Hara_Juku Tgirl
06-22-2007, 09:16 AM
An abbreviated list of transgender-related terms, acronyms, and slangs:
Below are a few of the terms I hear transwomen use a lot, especially younger transitioning women. By no means complete: suggestions are welcome.
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act: a law passed to ensure the rights of the physically and mentally challenged. Transsexual people were specifically written out of this act. This decision was condemned by some and praised by those who do not see gender variance as a disability.
admirer: someone who is attracted to transgendered people. Used to describe someone whose sexual orientation leans towards people who are gender-different, and who may be attracted to such a person based on their combination of sex characteristics, or is attracted to the very essence of gender in that person, regardless of their combination of genitals or secondary sexual characteristics.
AEGIS: American Educational Gender Information Service, an advocacy group active in the 1990's. Some of their materials are available on gender.org, notably their advisories about medical and cosmetic procedures.
American Psychiatric Association (APA) : A US-based professional organization of pyschiatrists (medical doctors of mental illness) that maintains a list of mental illnesses called the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). This list once included homosexuality and still contains transsexuality and transvestitism.
American Psychological Association (APA) : A US-based professional organization of psychologists (ph.d. professors and helping professions of mental phenomena). Though this group also includes scientists who do not necessarily advocate pathological terminology, this group is dominated by helping-professionals who endorse the American Psychiatric Associations model of mental health.
androgyne: a person who live without appearing or behaving particuarly male or female.
androgynous: having the characteristics of both male and female.
androphilia: attraction to males as sexual partners. Often a characteristic of early-transitioning transwomen. Considered a counterpart to "autogynephilia" in some models of gender identity.
anti-androgens: also called androgen blockers, these drugs block the effects of testosterone in transwomen.
APA: either the American Psychiatric Association or the American Psychological Association
a.s.srs: alt.support.srs, a USENET newsgroup known more for flame wars than support. Also appropriately abbreviated a.s.s.
"autogynephilia": a controversial concept, best described as "a man's paraphilic tendency to be sexually aroused by the thought or image of oneself as a woman." Considered by some to be a motivation for transition in some trans women, especially later-transitioning women. Please see "Autogynephilia": A disputed diagnosis for details on the controversy.
BA: breast augmentation.
BDSM: Bondage, Domination, Sado-Masochism, a consensual exchange of power, usually with erotic overtones. Some BDSM activity may also involve gender roleplaying.
Benjamin, Harry: a pioneer in the medical treatment of transsexuals and author of The Transsexual Phenomenon and the original Standards of Care. The HBIGDA is named in honor of him.
bi: bisexual
bind: to conceal breasts
biogirl also bio-girl, a non-trans woman. Some do not consider this a preferred term (see GG), because it implies a trans person has no biological basis for identifying as female.
bioguy also bio-guy, a non-trans man. Some do not consider this a preferred term, because it implies a trans person has no biological basis for identifying as male.
boy mode: living as male: "I worked in boy mode while I finished my electrolysis."
brain sex: the concept that male and female brains have distinct characteristics that lead to differences in thoughts and behavior.
brick: a derogatory term for someone who isn't accepted as female.
brickhouse [noun]: a derogatory term used to describe gender conventions by people who probably would never consider attending one of them.
castration: removal of the testicles. The medical term is orchiectomy.
CD: crossdresser.
chicks with dicks: another term from pornography used to describe transwomen. Considered highly offensive.
cisgendered [rare]: an obscure term for non-trans people, meaning that someone's body and gender identity match.
clock (verb): to be recognized as transgendered.
clone: [noun]: a transsexual woman or man who attempts to fit into the mold of the "classic transsexual" scenario, i.e. uses pre-scripted cliches like "woman trapped in man's body," "known from my first memory," etc... Can be used to objective describe someone, or it can be used derogatorily.
COGIATI: an unscientific online test for determining your gender. I don't recommend this or other gender tests.
crossdresser: someone who enjoys wearing clothing and accessories intended for a different gender role. This can be done for both sexual and non-sexual reasons.
cut: [verb] to have genital surgery performed upon an individual (as in, 'Yeah, she said she was cut in 1999.')
deep stealth: Someone whose trans status is not known by anyone they interact with on a daily basis, esp. a sex partner.
detransition: halting or reversing a decision to change sex.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: the guideline that the American Psychiatric Association publishes which details what is and is not a psychiatric illness. "Gender identity disorder" is currently listed.
dilate: to use a dilator.
dilator: a device used after vaginoplasty to maintain depth and width of the vagina.
DL: driver's license. One of the documents people often get switched immediately after transition.
drag: a type of expression that typically involves exaggerated performance of gendered characteristics. A performer is called a drag queen if they perform as a woman or a drag king if they perform as a man.
dragzilla: a derogatory term for someone who isn't accepted as female.
