17-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3 deficiency
17-beta
People with 17-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3 deficiency, abbreviated as "17-beta," have XY chromosomes and testes, but their bodies do not have one of the enzymes needed to synthesize testosterone. Most people with 17-beta are born with a vulva and vagina, and their testes are most often undescended. Some people with 17-beta will be born with genitals that do not clearly resemble a typical penis or a typical vulva. Some will have a penis that may be smaller than typical (known as a micropenis), and the urethra may open on the underside of the penis rather than at the tip (known as hypospadias). In adolescence, people with 17-beta will often develop some secondary sex characteristics associated with a typical testosterone puberty.
Intersex variations
Intersex conditions
Term used to refer to a wide range of variations in sex characteristics. The term "intersex conditions" is a pathologizing term used to mean people born with variations in their physical sex characteristics also known as intersex traits.
69ing
69'ing
69-ing
Sixty-Nining
69ing refers to an act of shared oral sex between two people simultaneously giving and receiving oral sex, said to look similar to the number 69.
Aboriginal Australian asexual people
Aboriginal asexual people
Asexual Aboriginal Australian people
Asexual Aboriginal Australians
Asexual people who belong to one or more of the various Indigenous peoples of Australia; do not use to refer to the Indigenous people of the Torres Strait Islands, who are considered ethnically and culturally distinct. Only use to describe people who identify as Aboriginal Australian.
African American intersex people
Intersex African American people
Intersex African Americans
Intersex people of African descent born in the United States or intersex people born in African countries who live in or have a strong connection to the United States. Use for individuals who self-identity as African American. Follow the individual’s preference for African American or Black whenever possible.
Afro-Canadian asexual people
Asexual people of African descent born in Canada or asexual people born in African countries who live in or have a strong connection to Canada. Use for individuals who self-identify as Afro-Canadian.
Afro-Caribbean asexual people
Asexual people of African descent born in the Caribbean or asexual people born in African countries who live in or have a strong connection to the Caribbean. Only use for individuals who self-identify as Afro-Caribbean.
Afro-European asexual people
Asexual people of African descent born in European countries or asexual people born in African countries who live in or have a strong connection to Europe. Only use for individuals who self-identify as Afro-European.
Afro-Latin American asexual people
Asexual people of African descent born in Latin American countries or asexual people born in African countries who live in or have a strong connection to Latin America. Only use for individuals who self-identify as Afro-Latin American.
Latino/a/x asexual people
Latin American people who are asexual; only use to describe individuals who self-identify as Latino, Latina, or Latinx. Do not conflate with Chicano/a/x or Hispanic.
Ambiguous genitalia
A term used to describe a birth variation in which the outer genitals do not have the typical appearance of those associated with either boys or girls. This is often the first sign many doctors and parents see that indicate their child has an intersex variation. Ambiguous genitalia can be caused by a variety of variations and rarely require immediate surgical intervention as long as the child is able to excrete and urinate without complications. Many intersex people find this term stigmatizing, so it should not be used unless the individual uses it to describe themselves.
Androgens
A term that encompasses testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and other hormones primarily produced in the testes but also in the ovaries and adrenal glands.
Anonymous donors (Reproduction)
People who donated their gametes with the understanding that their identity would remain unknown by any potential offspring.
Assisted reproduction
The process by which a fetus is conceived through donor insemination, egg donation, surrogacy, IVF, and/or other reproductive technologies.
Anorchia
A person with anorchia has 46 XY chromosomes and is born without testes. As a result, they do not produce typical levels of testosterone. Someone with anorchia will usually have a typical-appearing penis and scrotum because these organs are already formed by the stage of fetal development when the testes disappear.
Anti-asexual discrimination
The unjust or prejudicial treatment of asexual people due to their sexual identity; may include the denial of legal rights, employment, and housing.
Anti-asexual violence
Behavior involving physical force intended to harm or kill asexual people on the basis of their identity.
Appropriation of Indigenous identity
Pretendians
A form of cultural appropriation and race shifting involving false claims of citizenship, belonging, and/or descent from Indigenous people in North America. Not to be confused with disconnected or reconnecting descendants.
Appropriation of marginalized identities
Falsely claiming belonging to a marginalized group (including, but not limited to: disability, ethnicity, race, and sexuality).
Appropriation of Two-Spirit identity
A form of cultural appropriation involving identification with Two-Spirit identity by people who cannot claim citizenship, belonging, and/or descent from Indigenous people in North America.
Armenian asexual people
Asexual Armenians
Asexual people who are ethnically Armenian.
Armenian LGBTQ+ people
LGBTQ+ Armenians
LGBTQ+ people who are ethnically Armenian.
Armenian bisexual people
Bisexual Armenians
Bisexual people who are ethnically Armenian.
Armenian gay men
Gay Armenians
Armenian intersex people
Intersex Armenians
Intersex people who are ethnically Armenian.
Armenian lesbians
Lesbian Armenians
Armenian queer people
Queer Armenians
Queer people who are ethnically Armenian.
Armenian transgender people
Transgender Armenians
Transgender people who are ethnically Armenian.
Aromantic art
Term for different forms of creative activity, including visual, material, and performing arts, by aromantic artists or about aromantic topics and communities.
Aromantic erotic art
Erotic art, created by aromantic artists, depicting aromantic people, or that are regarded as important within aromantic culture.
Aromantic autobiographies
Accounts of individuals' lives written by those individuals; use for autobiographies written by aromantic authors.
Aromantic biographies
Accounts of individuals' lives written by those individuals; use for biographies written by aromantic authors.
Aromantic comics
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text; use in reference to comics focusing on aromantic characters or themes.
Aromantic drama
Works of fiction written to be performed; use in reference to dramatic works focusing on aromantic characters or themes.
Aromantic theater
Works in the performance arts that focus on aromantic characters, communities, or issues.
Aromantic literature
Written literary works about aromanticism, aromantic characters, or aromantic themes.
LGBTQ+ erotic art
Umbrella term for different forms of creative activity dealing with or engaging with erotic themes, including visual, material, and performing art, by LGBTQ+ artists or about LGBTQ+ topics and communities. Use a more specific term if possible.
Aromantic erotic films
Erotic films or movies, created by aromantic directors, depicting aromantic people, or that are regarded as important within aromantic culture.
Aromantic porn films
Erotic or sexually explicit films featuring aromantic people.
LGBTQ+ erotic films
Erotic films or movies, created by LGBTQ+ directors, depicting LGBTQ+ people, or that are regarded as important within LGBTQ+ culture. Use a more specific narrower term where applicable.
Aromantic erotic literature
Literary works with erotic or sexual elements; use in reference to erotic literature focusing on aromantic characters or themes.
Aromantic fantasy fiction
Genre that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting; use for fantasy fiction focusing on aromantic characters or themes.
Aromantic films
Motion pictures, or movies, created by aromantic directors, depicting aromantic people, or that are regarded as important within aromantic culture.
Aromantic graphic novels
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text that generally contain stand-alone stories; used in reference to graphic novels focusing on aromantic characters or themes.
Aromantic history
Past events or accounts of the past concerning aromantic people, or people who might be perceived as aromantic if they were alive today.
Aromantic horror fiction
Written works of fiction intended to frighten, scare, or disgust; use in reference to horror fiction focusing on aromantic characters or themes.
Aromantic literary criticism
The study, evaluation, and interpretation of literary works focusing on aromantic characters or themes; can also include interpretation of literature through the lens and frameworks of aromantic studies.
Aromantic poetry
Literary work, typically written in verse, that focuses on aromantic characters, themes, or identity.
Aromantic mystery and detective fiction
Written literary works about the investigation of crime or the work of detectives; use in reference to mystery and detective fiction focusing on aromantic characters and themes.
Aromantic romance fiction
Works of fiction revolving around romantic and/or sexual relationships between the main characters; use in reference to romance fiction focusing on aromantic characters.
Aromantic science fiction
Written literary work about imaginative or futuristic concepts incorporating science, technology, space, time travel, and other speculative elements; use in reference to science fiction focusing on aromantic characters or themes.
Aromantic short stories
Written literary works that are short in length and detail a self-contained incident or concept; use in reference to short stories focusing on aromantic characters or themes.
Aromantic youth
Aromantic people who are between the ages of childhood and adulthood.
Aromantic youth literature
Written literary works for an audience of readers from 12-18 years of age, also known as young adult literature or YA; use in reference to youth literature focusing on aromantic characters or themes.
Aromatase deficiency
People with aromatase deficiency do not have the enzyme responsible for converting androgens into estrogen. At birth, someone with aromatase deficiency and XX chromosomes may have a larger-than-typical clitoris and partially or completely fused labia (resembling the appearance of a scrotum). At puberty, they may not develop breasts, may not begin menstruating, and may develop some secondary sex characteristics associated with a typical testosterone puberty. They may also develop multiple cysts on their ovaries. People with XY chromosomes can also have aromatase deficiency, but they do not typically experience variations in their sex characteristics, though they may grow taller than is typical because estrogen is usually responsible for closing the bone growth plates.
Aromatase excess syndrome
Familial gynecomastia
Hyperestrogenism
People with aromatase excess have increased production of aromatase, which converts androgens (like testosterone) into estrogen. People with XY chromosomes and aromatase excess syndrome will therefore have more active estrogen in their bodies than is typical. As a result, they will often stop growing at a shorter height and/or develop breasts in adolescence along with features associated with a typical testosterone puberty. People with XX chromosomes can also have aromatase excess, but it doesn't usually cause their sex characteristics to vary from what is considered typical for those assigned female at birth, though they may also experience breast enlargement and short stature, along with menstrual irregularities.
Artificial insemination
The introduction of semen into the cervical opening, uterus, or fallopian tube using assistance from reproductive technology. Some choose not to use this term due to the implications of the word "artificial."
Asexual activism
Direct action and organizing to achieve political or social change and acceptance for asexual people.
Asexual political activists
Asexual people working to bring about political or social change through public organizing.
Asexual archives
Collections of records and materials relating to asexual people or asexual communities; can include a variety of organizations and institutions from community to government archives.
Asexual art
Term for different forms of creative activity, including visual, material, and performing arts, by asexual artists or about asexual topics and communities.
Asexual erotic art
Erotic art, created by asexual artists, depicting asexual people, or that are regarded as important within asexual culture.
Asexual artists
Asexual athletes
Professional or recreational sports players who self-identify as asexual.
Asexual autistic people
LGBTQ+ autistic people
LGBTQ+ people with autism
Asexual autobiographies
Accounts of individuals' lives written by those individuals; use for autobiographies written by asexual authors.
Asexual biographies
Accounts of individuals' lives written by those individuals; use for biographies written by asexual authors.
Asexual blind people
Blind asexual people
Asexual people with significant or total loss of vision.
Asexual disabled people
Asexual people with disabilities
Disabled asexual people
Asexual bookshops
Bookshops that sell materials intended for use by asexual people or addressing topics related to asexual experiences.
Asexual characters
Characters in creative works who are asexual.
Asexual chefs
Asexual people who are trained, professional cooks, typically holding a leadership role in the kitchen in which they are employed.
Asexual children
Asexual people who have not yet reached the age of adolescence.
Asexual comedians
Asexual comics (Persons)
Asexual people who seek to entertain an audience by making them laugh, through jokes, slapstick, employing prop comedy, or other amusing means.
LGBTQ+ comedians
LGBTQ+ comics (Persons)
LGBTQ+ people who seek to entertain an audience by making them laugh, through jokes, slapstick, employing prop comedy, or other amusing means.
Asexual comics
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text; use in reference to comics focusing on asexual characters or themes.
Asexual community
Groups of people who share the experience of being asexual.
Asexual community centers
Spaces in which people from asexual communities meet for social, education, recreational, or organizing activities.
Asexual couples
Partnerships in which both people are asexual.
