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Surgical removal of the penis, sometimes performed during the process of creating a vagina.

A surgical procedure performed to preserve one’s current genitalia while creating a new vaginal opening. Penile preservation vaginoplasty is sometimes pursued by individuals who do not fit within the gender binary and/or people who feel more comfortable possessing both male- and female-assigned genitalia.

A surgical procedure typically performed to change the appearance of a clitoris into those of dyadic, male-assigned genitalia; may require numerous surgeries depending on methodology.

A person who possesses multiple (typically more than three) gender identities.

A transgender individual who intends to undergo one or more gender-affirming surgeries but has not yet completed the process.

A number of physiological features present prior to puberty and directly related to reproduction, including the testes, ovaries, and external genitalia.

A hormone taken by some transgender individuals to enhance dyadic feminine characteristics such as larger hips, rounder chest, and generally “curvier” appearance. May also be taken to increase libido.

A colloquial term used by some transgender people to describe the act of injecting silicone into one’s body, sometimes to create a more stereotypically dyadic feminine appearance (see: silicone injection surgery). This word is sometimes also used to refer to the process by which people with phalloplasties make their penis erect.