DQ: dairy queen, i.e. a drag queen who's had breast implants.
DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the guideline that the American Psychiatric Association publishes which details what is and is not a psychiatric illness. "Gender identity disorder" is currently listed.
dude out (verb): to be read: "I got duded out on the street by some kids."
electro: electrolysis
en drab: dressed as a male.
en femme: dressed as a female.
endo: short for endocrinologist
endocrinologist: a doctor who specializes in the endocrine system, which produces and regulates hormones.
FI: Female illusionist (or not as preferred, female impersonator)
Female: In biology, the sex of an organism that produces ova, or the larger gamete.
Feminine: Characteristics of behaviors associated with females in a culture.
Feminization: Adapting mannerisms or a phenotpe deemed feminine in a culture.
FePhe: Also Fifi. [rare] Female Phenotype . A non-transsexual woman, the emphasis is on the typical female body morph rather than the chromosomes (see also GG).
Fetish: an interest, often sexual, in an object not typically viewed as sexual.
fish: 1. a very derogatory term used by some to refer to non-trans women. Often considered highly offensive. 2. a compliment among some, too: "You look so fish."
fistula: a rare but very serious complication of vaginoplasty, where a hole develops between the colon and the vagina.
F2M: female-to-male.
FFS: facial feminization surgery.
FT: full-time, living full time in one's chosen gender.
FTM: female-to-male.
[b]gaff: a device used to secure tucked male genitalia in place to make the area appear female.
gag (verb): to show extreme jealousy: "I was gagging when I saw how good she looked."
gagging (adjective): looking good enough to cause jealousy: "She is absolutely gagging now that she had her nose done."
GAIN: Gender Advocacy Internet News, a subscription service that delivered world news headlines related to anything that are relevant to the gender community.
Gatekeeper [noun]: any professional caregiver who actively regulates access to body modification methods for gender-different people
GCS: Gender confirmation surgery. Another term for vaginoplasty.
GD: Gender Dysphoria. A form of intense emotional distress where someone is unhappy with living in the role of their assigned gender. It is currently classified as a symptom of "gender identity disorder." Gender dysphoria itself used to be a medical diagnosis but was replaced by GID.
GEA: Gender Education and Advocacy: a support organization.
Gender: social phenomena associated with masculinity, femininity.
Gender role: The behaviors, traits, thoughts, and dress expected by a culture of members of a particular sex.
Gender schema: an internalized pattern of responses based on gender roles.
Gender schematic: Behavior that considers gender an important factor in one's behavior. That is, if you immediate classify a person as male or female and repsond to them accordingly, you are gender schematic.
Gender aschematic: Behavior that does not consider gender an important factor in one's behavior. If your responses to a person are the same regardless of gender, you are "gender aschematic"
genderfuck: someone who appears visibly gender variant.
Gender nazi [rare]: (1) a derogatory term assigned by gender-different people to gender caregivers (e.g., "gatekeepers") who insist that their patients jump through a series of SoC hoops to affirm their existence as gender-different people. (2) a derogatory term applied by some gender-different people to other gender-different people who adamantly follow the SoC word-for-word, argue vehemently on its behalf and pedestal gatekeepers as modern-day saviors.
Genderqueer [adjective]: any individual that doesn't -- or won't -- adhere to the expectation of the only two gender presentations that which our culture allows, as based upon one's ministerial and external 'birth sex'. (as in, "When Patrick was a kid, he didn't realise the extent of how genderqueer he was, despite his inherent tomboyishness on the playground.")
GG: genetic girl, sometimes used as a term to describe non-trans women (as opposed to TG). Sometimes considered derogatory by women who were raised as girls from birth onwards and by some transwomen who feel that chromosomes are not the defining characteristic for womanhood.
GID: Gender identity disorder. A diagnosis of a mental disorder sometimes given to transwomen. Not everyone agrees that transwomen are mentally disordered.
GLBT: Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered. An overarching term for anyone outside gender norms.
GenderPAC: A national advocacy group fighting gender stereotypes.
Groin job [rare]: a de-medicalized, casual way of describing genital surgery, without inferring that it reassigns sex. "Groin job" is not popular by people who subscribe to the philosophy that being gender-different is an illness or a disorder.
GRS: Gender reassignment surgery. Another term for vaginoplasty.
GW: genetic woman, sometimes used as a term to describe non-transsexual women.
gynephilic: attracted to women, the opposite of androphilic
HBIGDA: Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, an professional organization involved in gender variance. In 2006, they implemented a name change to WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health).
HB-SoC: Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, a consensus of mental health professionals the appropriate way to treat transsexuals.
herbals: dietary supplements purported to have feminizing effects. Most have no clinical proof they work as claimed
Hermaphrodite: An organism with primary or secondary sex characteristics of both sexes. Though formerly used to describe people as well, the preferred term is "intersexed person."
hormones: a generic term used for several kinds of drugs used in chemical feminization or masculinization.