Asexual culture
Cultural experiences shared by members of asexual communities or products of asexual culture (e.g., art and media created by and for asexual people, activism focused on asexual issues, slang commonly used in asexual communities, etc.).
Asexual slang
Colloquial or informal language related to asexual identity or used by asexual people.
Asexual daughters
Asexual Deaf people
Deaf asexual people
Asexual people with significant or total hearing loss. Some but not all Deaf people prefer to capitalize Deaf in recognition of the cultural and linguistic identity they share with other Deaf people.
Asexual hard of hearing people
Asexual people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
Asexual wheelchair users
Asexual neurodivergent people
Asexual people whose brains process, learn, and/or behave differently from what is considered typical by society. Some of these neurological differences can present as learning disabilities, medical disorders, and other conditions.
Asexual people with chronic illnesses
Chronically ill asexual people
Asexual people who have long-term health conditions that require continued medical attention and/or significantly impact or limit daily life; some but not all people with chronic illnesses consider themselves disabled.
Asexual drama
Works of fiction written to be performed; use in reference to dramatic works focusing on asexual characters or themes.
Asexual theater
Works in the performance arts that focus on asexual characters, communities, or issues.
Asexual literature
Written literary works about asexuality, asexual characters, or asexual themes.
Asexual employment
Asexual porn films
Erotic or sexually explicit films featuring asexual people.
Asexual erotic films
Erotic films or movies, created by asexual directors, depicting asexual people, or that are regarded as important within asexual culture.
Asexual erotic literature
Literary works that have erotic or sexual elements; use in reference to erotic literature focusing on asexual characters or themes.
Asexual fantasy fiction
Genre that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting; use for fantasy fiction focusing on asexual characters or themes.
Asexual fathers
Asexual fiction
Written works describing imagined events or people; use in reference to fictional works focusing on asexual characters or themes.
Greyromantic fiction
Written works describing imagined events or people; use in reference to fictional works focusing on greyromantic characters or themes.
Asexual films
Motion pictures, or movies, created by asexual directors, depicting asexual people, or that are regarded as important within asexual culture.
Asexual graphic novels
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text that generally contain stand-alone stories; used in reference to graphic novels focusing on asexual characters or themes.
Asexual history
Past events or accounts of the past concerning asexual people, or people who might be perceived as asexual if they were alive today.
Asexual horror fiction
Written works of fiction intended to frighten, scare, or disgust; use in reference to horror fiction focusing on asexual characters or themes.
Asexual information centers
Asexual information centres
Institutions providing education, support, and information about asexual issues and asexual communities to asexual people.
Asexual libraries
Libraries that hold materials primarily pertaining to asexual people or intended for use by asexual people.
Asexual literary criticism
The study, evaluation, and interpretation of literary works focusing on asexual characters or themes; can also include interpretation of literature through the lens and frameworks of asexual studies.
Asexual poetry
Literary work, typically written in verse, that focuses on asexual characters, themes, or identity.
Asexual mothers
Asexual movement
Umbrella term for activism focused on the rights of asexual people and issues faced by asexual communities.
Asexual museums
Institutions dedicated to the storage, exhibition, conservation, and preservation of materials relating to asexual people and asexual history.
Asexual mystery and detective fiction
Written literary works about the investigation of crime or the work of detectives; use in reference to mystery and detective fiction focusing on asexual characters and themes.
LGBTQ+ neurodivergent people
LGBTQ+ people whose brains process, learn, and/or behave differently from what is considered typical by society. Some of these neurological differences can present as learning disabilities, medical disorders, and other conditions.
Asexual newsletters
Serialized print or digital periodicals created by or for asexual people, often with the purpose of sharing news and information related to asexual communities and asexual issues.
Asexual press
Newspapers, magazines, or other publishing outlets aimed at asexual audiences and/or operated by asexual people.
Asexual newspapers
Serialized print or digital publications about asexual people or asexual issues (and typically produced by asexual people or asexual organizations) that contain news, articles, columns, correspondence, and advertisements.
Asexual operas
Operas created by asexual directors, depicting asexual individuals, or that are regarded as important within asexual culture.
LGBTQ+ operas
Long-form musical performances combining singing, orchestral music, and often ballet, typically set to a dramatic narrative or libretto and presented on a theater stage centered on LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
Asexual partners
Asexual people who are the romantic, sexual, or play partners of another person or people.
Asexual people in the military
Asexual people serving in state and national armed forces.
Asexual people of color
Asexual people of colour
Asexual people who are not white and who identify as people of color.
Asian American asexual people
Asexual people of Asian heritage or descent born in the United States or born in Asian countries who live in or have a strong connection to the United States. Only use for individuals who self-identify as Asian American.
Kānaka Maoli asexual people
Asexual Indigenous Hawaiians
Asexual Kānaka Maoli
Asexual Kānaka ʻŌiwi
Asexual Native Hawaiians
Indigenous Hawaiian asexual people
Native Hawaiian asexual people
Asexual people who are part of the Indigenous people of Mokupuni o Hawai‘i, or the Hawaiian Islands; only use to refer to people who identify as Kanaka Maoli.
Asian asexual people
Asexual individuals of Asian heritage or descent, living in Asia or part of the Asian diaspora. Only use for people who self-identify as Asian.
Biracial asexual people
Asexual people who belong to two or more racial groups.
Asexual politicians
Asexual public officials
Asexual people who are candidates for public office, are currently holding public office, or have held political positions. Politicians can be elected by public election or otherwise appointed.
LGBTQ+ politicians
LGBTQ+ public officials
LGBTQ+ people who are candidates for public office, are currently holding public office, or have held political positions. Politicians can be elected by public election or otherwise appointed.
Asexual publishers
Companies and organizations that publish materials for asexual communities or addressing asexual issues.
Asexual radio
Auditory content broadcast on the radio (analog or digital) about asexual people and asexual issues.
Asexual relationships
Ongoing connections (romantic, sexual, or platonic) between two or more asexual people.
Asexual rights
Legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement held by asexual people.
Asexual romance fiction
Works of fiction revolving around romantic and/or sexual relationships between the main characters; use in reference to romance fiction focusing on asexual characters.
Asexual science fiction
Written literary work about imaginative or futuristic concepts incorporating science, technology, space, time travel, and other speculative elements; use in reference to science fiction focusing on asexual characters or themes.
Asexual short stories
Written literary works that are short in length and detail a self-contained incident or concept; use in reference to short stories focusing on asexual characters or themes.
Asexual sons
Asexual studies
Academic field of research and study about Asexual people, Asexual identity, and Asexual communities.
Asexual survivors of hate crimes
Asexual people who have experienced and survived hate crimes; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Asexual survivors of rape
Asexual people who have experienced and survived rape; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Asexual survivors of sexual abuse
Asexual people who have experienced and survived sexual abuse; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Asexual survivors of war
Asexual people who have experienced and survived war; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Asexual television
Television shows featuring asexual characters or themes.
Asexual victims of hate crimes
Asexual people who have experienced hate crimes and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Asexual victims of rape
Asexual people who have experienced rape and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Asexual victims of sexual abuse
Asexual people who have experienced sexual abuse and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Asexual victims of war
Asexual people who have experienced war and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Asexual victims' rights
Asexual people’s legal rights to be informed, present, and heard within the criminal justice system after having been harmed or injured as the result of a crime, accident, or other event.
Asexual youth literature
Written literary works for an audience of readers from 12-18 years of age, also known as young adult literature or YA; use in reference to youth literature focusing on asexual characters or themes.
Asexual-focused businesses
Businesses focusing on asexual clientele and products related to asexual communities.
Asexual-owned businesses
Asian American intersex people
Intersex Asian American people
Intersex Asian Americans
Intersex people of Asian heritage or descent born in the United States or born in Asian countries who live in or have a strong connection to the United States. Only use for individuals who self-identify as Asian American.
Intersex people of color
Intersex people of colour
Intersex people who are not white and who identify as people of color.
Asian intersex people
Intersex Asian people
Intersex Asians
Intersex individuals of Asian heritage or descent, living in Asia or part of the Asian diaspora. Only use for people who self-identify as Asian.
Assisted reproductive technology
An umbrella term used to describe all methods of conception beyond sexual intercourse, including but not limited to donor insemination, artificial insemination, surrogacy, egg donation, and IVF.
Donor insemination
The process by which donated sperm is placed inside a person with a uterus to induce pregnancy.
Egg donation
The process by which a person donates their eggs for reproduction.
Sperm donation
The process by which a person donates their sperm for reproduction.
Attitudes of LGBTQ+ people toward police
Perceptions of police by LGBTQ+ communities
Attitudes and assessments of feelings, relationships, and interactions between LGBTQ+ people and police.
Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people
Police treatment of LGBTQ+ people
Policing and the LGBTQ+ community
Umbrella term including any of various forms of interactions between police and LGBTQ+ individuals or communities.
Multiracial asexual people
Bisexual art
Term for different forms of creative activity, including visual, material, and performing arts, by bisexual artists or about bisexual topics and communities.
Bisexual erotic art
Erotic art, created by bisexual artists, depicting bisexual people, or that are regarded as important within bisexual culture.
Bisexual autistic people
Bisexual people with autism
Bisexual comedians
Bisexual comics (Persons)
Bisexual people who seek to entertain an audience by making them laugh, through jokes, slapstick, employing prop comedy, or other amusing means.
Bisexual erotic films
Erotic films or movies, created by bisexual directors, depicting bisexual people, or that are regarded as important within bisexual culture.
Bisexual films
Motion pictures, or movies, created by bisexual directors, depicting bisexual people, or that are regarded as important within bisexual culture.
Bisexual neurodivergent people
Bisexual people whose brains process, learn, and/or behave differently from what is considered typical by society. Some of these neurological differences can present as learning disabilities, medical disorders, and other conditions.
Bisexual operas
Operas created by bisexual directors, depicting bisexual individuals, or that are regarded as important within bisexual culture.
Bisexual politicians
Bisexual public officials
Bisexual people who are candidates for public office, are currently holding public office, or have held political positions. Politicians can be elected by public election or otherwise appointed.
Black intersex people
Intersex Black people
Black people who are intersex. Use only for individuals who self-identity as Black. Follow the individual’s preference for African American or Black whenever possible.
Black Lives Matter movement
BLM
Black Lives Matter
BlackLivesMatter
Movement for Black Lives
A primarily U.S. American and Canadian decentralized political and social movement advocating for non-violent civil disobedience in protest against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against Black people. The broader movement and its related organizations typically advocate against police violence towards Black people, as well as for various other policy changes considered to be related to Black liberation.
Black Trans Lives Matter movement
BTLM Movement
BTLM
A part of the Black Lives Matter movement which specifically advocates for Black trans people (especially Black trans women) and fights for racial equity and Black liberation.
Bladder exstrophy
People with bladder exstrophy are born with their urinary bladder exposed (through an open abdominal wall) or outside of the body. They may also have an open pelvis (resulting from the pubic bones not joining together), which causes genital differences. People with bladder exstrophy and XY chromosomes often have a shorter-than-typical penis with epispadias (meaning the urethra opens on the top surface of the penis instead of at the tip) and undescended testes. People with XX chromosomes and bladder exstrophy often have a urethra that is placed higher than usual, widely spaced labia (due to the wide spacing of their pubic bones), and a clitoris formed in two halves with a split in the middle.
Bothies
People who have two or more LGBTQ+ parents or caregivers. Includes individuals born to or adopted by people in a heterosexual relationship who later came out as LGBTQ+, as well as individuals born to or adopted by LGBTQ+ people who came together to create their own families, such as lesbian couples who choose to conceive with friends who are gay men. For use in a Canadian and United States context.
Chimeras
Human chimeras
Chimeras, or people with chimerism, have two different sets of DNA. This happens when a person is pregnant with fraternal twins, but the embryos combine into one fetus.
