Stellar Nonbinary Person, or Stellarian, would be someone who does not experience strong alignment with either binary gender, or who rejects such alignment.”

(Note: stellarian is usually just used as in a gender alignment, that is, something that isn’t exactly a gender but that can be used to describe your gender or how you feel about it. However, you can just identify as a nonbinary stellarian, or as a genderqueer stellarian, just like how you can be a stellarian agender person or a stellarian genderfluid person.)

Transneutral: A term used to describe transgender people who were assigned male or female at birth, but identify with neutral gendered feelings to a greater extent than with femininity or masculinity. They usually are nonbinary but could be trans men or trans women.

(Note: transneutral is also used more as an alignment kind of thing; you can be transneutral and agender, transneutral and maverique, transneutral and androgyne, transneutral and a demigirl and so on.)

Cassgender: “A gender identity where one feels that their gender is unimportant or is indifferent to the idea of gender.”

(Note: yes, cassgender people may feel bad about being mistaken for other genders or about being referred to with certain pronouns; the indifference is mostly about the gender itself.)

Now, this next list has some other genders that you could look into, which I’m presenting to you either because:

1) You may feel some connection with girlhood, but aren’t a binary girl and don’t like being treated as one;

2) You feel masculine, but not like a boy.

Libragender:“A gender identity that is mostly agender, but has a connection to masculinity and/or femininity and/or other gendered feelings. That connection may be static (libragender, librafeminine, libramasculine, etc) or fluid, where one feels that the gender one experiences changes (librafluid).”

Mascgender or Mascugender: “A non-binary gender which is masculine in nature.”

Mingender: “Umbrella term for all genders masculine in nature. Also a term to refer to a gender that isn't fully defined but definitely masculine, or a gender in which masculinity is its defining feature (but the gender is not binary male). May simply be used as "min", ie. "my gender is min".”

Nonpuer: "Someone who is not male at all in any way, shape, or form, but feels a strong connection to masculinity within their gender. Nonpuer is the young form and Nonvir is the older form, as, similarly to the term "enby", many find "boy" (puer means boy in Latin) infantilizing.”

Juxera: “Feminine gender similar to girl, but on a separate plane and off to itself.”

Nonbinary girl: “A nonbinary gender with feminine or 'girl' qualities.”

Androgyne: A gender identity where a person experiences a blending of genders, or feels that their identity is in between genders. Usually, but not always, people who identify as androgyne feel that their identity is a blending of male and female, or somewhere between those two genders. Androgyne people may or may not choose to present androgynously.

Androgyneflux: “A state where you have fluctuating feelings of masculinity and femininity, but your gender identity stays the same. Someone who is androgyneflux can be of any gender identity (binary trans, nonbinary, cis, etc.).”

Altegender: “Derived from shortening the phrase “alternate existence.” It is a xenogender that feels as though it’s in a parallel dimension, on a different plane, in a mirror universe, or just in an alternate existence.”

Genderflux: “Having a gender which changes in intensity. Could be considered as being fluid between gendered and agender.”

(Note: you can be genderflux and never be 100% that gender or 0% that gender)

Demigender: “A gender identity that feels partially like one gender and partially like some other (usually non-identified nonbinary) gender. So, for instance, someone can be a demiboy, and feel partially like a boy but partially not.The demi label may be placed in front of any other gender label. It is most frequently seen as demigirl or demiboy, but can also be used with nonbinary genders and can be used with more than two genders (someone can be demigirl, demiboy, and deminonbinary).”

(Note: that may be the basic description of demigender, however a lot of people use it more like “having a faint connection to that gender, but not necessarily having another gender along with it”)

About these last three genders: you can switch -gender with any gender, not just binary ones. If your gender is masculine, but not male, and it changes intensity from time to time, you can be nonpuerflux or mascflux, for example.

I would originally give some more random examples so you could see how varied gender identities can be, but I think this is long enough as is.

Feel free to ask further about any of those identities if you want to know more, or feel free to do research on them on your own (just be careful because a lot of results may be mocking those identities).

Regardless of how you feel about your gender itself, it could also be useful to look for some pronoun lists, if you don’t feel like you fit either she/her or he/him. A few common ones are they/them, e(y)/em, ne/nem, fae/faer, ze/hir, ze/zir and xe/xem, but there are hundreds of possibilities out there.

I would also advise to avoid saying you or anyone else was “born of/into a [male/female] sex”, because this is merely a gender assignment. People are assigned/designated as male or female since birth, sure, but since Western/eurocentric society is extremely cissexist and dyadist, there is a conflation of actual sex, assigned sex and gender that is really harmful to intersex and non-cis people in general.

