Resources
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Facial Feminization Surgery
A surgical procedure intended to create more conventionally feminine facial features; may involve altering a person’s hairline, forehead, and/or nose and shaving the Adam’s apple (see: chondrolaryngoplasty).
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FTM
An abbreviation standing for “Female to Male,” describing an individual assigned female at birth whose gender identity is male or transmasculine. The term is sometimes used to describe binary transgender men.
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Full-time
A transgender person who lives and presents full-time as their true gender. Living full-time is being authentic in expressing oneself; the method of living full-time is typically circumstantial and based on personal preferences. Not all transgender people have the resources to guarantee their physical safety should they present full-time as their true gender, and some…
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Gaff
A fabric or material designed to tuck one’s genitals against the body, creating a flatter and less conspicuous appearance. Some transfeminine and/or non-binary individuals may wear a gaff to fit into tighter, more form-fitting clothing (see: tucking).
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Gatekeeping
Systemic barriers controlling transgender people’s access to social, legal, and medical transition, such as:
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Gay
Describes people sexually and romantically attracted to people of the same gender. The term is sometimes used to refer specifically to men (transgender or otherwise) romantically and sexually attracted to other men. “Gay” has replaced the outdated and clinical term “homosexual” as the preferred label for sexual and romantic same-gender attraction.
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Gender
Gender is a multi-faceted social system generally based on the norms, behaviors, and societal roles expected of individuals based primarily on the binary sex they were determined to be at birth, based on the appearance of their external genitalia. Gender identity describes a person’s self-perceived gender. Gender expression is how a person presents or conveys…
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Gender Binary
The gender binary (also known as gender binarism) is the classification of gender into two distinct, opposite forms (male and female), based on the appearance of the external genitalia and often imposed by culture, religion, or other societal pressures.