TERF - Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist, these are 'feminists' who exclude trans women, they believe they aren't real women and actively fight against them
They - A gender nuetral pronouns, They/Them/Their/Their/Themself
Top Surgery - A gender-affirming surgery to change the body of a trans person
Trans Man - A man who was not born a man
Trans Woman - A woman who was not born a woman
Transgender - A person whose gender identity does not match their biological sex
Transitioning - To change from one gender to another via surgeries, hormones, and self identity
Transphobia - An irrational fear of transgender people, this leads to a lot of hate crimes and other acts against trans people
Transsexual - Someone who goes through the transition to another gender but isn't necessarily transgender
Transvestite - A problematic term to refer to people who dress against the gender binary, now we use cross-dressing instead
Two-Spirited - This is a indigenous identity where a person has both a male and female spirit or essence in them
T4T - A trans person dating another transperson
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The ABCs of LGBTQ+
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