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): A term originated to describe hormone supplements taken by people with below normal hormone levels, sometimes applied to trans people.
HRC: Human Rights Campaign, an activist organization for gay and lesbian advocacy. Their early lack of trans inclusion has softened in recent years, most notably in their inclusion of transpeople in the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
HRT: hormone replacement therapy
International Classification of Diseases (ICD): An international version of the DSM, with close parallels. Often used by insurance companies.
Intersex: The preferred term advocates use to describe people diagnosed by physicians with primary or secondary sex charasteristics of both sexes. Some trans people self-identify as intersex, based either on a clinical diagnosis or on their personal conception of their identity. In some cases, trans people have claimed to be intersexed not based on any medical evidence, but because they consider it more socially acceptable.
IFGE: International Foundation for Gender Education, a non-profit advocacy organization
illusionist: a drag performer, as in female illusionist.
impersonator: a drag performer, as in female impersonator. Consider offensive by some, especially showgirls who live full-time as women.
implants: breast implants
IS: Intersexed
juice [noun]: any external hormones used to appropriate certain secondary features (either FTM or MTF). Also juice cocktail
LAVA: Laser-Assisted Voice Adjustment, an experimental voice altering procedure with mixed results.
LesBiGaTr: Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgendered. An overarching term for anyone outside gender norms
letters: two letters from qualified therapists for getting vaginoplasty.
LBGT: Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgendered. An overarching term for anyone outside gender norms
LHR: laser hair removal
lipo: liposuction
ma'am (verb): To be referred to as female, usually when you want to be: "I got ma'amed at the store today."
Mary Kay girl [noun]: a derogatory term made by some gender-different people to describe others who may be perceived as crossdressers; as having a deficiency in in fashion or makeup skills; or simply poorly-transparent, transgendered or transsexual people. (alternate term: Dermablend girl)
'mones: hormones
MTF: male-to-female
M2F: male-to-female
MF: male-to-female
M-F: male-to-female
MWMF: Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, a gathering which has drawn fire for its policy of excluding transsexuals
my T: my trans identity, also my history, my legend, my situation, my deal, my function: "I don't tell anybody my T."
name change: legal documents documenting a court-ordered name change.
natal woman: a term used by some to exclude transsexuals from the definition of femininity. See also woman-born woman
NGLTF [noun]: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, an activist organization for GLBT advocacy, known for its 1997 inclusion of transgendered people into its mission statement.
non-op (non-operative): someone who lives as female but does not plan to have vaginoplasty.
non-TS: women who are not transsexual. A preferred term used by this site.
NTAC: National Transgender Advocacy Coalition, an American national lobby group for transgendered people.
orch: short for orchiedectomy
orchiectomy: a medical term for castration
orchiedectomy: a medical term for castration
orchie or orchy: short for orchiedectomy
out: living openly about one's trans status
pack: to put an object in one's clothes that suggests the presence of a penis.
pass: To be accepted without question in your chosen gender. The term has a problematic history and connotation, as discussed here.
passing privilege: the belief that those who "pass" enjoy greater acceptance in society.
PFLAG: Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, and advocacy group that also works on behalf of trans people.
post-op (post-operative): had vaginoplasty. Sometimes used as an objectifying adjective by transfans: "Post-ops don't interest me at all."
pre-op (pre-operative): haven't had vaginoplasty, but plans to. Sometimes used as an objectifying adjective by transfans: "I only like pre-ops." Many people feel that categorizing by surgical status places too much emphasis on a procedure that can be difficult to obtain for many transpeople.
Primary Sex Characteristics: reproductive organs, genitalia.
pshrink: therapist
psych: a psychologist or psychiatrist: "I got my psych letters."
PT: part-time, living part time as a female
pumped: to be injected with free silicone, a cheap but illegal way to change your body shape.
punk (verb): to be read: "Somebody punked me at the bar last night."
queer: an overarching term for anyone outside gender norms, including gays, lesbians, bisexuals, as well as trans people.
read (verb): 1. to be recognized as transgendered, esp. by a non-trans person. 2. to insult someone, as in, "I had to read her after she was acting shady."
real girl: a very loaded term used to describe non-transsexual women. Considered highly offensive.
RLE: Real-life experience. The period of time living full-time required for vaginoplasty, designed to ensure you can function in society.
RLT: Real-life test. The period of time living full-time required for vaginoplasty, designed to ensure you can function in society.
Roger: A post-vaginoplasty transsexual woman who does not pass and has given up trying to pass. See also brick.
