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* '''[[cisgender]]''': having the same gender as one's physical sex.
 
* '''[[cisgender]]''': having the same gender as one's physical sex.
  
* '''[[FtM]]''': (female to male transsexual, transman) a person who identifies as male, but was assigned a female sex at birth.
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* '''[[FtM]]''': (female to male transsexual, trans man) a person who identifies as male, but was assigned a female sex at birth.
  
 
* '''[[genderqueer]]''': having a gender identity that is self-defined as [[queer]] (usually falls outside the [[gender binary]]).
 
* '''[[genderqueer]]''': having a gender identity that is self-defined as [[queer]] (usually falls outside the [[gender binary]]).
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* '''[[Intersexuality|intersex]]''': having a [[physical sex]] which is neither male nor female.
 
* '''[[Intersexuality|intersex]]''': having a [[physical sex]] which is neither male nor female.
  
* '''[[MtF]]''': (male to female transsexual, transwoman) a person who identifies as female, but was assigned a male sex at birth.
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* '''[[MtF]]''': (male to female transsexual, trans woman) a person who identifies as female, but was assigned a male sex at birth.
  
 
* '''[[neutrois]]''': an agender person who seeks to be without the physical characteristics of their sex, and may experience [[gender dysphoria]] much like transsexuals.
 
* '''[[neutrois]]''': an agender person who seeks to be without the physical characteristics of their sex, and may experience [[gender dysphoria]] much like transsexuals.

Revision as of 01:10, 1 November 2010

This page briefly explains many common terms seen on the AVEN site and community.

Asexual related terminology

  • amoeba: one of many biologically asexual microorganisms, but also a word used informally to denote an asexual.
  • antisexual: being opposed to sexuality, or someone for whom this is true. An antisexual person may or may not be asexual.
  • aromantic: not interested in romantic relationships
  • asexual: a person who does not experience sexual attraction
  • asexy: an informal word for asexual; someone or something that is made more attractive by her/his/its lack of sexuality
  • autosexual: an asexual with a sex drive; someone who can experience sexual pleasure but considers it a private, solitary activity
  • bi-asexual: a shortened form of the more commonly used term, biromantic asexual
  • biromantic: someone who is romantically attracted to people of many sexes/genders (and may be sexual or asexual)
  • celibate: someone who does not engage in sexual activity (may be sexual or asexual)
  • gay-A: another term for a homoromantic-asexual
  • gray-A: a person in the gray area between sexuality and asexuality
  • homo-asexual: a shortened form of the more commonly used term, homoromantic asexual
  • indifferent: 1) used by some asexual individuals to indicate that they feel neither revulsion toward nor powerful desire to engage in sex. 2) also can be taken to mean they are indifferent toward the idea of sex in general
  • monamorous: loving only one person. Compare polyamorous.
  • panromantic: Asexual and romantically attracted to others regardless of gender
  • polyamorous: loving more than one person. Compare monoamorous
  • repulsed: a term used by some asexual individuals to indicate that they find sex disgusting or revolting
  • sensual: enjoying pleasure brought through the senses, which may or may not be sexual [2]
  • sexual: a person who is not asexual (i.e. a heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual etc.)
  • straight-A: another term for a heteroromantic asexual

Gender related terminology

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  • agender: having neither male nor female gender.
  • androgynous: identifying between male and female on the gender spectrum. Many asexual people identify as androgynous, but it is not limited to asexuals.
  • cisgender: having the same gender as one's physical sex.
  • FtM: (female to male transsexual, trans man) a person who identifies as male, but was assigned a female sex at birth.
  • MtF: (male to female transsexual, trans woman) a person who identifies as female, but was assigned a male sex at birth.
  • neutrois: an agender person who seeks to be without the physical characteristics of their sex, and may experience gender dysphoria much like transsexuals.
  • transgender: an umbrella term for those who have gender identities which do not match their physical sex.
  • transsexual: an individual who identifies with a physical sex different from the one that assigned at birth.

Dated asexual terminology

  • AS3: a sexual person who is supportive of asexuality; also an imaginary stamp given to such people ("Asexuals in Support of Supportive Sexuals").
  • ineffable: cannot or should not be expressed in spoken words
  • effanineffable: bard of aven explains: Well, the dictionary definition is "unable to be expressed in words." And ... T. S. Eliot used it to speak of cats contemplating their "ineffable, effable, effanineffable" names. My theory is that effan is as close as you could get to having "fucking" printed in a book of poetry when he was writing. So if the first [e]ff stans for "fuck", why shouldn't the second? (introduced in this thread)