Ableism - (n.) - Discrimination and social prejudice against physically or mentally disabled people. Often also weaponized against neurodivergent people.
This pronoun set coined by a Scottish author named David Lindsay in his novel A Voyage to Arcturus (published in 1920). In the novel, the pronouns are used to refer to an alien race.
Aesthetic Attraction - (n.) - A form of physical attraction where one is attracted to another person based on zir physical appearance. This attraction is similar to how one might admire a landscape or painting.
Altergenital - (adj.) - Describing one who desires/desired genitals which are different from what was present at birth.
Alterhuman - (n.) - Umbrella term referring to those who identify as non-human.
Altersex - (adj.) - Term used to describe those who desire sex traits that not only differ from that of which one was born with, but are unconventional in nature. This term is used not to describe the outcomes of surgical procedures, but internal feelings.
Ambiguous Genitalia - (n.) - External genitalia that does not look distinctly like a penis or a vulva.
Andor - (h.) - A gender neutral term derived from the "and/or" in the phrase "mr and/or miss." This honorific can be used in the same manner as the words "mr" and "miss" to refer to a person who prefers to use gender neutral language.
Angoriogyny - (n.) - A word for the systemic oppression of people who are not women, being forced, compelled, or pressured into womanhood, femininity, or the "female" reproductive role.
(adj.) - A gender which is a combination, blending, or in-between point between two genders (usually between the binarymale and femalegenders). Often considered under the nonbinary umbrella. Androgynes may or may not present androgynously, and may or may not experience multiple genders.
(n.) - A person whose biological sex is not readily apparent, whether owing to chance or choice.
(n.) - A person who is intermediate between the two traditional genders.
A gender presentation which is either a combination of male and female, or ambiguous between male and female, or which blends them, lies in the middle between them, or of an indeterminable gender or sex.
Anesthesia - (n.) - A drug, administered for medical or surgical purposes, that induces partial or total loss of sensation and may be topical, local, regional, or general, depending on the method of administration and area of the body affected.
Anorchia - (n.) - An intersex variation where one who otherwise appears to be male is born without testicles.
Anti-Androgens - (n.) - Drugs that negate the effects of testosterone and other male hormones, usually given during adolescence to trans youth who do not wish to develop masculine features. A type of hormone blockers.
Anti-Estrogens - (n.) - Drugs that negate the effects of estradiol and other female hormones, usually given during adolescence to trans youth who do not wish to develop feminine features. A type of hormone blockers.
Anti-Transfemininity - (n.) - Broad term used to describe discrimination, hatred, and prejudice against those who are transfeminine or are perceived as such.
Anti-Transmasculinity - (n.) - Broad term used to describe discrimination, hatred, and prejudice against those who are transmasculine or are perceived as such.
Aphallia - (n.) - An intersex variation characterized by the absense of the penis on an body that otherwise appears to be male.
Aromatization - (n.) - The process through which the body converts androgens into estrogen. Someone whose body has an aromatase deficiency is unable to do this properly.
Assigned Gender (At Birth) - (n.) - The gender written down on your birth certificate.
Assigned Sex (At Birth) - (n.) - The gender identity imposed on someone by their family and by society. This gender is usually decided at birth or in utero, and is usually based on genitalia. Almost all people are assigned male or female at birth, even if they are born with ambiguous genitalia.
