Electrolysis is a method of removing individual hairs from the face or body. Today’s medical electrolysis devices destroy the growth center of the hair with chemical or heat energy. After a very fine probe is inserted into the hair follicle, the hair is removed with tweezers. (WebMD) Electrolysis is a form of gender-affirming care.
Gender-affirmation care refers to treatments, ranging from surgery to speech therapy, that support a transgender or nonbinary person in their gender transition. (WebMD)
A person who is not intersex—i.e., does not possess variations of sex characteristics involving chromosomes, the reproductive system, and other aspects of one’s physiology. Dyadic people make up a majority of the global population, but non-dyadic people also exist in large numbers throughout the world.
A person who wears extravagant stereotypically feminine clothing and/or prosthetics for performance, self-expression, and/or entertainment.
A person who wears extravagant, stereotypically masculine clothing and/or prosthetics for performance, self-expression, and/or entertainment. Tristan is non-binary, but sometimes they perform as a drag king to express their masculinity while simultaneously mocking traditional gender roles.
Acrónimo en inglés de Designated Male at Birth (varón designado al nacer) (también conocido como AMAB, o Assigned Male at Birth [Asignado masculino al nacer]). Se refiere a las personas a las que se asigna un género masculino en función de sus características sexuales primarias externas.
Acrónimo en inglés de Designated Female at Birth (Designada como hembra al nacer) (también conocido como AFAB, o Assigned Female at Birth [Asignada como mujer al nacer]). Se refiere a las personas a las que se asigna género femenino en función de sus características sexuales primarias externas.
To stop, pause, or reverse some or all of the effects of transitioning, including social, legal, and medical transition (Wilson, 2014).
