Glossary
I wanted to compile a list of definitions to words commonly used within the trans community here. Some can be fairly confusing if you have never seen them before so some brief definitions can be its much easier to follow.
List Title
Transgender
Describes someone whose gender identity does not align with their sexual characteristics or AGAB (Gender assigned at birth)
Gender Non-Conforming
Someone whose gender expression or gender identity does not align with social norms or the traditional gender binary
Cisgender
Describes someone whose gender identity does align with their sexual characteristics
Intersex
An umbrella term to describe people who have neither male nor female sex characteristcs, or sometimes a combination of both
Gender Identity
The innate sense of someone's gender
Gender Expression
How someone may express their feelings around their gender through clothing, pronouns and name etc.
Dead Name
A name no longer used by someone, can be a name given at birth or a name used pretransition
