a medical term previously used until the release of DSM-5 in 2013, now known as gender dysphoria.

also known as puberty blockers, these help delay unwanted physical changes that occur during puberty, in order to give transgender and gender non-conforming individuals either more time to navigate their gender identity, or, in combination with other hormone therapies, to allow puberty to develop more aligned with their perceived gender. In TGNC adults, these help […]

a medical intervention of hormone therapy in which medications are prescribed that will increase the level of testosterone.

a major sex hormone produced by the human body, that affects female appearance and sexual development in profound ways, such as those that develop during puberty (secondary sex characteristics). With transgender and gender non conforming individuals, puberty blockers may be prescribed to prevent the related changes in puberty caused by estrogen in those assigned female at birth. Feminising Hormone Therapy will increase the level […]

a major sex hormone produced by the human body, that affect male appearance and sexual development in profound ways, such as those that develop during puberty. With transgender and gender non conforming individuals, puberty blockers may be prescribed to prevent the related changes in puberty caused by testosterone in those assigned male at birth. Feminising […]

a medical intervention of hormone therapy in which medications are prescribed that will reduce the level of testosterone whilst providing estrogen.

used to refer to behaviours or interventions that allow transgender and gender non-conforming individuals to be supported and recognised by their gender identity. A very simple example of gender affirming behaviour is respecting a person’s preferred pronouns and their preferred name. In Queer health, there are gender affirming medical interventions, such as hormone therapy or […]

a nonbinary gender identity in which an individual possesses and/or expresses all gender identities, or, possesses all of the broad gender categories: male, female and nonbinary/other. Pangender individuals may also further describe their gender with other identities, such as genderfluid.

a set of gender neutral pronouns, although far less common than they/them. Nonbinary individuals may opt for the sie/hir pronouns instead of he/him or she/her. Sie is pronounced as “see”. Hir is pronounced like “here”. It is related to ze/zir, and the pronouns may be used in combination, e.g. “ze/hir” or “sie/zir”, rather than “sie/hir” […]