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In this glossary, you will find terms relevant to the health care and identities of LGBTQIA+ people.  \nA few things to keep in mind: 1) Definitions vary across communities; not all of your patients will agree with all of these definitions, so defer to the terms your patients use to describe themselves; 2) There are many terms not included on this list; we tried to keep the list as concise and relevant to health care providers as possible; 3) Terms and definitions change frequently; we will try to update this list to keep up with changing language. If you have a suggestion, please email us at  \n[lgbthealtheducation@fenwayhealth.org](lgbthealtheducation@fenwayhealth.org. Thank you)[. Thank you](lgbthealtheducation@fenwayhealth.org. Thank you)!  \nAgender (adjective)– Describes a person who identifies as having no gender, or who does not experience gender as a primary identity component.  \nAlly (noun)– A person who actively supports the rights of a marginalized community even though that person is not a member of that community; for example, a heterosexual person who campaigns for the rights of gay people.  \nAromantic (adjective)– Describes a person who experiences little or no romantic attraction to others, and/or lacks interest in forming romantic relationships. Aromantic people may still have intimate relationships.  \nAsexual (adjective)– Describes a person who experiences little or no sexual attraction to others. Asexual people may still engage in sexual activity.  \nAssigned female at birth/Assigned male at birth (noun)– Refers to the sex that is assigned to an infant, most often based on the infant’s anatomical and other biological characteristics. Commonly abbreviated as AFAB (assigned female at  \nbirth) or AMAB (assigned male at birth) .  \nBigender (adjective)– Describes a person whose gender identity combines two genders.  \nBinding (verb)– The process of tightly wrapping one’s chest in order to minimize the appearance of having breasts. This is achieved through use of constrictive materials such as cloth strips, bandages, or specially designed undergarments, called binders.  \nBiphobia (noun)– Discrimination towards, fear, marginalization, and hatred of bisexual people, or those who are perceived as bisexual. Individuals, communities, policies, and institutions can be biphobic.  \nBisexual (adjective)–A sexual orientation that describes a person who is emotionally and physically attracted to women/females and men/males. Some people define bisexuality as attraction to all genders. See pansexual.  \nBottom (noun)– A slang term for genitals and buttocks. Also used to refer to the receptive partner in anal sex.  \nBottom surgery (noun)– Slang term for gender-affirming genital surgery.  \nCisgender (adjective)– A person whose gender identity is consistent in a traditional sense with their sex assigned at birth; for example, a person assigned female sex at birth whose gender identity is woman/female. The term cisgender comes from the Latin prefix cis, meaning “on the same side of.”  \nComing out (verb)– The process of identifying and accepting one’s own sexual orientation or gender identity (coming out to oneself), and the process of sharing one’s sexual orientation or gender identity with others (coming out to friends, family, etc.) .  \nGender-affirming hormone therapy (noun)– Feminizing and masculinizing  \nhormone treatment to align secondary sex characteristics with gender identity.  \nDifferences of Sex Development (DSD) (noun)– See intersex.  \nDrag (noun)– The theatrical performance of a gender or multiple genders that are not your own. Performers are called Drag Kings and Drag Queens. Most drag performers are cisgender. 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