Any behavior, action, or belief system that intentionally or unintentionally degrades, victimizes, dehumanizes, and/or harms an individual of a marginalized racial group, including the false belief that a person’s temperament, intellectual abilities, talents, etc., are dependent on their race. Racism may consist of overt actions, statements, and/or institutional practices; it may also involve unconscious biases against people of marginalized races.
The process of exploring and/or identifying an individual’s gender identity or sexual orientation. Kayla began questioning her gender identity as a teenager when she found that wearing conventionally feminine clothing made her feel more comfortable and confident in her body.
A gender identity or sexual orientation that deviates from cisgender, heterosexual identities, norms, or practices (Wilson, 2014). In some contexts, “queer” may be used as a pejorative term; on the other hand, some TLGBQ+ people have reclaimed the title as an empowering description of their gender identity and/or sexual orientation. Wilson, Jessica E. “Gender Terminology Definitions 2014.” Slideshare, 9 March 2015, www.slideshare.net/JessicaEWilson/gender-terminology-definitions-2014
An acronym standing for “Queer and/or Trans People of Color.” An alternative to this is QTBIPOC, which emphasizes Black and Indigenous people.
An acronym standing for “Queer People of Color.” An alternative to this term is QBIPOC, which emphasizes Black and Indigenous people.
QTBIPOC stands for Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. It encompasses some of the most marginalized members of the LGBTQ+ community, existing at the intersection of racism, ethnocentrism, xenophobia, queerphobia, and transphobia (Salisbury PFLAG).
A colloquial term used by some transgender people to describe the act of injecting silicone into one’s body, sometimes to create a more stereotypically dyadic feminine appearance (see: silicone injection surgery). This word is sometimes also used to refer to the process by which people with phalloplasties make their penis erect.
A procedure by which substances (typically but not necessarily silicone) are injected into an individual’s body to reshape certain aspects of its structure. Silicone injection surgeries may be performed for various reasons on people of various identities. For instance, some transmasculine people may use silicone to achieve more defined pectorals. In contrast, some transfeminine people may opt for injection surgery to enhance the shape of their breasts and/or hips. In some cases, these procedures are performed as low-cost alternatives to plastic surgery; however, numerous health risks are associated with the practice.
