Read
Refers to someone observing an individual’s appearance to determine one’s gender identity. Reading may be considered invasive (see: clocking).
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Radfem
Slang term for TERF, or trans-exclusionary radical feminist.
Racism
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.
Questioning
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.
Queer
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
QTPOC
An acronym standing for “Queer and/or Trans People of Color.” An alternative to this is QTBIPOC, which emphasizes Black and Indigenous people.
QPOC
An acronym standing for “Queer People of Color.” An alternative to this term is QBIPOC, which emphasizes Black and Indigenous people.
QTBIPOC
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).