Chimerism
Term used to describe the variation in which a person is born with two or more different sets of DNA. This can occur when multiple zygotes (such as fraternal twins) combine and develop into one fetus. Sex-chromosome discordant chimerism occurs when at least one embryo with XX chromosomes fuses with at least one embryo with XY chromosomes. A person who develops this way would have sets of both XX and XY chromosomes, or a chromosome pattern of 46XX/46XY, and could have a wide variety of different possible sex characteristics. Many people with chimerism and XX/XY chromosomes have both ovarian and testicular tissue, while others have only testes or only ovaries, and still others have gonadal dysgenesis. Some have noticeable genital differences and others do not.
Classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia
People who have classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), a subtype of CAH, have more pronounced issues with cortisol and/or aldosterone production. This variation is likely to be noticed at birth or shortly after.
Salt-wasting congenital adrenal hyperplasia
People who have salt-wasting congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), a subtype of classical CAH, experience "salt-wasting," a dangerous scenario a person's low levels of aldosterone cause their body to lose too much sodium. They may experience life-threatening adrenal crises, especially when their body is under stress.
Cloacal exstrophy
People born with cloacal exstrophy are born with an open abdominal wall exposing their colon, bladder, and sometimes other abdominal organs. Their organs may also be positioned outside of the body at birth. The bladder is often split into two halves, and the colon and bladder may be connected. The anal opening may be blocked or not have been formed. The pubic bones do not join together, resulting in an open pelvis with noticeable genital differences. People with XY chromosomes and cloacal exstrophy may have a smaller-than-typical penis that is flat or split into two halves with an epispadic urethra (opening on the top of the penis rather than at the tip) and undescended testes. Someone with XX chromosomes and cloacal exstrophy usually has a clitoris that is split into two halves, and they may have two vaginal openings.
Closeted asexual people
Asexual people who do not identify as such to others.
Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome
CAIS
People with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) have no response to androgens and are born with a vulva and clitoris, as well as a shorter-than-typical vagina and undescended testes. In adolescence, they will develop breasts and other features associated with a typical estrogen puberty due to the body’s natural conversion of testosterone to estrogen. However, people with CAIS do not menstruate because they do not have a uterus or ovaries.
Complete gonadal dysgenesis
Pure gonadal dysgenesis
People with complete gonadal dysgenesis are born with XX or XY chromosomes and gonadal tissue that has not developed into testicles or ovaries (also known as streak gonads). They are generally born with a vulva and vagina, and they will not usually develop secondary sex characteristics at puberty because streak gonads do not produce hormones.
Congenital chordee
People born with congenital chordee have a penis that curves upward or downward or bends to one side, usually due to bands of fibrous tissue that pull the penis in a particular direction. People with congenital chordee often have hypospadias, meaning that their urethral opening is not at the tip of the penis.
Criminalization of cross-dressing
Criminalization of any expression of gender considered to be cross-dressing in a given sociocultural context.
Criminalization of gender non-conformity
Criminalization of any expression of gender considered to be nonconforming in a given sociocultural context.
Criminalization of homosexuality
Criminalization of same-gender relations
Criminalization of same-sex relations
Criminalization of acts considered to be sexual or romantic between individuals perceived as being of the same gender category in a given sociocultural context.
LGBTQ+ criminalization
Criminalization of existing or identifying as an LGBTQ+ person, being perceived as LGBTQ+, or engaging in any of various actions considered to be linked to LGBTQ+ status.
Cryptorchidism
Undescended testes
Undescended testicles
An intersex variation in which one or both of the testes do not descend from the abdomen into the scrotum. If both testes are undescended, this is known as "bilateral cryptorchidism," whereas "unilateral cryptorchidism" occurs when only one the testes does not descend.
Culturally queer
Term used to describe the feeling shared by many people with queer parents or caregivers that they grew up immersed in queer culture, including queer traditions, celebrations, media, and language.
Daughters of asexual people
Daughters who have one or more asexual parent.
Daughters of intersex people
Daughters who have one or more intersex parent.
De la Chapelle syndrome
XX male syndrome
De la Chapelle syndrome causes people with XX chromosomes to be born with a penis and testes. This usually happens because a particular gene typically seen on Y chromosomes (known as the SRY gene) ends up on one of their X chromosomes and causes their genitals and internal reproductive organs to develop as they typically would in someone with XY chromosomes. People with de la Chapelle might have testes that are smaller than typical or that are undescended, and they are often infertile. In adolescence, they may experience breast growth, and they might not develop the characteristics that are usually associated with a typical testosterone puberty.
Defund the police movement
Defund the Police
Movement to defund police
Primarily a U.S. American and Canadian movement which supports divesting funds from, or abolition of, police departments (and often police structures generally) and reallocating them to non-policing forms of public safety and community support, such as social services, youth services, housing, education, healthcare and other community resources.
Police abolitionist movement
Abolishing the police movement
A primarily U.S. American and Canadian political movement that advocates replacing policing with other systems of public safety. Police abolitionists believe that policing, as a system, is inherently flawed and cannot be reformed—a view that rejects the ideology of police reformists. While reformists seek to address the ways in which policing occurs, abolitionists seek to transform policing altogether through a process of disbanding, disempowering, and disarming the police. Abolitionists argue that the institution of policing is deeply rooted in a history of white supremacy and settler colonialism and that it is inseparable from a pre-existing racial capitalist order, and thus believe a reformist approach to policing will always fail.
Demisexual art
Term for different forms of creative activity, including visual, material, and performing arts, by demisexual artists or about demisexual topics and communities.
Demisexual erotic art
Erotic art, created by demisexual artists, depicting demisexual people, or that are regarded as important within demisexual culture.
Demisexual authors
Creators of written works who are known to be demisexual.
Demisexual literature
Written literary works about demisexuality, demisexual characters, or demisexual themes.
Demisexual autobiographies
Accounts of individuals' lives written by those individuals; use for autobiographies written by demisexual authors.
Demisexual fiction
Written works describing imagined events or people; use in reference to fictional works focusing on demisexual characters or themes.
Demisexual biographies
Written accounts of the lives of people known to be demisexual.
Demisexual poetry
Literary work, typically written in verse, that focuses on demisexual characters, themes, or identity.
Demisexual literary criticism
The study, evaluation, and interpretation of literary works focusing on demisexual characters or themes; can also include interpretation of literature through the lens and frameworks of demisexual studies.
Demisexual comics
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text; use in reference to comics focusing on demisexual characters or themes.
Demisexual drama
Works of fiction written to be performed; use in reference to dramatic works focusing on demisexual characters or themes.
Demisexual theater
Works in the performance arts that focus on demisexual characters, communities, or issues.
Demisexual erotic films
Erotic films or movies, created by demisexual directors, depicting demisexual people, or that are regarded as important within demisexual culture.
Demisexual porn films
Erotic or sexually explicit films featuring demisexual people.
Demisexual erotic literature
Literary works that have erotic or sexual elements; use in reference to erotic literature focusing on demisexual characters or themes.
Demisexual fantasy fiction
Genre that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting; use for fantasy fiction focusing on demisexual characters or themes.
Demisexual science fiction
Written literary work about imaginative or futuristic concepts incorporating science, technology, space, time travel, and other speculative elements; use in reference to science fiction focusing on demisexual characters or themes.
Demisexual short stories
Written literary works that are short in length and detail a self-contained incident or concept; use in reference to short stories focusing on demisexual characters or themes.
Demisexual romance fiction
Works of fiction revolving around romantic and/or sexual relationships between the main characters; use in reference to romance fiction focusing on demisexual characters.
Demisexual mystery and detective fiction
Written literary works about the investigation of crime or the work of detectives; use in reference to mystery and detective fiction focusing on demisexual characters and themes.
Demisexual horror fiction
Written works of fiction intended to frighten, scare, or disgust; use in reference to horror fiction focusing on demisexual characters or themes.
Demisexual films
Motion pictures, or movies, created by demisexual directors, depicting demisexual people, or that are regarded as important within demisexual culture.
Demisexual graphic novels
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text that generally contain stand-alone stories; used in reference to graphic novels focusing on demisexual characters or themes.
Demisexual history
Past events or accounts of the past concerning demisexual people, or people who might be perceived as demisexual if they were alive today.
Demisexual youth
Demisexual people between the ages of childhood and adulthood.
Demisexual youth literature
Written literary works for an audience of readers from 12-18 years of age, also known as young adult literature or YA; use in reference to youth literature focusing on demisexual characters or themes.
Digital identification of LGBTQ+ people by police
Digital stop and search to identify LGBTQ+ people
Identification of LGBTQ+ people by police using phone data
Police use of digital tools to identify LGBTQ+ people
Identification of LGBTQ+ people, or people believed to be LGBTQ+, by police using digital tools, such as phone records, mobile applications, facial identification algorithms, and artificial intelligence technologies. Such data is then used to entrap and prosecute LGBTQ+ persons, especially in areas where being LGBTQ+ is still criminalized.
Identification of LGBTQ+ people by police
Identification of LGBTQ+ people, or people believed to be LGBTQ+, by police using any of various tools and mechanisms, many of which are pseudoscientific in nature. Such data is then used to entrap and prosecute LGBTQ+ persons, especially in areas where being LGBTQ+ is still criminalized.
Donor siblings
People who are biologically related to one another through a shared donor.
Early genital surgery model
John Money model
Patient care model developed by John Money, a New Zealand psychologist who theorized that gender was completely dependent on "nurture." This model advocates for performing genital surgery on intersex infants and raising them as girls. Money's theories have resulted in many surgically misgendered children who have had to deal with life-long gender dysphoria, depression, sexual dysfunction, bowel and urinary incontinence, and nerve pain. A patient-centered model, in which the intersex child is allowed to grow up and make their own choices regarding their gender and surgical option, is now preferred.
Gestational surrogacy
The process by which a person becomes pregnant using a donated egg.
Epispadias
Anaspadias
People with epispadias are born with a urinary opening located on the upper surface of their penis rather than at the tip (similar to the more common variation hypospadias). People with vulvas can also be born with epispadias, in which case the urethral opening is wider and located higher than typical. The clitoris may also be split into two halves. Epispadias is usually present whenever bladder exstrophy or cloacal exstrophy develop, but epispadias can also occur by itself.
Estrogen insensitivity syndrome
EIS
People with estrogen insensitivity syndrome (EIS) have a genetic variation in which their bodies do not respond to estrogen. People with XX chromosomes and EIS are usually born with a vulva and vagina, may have a small uterus and enlarged ovaries that later develop multiple cysts, and may produce very high levels of estrogen that their bodies do not recognize. In adolescence, they will most likely not experience the changes associated with a typical estrogen puberty such as breast development or menstruation. They may instead develop pubic hair and acne due to the influence of androgens. People with XY chromosomes can also be born with EIS, and they may or may not experience variations in their other hormone production, testicular development, and development of secondary sex characteristics as a result.
Fathers of asexual people
People who assume the role of father to asexual people. Only use to describe individuals who identify as fathers.
Fathers of intersex people
People who assume the role of father to intersex people. Only use to describe individuals who identify as fathers.
Follicle-stimulating hormone insensitivity
FSH
FSH insensitivity
People with follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) insensitivity have a genetic variation where their bodies do not respond to FSH. People with XX chromosomes and FSH insensitivity will usually be born with a vulva, vagina, and ovaries. Their ovaries may produce lower amounts of estrogen than is considered typical, and they may not produce fertile follicles (eggs). In adolescence, they may not develop secondary sex characteristics associated with a typical estrogen puberty and may not menstruate. People with XY chromosomes and FSH insensitivity may develop smaller-than-typical testes, may produce fewer sperm than usual, and may not be fertile.
