A type of consensual BDSM play involving the mock capture, bondage, struggle, and intimidation of one or more sexual partners.
Sexual or erotic acts, objects, and situations that are considered to be unusual within a given society.
A type of consensual play involving mock coercion, intimidation, force, or struggle of one or more partners.
Intersex people of African descent born in Canada or intersex people born in African countries who live in or have a strong connection to Canada. Use for individuals who self-identify as Afro-Canadian.
Intersex people of African descent born in the Caribbean or intersex 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.
Intersex people of African descent born in European countries or intersex 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.
Intersex people of African descent born in Latin American countries or intersex 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.
The act of roleplaying as people of different ages, usually as children, for fun or erotic enjoyment.
Absorbent material wrapped around a person’s butt and between their legs to absorb urine and feces; typically used in ageplay.
Consensual exchange of power between two or more people as a feature of their relationship or during erotic activity.
Any kind of sexual play that involves anal stimulation.
The use of a device (called a douche or enema) to introduce a stream of liquid into either the rectum or vagina. Can be used for sexual or erotic purposes.
Striking a body with a paddle as a form of impact play.
A sex toy designed to be inserted into the anus for sexual stimulation or pleasure. Butt plugs tend to be shorter than dildos and have a flared base that prevents them from being lost in the rectum.
The act of roleplaying as an animal or animal character, sometimes with someone acting as a trainer, handler or pet owner, for fun or erotic enjoyment.
The act of roleplaying as an equine, sometimes with someone acting as a trainer, handler or pet owner, for fun or erotic enjoyment.
The act of roleplaying as a canine, sometimes with someone acting as a trainer, handler or pet owner, for fun or erotic enjoyment.
Use to describe cultural experiences shared by members of furry communities or products of furry culture (e.g., art and media created by and for furries, activism focused on furry issues, slang commonly used in furry communities, etc.).
The unjust or prejudicial treatment of individuals or communities due to their kinks and/or kinky sexual practices; may include adverse legal judgment and/or the denial of legal rights, employment, and housing.
Opposition to various practices or fantasies involving sadomasochism or power exchange.
People who participate in kink and/or power exchange relationships.
Eroticization of pain and intense sensation.
The hollow area underneath the upper arm where the shoulder connects, known to be ticklish and/or sexually stimulative.
Aromantic 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.
Aromantic people with significant or total loss of vision.
Aromantic people who are attending college.
LGBTQ+ people who are attending college.
Alumni groups or associations whose membership is specifically comprised of LGBTQ+ former students of the same university, college, or school
Aromantic 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.
Aromantic people who are hard of hearing.
Aromantic 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.
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on aromantic characters or themes.
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by aromantic people and/or focusing on aromantic identity, issues, or culture.
Asexual people who are ordained for religious duties, particularly in the Christian Church.
Asexual people who are attending college.
Asexual people (typically men) who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a master/slave dynamic.
The person who takes on the position of authority or power in a power exchange relationship or kink activity.
Women who take a dominant role in BDSM activities; use for dominatrices who identify as asexual.
Asexual women who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the mistress role in sexual relationships with a mistress/slave dynamic.
Musicals created by asexual directors, depicting asexual individuals, or that are regarded as important within asexual culture.
Films or theatrical productions in which singing and/or dancing are essential elements. Use for musicals created by LGBTQ+ directors, depicting LGBTQ+ people, or that are regarded as important within LGBTQ+ culture.
Asexual people who are members of polytheistic religions or other religions outside of the dominant culture that typically incorporate nature worship and/or the sacred feminine, such as Wicca, Druidry, Heathenry, etc. Use to describe asexual people who self-identify as Pagan.
Asexual people who are members of the Protestant Church.
Asexual people who are members of the Roman Catholic Church.
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on asexual characters or themes.
Asexual practitioners of Wicca or other Pagan religions who self-identify as witches.
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by asexual people and/or focusing on asexual identity, issues, or culture.
Applying cigar or cigarette ash to someone's mouth or body.
A form of temperature play that involves using cigars, usually applied to the skin.
The use of balloons for fashion, sexual arousal or erotic play.
Inflation of the body, parts of the body, clothing, or inflatable objects with air or other substances for sexual arousal or erotic play.
Communities of people with an interest in rubber or latex materials for fashion and kink.
