Ace: A sexual orientation label referencing asexuality. Sometimes called the "Ace Umbrella" to represent the
wide spectrum of asexual identities and experiences. See also: Asexuality.
Ag / Aggressive: A term used to describe a female-assigned and -identified person who prefers presenting as
masculine. This term is most commonly used in black and African American communities of color.
Agender (Also Non-gender): not identifying with any gender, the feeling of having no gender.
All-Gender: Descriptive phrase denoting inclusiveness of all gender expressions and identities.
All-Gender Pronouns: Any of the multiple sets of pronouns which create gendered space beyond the he, him,
and his/she, her, and hers binary. Sometimes referred to as gender neutral pronouns, but many prefer third
gender as they do not consider themselves to have neutral genders. Examples: ze, hir, and hirs; ey, em, eirs; ze,
zir, and zirs, or singular they. See also: Spivakian Pronouns.
Ally: Someone who confronts heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, heterosexual and cisgender
privilege in themselves and others; 2) A concern for the well being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, and intersex
people; 3) A person who believes that heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia are social justice
issues; A person who identifies with the privileged group.
Androgyne: 1) A person whose biological sex is not readily apparent; 2) A person who is intermediate between
the two binary genders; 3) A person who rejects binary gender roles entirely.
Androgynous: A person who may appear as and exhibit traits traditionally associated as both male and female,
or as neither male nor female, or as in between male and female.
Asexual: 1) A sexual orientation where a person does not experience sexual attraction or desire to partner for
the purposes of sexual stimulation; 2) a spectrum of sexual orientations where a person may be disinclined
towards sexual behavior or sexual partnering. See also: Ace.
Assigned Sex (Assigned Sex at Birth): The process of sex designation. See also: Designated Sex.
Atypical Gender Role. A person who exhibits a gender role at odds with the norm for their assigned gender
and social position.
BDSM (Bondage, Discipline/Domination, Submission/Sadism, Masochism): The terms "submission/sadism"
refer to deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, often in a sexual context. "Masochism" refers to deriving
pleasure from receiving pain, often in a sexual context. The terms "bondage" and "domination" refer to playing
with various power roles, in both sexual and social contexts. These practices are often misunderstood as
abusive, but when practiced in a safe, sane, and consensual manner, can be part of a healthy sex life.
Bigender: To identify as both genders and/or to have a tendency to move between masculine and feminine
gender-typed behavior depending on context; 2) Expressing a distinctly male persona and a distinctly female
persona; 3) Two separate genders in one body.
Bisexual: A person emotionally, physically, and/or sexually attracted to males/men and females/women. This
attraction does not have to be equally split between genders, and there may be a preference for one gender over
others.
Bio-Boy/Man: See Cisgender.
Bio-Girl/Woman: See Cisgender.
Bio-Queen: A person who identifies as a woman dressing as a "man" who dresses as a "woman"; 2) Or a
person who identifies as a woman performing as a drag queen.
Bi-phobia: The fear, hatred, or intolerance of people who identify or are perceived as bisexual.
Bottom Surgery: Term used to describe medical genital surgery for the purpose of better aligning a person's
physical body to their gender identity and expression. Types include Hysterectomy, Labiaplasty,
Metoidioplasty,Opherectomy, Penectomy, Phalloplasty, Scrotoplasty and Vaginectomy.See also: Gender
Affirming Surgery.