Secondary Sex Characteristics: Traits linked to bioloigcal sex though not directly invovled in procreation (e.g., breasts, facial hair)
Sex: biological aspects of being male or female: chromosones, genitalia, hormones (primary and secondary sex characterics).
shemale: a sexualized term popularized in pornography for a transgendered woman who has not had surgery. Often considered highly offensive. Also she-male.
showgirl: someone who performs drag shows
sigmoid vaginoplasty: a controversial vaginoplasty procedure where part of the colon is used.
sil: abbreviation for injectable silicone
silicone: an illegal substance injected into the hips, breasts and face, usually to make the appearance more feminine.
sir (verb): To be referred to as male, usually when you don't want to be: "I got sirred at the store today."
SO: significant other, a partner
SOC: Standards of Care, a guideline for treating transsexuals put out by HBIGDA.
spill my T: to have your identity divulged by someone: "Someone I used to work with spilled my T at my new job."
spook (verb): to read
SRS: sex reassignment surgery: a term for vaginoplasty.
s.s.t: soc.support.transgendered, a USENET newsgroup known more for flame wars than support.
stealth: someone who is accepted as female well enough to live without divulging her trans status.
stent: a medical term for a dilator.
T*: an overall abbreviation for Transgendered
T [noun]: any testosterone regimen.
T-Friendly: a group or person which accepts transgendered people.
T-Girl: a transgendered female. There are mixed feelings regarding the use of this term.
TG: transgendered
Target sex or target gender: The sex or gender someone wants to embody or express.
throw shade: to read (as in insult)
trachea shave or trache shave: a procedure for removing cartilage from the Adam's apple
trannie: a term used by some TG women to describe other TG women. Often considered offensive if used by a non-TG
tranny: a term used by some TG women to describe other TG women. Often considered offensive if used by a non-TG
tranny-chaser: a derogatory term used to describe someone who is attracted to TGs. Also transie-chaser.
trans-: a prefix related to transgendered, i.e. a trans-friendly business
trans (noun): transgendered: "She's a trans." Sometimes considered offensive.
transfan: someone who is attracted to transgender people.
transfolk: also trans folk, a gender-neutral term for trans people collectively, regardless of gender.
transgender: An umbrella term used to describe anyone whose gender identity or expression situates them differently than the traditional gender role they were assigned at birth. Some of the countless categories lumped together under this term include crossdressing, drag, transgenderism, transsexualism, androgyny, and many shadings between these larger groupings.
transgender(ed): [adjective] Should be to describe someone, not to label them as an object -- as a noun. (incorrect usage: "I saw three transgenders walking out of Nordstrom yesterday." Correct usage: "I saw three transgendered people walking out of Nordstrom yesterday.")
Transgenderist: A person who lives as their target gender without wishing to change their target sex.
transie: a term used by some transgender women to describe other transgender women. Often considered offensive if used by a non-transgender person.
transition: the process of changing sex. Also used as a verb: "I transitioned when I was 29."
transman: also trans man, a trans person who identifies as male.
transparency [noun]: [not congruent with "passing"] [ed. note: this is a concept proposed by a reader and not a term I've heard used] The state by which a gender-different person possesses passing privilege, but doesn't try to cover the fact that they are gender-different (i.e., not creating false stories about childhood, or subscribing to the "ex-transsexual" ideology), or doesn't exploit their passing privilege to try to fit into a certain social expectation of "women" or "men". Where "passing" infers an effort of "suppressing oneself","acting" or "trying" to be a certain presentation, "having transparency" is simply a state of being oneself and letting any nuance of one's personality come through, regardless whether those personality traits are regarded by some as "feminine" or "masculine". "Transparent" [adjective]
transphile or transophile: someone attracted to transgendered women.
transphilia: attraction to transgendered people.
transphobia: the fear and hatred of transgendered people.
transexual: variant spelling of transsexual.
transsexual: someone who wishes to take all the steps necessary to be accepted as completely as possible in their chosen gender.
transvestite: an outdated term for crossdresser, primarily used as a clinical diagnosis.
transwoman: also trans woman, a trans person who identifies as female.
truck: synonym for brick
TS: transsexual
TCR: Thyroid Cartilage Reduction, also called a trachea shave
tuck: to conceal male genitals by tucking them between the legs.
TV: transvestite-- an outdated term for crossdresser.
TWR: Transsexual Women's Resources, the name of a website on medical issues for transwomen, maintained by Anne Lawrence.
unclockable: Describes someone who is accepted without question or suspicion in her chosen gender.
vaginoplasty: a plastic surgery procedure where a vagina is created. Sometimes called my loaded terms like sex change or sex reassignment surgery.
VGV: visibly gender-variant, a term used by some to describe anyone whose appearance or actions do not match their culture's abritrary expectations for people of their sex.
WBW: womyn-born-womyn, a term used by some to exclude transsexuals from the definition of femininity.
woodworking: another term for stealth
WPATH: In 2006, HBIGDA began implementing a name change to World Professional Association for Transgender Health.
zap: to get hair removed, esp. with electrolysis.
