What Gender Affirming Means
Gender affirming is a phrase for care and everyday choices that respect someone's gender. This plain guide explains what it can mean, what it does not require, and...
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Gender Dysphoria Meaning: A Plain Guide
Gender dysphoria is a word some people use for distress around gender, the body, or how others see them. This plain guide covers what it can mean, what...
Gender Euphoria Meaning: A Plain Guide
Gender euphoria is the comfort, relief, or joy that can show up when someone feels more at home in their gender. This plain guide covers the term, what...
Androgynous Meaning: A Plain Guide
Androgynous can describe a style, an expression, or an identity. Learn how to use the word without treating clothes, pronouns, or bodies as clues to solve.
Cisgender Meaning: A Plain Guide
Cisgender is a plain word for a gender identity that matches sex assigned at birth. Learn what it means, what it does not mean, and how to use...
Gender Nonconforming Meaning: A Plain Guide
Gender nonconforming describes expression that does not fit the usual rules about gender. Learn what it means, what it does not mean, and how to show respect without...
Transfeminine Meaning: A Plain Guide
Transfeminine is a word for people whose gender moves toward femininity, womanhood, or a feminine sense of self. This plain guide covers meaning, pronouns, overlap, and support.
Transmasculine Meaning: A Plain Guide
Transmasculine is a word for people whose gender moves toward masculinity, manhood, or a masculine sense of self. This plain guide covers meaning, pronouns, overlap, and support.
Demigirl Meaning: A Plain Guide
Demigirl is a word for a partial connection to girlhood, womanhood, femininity, or a girl-adjacent identity. This plain guide covers meaning, pronouns, overlap, and respectful support.
Demiboy Meaning: A Plain Guide
Demiboy is a gender word for a partial connection with boyhood or masculinity. This guide explains the meaning, pronouns, myths, and support.
Bigender Meaning: A Plain Guide
Bigender is a word for having two genders or moving between two gender experiences. This plain guide covers meaning, pronouns, myths, and support.
Agender Meaning: A Plain Guide
Agender means having no gender, a neutral relationship to gender, or a gender that feels absent. This plain guide covers the meaning, pronouns, myths, and support.
Genderqueer Meaning: A Plain Guide
Genderqueer is a roomy word for people whose gender does not fit neatly inside the usual boxes. This guide explains the meaning, common myths, and how to show...