To regard or view someone (or something) as medically and/or psychologically unhealthy and/or abnormal. Some medical models pathologize substance use as deviant and criminal rather than viewing the behavior as an understandable response to trauma.
Said of transgender people who are assumed by others to be cisgender based on their gender presentation or societal gender expectations.
To be perceived by others as one’s true gender. Some trans people prefer terms like “blending in” or “cis-assumed.” When Cameron began growing a beard, he found that he passed as male to strangers, who frequently referred to him using he/him pronouns.
An individual who is sexually attracted to people of all genders and/or gender presentations.
A person who experiences romantic, but not necessarily sexual, attraction to people of all genders (Healthline, 2019). Sam is panromantic—over the years, they have developed amorous feelings for various people across the gender spectrum.
The process of wearing padding or a phallic object in the front of a person’s pants or underwear to create the appearance of genitals and may be used by transmasculine, non-binary, and/or other transgender individuals as well as drag king performers (Susan’s Place, 2019). Larson, Susan. “Terms and Definitions.” Susan’s Place Transgender Resources, 19 January 2016. www.susans.org
A prosthetic phallus or phallic object used for packing, which may take the form of a penis shape or include a scrotum and testicles in addition to the phallus (see: packing). Packers range from low-tech, improvised pieces such as rolled-up socks or gel-filled condoms to high-quality devices that closely resemble dyadic male-assigned genitalia.
Genitals that contain elements of both testes and ovaries; may appear in various configurations.