SOURCE: http://www.tsroadmap.com/start/tgterms.html
There you go mbf! :P
~Kisses.
HTG
Below are a few of the terms I hear transwomen use a lot, especially younger transitioning women. By no means complete: suggestions are welcome.
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act: a law passed to ensure the rights of the physically and mentally challenged. Transsexual people were specifically written out of this act. This decision was condemned by some and praised by those who do not see gender variance as a disability.
admirer: someone who is attracted to transgendered people. Used to describe someone whose sexual orientation leans towards people who are gender-different, and who may be attracted to such a person based on their combination of sex characteristics, or is attracted to the very essence of gender in that person, regardless of their combination of genitals or secondary sexual characteristics.
AEGIS: American Educational Gender Information Service, an advocacy group active in the 1990's. Some of their materials are available on gender.org, notably their advisories about medical and cosmetic procedures.
American Psychiatric Association (APA) : A US-based professional organization of pyschiatrists (medical doctors of mental illness) that maintains a list of mental illnesses called the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). This list once included homosexuality and still contains transsexuality and transvestitism.
American Psychological Association (APA) : A US-based professional organization of psychologists (ph.d. professors and helping professions of mental phenomena). Though this group also includes scientists who do not necessarily advocate pathological terminology, this group is dominated by helping-professionals who endorse the American Psychiatric Associations model of mental health.
androgyne: a person who live without appearing or behaving particuarly male or female.
androgynous: having the characteristics of both male and female.
androphilia: attraction to males as sexual partners. Often a characteristic of early-transitioning transwomen. Considered a counterpart to "autogynephilia" in some models of gender identity.
anti-androgens: also called androgen blockers, these drugs block the effects of testosterone in transwomen.
APA: either the American Psychiatric Association or the American Psychological Association
a.s.srs: alt.support.srs, a USENET newsgroup known more for flame wars than support. Also appropriately abbreviated a.s.s.
"autogynephilia": a controversial concept, best described as "a man's paraphilic tendency to be sexually aroused by the thought or image of oneself as a woman." Considered by some to be a motivation for transition in some trans women, especially later-transitioning women. Please see "Autogynephilia": A disputed diagnosis for details on the controversy.
BA: breast augmentation.
BDSM: Bondage, Domination, Sado-Masochism, a consensual exchange of power, usually with erotic overtones. Some BDSM activity may also involve gender roleplaying.
Benjamin, Harry: a pioneer in the medical treatment of transsexuals and author of The Transsexual Phenomenon and the original Standards of Care. The HBIGDA is named in honor of him.
bi: bisexual
bind: to conceal breasts
biogirl also bio-girl, a non-trans woman. Some do not consider this a preferred term (see GG), because it implies a trans person has no biological basis for identifying as female.
bioguy also bio-guy, a non-trans man. Some do not consider this a preferred term, because it implies a trans person has no biological basis for identifying as male.
boy mode: living as male: "I worked in boy mode while I finished my electrolysis."
brain sex: the concept that male and female brains have distinct characteristics that lead to differences in thoughts and behavior.
brick: a derogatory term for someone who isn't accepted as female.
brickhouse [noun]: a derogatory term used to describe gender conventions by people who probably would never consider attending one of them.
castration: removal of the testicles. The medical term is orchiectomy.
CD: crossdresser.
chicks with dicks: another term from pornography used to describe transwomen. Considered highly offensive.
cisgendered [rare]: an obscure term for non-trans people, meaning that someone's body and gender identity match.
clock (verb): to be recognized as transgendered.
clone: [noun]: a transsexual woman or man who attempts to fit into the mold of the "classic transsexual" scenario, i.e. uses pre-scripted cliches like "woman trapped in man's body," "known from my first memory," etc... Can be used to objective describe someone, or it can be used derogatorily.
COGIATI: an unscientific online test for determining your gender. I don't recommend this or other gender tests.
crossdresser: someone who enjoys wearing clothing and accessories intended for a different gender role. This can be done for both sexual and non-sexual reasons.
cut: [verb] to have genital surgery performed upon an individual (as in, 'Yeah, she said she was cut in 1999.')
deep stealth: Someone whose trans status is not known by anyone they interact with on a daily basis, esp. a sex partner.
detransition: halting or reversing a decision to change sex.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: the guideline that the American Psychiatric Association publishes which details what is and is not a psychiatric illness. "Gender identity disorder" is currently listed.
dilate: to use a dilator.
dilator: a device used after vaginoplasty to maintain depth and width of the vagina.
DL: driver's license. One of the documents people often get switched immediately after transition.
drag: a type of expression that typically involves exaggerated performance of gendered characteristics. A performer is called a drag queen if they perform as a woman or a drag king if they perform as a man.
dragzilla: a derogatory term for someone who isn't accepted as female.
DQ: dairy queen, i.e. a drag queen who's had breast implants.
DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the guideline that the American Psychiatric Association publishes which details what is and is not a psychiatric illness. "Gender identity disorder" is currently listed.
dude out (verb): to be read: "I got duded out on the street by some kids."
electro: electrolysis
en drab: dressed as a male.
en femme: dressed as a female.
endo: short for endocrinologist
endocrinologist: a doctor who specializes in the endocrine system, which produces and regulates hormones.
FI: Female illusionist (or not as preferred, female impersonator)
Female: In biology, the sex of an organism that produces ova, or the larger gamete.
Feminine: Characteristics of behaviors associated with females in a culture.
Feminization: Adapting mannerisms or a phenotpe deemed feminine in a culture.
FePhe: Also Fifi. [rare] Female Phenotype . A non-transsexual woman, the emphasis is on the typical female body morph rather than the chromosomes (see also GG).
Fetish: an interest, often sexual, in an object not typically viewed as sexual.
fish: 1. a very derogatory term used by some to refer to non-trans women. Often considered highly offensive. 2. a compliment among some, too: "You look so fish."
fistula: a rare but very serious complication of vaginoplasty, where a hole develops between the colon and the vagina.
F2M: female-to-male.
FFS: facial feminization surgery.
FT: full-time, living full time in one's chosen gender.
FTM: female-to-male.
[b]gaff: a device used to secure tucked male genitalia in place to make the area appear female.
gag (verb): to show extreme jealousy: "I was gagging when I saw how good she looked."
gagging (adjective): looking good enough to cause jealousy: "She is absolutely gagging now that she had her nose done."
GAIN: Gender Advocacy Internet News, a subscription service that delivered world news headlines related to anything that are relevant to the gender community.
Gatekeeper [noun]: any professional caregiver who actively regulates access to body modification methods for gender-different people
GCS: Gender confirmation surgery. Another term for vaginoplasty.
GD: Gender Dysphoria. A form of intense emotional distress where someone is unhappy with living in the role of their assigned gender. It is currently classified as a symptom of "gender identity disorder." Gender dysphoria itself used to be a medical diagnosis but was replaced by GID.
GEA: Gender Education and Advocacy: a support organization.
Gender: social phenomena associated with masculinity, femininity.
Gender role: The behaviors, traits, thoughts, and dress expected by a culture of members of a particular sex.
Gender schema: an internalized pattern of responses based on gender roles.
Gender schematic: Behavior that considers gender an important factor in one's behavior. That is, if you immediate classify a person as male or female and repsond to them accordingly, you are gender schematic.
Gender aschematic: Behavior that does not consider gender an important factor in one's behavior. If your responses to a person are the same regardless of gender, you are "gender aschematic"
genderfuck: someone who appears visibly gender variant.
Gender nazi [rare]: (1) a derogatory term assigned by gender-different people to gender caregivers (e.g., "gatekeepers") who insist that their patients jump through a series of SoC hoops to affirm their existence as gender-different people. (2) a derogatory term applied by some gender-different people to other gender-different people who adamantly follow the SoC word-for-word, argue vehemently on its behalf and pedestal gatekeepers as modern-day saviors.
Genderqueer [adjective]: any individual that doesn't -- or won't -- adhere to the expectation of the only two gender presentations that which our culture allows, as based upon one's ministerial and external 'birth sex'. (as in, "When Patrick was a kid, he didn't realise the extent of how genderqueer he was, despite his inherent tomboyishness on the playground.")
GG: genetic girl, sometimes used as a term to describe non-trans women (as opposed to TG). Sometimes considered derogatory by women who were raised as girls from birth onwards and by some transwomen who feel that chromosomes are not the defining characteristic for womanhood.
GID: Gender identity disorder. A diagnosis of a mental disorder sometimes given to transwomen. Not everyone agrees that transwomen are mentally disordered.
GLBT: Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered. An overarching term for anyone outside gender norms.
GenderPAC: A national advocacy group fighting gender stereotypes.
Groin job [rare]: a de-medicalized, casual way of describing genital surgery, without inferring that it reassigns sex. "Groin job" is not popular by people who subscribe to the philosophy that being gender-different is an illness or a disorder.
GRS: Gender reassignment surgery. Another term for vaginoplasty.
GW: genetic woman, sometimes used as a term to describe non-transsexual women.
gynephilic: attracted to women, the opposite of androphilic
HBIGDA: Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, an professional organization involved in gender variance. In 2006, they implemented a name change to WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health).
HB-SoC: Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, a consensus of mental health professionals the appropriate way to treat transsexuals.
herbals: dietary supplements purported to have feminizing effects. Most have no clinical proof they work as claimed
Hermaphrodite: An organism with primary or secondary sex characteristics of both sexes. Though formerly used to describe people as well, the preferred term is "intersexed person."
hormones: a generic term used for several kinds of drugs used in chemical feminization or masculinization.
