What Are We Tal’m’bout?
Glossary
Cisgender
A term used to describe an individual whose gender identity aligns with the one typically associated with the sex assigned to them at birth. (source)
Cis-heterosexual ("Cishet”)
An individual whose gender identity aligns with the one typically associated with the sex assigned to them at birth, and who’s emotional, romantic, and/or physical attraction is to persons of a different gender. (source)
Gender Identity
A person’s internal experience and naming of their gender (male, female, some of both, or neither). It can correspond to or differ from the sex we were assigned at birth. (i.e., a person assigned female at birth identifies as male or a person assigned male at birth identifies as female). (source)
Gender nonconforming/ non-binary
A person who views their gender identity as one of many possible genders beyond strictly female or male. Such folks exist psychologically between genders, as on a spectrum, or beyond the notion of the male and female binary. (source)
Gender Pronoun
A consciously chosen set of pronouns that allow a person to accurately represent their gender identity, i.e., him/him/his, she/her/hers, they/them/theirs (neutral). A trans person may begin using a gender-neutral pronoun prior to transitioning, or a non-binary person may choose to use a neutral pronoun. (source)
Gender spectrum
Most societies view sex as a binary concept, with two rigidly fixed options: male or female, based on a person’s reproductive anatomy and functions. But some children are born with chromosomes, hormones, genitalia and/or other sex characteristics that are not exclusively male or female. These intersex traits demonstrate that sex exists across a continuum of possibilities, i.e., a gender spectrum. (source)
Cisheteronormativity
Cisheteronormativity refers to the systemic normalization and material privileging of cisheterosexual individuals. (source)
Marginalized Genders (MaGes)
Coined by Cristal Michelle, marginalized genders, sometimes referred to as “MaGes,” is used to describe people that experience marginalization due to their genders; not in all the same ways, but always in ways that heighten their risk of experiencing sexualized violence. MaGes include but are not limited to cis women, trans women, trans men, non-binary folks, and those who may be questioning their gender. People of marginalized genders are made unsafe because of their gender. (source)
Misogynoir
Coined by Moya Bailey in 2010, misogynoir is the anti-Black racist misogyny that Black women experience. (source)
Transgender
A term used to describe an individual whose gender identity does not necessarily match their assigned sex at birth. Transgender people may or may not decide to alter their bodies hormonally and/or surgically to match their gender identity. (source)
Queerphobia
An umbrella term concerning fear and hatred of things not heterosexual and cisgender (homosexuality, bisexuality, pansexuality, transgenderism, asexuality, genderqueer). General animosity towards anything that does not meet a culture’s heteronormative standards. (source)