Fraser syndrome
People with Fraser syndrome are usually born with differences in the development of their eyelids, fingers, and toes. They may also have variations in their sex characteristics, such as a larger-than-typical clitoris or undescended testes. They may develop without one or both kidneys, and other parts of the urinary system can additionally be affected.
Gay art
Umbrella term for different forms of creative activity, including visual, material, and performing arts, by gay artists or about gay topics and communities. Use a more specific term if possible.
Gay erotic art
Erotic art, created by gay artists, depicting gay people, or that are regarded as important within gay culture.
Gay autistic people
Gay people with autism
Gay comedians
Gay comics (Persons)
Gay people who seek to entertain an audience by making them laugh, through jokes, slapstick, employing prop comedy, or other amusing means.
Gay erotic films
Erotic films or movies, created by gay directors, depicting gay people, or that are regarded as important within gay culture.
Gay neurodivergent people
Neurodivergent gay people
Gay men whose brains process, learn, and/or behave differently from what is considered typical by society. Some of these neurological differences can present as learning disabilities, medical disorders, and other conditions.
Gay operas
Operas created by gay directors, depicting gay men, or that are regarded as important within gay culture.
Gay politicians
Gay public officials
Gay men or mascs who are candidates for public office, are currently holding public office, or have held political positions. Politicians can be elected by public election or otherwise appointed.
Gender dysphoria in children
A psychological diagnosis (replacing the outdated and offensive "gender identity disorder") used to describe the sense of unease or dissatisfaction an individual feels as a result of incongruence between their gender identity and their assigned gender, gender expression, and/or the way their gender is perceived by others. This term is also used colloquially by individuals to describe the discomfort and distress they experience as a result of this incongruence. Though gender dysphoria is often associated with trans people, people of any identity may experience gender dysphoria when they do not feel "right" in their body or the way their gender is being expressed. Use this particular term for works about children who experience or have experienced gender dysphoria.
Gender dysphoria in youth
Gender dysphoria in adolescence
Gender dysphoria in adolescents
A psychological diagnosis (replacing the outdated and offensive "gender identity disorder") used to describe the sense of unease or dissatisfaction an individual feels as a result of incongruence between their gender identity and their assigned gender, gender expression, and/or the way their gender is perceived by others. This term is also used colloquially by individuals to describe the discomfort and distress they experience as a result of this incongruence. Though gender dysphoria is often associated with trans people, people of any identity may experience gender dysphoria when they do not feel "right" in their body or the way their gender is being expressed. Use this particular term for works about adolescents (people between the ages of childhood and adulthood) who experience or have experience gender dysphoria.
Gender role stereotypes
Gender stereotypes
Widely held but oversimplified and often offensive ideas regarding gender roles, which are socially-determined rules or standards for gendered behaviors. Use the term "Gender roles" to describe gender roles as a whole, rather than stereotypes related to them.
Surro babies
Surro baby
Surrogate babies
Gonadectomy
Surgical procedure to remove the gonads, including testes and ovaries.
Greyromantic authors
Creators of written works who are known to be greyromantic.
Greyromantic poetry
Literary works, typically written in verse, that focus on greyromantic characters, themes, or identity.
Greyromantic literature
Written literary works about greyromanticism, greyromantic characters, or greyromantic themes.
Greyromantic autobiographies
Accounts of individuals' lives written by those individuals; use for autobiographies written by greyromantic authors.
Greyromantic literary criticism
The study, evaluation, and interpretation of literary works focusing on greyromantic characters or themes; can also include interpretation of literature through the lens and frameworks of greyromantic studies.
Greyromantic biographies
Written accounts of the lives of individuals known to be greyromantic.
Greyromantic comics
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text; use in reference to comics focusing on greyromantic characters or themes.
Greyromantic drama
Works of fiction written to be performed; use in reference to dramatic works focusing on greyromantic characters or themes.
Greyromantic theater
Works in the performance arts that focus on greyromantic characters, communities, or issues.
Greyromantic erotic literature
Literary works with erotic or sexual elements; use in reference to erotic literature focusing on greyromantic erotic literature characters or themes.
Greyromantic fantasy fiction
Written works that include magical or fantastical elements; use in reference to fantasy fiction focusing on greyromantic characters or themes.
Greyromantic history
Past events or accounts of the past concerning greyromantic people, or people who might be perceived as greyromantic if they were alive today.
Greyromantic horror fiction
Written works of fiction intended to frighten, scare, or disgust; use in reference to horror fiction focusing on greyromantic characters or themes.
Greyromantic mystery and detective fiction
Written literary works about the investigation of crime or the work of detectives; use in reference to mystery and detective fiction focusing on greyromantic characters or themes.
Greyromantic romance fiction
Written literary work focusing on romantic relationships and love between people; use in reference to romance fiction focusing on greyromantic characters or themes.
Greyromantic science fiction
Written literary works about imaginative or futuristic concepts incorporating science, technology, space, time travel, and other speculative elements; use in reference to science fiction focusing on greyromantic characters or themes.
Greyromantic short stories
Written literary works that are short in length and detail a self-contained incident or concept; use in reference to short stories focusing on greyromantic characters or themes.
Greyromantic youth
Greyromantic people between the ages of childhood and adulthood.
Greyromantic youth literature
Written literary works for an audience of readers from 12-18 years of age, also known as young adult literature or YA; use in reference to youth literature focusing on greyromantic characters or themes.
Half-siblings
Half siblings
Siblings who are biologically related through one but not all of their parents.
Hopkins model
Concealment centered model
A patient care model that gained popular usage in the 1950s. In this model, parents are used to quickly decide on a gender assignment for their intersex baby, under the assumption that the child would identify with whichever gender their parents raised them as. If a child later deviated from the assigned gender, parents were encouraged to verbally and physically "correct" the child and enforce gender norms. In practice, this resulted in life-altering, unnecessary genital surgeries, irreversible hormone treatments, and dishonesty on the parent's part. A patient-centered model, in which the intersex child is allowed to grow up and make their own choices regarding their gender and surgical option, is now preferred.
Hyperandrogenism
People with hyperandrogenism have higher-than-typical levels of testosterone and/or other androgens. In people with XX chromosomes, hyperandrogenism can result in the development of secondary sex characteristics that are associated with the influence of testosterone (such as facial and body hair) to varying degrees. Hyperandrogenism may or may not be the result of an underlying intersex variation, but it is common in several variations (including CAH and PCOS). People with hyperandrogenism who aren’t intersex will nonetheless often have many experiences in common with intersex people, such as encountering exclusion and discrimination in sex-segregated contexts like sports.
Hypogonadism
People with hypogonadism produce lower-than-typical levels of hormones like testosterone and estrogen, or none at all. This can affect how a person’s secondary sex characteristics develop as well as their fertility. Hypogonadism can be a result of a difference in how someone’s brain signals for their gonads to produce (or not produce) hormones, or it can be a feature of their gonads directly. Hypogonadism is not always caused by an intersex variation, but can be related to Klinefelter syndrome, Turner syndrome, and several other variations.
Indigenous asexual people
Asexual Indigenous people
Asexual people who are part of an Indigenous people, or culturally distinct ethnic group whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those people. Only use to describe people who identify as Indigenous; use more specific terms whenever possible.
Pacific Islander American asexual people
Pacific Islander asexual people
Asexual people who identify as both Pacific Islanders (or of Pacific Islander ancestry) and American.
Papuan asexual people
Asexual people who are Papuan, or part of the Indigenous peoples of new Guinea; only use for people who identify as Papuan.
Inuit asexual people
Asexual people who are Inuit, or part of several Indigenous peoples inhabiting the Inuit homeland in the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska. Only use for people who identify as Inuit.
Native American asexual people
People who are part of the Native peoples of the continental United States and Canada (excluding Inuit people) and self-identity as asexual. Use more specific terms when available.
Informed consent
The practice of weighing all options and considering evidence, alternatives, and potential risks in order to make a truly informed medical decision. Such decisions are best made over a period of time rather than under pressure.
Internalized biphobia
The phenomenon in which bisexual people internalize or adopt biphobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward bisexual people and bisexuality) as a result of being raised or socialized within a biphobic environment or culture.
Internalized oppression
The phenomenon in which someone in a marginalized group internalizes or adopts oppressive beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward any marginalized identities they hold) as a result of being raised or socialized within an oppressive environment or culture.
Internalized intersexphobia
Internalized interphobia
The phenomenon in which intersex people internalize or adopt intersexphobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward intersex people and intersex variations) as a result of being raised or socialized within a intersexphobic environment or culture.
Internalized lesbophobia
The phenomenon in which lesbians internalize or adopt lesbophobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward lesbians and lesbianism) as a result of being raised or socialized within a lesbophobic environment or culture.
Internalized transphobia
The phenomenon in which transgender people internalize or adopt transphobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward transgender people and trans identities) as a result of being raised or socialized within a transphobic environment or culture.
Internalized queerphobia
The phenomenon in which queer people internalize or adopt queerphobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward queer people and queerness) as a result of being raised or socialized within a queerphobic environment or culture.
Intersex activism
Direct action and organizing to achieve political or social change, bodily autonomy, and acceptance for intersex people.
Intersex political activists
Intersex people working to bring about political or social change through public organizing.
Intersex archives
Collections of records and materials relating to intersex people or intersex communities; can include a variety of organizations and institutions from community to government archives.
Intersex art
Term for different forms of creative activity, including visual, material, and performing arts, by intersex artists or about intersex topics and communities.
Intersex erotic art
Erotic art, created by intersex artists, depicting intersex people, or that are regarded as important within intersex culture.
Intersex artists
Intersex autistic people
Autistic intersex people
Intersex people with autism
Intersex neurodivergent people
Neurodivergent Intersex people
Intersex people whose brains process, learn, and/or behave differently from what is considered typical by society. Some of these neurological differences can present as learning disabilities, medical disorders, and other conditions.
Intersex autobiographies
Intersex memoirs
Accounts of individuals' lives written by those individuals; use for autobiographies written by intersex authors.
Intersex biographies
Written accounts of the lives of individuals known to be intersex.
Intersex blind people
Blind intersex people
Intersex people with significant or total loss of vision.
Intersex disabled people
Intersex comedians
Intersex comics (Persons)
Intersex people who seek to entertain an audience by making them laugh, through jokes, slapstick, employing prop comedy, or other amusing means.
Intersex comics
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text; use in reference to comics focusing on intersexual characters or themes.
Intersex community
Groups of people who share the experience of being intersex.
Intersex Deaf people
Deaf intersex people
Intersex people with significant or total hearing loss. Some but not all Deaf people prefer to capitalize Deaf in recognition of the cultural and linguistic identity they share with other Deaf people.
Intersex people with chronic illnesses
Chronically ill intersex people
Intersex people who have long-term health conditions that require continued medical attention and/or significantly impact or limit daily life; some but not all people with chronic illnesses consider themselves disabled.
Intersex drama
Works of fiction written to be performed; use in reference to dramatic works focusing on intersex characters or themes.
Intersex employment
Intersex erotic films
Erotic films or movies, created by intersex directors, depicting intersex people, or that are regarded as important within intersex culture.
Intersex porn films
Erotic or sexually explicit films featuring intersex people.
Intersex erotic literature
Literary works that have erotic or sexual elements; use in reference to erotic literature focusing on intersex characters or themes.
Intersex fantasy fiction
Genre that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting; use for fantasy fiction focusing on intersex characters or themes.
Intersex people who are fathers. Only use for people who identify as fathers.
Intersex films
Motion pictures, or movies, created by intersex directors, depicting intersex people, or that are regarded as important within intersex culture.
Intersex graphic novels
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text that generally contain stand-alone stories; used in reference to graphic novels focusing on intersex characters or themes.