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): A term originated to describe hormone supplements taken by people with below normal hormone levels, sometimes applied to trans people.
HRC: Human Rights Campaign, an activist organization for gay and lesbian advocacy. Their early lack of trans inclusion has softened in recent years, most notably in their inclusion of transpeople in the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
HRT: hormone replacement therapy
International Classification of Diseases (ICD): An international version of the DSM, with close parallels. Often used by insurance companies.
Intersex: The preferred term advocates use to describe people diagnosed by physicians with primary or secondary sex charasteristics of both sexes. Some trans people self-identify as intersex, based either on a clinical diagnosis or on their personal conception of their identity. In some cases, trans people have claimed to be intersexed not based on any medical evidence, but because they consider it more socially acceptable.
IFGE: International Foundation for Gender Education, a non-profit advocacy organization
illusionist: a drag performer, as in female illusionist.
impersonator: a drag performer, as in female impersonator. Consider offensive by some, especially showgirls who live full-time as women.
implants: breast implants
IS: Intersexed
juice [noun]: any external hormones used to appropriate certain secondary features (either FTM or MTF). Also juice cocktail
LAVA: Laser-Assisted Voice Adjustment, an experimental voice altering procedure with mixed results.
LesBiGaTr: Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgendered. An overarching term for anyone outside gender norms
letters: two letters from qualified therapists for getting vaginoplasty.
LBGT: Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgendered. An overarching term for anyone outside gender norms
LHR: laser hair removal
lipo: liposuction
ma'am (verb): To be referred to as female, usually when you want to be: "I got ma'amed at the store today."
Mary Kay girl [noun]: a derogatory term made by some gender-different people to describe others who may be perceived as crossdressers; as having a deficiency in in fashion or makeup skills; or simply poorly-transparent, transgendered or transsexual people. (alternate term: Dermablend girl)
'mones: hormones
MTF: male-to-female
M2F: male-to-female
MF: male-to-female
M-F: male-to-female
MWMF: Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, a gathering which has drawn fire for its policy of excluding transsexuals
my T: my trans identity, also my history, my legend, my situation, my deal, my function: "I don't tell anybody my T."
name change: legal documents documenting a court-ordered name change.
natal woman: a term used by some to exclude transsexuals from the definition of femininity. See also woman-born woman
NGLTF [noun]: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, an activist organization for GLBT advocacy, known for its 1997 inclusion of transgendered people into its mission statement.
non-op (non-operative): someone who lives as female but does not plan to have vaginoplasty.
non-TS: women who are not transsexual. A preferred term used by this site.
NTAC: National Transgender Advocacy Coalition, an American national lobby group for transgendered people.
orch: short for orchiedectomy
orchiectomy: a medical term for castration
orchiedectomy: a medical term for castration
orchie or orchy: short for orchiedectomy
out: living openly about one's trans status
pack: to put an object in one's clothes that suggests the presence of a penis.
pass: To be accepted without question in your chosen gender. The term has a problematic history and connotation, as discussed here.
passing privilege: the belief that those who "pass" enjoy greater acceptance in society.
PFLAG: Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, and advocacy group that also works on behalf of trans people.
post-op (post-operative): had vaginoplasty. Sometimes used as an objectifying adjective by transfans: "Post-ops don't interest me at all."
pre-op (pre-operative): haven't had vaginoplasty, but plans to. Sometimes used as an objectifying adjective by transfans: "I only like pre-ops." Many people feel that categorizing by surgical status places too much emphasis on a procedure that can be difficult to obtain for many transpeople.
Primary Sex Characteristics: reproductive organs, genitalia.
pshrink: therapist
psych: a psychologist or psychiatrist: "I got my psych letters."
PT: part-time, living part time as a female
pumped: to be injected with free silicone, a cheap but illegal way to change your body shape.
punk (verb): to be read: "Somebody punked me at the bar last night."
queer: an overarching term for anyone outside gender norms, including gays, lesbians, bisexuals, as well as trans people.
read (verb): 1. to be recognized as transgendered, esp. by a non-trans person. 2. to insult someone, as in, "I had to read her after she was acting shady."
real girl: a very loaded term used to describe non-transsexual women. Considered highly offensive.
RLE: Real-life experience. The period of time living full-time required for vaginoplasty, designed to ensure you can function in society.
RLT: Real-life test. The period of time living full-time required for vaginoplasty, designed to ensure you can function in society.
Roger: A post-vaginoplasty transsexual woman who does not pass and has given up trying to pass. See also brick.
Secondary Sex Characteristics: Traits linked to bioloigcal sex though not directly invovled in procreation (e.g., breasts, facial hair)
Sex: biological aspects of being male or female: chromosones, genitalia, hormones (primary and secondary sex characterics).
shemale: a sexualized term popularized in pornography for a transgendered woman who has not had surgery. Often considered highly offensive. Also she-male.
showgirl: someone who performs drag shows
sigmoid vaginoplasty: a controversial vaginoplasty procedure where part of the colon is used.
sil: abbreviation for injectable silicone
silicone: an illegal substance injected into the hips, breasts and face, usually to make the appearance more feminine.
sir (verb): To be referred to as male, usually when you don't want to be: "I got sirred at the store today."
