Detransition
To stop, pause, or reverse some or all of the effects of transitioning, including social, legal, and medical transition (Wilson, 2014).
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Demisexual
A person who is sexually attracted to people based on emotional connection rather than physical appearance. Demisexual individuals may experience a stronger sexual attraction as they become more emotionally connected with their partner(s).
Demigirl
A person whose gender identity is partially female and may consist of another non-binary gender identity.
Demiboy
A person whose gender identity is partially male and may consist of another non-binary gender identity.
Deadnaming
Deadnaming is the act of referring to a transgender or non-binary person by their birth, given, or former name without their consent. Deadnaming can be unintentional or a deliberate attempt to deny, mock, or invalidate a person’s gender identity, and can contribute to mental health conditions and violence. Deadnaming is a sign of rejection and invalidation of a person’s true identity, gender, and/or experience (i.e., transphobia).
Deadname
An informal term used by some transgender people to refer to their birth name, or the name they used before socially transitioning. Ashton refused to disclose his deadname to anyone but his partner, who understood the distress it had caused him as a teen.
Crossdresser
An individual who wears clothing, jewelry, and/or makeup not traditionally associated with their assigned gender for the sake of self-expression, recreation, performance (see: drag), and/or erotic enjoyment (LGBT Health Education Center, 2019).
Conversion Therapy
The practice of attempting to permanently “cure,” or eradicate, same-gender attraction and/or gender variance, often through coercive methods. Historically, queer identities have been referred to as “unnatural” or a “disorder.” As a result, people who do not as heterosexual and/or cisgender are oftentimes instated into conversion therapy to “cure” people of their “illness.” This abusive “therapeutic method” causes a lot of psychological distress among the TLGBQ+ community. In recent years, conversion therapy has been regarded as a pseudoscience with no psychological benefits. Furthermore, conversion therapy has been recognized to have long-term psychological and social trauma. Therefore, there has been a push to ban conversion therapy in some parts of North America.