A term previously common in medical and psychological communities to describe transgender individuals who have had a sex change. The term has largely fallen out of favour, with transgender being the preferred terminology, but it is still preferred by some individuals who have changed, or seek to change, their bodies through medical interventions – such […]

Used as an umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from their sex assigned at birth. Individuals may identify as male, female, nonbinary or a number of other gender identities. Not to be confused with transsexual, although many transsexuals may also identify as transgender: but certainly, not all transgender individuals are, […]

As in to transition, the steps and process taken by transgender/nonbinary individuals to realise their gender identity; such as hormone therapy, puberty blockers, top surgery and/or bottom surgery to alleviate gender dysphoria; the coming out to family and friends; legal steps such as name changes and official gender recognition; use of pronouns. The transitioning process […]

The steps a trans person may take to live, and/or been seen as, the gender with which they identify. This may involve a multitude of things; such as medical intervention (such as top surgery and/or bottom surgery, hormone treatment), changing one’s name, changing one’s presentation, the usage of pronouns, and coming out; the journey one […]

an individual who possesses transphobia; an adjective that describes attitudes and behaviours that possess transphobia; negative, exclusionary, or hostile attitudes or beliefs towards transgender people.

A man who was assigned female at birth; somebody who is a man and transgender.

The range of negative attitudes, intolerance and resentment of transgender individuals. Transphobia is sadly not restricted to heterosexual people, which has unfortunately been highlighted by the rise in anti-trans activists who are also lesbian, gay, bisexual or asexual; such examples may be TERFs or gender-critical feminists. Somebody who possesses transphobia would be described as transphobic.

A woman who was assigned male at birth; somebody who is a woman and transgender.

initialism for gender non-conforming.