| Cross-sex hormones |
Use of feminizing hormones in an individual assigned male at birth, or masculinizing hormones in an individual assigned female at birth. |
| Female-to-Male (FTM) |
Individuals assigned female at birth who identify on the masculine spectrum and may undergo gender affirming medical treatments to masculinize their body |
| Gender dysphoria |
An individual’s affective/cognitive discontent with the assigned sex. Refers to the distress that may accompany the incongruence between one’s experienced or expressed gender and one’s assigned sex. |
| Gender identity |
An individual’s internal identification as male, female or elsewhere on the gender spectrum |
| Gender non-conforming/gender atypical |
An individual whose gender identity, role, or expressionis not typical of individuals with the same assigned sex in a given society and historical era |
| Genderqueer |
A term which may be used by individuals whose gender identity and/or role does not conform to a binary understanding of gender as limited to the categories of male or female |
| Gender role |
Personality, appearance, and behavior traits that society designates as masculine or feminine |
| Male-to-Female (MTF) |
Individuals assigned male at birth who identify on the feminine spectrum and may undergo gender affirming medical treatments to feminize their body |
| Sex |
Biological indicators of male and female, such as sex chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones, and internal/external genitalia. |
| Gender affirmation surgery (Sex reassignment surgery) |
Surgery to change primary and/or secondary sex characteristics to affirm a person’s gender identity. |
| Transgender |
Adjective to describe a diverse group of individuals who cross defined categories of gender |
| Transsexual |
Term to describe individuals who seek to change or have changed their primary and/or secondary sex characteristics through medical interventions (hormones and/or surgery) with a permanent change in gender role |
| Transition |
Period of time when individuals change from the gender role associated with their sex assigned at birth to a different gender role. The nature and duration of transition are variable and individualized. |
