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Designated Female at Birth (also known as AFAB, or Assigned Female at Birth). Refers to people assigned female based on external primary sex characteristics.

To stop, pause, or reverse some or all of the effects of transitioning, including social, legal, and medical transition (Wilson, 2014).

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).

A person whose gender identity is partially female and may consist of another non-binary gender identity.

A person whose gender identity is partially male and may consist of another non-binary gender identity.

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).

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.