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View submission: Trans terminology and abbreviations
There needs to be a sticky topic on subs like this with a "trans glossary." I had to learn a lot of these terms through context or just simply looking them up.
Some others you might encounter often:
TERF: Acronym for "Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist." Someone who shouts loudly about women's rights and validity but doesn't include trans women. They are all for dismantling the patriarchy but don't believe trans women belong in women's spaces because they think they are still men. People often conflate TERFs with transphobes. A TERF may also be a transphobe, but not all TERFs are transphobes. A TERF may claim that they are an ally to trans people, but they still "other" them and don't include trans women with cis women when talking about women's issues.
Transphobe: self explanatory, someone who hates trans people and thinks they are freaks or perverts. The scum of the earth, people who constantly misgender and deadname people on purpose in order to advance their agenda of bigotry. Transphobes think that trans women are just "guys in dresses" and generally don't even know that trans men exist.
Misgender: when someone refers to you buy your AGAB pronouns rather than your chosen pronouns. Misgendering can be either malicious and intentional, or accidental, or just because someone doesn't know and will misgender you out of ignorance, not necessarily malicious intent.
Passing: To "pass" is to be at a point in your transition where people don't know you're trans and assume you are cis. Some people can pass with little effort, some people may never pass, some people may personally think they don't pass when looking at themselves but may pass to other people. Be careful and try not to get too obsessed with wanting to pass. All trans people are valid regardless if they pass or not.
Male fail: Someone who is feminine enough to the point where if they tried to look masculine they couldn't. A lot of MTF people see a male fail as a milestone in their transition, where they have reached a point where people see them as generally feminine regardless of how they dress or present.
Stealth: To "go stealth" is to live fully as your true gender without acknowledging to others that you are trans. You are a woman or a man regardless if you are trans woman or trans man. Closely related to passing, if you pass its easier to be stealth.
There are many more terms and phrases that I'm sure I'm missing, if anyone has more to add, please feel free to do so.
Comment by NotYourUsualZoey at 13/12/2020 at 17:30 UTC
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Comment by LunarBlonde at 13/12/2020 at 23:29 UTC
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but not all TERFs are transphobes.
How? Aren't they -sorta- transphobes *by definition*?
Comment by redditor916810 at 13/12/2020 at 18:23 UTC*
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By the way, the noun "transwoman" was popularized in the TERF circles of the 90's as a way to invalidate trans women and separate them from cis women. It's better to use "trans woman" or "transgender woman" because trans is simply an adjective or descriptor applied to a real woman, as opposed to a different species of woman. The same applies to trans men, though the term transmen is less commonly used.
Not trying to call you out or anything, and my apologies if I come across that way. It's just bugged me ever since I first read about it lol
Comment by NotYourUsualZoey at 13/12/2020 at 19:29 UTC
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Ok Derelict your time is up, your amazing post is going on the wall x) credited off course