Intersex horror fiction
Written works of fiction intended to frighten, scare, or disgust; use in reference to horror fiction focusing on intersex characters or themes.
Intersex information centers
Intersex information centres
Institutions providing education, support, and information about intersex issues and intersex communities to intersex people.
Intersex libraries
Libraries that hold materials primarily pertaining to intersex people or intended for use by intersex people.
Intersex literary criticism
The study, evaluation, and interpretation of literary works focusing on intersex characters or themes; can also include interpretation of literature through the lens and frameworks of intersex studies.
Intersex literature
Written literary works about intersex characters or themes.
Intersex mothers
Intersex people who are mothers. Only use to describe individuals who identify as mothers.
Intersex museums
Institutions dedicated to the storage, exhibition, conservation, and preservation of materials relating to intersex people and intersex history.
Intersex mystery and detective fiction
Written literary works about the investigation of crime or the work of detectives; use in reference to mystery and detective fiction focusing on intersex characters and themes.
Intersex newsletters
Serialized print or digital periodicals created by or for intersex people, often with the purpose of sharing news and information related to intersex communities and intersex issues.
Intersex newspapers
Serialized print or digital publications about intersex issues (and typically produced by intersex people or intersex organizations) that contain news, articles, columns, correspondence, and advertisements.
Intersex operas
Operas created by intersex directors, depicting intersex individuals, or that are regarded as important within intersex culture.
Intersex partners
Intersex people who are the romantic, sexual, or play partners of another person or people.
Intersex people in the military
Intersex people serving in state and national armed forces.
Intersex poetry
Literary work, typically written in verse, that focuses on intersex characters, themes, or identity.
Intersex politicians
Intersex public officials
Intersex people who are candidates for public office, are currently holding public office, or have held political positions. Politicians can be elected by public election or otherwise appointed.
Intersex romance fiction
Works of fiction revolving around romantic and/or sexual relationships between the main characters; use in reference to romance fiction focusing on intersex characters.
Intersex science fiction
Written literary work about imaginative or futuristic concepts incorporating science, technology, space, time travel, and other speculative elements; use in reference to science fiction focusing on intersex characters or themes.
Intersex short stories
Written literary works that are short in length and detail a self-contained incident or concept; use in reference to short stories focusing on intersex characters or themes.
Intersex studies
Academic field of research and study about intersex people, intersex identity, and intersex communities.
Intersex surgery
Non-lifesaving cosmetic procedures intended to change and "normalize" natural variations in genital appearance and/or reproductive anatomy. Intersex surgery was first developed in the early 20th century, with doctors making unresearched claims about an "urgent need" for these operations.
Isolated 17,20-lyase deficiency
ILD
People with isolated 17,20-lyase deficiency (ILD) have one of several specific variations in their genes that cause their bodies to make lower-than-typical amounts of testosterone. They may be born with genitals that do not appear quite like a typical penis, and their testes may be descended or undescended. In adolescence, they may not experience all of the changes related to a typical testosterone puberty because their variation impacts their hormone production.
Jacobs syndrome
XYY syndrome
People with Jacobs syndrome develop with an extra Y chromosome. They might not have any obvious physical variations as a result, or they may be taller than usual or have other identifiable differences that do not relate to sex characteristics. Some people with Jacobs syndrome may also have a smaller-than-typical penis or scrotum, hypospadias, and/or undescended testicles.
Kallmann syndrome
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Kallmann syndrome can occur in people with XX or XY chromosomes and is a form of hypogonadism. People with Kallmann syndrome and XY chromosomes are often born with a smaller-than-typical penis and undescended testes. In adolescence, most people with Kallmann syndrome will either start puberty later than usual or not experience typical pubertal changes (such as developing facial hair and a deeper voice for people with XY chromosomes or developing breasts and starting to menstruate for people with XX chromosomes) unless they receive hormone therapy. Kallmann syndrome also affects someone’s sense of smell.
Leydig cell hypoplasia
LCH
People with Leydig cell hypoplasia (LCH) have XY chromosomes and a genetic insensitivity to luteinizing hormone. LCH can be either complete (known as LCH Type 1) or partial (known as LCH Type 2). Luteinizing hormone is typically responsible for the development of Leydig cells in the testicles and for signaling for those cells to produce androgens like testosterone. Someone with LCH will develop few or no Leydig cells and therefore will produce less testosterone than is typical.
Luteinizing hormone insensitivity
People with XY chromosomes and luteinizing hormone insensitivity develop the variation Leydig cell hypoplasiae. Because people with XX chromosomes do not typically produce Leydig cells to begin with, someone with XX chromosomes who has a genetic insensitivity to luteinizing hormone will not be affected in the same way. A person with XX chromosomes whose body does not respond to luteinizing hormone will not usually have any noticeable differences at birth, but their ovaries may not produce fertile follicles (eggs), and they may not menstruate.
Penoscrotal transposition
People with penoscrotal transposition are born with a different genital configuration than typical, with their penis located below or in the middle of their scrotum instead of above it. Their scrotum might be bifid (split into two halves), and they may also have hypospadias and/or chordee.
Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome
PMDS
People with Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome (PMDS) have XY chromosomes, male-typical reproductive organs and external genitalia, and some component(s) of a female-typical reproductive tract, such as a uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or upper vaginal canal. PMDS occurs when the Müllerian ducts—internal structures that ordinarily break down in an XY fetus—remain and develop as they would in an XX fetus. PMDS is ordinarily not diagnosed at birth, and individuals with this variation often have a male gender identity.
Polycystic ovary syndrome
PCOD
PCOS
Polycystic ovarian disease
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
People with this variation have XX chromosomes and are generally born with a vulva and vagina, a uterus, and ovaries. Later in life, their ovaries often produce higher-than-typical levels of androgens like testosterone. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can also result in the development of characteristics such as facial and body hair, and it can interfere with the process of ovulation. This in turn can cause irregular periods or no periods, and people with PCOS may struggle to become pregnant. Some people with PCOS have small cysts (fluid-filled sacs) on their ovaries, but some do not. Signs of PCOS generally will not show up until a person starts menstruating, or later in life.
Pseudohermaphroditism
Female pseudohermaphroditism
Male pseudohermaphroditism
A term previously used in medical contexts to refer to different groups of intersex variations, usually divided into categories of “male pseudohermaphroditism” and “female pseudohermaphroditism” on the basis of the person’s chromosomes. People may still find these terms used in their medical records or in medical journal articles when researching their variation, but they are often considered highly stigmatizing in addition to being vague and inaccurate. Do not use this term to describe a person's variation unless they do so themselves.
Sex reversal syndrome
A term sometimes used in medical contexts to refer to different variations in which a person is born with XY chromosomes and a vulva and vagina or XX chromosomes and a penis.
Trisomy X
Triple XXX syndrome
People with Trisomy X are born with 47XXX chromosomes rather than the typical 46XX. If they receive the additional X chromosome from their parent's original sperm or egg cell, they will have 47XXX chromosomes in all their cells. If the additional chromosome appears during the embryo's development process, however, only some cells will have 47XXX chromosomes and the person will be born with a mosaic chromosome pattern. Most people with 47XXX chromosomes do not develop any variations in their other sex characteristics but some may have ovaries that stop producing hormones at an earlier-than-typical age and some may not menstruate.
Vaginal atresia
People with this variation may be born without a vaginal opening, a shallow “dimple” where an opening would typically be, or a vaginal opening that is fused or blocked by fibrous tissue. People with vaginal atresia often have a typical upper vaginal canal (along with a typical uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, and ovaries) with differences in the lower portion of the vagina only.
XXYY syndrome
People with XXYY syndrome are born with an extra copy of both an X and Y chromosome, resulting in an 48XXYY chromosome pattern instead of the typical 46XY. People with XXYY chromosomes may have undescended testes and produce lower-than-typical amounts of testosterone, which can cause them to start puberty at a later age than typical and develop less pronounced secondary sex characteristics like muscle tone and facial hair. They may also experience breast growth. People with XXYY syndrome often have other physical features that are similar to those developed by people with Klinefelter syndrome (47XXY).
Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome
MRKH syndrome
Müllerian agenesis
Müllerian duct anomalies
Müllerian duct variations
Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome occurs when a person's Müllerian ducts, which typically become the uterus and upper portion of the vagina during fetal development, do not develop in the typical way. People with MRKH have XX chromosomes and are usually born with a vulva and either a vagina that is shorter than typical or no vagina. They usually do not have a cervix and may have a partial uterus (uterine remnant) or no uterus. They often do not mensturate but may experience cyclic pain if they have a uterine remnant with endometrial lining, and they can develop menstruation-related conditions like endometriosis.
Intersexual
Intersex
This term is not common in the English language as to not confuse intersex with a gender identity or sex orientation by adding "ual" but it is used in other languages such as Spanish to mean "intersex."
Jewish asexual people
Jewish intersex people
Known donors (Reproduction)
Donors whose identities are known by the people to whom they donated gametes and/or the offspring born of that donation.
Latino/a/x intersex people
Intersex Latinas
Intersex Latine people
Intersex Latinos
Intersex Latinx people
Latina intersex people
Latine intersex people
Latino intersex people
Latinx intersex people
Latin American people who are intersex; only use to describe individuals who self-identify as Latino, Latina, or Latinx. Do not conflate with Chicano/a/x or Hispanic.
Lesbian art
Term for different forms of creative activity, including visual, material, and performing arts, by lesbian artists or about lesbian topics and communities.
Lesbian erotic art
Erotic art, created by lesbian artists, depicting lesbian people, or that are regarded as important within lesbian culture.
Lesbian autistic people
Lesbians with autism
Lesbian comedians
Lesbian comics (Persons)
Lesbians who seek to entertain an audience by making them laugh, through jokes, slapstick, employing prop comedy, or other amusing means.
Lesbian erotic films
Erotic films or movies, created by lesbian directors, depicting lesbian people, or that are regarded as important within lesbian culture.
Lesbian neurodivergent people
Lesbians whose brains process, learn, and/or behave differently from what is considered typical by society. Some of these neurological differences can present as learning disabilities, medical disorders, and other conditions.
Lesbian politicians
Lesbian public officials
Lesbians who are candidates for public office, are currently holding public office, or have held political positions. Politicians can be elected by public election or otherwise appointed.
Type 1 Leydig cell hypoplasia
Type 1 LCH
People with Type 1 Leydig cell hypoplasia (LCH) produce almost no testosterone and will usually be born with a vulva and vagina and undescended testes. They are usually assigned female at birth, often without their variation being recognized until adolescence, at which point they generally will not develop any secondary sex characteristics or experience other changes typically associated with puberty.
Type 2 Leydig cell hypoplasia
Type 2 LCH
People with Type 2 Leydig cell hypoplasia (LCH) have some response to luteinizing hormone and produce lower-than-typical amounts of testosterone, but more than people with Type 1 LCH. At birth, their testes may be descended or undescended, and they may have a smaller-than-typical penis, often with other noticeable differences such as hypospadias. In adolescence, they will often develop some characteristics associated with a typical testosterone puberty.
Transgender autistic people
Transgender people with autism
Queer autistic people
Autistic queer people
Queer people with autism
Non-binary autistic people
Autistic non-binary people
Non-binary people with autism
Two-Spirit autistic people
2S autistic people
2S people with autism
Two Spirit autistic people
Two Spirit people with autism
Two Spirited autistic people
Two Spirited people with autism
Two-Spirited autistic people
Two-Spirited people with autism
LGBTQ+ children of LGBTQ+ parents
Second generation (LGBTQ+ families)
Term used to describe people who are LGBTQ+ and have at least one LGBTQ+ parent or caregiver.
Queer comedians
Queer comics (Persons)
Queer people who seek to entertain an audience by making them laugh, through jokes, slapstick, employing prop comedy, or other amusing means.