Intersex people who belong to two or more racial groups. Only use for people who self-identify as biracial.
Bisexual people who are attending college.
Bisexual people who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a dominant/submissive dynamic.
Musicals created by bisexual directors, depicting bisexual individuals, or that are regarded as important within bisexual culture.
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on bisexual characters or themes.
A person who subscribes to a form of feminism that developed in response to the failures of mainstream feminist and civil rights efforts to acknowledge the ways white supremacy and the patriarchy interact to inform the particular experiences of Black women. Use when resources are about Black feminists or when an individual identifies as such.
A person who subscribes to womanism, an ideology that grew out of the perceived indifference of the feminist movement towards the needs of Black women, who are often excluded from the categories of "female" and "femininity" as understood by white feminists. At the core of womanism is the idea that mainstream feminism is a movement led by white women to serve white women's goals, which can be indifferent or even oppositional to the needs of Black women. Use for resources about womanists or when an individual identifies as such.
Use of blood for erotic or sensual pleasure.
The use of knives or blades during kink or erotic play.
Temporary piercing of a body, usually for aesthetic, erotic, or sexual purposes.
A body encasing or bag, often leather, used for sensory deprivation or during kink or sexual play.
Items used during kink play or worn as fashionable accessories to indicate participation in the kink or leather communities.
Naturally occurring fluids produced by the human body.
Expelling spit, usually onto a person’s body or into their mouth.
Expulsion of fluid from the urethra during orgasm. Not commonly used for penile ejaculation.
Use of urine and urination for sexual or erotic pleasure.
Modification of the body, such as tattooing, piercing, branding, or cutting.
Any of various fetishes regarding a specific part of the body.
Any practice of revering muscles, usually in a sexual context.
Eroticization of boots through wearing and incorporating into sexual play.
Any practice of revering another’s physical body, usually in a sexual context.
Eroticization of shoes such as high heels and boots.
In the leather and kink communities, an individual who cleans and conditions someone’s leather boots, shoes or garments.
People who participate in or identify with leather communities.
A gender-inclusive term for the upper area of the torso, can be used if the person has breasts or not.
Any sexual activity involving the breasts, including fondling/groping, kissing, licking, rubbing, pinching, or squeezing/constricting.
A kink activity where intense sensation, pain, or constriction is applied to the breasts.
A kink activity where intense sensation, pain, or constriction is applied to the nipples.
A gender-inclusive term for any sexual activity involving the the upper area of the torso, including fondling/groping, kissing, licking, rubbing, pinching, or squeezing/constricting.
Controlling or restricting the ability to breathe in order to achieve heightened pleasure or stimulation.
A mask traditionally used to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne pollutants and toxic gases and used in kink or erotic play.
The act or fantasy of engaging in sex with the intent to contract HIV/AIDS.
A sexual act involving multiple people ejaculating on one person, typically on the face.
The depiction of ejaculation, especially onto another person, especially in the context of pornography.
Striking the body with a cane as a form of impact play.
An activity where a person is struck repeatedly, with or without an implement, for erotic play.
Accessories or devices used to restrict or confine the genitalia.
Refraining from sexual arousal, orgasm, or sex as an act of submission, method of erotic discipline, or for personal satisfaction.
The physical or psychological control of one's own or a partner’s orgasm.
Any of various forms of sensual or sexual play in which objects and substances are used to stimulate the body with heat or cold.
The use of fire or flame in a sexual or erotic context.
A device designed to hold something firmly together or to otherwise fasten down on something (such as the nipples) for the purposes of gratification.
A fastener usually used to hang up clothes for drying, here used as a sex toy.
Any of various restraint devices designed to secure an individual’s wrists or ankles in bondage play.
Fashion, clothing, and accessories associated with LGBTQ+ subcultures and expression.
The position or activity of tying a person’s wrists and ankles together behind their back.
A type of bondage device consisting of a wooden or metal bar with cuffs at either end that are used to keep an individual's arms or legs apart.
Demisexual 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.
Demisexual people with significant or total loss of vision.
Demisexual people who are attending college.
Demisexual 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.
Demisexual people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
Demisexual people with chronic illnesses
Demisexual 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.
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on demisexual characters or themes.
A variety of practices where someone in a dominant role sets rules for someone in a submissive role that they are expected to obey and the dominant administers punishments, corrections, or rewards.
