Biological Sex
Refers to a person’s biological status and is typically categorized as male, female or intersex. There are many indicators ofbiological sex, including sex chromosomes, gonads, internal reproductive organs and external […]
Biphobia
1. The irrational fear and intolerance of people who are bisexual. Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán. (2003). Glossary of terms relating to sexuality and gender (PDF). Retrieved from http://www.nationalmecha.org/documents/GS_Terms.pdf. […]
Bisexual
Also bi. Having emotional, romantic or sexual attractions to both men and women,25 but not necessarily simultaneously or equally.26[This term is used differently by different people. This website provides many […]
Blind
A term most frequently used to describe a severe vision loss. Either blind or low vision are acceptable terms todescribe all degrees of vision loss. ABILITY magazine. (n.d.). Guidelines to […]
Butch
An overtly/stereotypically masculine or masculine-acting woman. Can be used to denote an individual, or the dominant role in a lesbian relationship. Butch (n.d.). In LGBTQ Lexicon Online, Retrieved March 23, […]
Camp
A form of humor in which one makes fun of one’s oppression by taking on and exaggerating stereotypeswhich the oppressor projects onto the oppressed. Camp makes fun of stereotypes and […]
Cisgender
Replaces the terms non-transgender or bio man/bio woman to refer to individuals who have a match between the sex they were assigned at birth, their bodies and their gender identity. […]
Cissexism
The set of attitudes and behaviors which value and normalize cisgender people, while keeping transgender and gender non-conforming people invisible or treating them as inferior or deviant. Grollman, E. A. […]
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin, required equal access to public places and employment and enforced desegregation of schools and the right to […]
Civil Union
A relationship between a couple that is legally recognized by a governmental authority and has many of the rights and responsibilities of marriage. See also marriage and domestic partnership. Southern […]