SO: significant other, a partner
SOC: Standards of Care, a guideline for treating transsexuals put out by HBIGDA.
spill my T: to have your identity divulged by someone: "Someone I used to work with spilled my T at my new job."
spook (verb): to read
SRS: sex reassignment surgery: a term for vaginoplasty.
s.s.t: soc.support.transgendered, a USENET newsgroup known more for flame wars than support.
stealth: someone who is accepted as female well enough to live without divulging her trans status.
stent: a medical term for a dilator.
T*: an overall abbreviation for Transgendered
T [noun]: any testosterone regimen.
T-Friendly: a group or person which accepts transgendered people.
T-Girl: a transgendered female. There are mixed feelings regarding the use of this term.
TG: transgendered
Target sex or target gender: The sex or gender someone wants to embody or express.
throw shade: to read (as in insult)
trachea shave or trache shave: a procedure for removing cartilage from the Adam's apple
trannie: a term used by some TG women to describe other TG women. Often considered offensive if used by a non-TG
tranny: a term used by some TG women to describe other TG women. Often considered offensive if used by a non-TG
tranny-chaser: a derogatory term used to describe someone who is attracted to TGs. Also transie-chaser.
trans-: a prefix related to transgendered, i.e. a trans-friendly business
trans (noun): transgendered: "She's a trans." Sometimes considered offensive.
transfan: someone who is attracted to transgender people.
transfolk: also trans folk, a gender-neutral term for trans people collectively, regardless of gender.
transgender: An umbrella term used to describe anyone whose gender identity or expression situates them differently than the traditional gender role they were assigned at birth. Some of the countless categories lumped together under this term include crossdressing, drag, transgenderism, transsexualism, androgyny, and many shadings between these larger groupings.
transgender(ed): [adjective] Should be to describe someone, not to label them as an object -- as a noun. (incorrect usage: "I saw three transgenders walking out of Nordstrom yesterday." Correct usage: "I saw three transgendered people walking out of Nordstrom yesterday.")
Transgenderist: A person who lives as their target gender without wishing to change their target sex.
transie: a term used by some transgender women to describe other transgender women. Often considered offensive if used by a non-transgender person.
transition: the process of changing sex. Also used as a verb: "I transitioned when I was 29."
transman: also trans man, a trans person who identifies as male.
transparency [noun]: [not congruent with "passing"] [ed. note: this is a concept proposed by a reader and not a term I've heard used] The state by which a gender-different person possesses passing privilege, but doesn't try to cover the fact that they are gender-different (i.e., not creating false stories about childhood, or subscribing to the "ex-transsexual" ideology), or doesn't exploit their passing privilege to try to fit into a certain social expectation of "women" or "men". Where "passing" infers an effort of "suppressing oneself","acting" or "trying" to be a certain presentation, "having transparency" is simply a state of being oneself and letting any nuance of one's personality come through, regardless whether those personality traits are regarded by some as "feminine" or "masculine". "Transparent" [adjective]
transphile or transophile: someone attracted to transgendered women.
transphilia: attraction to transgendered people.
transphobia: the fear and hatred of transgendered people.
transexual: variant spelling of transsexual.
transsexual: someone who wishes to take all the steps necessary to be accepted as completely as possible in their chosen gender.
transvestite: an outdated term for crossdresser, primarily used as a clinical diagnosis.
transwoman: also trans woman, a trans person who identifies as female.
truck: synonym for brick
TS: transsexual
TCR: Thyroid Cartilage Reduction, also called a trachea shave
tuck: to conceal male genitals by tucking them between the legs.
TV: transvestite-- an outdated term for crossdresser.
TWR: Transsexual Women's Resources, the name of a website on medical issues for transwomen, maintained by Anne Lawrence.
unclockable: Describes someone who is accepted without question or suspicion in her chosen gender.
vaginoplasty: a plastic surgery procedure where a vagina is created. Sometimes called my loaded terms like sex change or sex reassignment surgery.
VGV: visibly gender-variant, a term used by some to describe anyone whose appearance or actions do not match their culture's abritrary expectations for people of their sex.
WBW: womyn-born-womyn, a term used by some to exclude transsexuals from the definition of femininity.
woodworking: another term for stealth
WPATH: In 2006, HBIGDA began implementing a name change to World Professional Association for Transgender Health.
zap: to get hair removed, esp. with electrolysis.
SOURCE: http://www.tsroadmap.com/start/tgterms.html
There you go mbf! :P
~Kisses.
HTG