A practice of dressing and acting like a living doll (through makeup, dressing, etc.) for aesthetic or sexual gratification.
Eroticization of rubber, latex, and related materials.
The use of hypnosis in a sexual or erotic context.
Films with significant characters who appear in drag. Not to be confused with films where a principal actor plays a character who identifies as a gender other than what the actor identifies as.
A person who subscribes to the political and philosophical movement that views feminism and concerns for the environment as inherently related. Use when resources are about eco-feminists or when an individual identifies as such.
BDSM activities and kinks that are considered to have an increased level of risk or taboo, or which are challenging to the participants for subjective reasons, for example due to a personal fear or boundary.
Any of various forms of sexual play which involve the application of electricity.
A device used to apply an electrical charge to the body.
Insertion of rods into the urethra, usually for erotic stimulation.
Psychological games or roleplay performed in order to produce erotic excitement or sexual arousal.
A period of debates beginning in the 1970s between different schools and factions of feminist thought concerning sexual freedom, sex work, pornography, kink and sadomasochism, sex toys, butch/femme, and trans identities.
A broad feminist movement, usually compared against the anti-sex or anti-pornography feminist movement, that supports sexual liberation, sex workers, pornography, and freedom of sexual and gender expression.
Application of liquid wax to the body for erotic or sensual play.
A type of sensual or sexual play in which ice or similar cold substances are applied to the body.
Period of women's rights activism in the 19th and early 20th centuries that was primarily focused on legal rights such as women's right to vote.
A person who was part of a period of women's rights activism in the 19th and early 20th centuries that was primarily focused on legal rights such as women's right to vote. Use when resources are about first-wave feminists.
Consensual impact play using a flogger, i.e. a multi-tailed whip, usually made of leather.
Consensual use of whips, floggers, or similar impact play tools on the body.
An item or device used to prevent speech, usually by blocking or filling the mouth. Often used in some forms of bondage play.
A hood used as a head covering or restraint, for kink, erotic play or fashion.
Masks worn as a fetish fashion accessory or for sensual or sexual play.
Gay men who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a master/slave dynamic.
Musicals created by gay directors, depicting gay men, or that are regarded as important within gay culture.
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on gay male characters or themes.
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by gay people and/or focusing on gay identity, issues, or culture.
A kink activity involving application of pain, intense sensation, or constriction to the genitals.
A garment covering the hand and used in kink or erotic play.
Greyromantic 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.
Greyromantic people with significant or total loss of vision.
Greyromantic people who are attending college.
Greyromantic people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
Greyromantic people who use wheelchairs.
Greyromantic people with chronic illnesses
Greyromantic 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.
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on greyromantic characters or themes.
Psychological or physical humiliation performed in order to produce erotic excitement or sexual arousal.
Bookshops that sell materials intended for use by intersex people or addressing topics related to intersex experiences.
Characters in creative works who are intersex.
Intersex people who are ordained for religious duties, particularly in the Christian Church.
Intersex people who are attending college.
Spaces in which people from intersex communities meet for social, education, recreational, or organizing activities.
Partnerships in which both people are intersex.
Ongoing connections (romantic, sexual, or platonic) between two or more intersex people.
Cultural experiences shared by members of intersex communities or products of intersex culture (e.g., art and media created by and for intersex people, activism focused on intersex issues, slang commonly used in intersex communities, etc.).
Daughters who identify as intersex. Only use for people who identify as daughters.
Musicals created by intersex directors, depicting intersex individuals, or that are regarded as important within intersex culture.
Intersex people who are members of polytheistic religions or other religions outside of the dominant culture that typically incorporate nature worship and/or the sacred feminine, such as Wicca, Druidry, Heathenry, etc. Use to describe intersex people who self-identify as Pagan.
Newspapers, magazines, or other publishing outlets aimed at intersex audiences and/or operated by intersex people.
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by intersex people and/or focusing on intersex identity, issues, or culture.
Intersex people who are members of the Protestant Church.
Companies and organizations that publish materials for intersex communities or addressing intersex issues.
Auditory content broadcast on the radio (analog or digital) about intersex people and intersex issues.
Intersex people who are members of the Roman Catholic Church.
Colloquial or informal language related to intersex identity or used by intersex people.
