Resources
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Breast Augmentation
A surgical procedure intended to increase the size and/or change the shape of a person’s breasts (informally known as a “boob job”; may also be considered a type of top surgery).
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Breast Forms
Prosthetic breasts formed from silicone (or similar material) worn either inside a bra or attached to the body, meant to simulate the weight, size, and shape of breast tissue. May be informally referred to as “falsies.”
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Butch
A form of gender expression characterized by stereotypically masculine behaviors and appearances, sometimes used to describe lesbian women but applicable to people of varying genders and sexual orientations. The designation is historically associated with working-class, traditional masculinity (Trans Language Primer, 2018), and in the 1980s, was re-established as a sexually empowering term within the TLGBQ+…
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Chondrolaryngoplasty
Surgical reduction of the thyroid cartilage (Adam’s apple), also known as a “tracheal shave.”
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Cis-assumed
Said of transgender people who are assumed by others to be cisgender based on their gender presentation or societal gender expectations.
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Cisgender
An individual whose gender identity matches their birth assignment. Chad is cisgender—he identifies as male and was assigned male at birth.
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Cishet
A slang term used mostly within the transgender community to describe cisgender heterosexual individuals. Maya was irritated when she noticed the cishet neighbors handing out invitations to their unborn child’s gender-reveal party.
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Cisnormativity
Adherence to the conventions of the gender binary, which may include conforming to traditional gender roles, gender presentations, and expectations based on one’s birth assignment. Cisnormativity originates from the presumption that cisgender identities, gender expressions, and lived experiences are more natural, valid, and normal than transgender individuals.