Transgender comedians
Transgender comics (Persons)
Transgender people who seek to entertain an audience by making them laugh, through jokes, slapstick, employing prop comedy, or other amusing means.
Two-Spirit comedians
2S comedians
2S comics (Persons)
Two Spirited comedians
Two Spirited comics (Persons)
Two-Spirited comedians
Two-Spirited comics (Persons)
Two-Spirit people who seek to entertain an audience by making them laugh, through jokes, slapstick, employing prop comedy, or other amusing means.
Transgender erotic art
Erotic art, created by transgender artists, depicting transgender people, or that are regarded as important within transgender culture.
Queer erotic art
Erotic art, created by queer artists, depicting queer people, or that are regarded as important within queer culture.
Two-Spirit erotic art
2S erotic art
Two Spirit erotic art
Two Spirited erotic art
Two-Spirited erotic art
Erotic art, created by Two-Spirit artists, depicting Two-Spirit people, or that are regarded as important within Two-Spirit culture.
Transgender erotic films
Erotic films or movies, created by transgender directors, depicting transgender people, or that are regarded as important within transgender culture.
Queer erotic films
Erotic films or movies, created by queer directors, depicting queer people, or that are regarded as important within queer culture.
Two-Spirit erotic films
2S erotic films
Two Spirit erotic films
Two Spirited erotic films
Two-Spirited erotic films
Erotic films or movies, created by Two-Spirit directors, depicting Two-Spirit people, or that are regarded as important within Two-Spirit culture.
LGBTQ+ family generations
Refers to families with LGBTQ+ individuals in multiple generations.
Transgender neurodivergent people
Neurodivergent transgender people
Transgender people whose brains process, learn, and/or behave differently from what is considered typical by society. Some of these neurological differences can present as learning disabilities, medical disorders, and other conditions.
Queer neurodivergent people
Neurodivergent queer people
Queer people whose brains process, learn, and/or behave differently from what is considered typical by society. Some of these neurological differences can present as learning disabilities, medical disorders, and other conditions.
Two-Spirit neurodivergent people
2S neurodivergent people
Two Spirit neurodivergent people
Two Spirited neurodivergent people
Two-Spirited neurodivergent people
Two-Spirit people whose brains process, learn, and/or behave differently from what is considered typical by society. Some of these neurological differences can present as learning disabilities, medical disorders, and other conditions.
Transgender operas
Operas created by transgender directors, depicting transgender individuals, or that are regarded as important within transgender culture.
Queer politicians
Queer public officials
Queer people who are candidates for public office, are currently holding public office, or have held political positions. Politicians can be elected by public election or otherwise appointed.
Transgender politicians
Transgender public officials
Transgender people who are candidates for public office, are currently holding public office, or have held political positions. Politicians can be elected by public election or otherwise appointed.
Two-Spirit politicians
2S politicians
2S public officials
Two Spirited politicians
Two Spirited public officials
Two-Spirit public officials
Two-Spirited public officials
Two-Spiritied politicians
Two-Spirit people who are candidates for public office, are currently holding public office, or have held political positions. Politicians can be elected by public election or otherwise appointed.
Type 1 Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome
Type 1 MRKH
People with Type 1 Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome typically have only the differences associated with MRKH syndrome.
Type 2 Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome
Type 2 MRKH
People with Type 2 Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome have both the differences associated with MRKH syndrome and additional differences in other parts of their body, such as their fallopian tubes, kidneys, spine, or heart. A specific example of Type 2 MRKH known as Müllerian agenesis, Renal agenesis, Cervicothoracic Somite (MURCS) association, occurs when someone’s kidneys do not develop typically. They may have scoliosis or fused vertebrae in addition to the usual features of MRKH.
Megasexual authors
Creators of written works who are known to be megasexual.
Megasexual literature
Written literary works about megasexuality, megasexual characters, or megasexual themes.
Megasexual poetry
Literary works, typically written in verse, that focus on queer characters, themes, or identity.
Megasexual fiction
Written works describing imagined events or people; use in reference to fictional works focusing on megasexual characters or themes.
Megasexual literary criticism
The study, evaluation, and interpretation of literary works focusing on megasexual characters or themes; can also include interpretation of literature through the lens and frameworks of megasexual studies.
Megasexual biographies
Accounts of individuals' lives written by those individuals; use for biographies written by megasexual authors.
Megasexual autobiographies
Accounts of individuals' lives written by those individuals; use for autobiographies written by megasexual authors.
Megasexual comics
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text; use in reference to comics focusing on megasexual characters or themes.
Megasexual drama
Works of fiction written to be performed; use in reference to dramatic works focusing on megasexual characters or themes.
Megasexual theater
Works in the performance arts that focus on megasexual characters, communities, or issues.
Megasexual erotic literature
Literary works with erotic or sexual elements; use in reference to erotic literature focusing on megasexual characters or themes.
Megasexual fantasy fiction
Written works that include magical or fantastical elements; use in reference to fantasy fiction focusing on megasexual characters or themes.
Megasexual history
Past events or accounts of the past concerning megasexual people, or people who might be perceived as megasexual if they were alive today.
Megasexual horror fiction
Written works of fiction intended to frighten, scare, or disgust; use in reference to horror fiction focusing on megasexual characters or themes.
Megasexual mystery and detective fiction
Written literary works about the investigation of crime or the work of detectives; use in reference to mystery and detective fiction focusing on megasexual characters or themes.
Megasexual romance fiction
Written literary work focusing on romantic relationships and love between people; use in reference to romance fiction focusing on megasexual characters or themes.
Megasexual science fiction
Written literary works about imaginative or futuristic concepts incorporating science, technology, space, time travel, and other speculative elements; use in reference to science fiction focusing on megasexual characters or themes.
Megasexual short stories
Written literary works that are short in length and detail a self-contained incident or concept; use in reference to short stories focusing on megasexual characters or themes.
Megasexual youth
Megasexual people between the ages of childhood and adulthood.
Megasexual youth literature
Written literary works for an audience of readers from 12-18 years of age, also known as young adult literature or YA; use in reference to youth literature focusing on megasexual characters or themes.
Mild androgen insensitivity syndrome
MAIS
People with mild androgen insensitivity syndrome (MAIS) respond to testosterone at a somewhat reduced level compared to typical levels, which means that they will usually be born with a penis (which may or may not be smaller than typical) and will later develop secondary sex characteristics associated with a typical testosterone puberty. Because their bodies convert a small amount of their naturally produced androgens into estrogen, they may have visible variations in features, such as the amount of facial hair, body hair, or muscle tone they develop. They may also experience some breast development during puberty.
Mixed gonadal dysgenesis
Partial gonadal dysgenesis
People with mixed gonadal dysgenesis are born with a mosaic (usually 45X/46XY) chromosome pattern and may develop some gonadal streak tissue and testicular tissue. They may be born with a vulva or penis, or with visible genital variations. They usually have a partially or completely developed uterus, and they may have combinations of internal reproductive structures such as a fallopian tube and a vas deferens on opposite sides of the body. In adolescence, people with mixed gonadal dysgenesis may develop some secondary sex characteristics associated with a typical testosterone puberty, depending on the amount of hormone-producing testicular tissue they have.
Mothers of asexual people
A person who assumes the role of mother to an asexual person; use only for individuals who self-identify as mothers.
MVPFAFF+
Acronym used to describe Pasifika/Pacific Islander gender diverse identities as a group. The acronym includes Māhū (Hawai'i and Tahiti), Vaka sa lewa lewa (Fiji), Palopa (Papua New Guinea), Fa’afafine (Samoa), Akava’ine (Rarotonga), Fakaleitī (Tonga), Fakafifine (Niue), and more.
MRKH
People with XX chromosomes can have a broad range of variations in how their Müllerian ducts (which typically form the uterus, fallopian tubes, cervix, and upper portion of the vagina) develop. They might have a variation that causes their uterus to develop with a different shape than typical, or to be doubled. Others may have vaginal variations such as a “hemivagina” (where one side of the vagina is obstructed, which can sometimes block menstrual blood from exiting), or a band of tissue dividing the vaginal canal (known as a vaginal septum). Müllerian duct variations usually don’t cause someone to have any variations in their ovaries or hormone production.
Māhū comics
Mahu comics
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text; use in reference to comics focusing on Māhū characters or themes.
Māhū erotic literature
Mahu erotic literature
Literary works that have erotic or sexual elements; use in reference to erotic literature focusing on Māhū characters or themes.
Māhū fantasy fiction
Mahu fantasy fiction
Genre that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting; use for fantasy fiction focusing on Māhū characters or themes.
Māhū fiction
Mahu fiction
Written works describing imagined events or people; use in reference to fictional works focusing on Māhū characters or themes.
Māhū graphic novels
Mahu graphic novels
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text that generally contain stand-alone stories; used in reference to graphic novels focusing on Māhū characters or themes.
Māhū horror fiction
Mahu horror fiction
Written works of fiction intended to frighten, scare, or disgust; use in reference to horror fiction focusing on Māhū characters or themes.
Māhū mystery and detective fiction
Mahu mystery and detective fiction
Written literary works about the investigation of crime or the work of detectives; use in reference to mystery and detective fiction focusing on Māhū characters and themes.
Māhū poetry
Mahu poetry
Literary work, typically written in verse, that focuses on Māhū characters, themes, or identity.
Māhū porn films
Mahu porn films
Erotic or sexually explicit films featuring Māhū people.
Māhū romance fiction
Mahu romance fiction
Works of fiction revolving around romantic and/or sexual relationships between the main characters; use in reference to romance fiction focusing on Māhū characters.
Māhū science fiction
Mahu science fiction
Written literary work about imaginative or futuristic concepts incorporating science, technology, space, time travel, and other speculative elements; use in reference to science fiction focusing on Māhū characters or themes.
Māhū short stories
Mahu short stories
Written literary works that are short in length and detail a self-contained incident or concept; use in reference to short stories focusing on Māhū characters or themes.
Māhūkāne
Mahukane
A term coined by the Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) queer community in the early 2000s that blends the term Māhū (for third gender indigenous people of Hawai'i and Tahiti who blend genders and often hold spiritual roles) and kāne (man).
Māhūwahine
Mahuwahine
A term coined by the Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) queer community in the early 2000s that blends the term Māhū (for third gender indigenous people of Hawai'i and Tahiti who blend genders and often hold spiritual roles) and wahine (woman).
No Police at Pride
No Cops at Pride movement
No Cops at Pride
No Police at Pride movement
Primarily Canadian and U.S. American movement wherein police officers were banned from LGBTQ+ pride events in some locations, due to historical and contemporary mistreatment of LGBTQ+ persons, especially Black and Indigenous LGBTQ+ persons. In recent years acted as a response to the 2010-2017 Toronto serial homicides and the mishandling of the investigation by the Toronto Police Service.
Non-binary comics
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text; use in reference to comics focusing on non-binary characters or themes.
Non-binary disabled people
Disabled non-binary people
Non-binary people with disabilities
Non-binary erotic literature
Literary works that have erotic or sexual elements; use in reference to erotic literature focusing on non-binary characters or themes.
Non-binary fantasy fiction
Genre that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting; use for fantasy fiction focusing on non-binary characters or themes.
Non-binary fiction
Written works describing imagined events or people; use in reference to fictional works focusing on non-binary characters or themes.
Non-binary romance fiction
Written works of fiction revolving around romantic and/or sexual relationships between the main characters; use in reference to romance fiction focusing on non-binary characters.
Non-binary mystery and detective fiction
Written literary works about the investigation of crime or the work of detectives; use in reference to mystery and detective fiction focusing on non-binary characters or themes.
Non-binary horror fiction
Written works of fiction intended to frighten, scare, or disgust; use in reference to horror fiction focusing on non-binary characters or themes.