I suggest using “assigned [gender] at birth” (AGAB, usually manifests as AFAB or AMAB), or “designated [gender] at birth” (DGAB, usually manifests as DFAB or DMAB).

I hope I didn’t leave you too confused! Feel free to ask further questions!

~ Tath

#gender questioning #Tath #agender #neutrois #maverique #quoigender #stargender #stellarian #transneutral #cassgender #libragender #mascgender #mascugender #mingender #juxera #nonpuer #nonbinary girl #nonbinary woman #androgyne #androgyneflux #altegender #genderflux #demigender #Anonymous

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LGBTQ+ Glossary (Part 1)

Ally: An ally is a person who confronts heterosexism, sexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, etc., in themselves and others out of self-interest and a concern for the well-being of LGBTQ people, and who is committed to social justice and equal rights.

Androgynous: Gender expression that falls somewhere in between masculinity and femininity, or perhaps on some other dimension all together.

Aromantic: Someone who does not experience romantic attraction to others.

Asexual: Someone who does not experience sexual attraction towards other people, and who identifies as asexual. May still have romantic, emotional, affectional, or relational attractions to other people. Asexuality is distinct from celibacy, which is the deliberate abstention from sexual activity. Some asexuals do have sex. There are many diverse ways of being asexual. Sometimes shortened as “ace.”

Agender: Without gender. Often used as an identification for people who do not identify with or conform to any gender.

Bigender: Having two genders; exhibiting cultural characteristics of male and female roles.

Biphobia: Fear or hatred of people who are bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, or nonmonosexual.

Bisexual: A person who is emotionally, romantically, sexually, affectionately, or relationally attracted to both men and women, or who identifies as a member of the bisexual community. Also referred to as “bi-affectionate” or “bi.”

Cisgender: A term for individuals whose gender identity generally matches with that assigned for their physical sex. In other words, a person who does not identify as transgender. Derived from the Latin root “cis,” meaning “on the same side.”

Closeted: Used as slang for the state of not publicizing one’s sexual/gender identity, keeping it private, living an outwardly heterosexual/cisgender life while identifying as LGBT, or not being forthcoming about one’s identity. At times, being in the closet also means not wanting to admit one’s identity to oneself.

Coming Out: To disclose one sexual identity or gender identity. It can mean telling others or it can refer an internal process of coming to terms with one’s identity. In some situations, a heterosexual ally may feel the need to come out about her or his identity.

Crossdresser: Individual who dresses in clothing usually associated with a sex that differs from the one assigned at birth. This is done for a variety of personal reasons. Crossdressing is not indicative of sexual orientation. This term replaces the sometimes pejorative term transvestite.

Demisexual: A person who may experience sexual attraction after a strong emotional attachment is formed. May be seen as falling on the asexual spectrum.

Drag: A public performance that involves playing with gender norms and expectations. Often refers to a man who wears women’s clothing (a drag queen), or a woman who wears men’s clothing (a drag king).

FTM: Female-to-male transsexual or transgender person. Probably identifies as a trans man. Someone assigned female at birth who identifies on the male spectrum.

Gay Male: A man who is emotionally, romantically, sexually, affectionately, or relationally attracted to other men, or who identifies as a member of the gay community. At times, “gay” is used to refer to all people, regardless of gender, who have their primary sexual and or romantic attractions to people of the same gender. “Gay” is an adjective (not a noun) as in “He is a gay man.”

Gender: A socially constructed system of classification that ascribes qualities of femininity and masculinity to people. The attributes of gender can change over time and differ between cultures. Terms for gender identity include woman, man, genderqueer, and agender.

Gender Confirmation Surgery (GCS): The procedures that some trans individuals might undergo so their external bodies can better reflect their internal gender identities. Other names involve sexual reassignment surgery and gender affirmation surgery. These procedures may be called “top surgery” (e.g. reshaping a chest or providing breast augmentation) and “bottom surgery” (e.g. reshaping genitals).

Gender Expression: How one expresses oneself externally, in terms of dress, speech, and mannerisms that society characterizes as “masculine” or “feminine.”

Genderfluid: A person who shifts in gender identity and/or gender expression. May be a gender identity itself. Refers to the fluidity of identity.

Gender Identity: A person’s internal sense of their own gender. Cisgender, transgender, man, woman, and genderqueer are all examples of gender identities.

Genderism: The belief that there are, and should be, only two genders and that one’s gender is inevitably tied to one’s assigned sex.

Gender Non-Conforming: A person who does not subscribe to gender expressions or roles expected of them by society.

Genderqueer: A person whose gender identity and/or gender expression falls outside of the masculine/feminine gender binary.

Heteronormativity: Processes through which social institutions and policies reinforce the notion that there are only two possibilities for sex, gender, and sexual attraction: male/masculine/attracted to women and female/feminine/attracted to men.

