Resources
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DSM-5
Acrónimo de Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Manual diagnóstico y estadístico de los trastornos mentales), publicación que ofrece una lista exhaustiva de diagnósticos psiquiátricos oficiales y sus criterios. El DSM-5 utiliza el término “disforia de género” para referirse a las personas transgénero diagnosticadas que refieren una sensación de disonancia social y/o física entre…
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Dyadic
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.
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Electrolysis
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.
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Enby
Colloquial term for a non-binary person (phoneticization of the letters N and B).
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Endocrinologist
A medical professional specializing in the endocrine system and its secretions (hormones). Some transgender people undergoing medical transition may see an endocrinologist to access or adjust hormone replacement therapy.
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Entrenamiento vocal
Véase: Terapia vocal.
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Erasure
Deliberate or accidental lack of representation of a marginalized group in media, history, or academic research. Some accused the historian of transgender erasure when he neglected to recognize Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson’s contributions to early TLGBQ+ activism.
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Esencialismo biológico
La noción de que hombres y mujeres son natural y categóricamente diferentes entre sí debido a variaciones cromosómicas, anatómicas, endocrinológicas y/o neurológicas relacionadas con la asignación al nacer. El esencialismo biológico refuerza la idea de que sólo existen dos sexos y géneros, definidos por las características sexuales primarias y secundarias de una persona y no…