The ABCs of LGBTQ+

C

Chosen Family - A close group of people who are like family and accept but not usually by blood

Cisgender - Identifying with the sex assigned at birth

Cishet - Cisgender and heterosexual

Cisnormativity - The idea that all people are cisgender and being cisgender is superior, ties into transphobia

Cissexism - Discrimination based on sex, ties into transphobia

Closeted - Not out, gender or sexuality is not public knowledge

Coming Out - Telling people about your gender or sexuality

Cross Dressing - Somebody who dresses fully or partially as another sex

Cross-sex Hormone Therapy - Hormone therapy to help match the body to the gender expression of a person