Heterosexism: Norms and behaviors that result from the assumption that all people are or should be heterosexual. This system of oppression assumes that heterosexuality is inherently normal and superior and negates LGBTQ peoples’ lives and relationships.

Heterosexual: A person who is emotionally, romantically, sexually, affectionately, or relationally attracted to members of a different sex. Often called a straight person.

Homophobia: Fear of, hatred of, or discomfort with people who love and sexually desire members of the same sex. Homophobic reactions often lead to intolerance, bigotry, and violence against anyone not acting within socio-cultural norms of heterosexuality. Because most LGBTQ people are raised in the same society as heterosexuals, they learn the same beliefs and stereotypes prevalent in the dominant society, leading to a phenomenon known as internalized homophobia.

Homosexual: The clinical term, coined in the field of psychology, for people with a same-sex sexual attraction. The word is often associated with the idea that same-sex attractions are a mental disorder, and is therefore offensive to some people.

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): The process by which trans individuals choose to take a prescription of artificial hormones. For trans women, that may include estrogen as well as testosterone-blockers. For trans men, testosterone, or T.

Intersex: Term used for a variety of medical conditions in which a person is born with chromosomes, genitalia, and/or secondary sexual characteristics that are inconsistent with the typical definition of a male or female body. The term differences of sex development (DSD) also describes these conditions. Replaces the inaccurate term “hermaphrodite.”

Lesbian: A woman who is emotionally, romantically, sexually, affectionately, or relationally attracted to other women, or someone who identifies as part of the lesbian community. Bisexual women may or may not feel included by this term.

LGBTQIAA: Abbreviation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and Ally. An umbrella term that is used to refer to the community as a whole. Often shortened to LGBT or LGBTQ, but not as a means to exclude other identities.

Lifestyle: A word often used outside the LGBTQ community to describe life as an LGBTQ person, e.g. “the homosexual lifestyle.” Many people find this word inappropriate because it trivializes identity, implies that sexual orientation is a choice, and ignores the variety of lifestyles that LGBTQ people live.

Mono-amorous: The state or practice of having a single romantic relationship during a period of time.

MSM: An abbreviation for men who have sex with men. This term emphasizes the behavior, rather than the identities of the individuals involved.

MTF: Male-to-female transsexual or transgender person. Probably known as a trans woman. Someone assigned male at birth who identifies on the female spectrum.

Non-binary: An umbrella term describing anyone whose gender identity falls outside the binary of woman/man.

Omnigender: Possessing all genders. The term is specifically used to refute the concept of only two genders.

Pangender: Exhibiting characteristics of multiple genders; deliberately refuting the concept of only two genders.

Pansexual: A person who is emotionally, romantically, sexually, affectionately, or relationally attracted to people regardless of their gender identity or biological sex. Use of the term often signals a repudiation of the concept of binary sexes (a concept implied by “bisexual”).

Polyamorous: The state or practice of having more than one romantic relationship during a period of time.

Queer: Term describing people who have a non-normative gender identity, sexual orientation, or sexual anatomy — can include lesbians, gay men, bisexual people, transgender people, and a host of other identities. Since the term is sometimes used as a slur, it has a negative connotation for some LGBT people; nevertheless, others have reclaimed it and feel comfortable using it to describe themselves.

Questioning: Refers to individuals who are in the process examining their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Romantic Orientation: A way of characterizing one’s attraction to other people characterized by the expression or non-expression of love/romance/non-sexual interaction. People use a variety of labels to describe their romantic orientation, including aromantic, homoromantic, and heteroromantic.

Same-Gender Loving (SGL): How some African Americans prefer to describe their sexual orientation, seeing “gay” and “lesbian” as primarily white terms. “Same-sex loving” is also in use.

Sex: A biological term dividing a species into male or female, usually on the basis of sex chromosomes (XX = female, XY = male); hormone levels, secondary sex characteristics, and internal and external genitalia may also be considered criteria. Terms to describe sex include female, male, and intersex.

Sexuality: The complex range of components which make us sexual beings; includes emotional, physical, and sexual aspects, as well as self-identification (including sexual orientation and gender), behavioral preferences and practices, fantasies, and feelings of affection and emotional affinity.

Sexual Fluidity: The concept that sexual orientation can vary across the lifespan and in different contexts. This does not mean that it can be changed through volition or therapy.

Sexual Orientation: An enduring emotional, romantic, sexual, and/or affectional attraction. Terms include gay, lesbian, heterosexual, bisexual, pansexual, and asexual. Sexual orientation is fluid, and people use a variety of labels to describe their own.

Original link: https://studentaffairs.jhu.edu/lgbtq/education/glossary/