Non-binary science fiction
Written literary work about imaginative or futuristic concepts incorporating science, technology, space, time travel, and other speculative elements; use in reference to science fiction focusing on non-binary characters or themes.
Non-binary graphic novels
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text that generally contain stand-alone stories; used in reference to graphic novels focusing on non-binary characters or themes.
Non-binary parents
Non-binary poetry
Literary work, typically written in verse, that focuses on non-binary characters, themes, or identity.
Non-binary porn films
Erotic or sexually explicit films featuring non-binary people.
Non-binary short stories
Written literary works that are short in length and detail a self-contained incident or concept; use in reference to short stories focusing on non-binary characters or themes.
Non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), a subtype of CAH, does not usually become apparent until later in childhood, adolescence, or even young adulthood.
Open identity donors (Reproduction)
Identity release donors
Willing-to-be-known donors
Donors who donated their gametes with the understanding that their identity and/or contact information would be released to any offspring born of that donation. The age at which the offspring receives this information varies, following the donor's preference.
Parents of asexual people
People who act as parents to one or more asexual person. For parents who are themselves asexual, use the term "Asexual parents."
Parents of intersex people
Intersex people's parents
People who act as parents to one or more intersex person. For parents who are themselves intersex, use the term "intersex parents."
Partners of asexual people
People whose sexual, romantic, or play partner is asexual.
Partners of intersex people
People whose sexual, romantic, or play partner is intersex.
People with transgender parents
KOT (Kids of Trans)
Kids of Trans
PTP
People with trans parents
Transpawn
People who have one or more transgender parent or caregiver.
Performative LGBTQ+ activism by police
Gay copaganda
LGBTQ+ copaganda
Pinkwashing by police officers
Pride patches on police uniforms
Rainbow colored patrol cars
Rainbow hate crime cars
Rainbow-hued police cars
Rainbow-painted police cars
Rainbow-washing by police officers
LGBTQ+ activism undertaken by police organizations and institutions which intends to increase the social capital of such institutions, rather than to actually serve LGBTQ+ communities.
Persecution of asexual people
Systematic mistreatment of asexual people on the basis of their sexual identity.
Persecution of intersex people
Systematic mistreatment of intersex people on the basis of their sex or gender identity.
Police entrapment of LGBTQ+ people
A practice in which law enforcement agents or agents of the state coerce an LGBTQ+ person to commit a "crime" they would have otherwise been unlikely or unwilling to commit. Legal definitions of entrapment vary widely depending on the jurisdiction, but the term is often used colloquially to refer to police acting dishonestly or in bad faith, as well as policing focused on anticipating and inducing crime, rather than responding to reports of crime.
Police harassment of Black LGBTQ+ people
Any of various forms of inappropriate conduct, illegal actions, or abuses of power undertaken by law enforcement agents or agents of the state against Black LGBTQ+ members of the public. This includes but is not limited to racial, ethnic, and other forms of profiling; unwarranted surveillance, searches, and seizure; selective enforcement; excessive use of force; sexual misconduct; intimidation and witness tampering; falsification of evidence; coerced confessions; false arrests and imprisonment; and bribing or lobbying.
Police harassment of LGBTQ+ people
Mistreatment of LGBTQ+ people by police
Harassment of LGBTQ+ people by police
Police brutality toward LGBTQ+ people
Police misconduct toward LGBTQ+ people
Police mistreatment of LGBTQ+ people
Any of various forms of inappropriate conduct, illegal actions, or abuses of power undertaken by law enforcement agents or agents of the state against LGBTQ+ members of the public. This includes but is not limited to racial, ethnic, and other forms of profiling; unwarranted surveillance, searches, and seizure; selective enforcement; excessive use of force; sexual misconduct; intimidation and witness tampering; falsification of evidence; coerced confessions; false arrests and imprisonment; and bribing or lobbying.
White supremacy in policing
Infiltration of police by white supremacists
Police officer ties with white supremacists
Historical and contemporary linkages between white supremacist ideologies and modern policing institutions, primarily discussed within the context of the countries of Canada and the United States.
Police harassment of Indigenous LGBTQ+ people
Any of various forms of inappropriate conduct, illegal actions, or abuses of power undertaken by law enforcement agents or agents of the state against Indigenous LGBTQ+ members of the public. This includes but is not limited to racial, ethnic, and other forms of profiling; unwarranted surveillance, searches, and seizure; selective enforcement; excessive use of force; sexual misconduct; intimidation and witness tampering; falsification of evidence; coerced confessions; false arrests and imprisonment; and bribing or lobbying.
Police violence toward LGBTQ+ people
Police abuse toward LGBTQ+ people
Police torture of LGBTQ+ people
Any of various forms of police violence aimed toward LGBTQ+ people.
Police raids on LGBTQ+ bars
Unexpected and unannounced entry into and searches of drinking establishments owned or frequented by LGBTQ+ people by law enforcement officers with the aim of using surprise to seize evidence or arrest suspects. Police raids may be undertaken legally using a search warrant or through exigent circumstances, such as probable cause, though the latter is highly subjective and civilians often have little resources to appeal illegal raids.
Police raids on LGBTQ+-related establishments
Anti-LGBTQ+ police raids
Police raids on LGBTQ+ establishments
Police raids on LGBTQ+ venues
Police raids to LGBTQ+ venues
Unexpected and unannounced entry into and searches of establishments owned or frequented by LGBTQ+ people by law enforcement officers with the aim of using surprise to seize evidence or arrest suspects. Police raids may be undertaken legally using a search warrant or through exigent circumstances, such as probable cause, though the latter is highly subjective and civilians often have little resources to appeal illegal raids.
Police raids on LGBTQ+ bathhouses
Unexpected and unannounced entry into and searches of bathouses, saunas, or spas owned or frequented by LGBTQ+ people by law enforcement officers with the aim of using surprise to seize evidence or arrest suspects. Police raids may be undertaken legally using a search warrant or through exigent circumstances, such as probable cause, though the latter is highly subjective and civilians often have little resources to appeal illegal raids.
Police raids on LGBTQ+ meeting places
Unexpected and unannounced entry into and searches of meeting places owned or frequented by LGBTQ+ people, including individuals' residences, businesses, and other institutions, by law enforcement officers with the aim of using surprise to seize evidence or arrest suspects. Police raids may be undertaken legally using a search warrant or through exigent circumstances, such as probable cause, though the latter is highly subjective and civilians often have little resources to appeal illegal raids.
Police raids on LGBTQ+ nightclubs
Unexpected and unannounced entry into and searches of nightclubs owned or frequented by LGBTQ+ people by law enforcement officers with the aim of using surprise to seize evidence or arrest suspects. Police raids may be undertaken legally using a search warrant or through exigent circumstances, such as probable cause, though the latter is highly subjective and civilians often have little resources to appeal illegal raids.
Shootings of LGBTQ+ people by police
Shooting of LGBTQ+ individuals or individuals perceived as being LGBTQ+ by police officers.
Queer art
Term for different forms of creative activity, including visual, material, and performing arts, by queer artists or about queer topics and communities.
Queer films
Motion pictures, or movies, created by queer directors, depicting queer people, or that are regarded as important within queer culture.
Queercrip
Cripqueer
A portmanteau of two reclaimed terms (queer and crip) used to indicate that a person or a thing belongs to both queer and crip communities, often used to indicate unity or shared struggles. This term may also appear as "cripqueer" to emphasize the crip identity before the queer one.
Queerspawn
People with one or more queer parent or caregiver, usually for self-identification. Queerspawn is believed to have been coined in 1995 or 1996 by Stefan Lynch for use in zine published by COLAGE, a U.S. based organization dedicated to supporting people with one or more LGBTQ+ caregiver.
Romani asexual people
Asexual people who are Romani, or part of the traditionally nomadic Indo-European people.
Romantic relationships
Ongoing connections between two or more individuals involving romantic behaviors or activities.
Sons of asexual people
Sons who have one or more asexual parent. For sons who are themselves asexual, use the term "Asexual sons."
Sons of intersex people
Sons who have one or more intersex parent. For sons who are themselves intersex, use the term "Intersex sons."
Steroidogenic factor 1 protein
SF-1 protein
The steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1) protein is a transcription factor involved in sex determination. The SF-1 protein controls the activity of genes related to the gonads and adrenal glands.
Streak gonads
Minimally developed gonadal tissue that is present in place of either testes or ovaries. Streak gonads are more common in certain intersex variations such as Swyer syndrome.
Test tube babies
People who were conceived through IVF, or in vitro fertilization.
Transgender art
Term for different forms of creative activity, including visual, material, and performing arts, by transgender artists or about transgender topics and communities.
Transgender films
Motion pictures, or movies, created by transgender directors, depicting transgender people, or that are regarded as important within transgender culture.
Two-Spirit activism
2S activism
Two Spirit activism
Two Spiritied activism
Two-Spirited activism
Direct action and organizing to achieve political or social change and acceptance for Two-Spirit people.
Two-Spirit political activists
2S political activists
Two Spirit political activists
Two Spirited political activists
Two-Spirited political activists
Two-Spirit people working to bring about political or social change through public organizing.
Two-Spirit archives
2S archives
Two Spirit archives
Two Spirited archives
Two-Spirited archives
Collections of records and materials relating to Two-Spirit people or Two-Spirit communities; can include a variety of organizations and institutions from community to government archives.
Two-Spirit art
2S art
Two Spirit art
Two Spirited art
Two-Spirited art
Term for different forms of creative activity, including visual, material, and performing arts, by Two-Sprit artists or about Two-Spirit topics and communities.
Two-Spirit artists
2S artists
Two Spirit artists
Two Spirited artists
Two-Spirited artists
Two-Spirit disabled people
2S disabled people
Disabled 2S people
Disabled Two Spirit people
Disabled Two-Spirited people
Two Spirit disabled people
Two Spirited disabled people
Two-Spirited disabled people
Two-Spirit autobiographies
2S autobiographies
2S autobios
2S memoirs
Two Spirit autobiographies
Two Spirit autobios
Two Spirit memoirs
Two Spirited autobiographies
Two Spirited autobios
Two Spirited memoirs
Two-Spirited authobiographies
Two-Spirited autobios
Two-Spirited memoirs
Accounts of individuals' lives written by those individuals; use for autobiographies written by Two-Spirit authors.
Two-Spirit biographies
2S biographies
Two Spirit biographies
Two Spirited biographies
Two-Spirited biographies
Written accounts of the lives of individuals known to be Two-Spirit
Two-Spirit blind people
2S blind people
Blind 2S people
Blind Two Spirit people
Blind Two Spirited people
Blind Two-Spirited people
Two Spirit blind people
Two Spirited blind people
Two-Spirited blind people
Two-Spirit people with significant or total loss of vision.
Two-Spirit bookshops
2S bookshops
Two Spirit bookshops
Two Spirited bookshops
Two-Spirited bookshops
Bookshops that sell materials intended for use by Two-Spirit people or addressing topics related to Two-Spirit experiences.
Two-Spirit characters
2S characters
Two Spirit characters
Two Spirited characters
Two-Spirited characters
Characters in creative works who are Two-Spirit
Two-Spirit children
2S children
Two Spirit children
Two Spirited children
Two-Spirited children
Two-Spirit people who have not yet reached the age of adolescence.
Two-Spirit comics
2S comics
Two Spirit comics
Two Spirited comics
Two-Spirited comics
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text; use in reference to comics focusing on Two-Spirit characters or themes.
Two-Spirit community centers
2S community centers
Two Spirit community centers
Two Spirited community centers
Two-Spirit community centres
Two-Spirited community centers
Spaces in which people from Two-Spirit communities meet for social, education, recreational, or organizing activities.
