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Transmasculine See Trans masculine

Transphobia Transphobia noun Discrimination towards, fear, marginalization, and hatred of transgender and gender diverse people or those perceived as transgender or gender diverse. Individuals, communities, policies, and institutions can be transphobic.

Transsexual Transsexual adjective A term used in the late 20th century to describe people who have gone through the process of medical gender affirmation. While the term transsexual has largely been replaced with transgender, transsexual is still an important identity term for some members of the community, especially those born before 1980.

Tucking Tucking noun A technique to reduce the appearance of a bulge and create the appearance of a flatter crotch area by positioning genitals in a particular way and using tape, tight shorts, or specially designed undergarments.

Two-Spirit Two-Spirit adjective Describes a person who embodies both a masculine and a feminine spirit. This is a culture-specific term used among some Native American, American Indian, and First Nations people. Abbreviated as 2S.

Women who have sex with women Women who have sex with women noun A category used in public health research to describe cisgender women who engage in sexual behavior with cisgender women, regardless of how they identify their sexual orientation. Abbreviated as WSW. See also: Men who have sex with men

WSW See Women who have sex with women

Non-binary Non-binary adjective An umbrella term for gender identities that go beyond the gender binary of female and male. Non-binary people may refer to themselves as non-binary, and/or may use a range of identity terms, such as: agender, bigender, genderqueer, and gender fluid. Often abbreviated as NB or enby.

Open relationship Open relationship noun Describes a relationship between intimate partners who consensually agree to non-monogamy.

Organ inventory See Anatomical inventory