Intersex people who are sons. Only use to describe individuals who identify as sons.
Intersex people who have experienced and survived hate crimes; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Intersex people who have experienced and survived rape; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Intersex people who have experienced and survived sexual abuse; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Intersex people who have experienced and survived war; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Television shows featuring intersex characters or themes.
Works in the performance arts that focus on intersex characters or themes.
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on intersex characters or themes.
Intersex people who have experienced hate crimes and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Intersex people who have experienced sexual abuse and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Intersex people who have experienced war and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Intersex 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.
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 intersex characters or themes.
Businesses focusing on intersex clientele and products related to intersex communities.
An article of clothing with a pouch to support the genitalia, typically worn by athletes, or for aesthetic or sexual gratification.
A sexual aid or accessory that is placed over and around genitalia. The device creates a suction that engorges and enlarges genitalia.
A type of reclining seat suspended from a stand or ceiling, typically used to position the body for sexual activity.
A broad term including all communities of people interested in kinks and fetishes, including or overlapping with certain subcultures such as the leather community and rubber and latex communities.
A competitive, social, or erotic activity involving two or more people engaging in grappling with each other trying throw or force the other(s) to the ground.
Eroticization of leather, especially leather garments and accessories associated with the leather and kink communities.
Erotic roleplay and kink activities involving medical tools, settings, uniforms, and procedures.
Tickling is the act of touching a part of a body in a way that causes involuntary twitching movements and/or laughter.
The person who takes on the position of submission or service in a power exchange relationship or during kink activities.
The phenomenon in which bisexual people displace violence or oppression onto other bisexual people, often by acting on internalized biphobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward bisexual people and bisexuality) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within a biphobic environment or culture.
The phenomenon in which someone in a marginalized group displaces violence or oppression onto other members of their own group, often by acting on internalized oppressive beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward any marginalized identities they hold) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within an oppressive environment or culture.
This term is often used to describe lateral homophobia carried out by LGBTQ+ people in general. Lateral homophobia refers to the phenomenon in which gay men displace violence or oppression onto other gay men, often by acting on internalized homophobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward gay men and homosexuality) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within a homophobic environment or culture.
The phenomenon in which intersex people displace violence or oppression onto other intersex people, often by acting on internalized intersexphobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward intersex people and intersex variations) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within a intersexphobic environment or culture.
The phenomenon in which lesbians displace violence or oppression onto other lesbians, often by acting on internalized lesbophobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward lesbians and lesbianism) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within a lesbophobic environment or culture.
The phenomenon in which transgender people displace violence or oppression onto other transgender people, often by acting on internalized transphobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward transgender people and trans identities) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within transphobic environment or culture.
The phenomenon in which queer people displace violence or oppression onto other queer people, often by acting on internalized queerphobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward queer people and queer identity) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within a queerphobic environment or culture.
Organizing and activism focused on increasing awareness and acceptance of kinks, fetishes, sadomasochism, leather and related subcultures, closely associated with LGBTQ+ activism and the sex-positive feminist movement.
Social clubs and other types of membership organizations in the leather, kink, and related communities.
Leather and kink conventions typically take place annually at a hotel, resort, or other venue. They usually include parties, performances, title contests, vendors, play spaces, and classes and workshops on kink, sex, relationships, activism, and related topics.
A area or room designated for kink and sexual activities.
An annual event in leather and kink communities where contestants compete for a title. Contestants are judged on qualities including their stage presence, appearance, charisma, and ability to be a leader and activist in the community for the length of their title year.
People who participate in leather communities and identify as leatherboy.
People who participate in leather communities and identify as leathergirls.
Lesbians who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a dominant/submissive dynamic.
A person who subscribes to lesbian feminism, an ideology that encourages women to focus their efforts, activities, and relationships toward other women rather than men, often advocating for lesbianism as the logical result of feminism. Use when resources are about lesbian feminists or when an individual identifies as such.
Operas created by lesbian directors, depicting lesbian individuals, or that are regarded as important within lesbian culture.
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on lesbian characters or themes.
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by lesbians and/or focusing on lesbian identity, issues, or culture.
Megasexual people who are attending college.
Non-binary people who are attending college.
Transgender people who are attending college.
Two-Spirit people who are attending college.