Two-Spirit couples
2S couples
Two Spirit couples
Two Spirited couples
Two-Spirited couples
Partnerships in which both people are Two-Spirit
Two-Spirit Deaf people
2S Deaf people
Deaf 2S people
Deaf Two Spirit people
Deaf Two Spirited people
Deaf Two-Spirited people
Two Spirit Deaf people
Two Spirited Deaf people
Two-Spirited Deaf people
Two-Spirit people with significant or total hearing loss. Some but not all Deaf people prefer to capitalize Deaf in recognition of the cultural and linguistic identity they share with other Deaf people.
Two-Spirit wheelchair users
2S wheelchair users
Two Spirit wheelchair users
Two Spirited wheelchair users
Two-Spirited wheelchair users
Two-Spirit hard of hearing people
2S hard of hearing people
Two Spirit hard of hearing people
Two Spirited hard of hearing people
Two-Spirited hard of hearing people
Two-Spirit people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
Two-Spirit people with chronic illnesses
2S people with chronic illnesses
Chronically ill 2S people
Chronically ill Two Spirit people
Chronically ill Two Spirited people
Chronically ill Two-Spirited people
Two Spirit people with chronic illnesses
Two Spirited people with chronic illnesses
Two-Spirited people with chronic illnesses
Two-Spirit people who have long-term health conditions that require continued medical attention and/or significantly impact or limit daily life; some but not all people with chronic illnesses consider themselves disabled.
Two-Spirit drama
2S drama
Two Spirit drama
Two Spirited drama
Two-Spirited drama
Works of fiction written to be performed; use in reference to dramatic works focusing on Two-Spirit characters or themes.
Two-Spirit employment
2S employment
Two Spirit employment
Two Spirited employment
Two-Spirited employment
Two-Spirit films
2S films
Two Spirit films
Two Spirited films
Two-Spirited films
Motion pictures, or movies, created by Two-Spirit directors, depicting Two-Spirit people, or that are regarded as important within Two-Spirit culture.
Two-Spirit porn films
2S porn films
Two Spirit porn films
Two spirited porn films
Erotic or sexually explicit films featuring Two-Spirit people.
Two-Spirit erotic literature
2S erotic literature
Two Spirit erotic literature
Two Spirited erotic literature
Two-Spirited erotic literature
Literary works that have erotic or sexual elements; use in reference to erotic literature focusing on Two-Spirit characters or themes.
Two-Spirit fantasy fiction
2S fantasy fiction
Two Spirit fantasy fiction
Two Spirited fantasy fiction
Two-Spirited fantasy fiction
Genre that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting; use for fantasy fiction focusing on Two-Spirit characters or themes.
Two-Spirit graphic novels
2S graphic novels
Two Spirit graphic novels
Two Spirited graphic novels
Two-Spirited graphic novels
Works consisting of sequential images often accompanied by text that generally contain stand-alone stories; used in reference to graphic novels focusing on Two-Spirit characters or themes.
Two-Spirit horror fiction
2S horror fiction
Two Spirit horror fiction
Two Spirited horror fiction
Two-Spirited horror fiction
Written works of fiction intended to frighten, scare, or disgust; use in reference to horror fiction focusing on Two-Spirit characters or themes.
Two-Spirit information centers
2S information centers
Two Spirit information centers
Two Spirited information centers
Two-Spirit information centres
Two-Spirited information centers
Institutions providing education, support, and information about Two-Spirit issues and Two-Spirit communities to Two-Spirit people.
Two-Spirit libraries
2S libraries
Two Spirit libraries
Two Spirited libraries
Two-Spirited libraries
Libraries that hold materials primarily pertaining to Two-Spirit people or intended for use by Two-Spirit people.
Two-Spirit literary criticism
2S literary criticism
Two Spirit literary criticism
Two Spirited literary criticism
Two-Spirited literary criticism
The study, evaluation, and interpretation of literary works focusing on Two-Spirit characters or themes; can also include interpretation of literature through the lens and frameworks of Two-Spirit studies.
Two-Spirit literature
2S literature
Two Spirit literature
Two Spirited literature
Two-Spirited literature
Written literary works about Two-Spirit characters or themes.
Two-Spirit youth literature
2S youth literature
Two Spirit youth literature
Two Spirited youth literature
Two-Spirited youth literature
Written literary works for an audience of readers from 12-18 years of age, also known as young adult literature or YA; use in reference to youth literature focusing on Two-Spirit characters or themes.
Two-Spirit movement
2S movement
Two Spirit movement
Two Spirited movement
Two-Spirited movement
Umbrella term for activism focused on the rights of Two-Spirit people and issues faced by Two-Spirit communities.
Two-Spirit museums
2S museums
Two Spirit museums
Two Spirited museums
Two-Spirited museums
Institutions dedicated to the storage, exhibition, conservation, and preservation of materials relating to Two-Spirit people and Two-Spirit history.
Two-Spirit mystery and detective fiction
2S mystery and detective fiction
Two Spirit mystery and detective fiction
Two Spirited mystery and detective fiction
Two-Spirited mystery and detective fiction
Written literary works about the investigation of crime or the work of detectives; use in reference to mystery and detective fiction focusing on Two-Spirit characters and themes.
Two-Spirit newsletters
2S newsletters
Two Spirit newsletters
Two Spirited newsletters
Two-Spirited newsletters
Serialized print or digital periodicals created by or for Two-Spirit people, often with the purpose of sharing news and information related to Two-Spirit communities and Two-Spirit issues.
Two-Spirit press
2S press
Two Spirit press
Two Spirited press
Two-Spirited press
Newspapers, magazines, or other publishing outlets aimed at Two-Spirit audiences and/or operated by Two-Spirit people.
Two-Spirit newspapers
2S newspapers
Two Spirit newspapers
Two Spirited newspapers
Two-Spirited newspapers
Serialized print or digital publications about transgender people or Two-Spirit issues (and typically produced by Two-Spirit people or Two-Spirit organizations) that contain news, articles, columns, correspondence, and advertisements.
Two-Spirit partners
2S partners
Two Spirit partners
Two Spirited partners
Two-Spirited partners
Two-Spirit people who are the romantic, sexual, or play partners of another person or people.
Two-Spirit people in the military
2S people in the military
Two Spirit people in the military
Two Spirited people in the military
Two-Spirited people in the military
Two-Spirit people serving in state and national armed forces.
Two-Spirit poetry
2S poetry
Two Spirit poetry
Two Spirited poetry
Two-Spirited poetry
Literary work, typically written in verse, that focuses on Two-Spirit characters, themes, or identity.
Two-Spirit publishers
2S publishers
Two Spirit publishers
Two Spirited publishers
Two-Spirited publishers
Companies and organizations that publish materials for Two-Spirit communities or addressing Two-Spirit issues.
Two-Spirit radio
2S radio
Two Spirit radio
Two Spirited radio
Two-Spirited radio
Auditory content broadcast on the radio (analog or digital) about Two-Spirit people and Two-Spirit issues.
Two-Spirit relationships
2S relationships
Two Spirit relationships
Two Spirited relationships
Two-Spirited relationships
Ongoing connections (romantic, sexual, or platonic) between two or more Two-Spirit people.
Two-Spirit rights
2S rights
Two Spirit rights
Two Spirited rights
Two-Spirited rights
Legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement held by Two-Spirit people.
Two-Spirit romance fiction
2S romance fiction
Two Spirit romance fiction
Two Spirited romance fiction
Two-Spirited romance fiction
Works of fiction revolving around romantic and/or sexual relationships between the main characters; use in reference to romance fiction focusing on Two-Spirit characters.
Two-Spirit science fiction
2S science fiction
Two Spirit science fiction
Two Spirited science fiction
Two-Spirited science fiction
Written literary work about imaginative or futuristic concepts incorporating science, technology, space, time travel, and other speculative elements; use in reference to science fiction focusing on Two-Spirit characters or themes.
Two-Spirit short stories
2S short stories
Two Spirit short stories
Two spirited short stories
Written literary works that are short in length and detail a self-contained incident or concept; use in reference to short stories focusing on Two-Spirit characters or themes.
Two-Spirit slang
2S slang
Two Spirit slang
Two Spirited slang
Two-Spirited slang
Colloquial or informal language related to Two-Spirit identity or used by Two-Spirit people.
Two-Spirit studies
2S studies
Two Spirit studies
Two Spirited studies
Two-Spirited studies
Academic field of research and study about Two-Spirit people, Two-Spirit identity, and Two-Spirit communities.
Two-Spirit survivors of hate crimes
2S survivors of hate crimes
Two Spirit survivors of hate crimes
Two Spirited survivors of hate crimes
Two-Spirited survivors of hate crimes
Two-Spirit people who have experienced and survived hate crimes; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Two-Spirit survivors of rape
2S survivors of rape
Two Spirit survivors of rape
Two Spirited survivors of rape
Two-Spirited survivors of rape
Two-Spirit people who have experienced and survived rape; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Two-Spirit survivors of sexual abuse
2S survivors of sexual abuse
Two Spirit survivors of sexual abuse
Two Spirited survivors of sexual abuse
Two-Spirited survivors of sexual abuse
Two-Spirit people who have experienced and survived sexual abuse; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Two-Spirit survivors of war
2S survivors of war
Two Spirit survivors of war
Two Spirited survivors of war
Two-Spirited survivors of war
Two-Spirit people who have experienced and survived war; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Two-Spirit television
2S television
Two Spirit television
Two Spirited television
Two-Spirited television
Television shows featuring Two-Spirit characters or themes.
Two-Spirit theater
2S theatre
Two Spirited theatre
Two-Spirit theatre
Two-Spirited theatre
2S theater
Two Spirit theater
Two Spirited theater
Two-Spirited theater
Works in the performance arts that focus on Two-Spirit characters or themes.
Two-Spirit victims of hates crimes
2S victims of hates crimes
Two Spirit victims of hates crimes
Two Spirited victims of hates crimes
Two-Spirited victims of hates crimes
Two-Spirit people who have experienced hate crimes and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Two-Spirit victims of rape
2S victims of rape
Two Spirit victims of rape
Two Spirited victims of rape
Two-Spirited victims of rape
Two-Spirit people who have experienced rape and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Two-Spirit victims of sexual abuse
2S victims of sexual abuse
Two Spirit victims of sexual abuse
Two Spirited victims of sexual abuse
Two-Spirited victims of sexual abuse
Two-Spirit people who have experienced sexual abuse and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Two-Spirit victims of war
2S victims of war
Two Spirit victims of war
Two Spirited victims of war
Two-Spirited victims of war
Two-Spirit people who have experienced war and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Two-Spirit victims' rights
2S victims' rights
Two Spirit victims' rights
Two Spirited victims' rights
Two-Spirited victims' rights
Two-Spirit people’s legal rights to be informed, present, and heard within the criminal justice system after having been harmed or injured as the result of of a crime, accident, or other event.
Two-Spirit youth
2S adolescents
2S teenagers
2S teens
2S youth
Two Spirit adolescents
Two Spirit teenagers
Two Spirit teens
Two Spirit youth
Two Spirited adolescents
Two Spirited teenagers
Two Spirited teens
Two Spirited youth
Two-Spirited adolescents
Two-Spirited teenagers
Two-Spirited teens
Two-Spirited youth
Two-Spirit people who are between the ages of childhood and adulthood.
Two-Spirit-focused businesses
2S-focused businesses
Two Spirit-focused businesses
Two Spirited-focused businesses
Two-Spirited-focused businesses
Businesses focusing on Two-Spirit clientele and products related to Two-Spirit communities.
Two-Spirit-owned businesses
2S-owned businesses
Two Spirit-owned businesses
Two Spirited-owned businesses
Two-Spirited-owned businesses
White asexual people
White intersex people
Intersex Caucasian people
Intersex white people
X gender markers
Gender markers that indicate a person is NOT cisgender. X gender markers may be assigned to or adopted by intersex people or transgender people.