Ethnocentrism
The belief that one group is right and must be protected and defended. The negative aspect involves blatant assertion of personal and cultural superiority. Santa Fe College Office of Diversity. […]
Femme
A woman whose sexual identification is lesbian who is notably or stereotypically feminine in appearance and manner. Walker J.J, Golub S.A , Bimbi D. S & Parsons J.T. (2012) Butch […]
FTM/F2M
Abbreviation for a female-to-male transgender or transsexual person. University of California-Berkeley Gender Equity Center. (2013). Definition of terms: FTM/F2M. Retrieved from http://geneq.berkeley.edu/lgbt_resources_definiton_of_terms#ftm.
Gay
A man whose primary romantic, emotional, physical and sexual attractions are to other men. This term can also be used to apply to lesbians, bisexuals, and on some occasions, be […]
Gender
Refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for boys and men or girls and women. While aspects of biological sex are […]
Gender Binary System
A system of oppression that requires everyone to be raised either male or female, and masculine or feminine. Eliminates the possibility for other gender expressions and gives power to people whose […]
Gender Confirming Surgery
Medical surgeries used to modify one’s body to be more congruent with one’s genderidentity. See also sex reassignment surgery. Green, E. R., & Peterson, E. N. [LGBT Resource Center at […]
Gender Cues
What human beings use to attempt to tell the gender/sex of another person. Green, E. R., & Peterson, E. N. [LGBT Resource Center at UC Riverside]. (2006). LGBTQI terminology (PDF). […]
Gender Diversity
Refers to the extent to which a person’s gender identity, role or expression differs from the cultural norms prescribed for people of a sex. American Psychological Association – Divisions 16 and […]
Gender Dysphoria
Refers to discomfort or distress that is associated with a discrepancy between a person’s gender identity and that person’s sex assigned at birth (and the associated gender role and/or primary and secondary […]
