A hormone responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics, typically including the growth of body and/or facial hair, increased muscularity, fat redistribution, and thickening of the vocal cords. Testosterone may cause clitoral growth and the reduction or cessation of menses in some individuals.
An acronym for “transgender-exclusionary radical feminist.” TERFs deny the existence of gender identity and subscribe to the unsubstantiated notion that transgender women are co-opting or appropriating womanhood in order to gain access to cisgender women’s spaces.
Hormones procured from unlicensed parties and administered without oversight by a medical professional (“from the street”). While specific reasons vary from person to person, some people may use street hormones to circumvent economic and/or social barriers such as gatekeeping or lack of health insurance, which may prevent the acquisition of HRT through a licensed doctor. Note that self-administering street hormones may pose potential health risks. Allen couldn’t afford the out-of-pocket payments for his testosterone, so he briefly considered buying street hormones from an Internet vendor at a cheaper price.
An acronym meaning “Stand to Pee.” A device that allows urination from a standing-up position. Some packers may also function as STP devices (see: packing).
Living full-time as one’s true gender without revealing one’s transgender status to others, sometimes for safety purposes. Jordan was stealth at work because disclosing his transgender status might have provoked hostility from bigoted co-workers.
A set of guidelines and procedures established by a healthcare institution, ostensibly to maintain quality assurance and establish a degree of legal protection for clients and physicians. Some of these guidelines, however, may present barriers to accessing medical transition (see: gatekeeping).
A diuretic steroid with antiandrogenic properties used to suppress the effects of endogenous testosterone in people undergoing hormone replacement therapy. Spironolactone (referred to as “spiro” by some transgender people) is sometimes taken with other hormones, such as estradiol. Kara started her medical transition by taking spironolactone, an androgen blocker.
The act or process of changing one’s name, gender marker, pronouns, and/or gender presentation to reflect their true gender more accurately. Ty’s social transition began when they came out as non-binary and asked their friends to refer to them by their new name.