Music expressing a LGBTQ+ sensibility, produced within the larger country genre since the 1930s.
Transgender people who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a dominant/submissive dynamic.
Queer people who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a dominant/submissive dynamic.
Musicals created by transgender directors, depicting transgender individuals, or that are regarded as important within transgender culture.
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on megasexual characters or themes.
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on non-binary characters or themes.
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on queer characters or themes.
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on transgender characters or themes.
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on Two-Spirit characters or themes.
Megasexual 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.
Megasexual people with significant or total loss of vision.
Megasexual people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
Megasexual people with chronic illnesses
Megasexual 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.
A person who assumes the role of mother to an intersex person; use only for individuals who self-identify as mothers.
Intersex people who belong to two or more racial groups. Only use for people who self-identify as multiracial.
A form of bondage that involves wrapping the body with bandages, plastic wrap, or other materials.
People who are part of the Native peoples of the continental United States and Canada (excluding Inuit people) and self-identity as intersex. Use more specific terms when available.
Non-binary people with significant or total loss of vision.
Non-binary 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.
Non-binary people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
Non-binary 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.
Non-binary people with chronic illnesses
Non-binary 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.
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by non-binary people and/or focusing on non-binary identities, issues, or culture.
Consensual exchange of power between two or more people as a feature of their relationship that is practiced at all times.
A positive feeling connected to queer community, activism, and/or culture that counters the impact of living in a discriminatory society. Note that queer is used as an umbrella term for the LGBTQ+ community within this phrase.
Operas created by queer directors, depicting queer individuals, or that are regarded as important within queer culture.
Operas created by Two-Spirit directors, depicting Two-Spirit individuals, or that are regarded as important within Two-Spirit culture.
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by queer people and/or focusing on queer identity, issues, or cultures.
A person who subscribes to a perspective within feminism that calls for a radical reordering of society in which male supremacy is eliminated in all social and economic contexts. Distinct from and not to be confused with trans-exclusionary radical feminists. Use for resources about radical feminists or for individuals who identify as such, unless trans-exclusionary radical feminists is a more appropriate term.
Use of rope to tie and restrain the body for sensual or erotic play.
Period of feminist political activity (also referred to as women’s liberation) beginning in the early 1960s that critiqued male-dominated institutions and cultural practices in society.
A transphobic and transantagonistic ideology that rejects trans and gender diverse identities and rights, and believes that recognition of these identities and rights constitutes discrimination and oppression towards cisgender women. Though originally considered a fringe offshoot of feminism, trans-exclusionary radical feminist groups have formed alliances with right-wing, far-right extremists, and anti-feminist organizations in order to spread misinformation and further anti-trans sentiment and legislation.
A person who was part of or subscribes to beliefs developed during a period of feminist political activity (also referred to as women’s liberation) beginning in the early 1960s that critiqued male-dominated institutions and cultural practices in society. Use when resources are about second-wave feminists or when an individual identifies as such.
Term used to describe the experience of a trans person who is not openly trans and is choosing to pass as cisgender.
A type of jacket used to restrain the upper body.
A person who was part of or subscribes to beliefs developed during a period of feminist political activity beginning in the early 1990s that embraced diversity and individualism in women and sought to redefine what it meant to be a feminist. The third-wave is characterized by the emergence of new feminist movements and theories such as intersectionality, sex positivity, ecofeminism, transfeminism, and postmodern feminism. Use when resources are about third-wave feminists or when an individual identifies as such.
A person who subscribes to a transphobic and transantagonistic ideology that rejects trans and gender diverse identities and rights, and believes that recognition of these identities and rights constitutes discrimination and oppression towards cisgender women. Though originally considered a fringe offshoot of feminism, trans-exclusionary radical feminist groups have formed alliances with right-wing, far-right extremists, and anti-feminist organizations in order to spread misinformation and further anti-trans sentiment and legislation. Use when resources are about trans-exclusionary radical feminists or when an individual identifies as such.
A person who is part of or subscribes to beliefs developed as part of a movement by and for trans woman who view the liberation of trans women as essential to the liberation of all women. Use when resources are about transfeminists or when an individual identifies as such.
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by trans people and/or focusing on trans identities, issues, or culture.
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by Two-Spirit people and/or focusing on Two-Spirit identities, issues, or culture.