LGBTQ Basic Glossary
LGBTI will introduce the C team version basic terminology about.
summary words
● Sexuality
A term that refers to all aspects of human sexuality. It depends on the context, for example, it can be used to refer to sexual orientation or whether transgender is FtM or MtF.
●Sexual minorities
It is translated as sexual minority, sexual minority, etc. LGBT (IQ) people are often used as a generic term, in contrast to the majority of people who love the opposite sex and are not gender dysphoric. It is sometimes abbreviated as "sekmai".
●Sexual Variety
The idea that gender is not a minority/majority, male/female division, but is rich in variety, just like people's faces are different, and that all people are involved in sexuality.
●LGBTIQ
Abbreviation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Questioning. The term is used to refer to sexual minorities as a whole. Regarding "I", there is some controversy about grouping it as a sexual minority, and it is often used with LGBT.
● Queer Qeer
The original meaning of "transformation" is used discriminatory in English. Recently, it is used as a positive self-proclaimed word by the person concerned. LGBT people are sometimes collectively called queer.
● Gender identity
Awareness of what gender you are. Sometimes I feel like I don't really understand, and sometimes things change or fluctuate after becoming an adult.
Sexual orientation
What gender do you like yourself? Sometimes I feel like I don't really understand, and sometimes things change or fluctuate after becoming an adult. Some people don't like it.
Words related to physical gender
Disorders of Sex Development (DSD)
A condition in which it is difficult to distinguish between male and female physical characteristics such as external genitalia, internal genitalia, endocrine system, and sex chromosomes. Medical attention may be required. There are many cases where the parties do not know or are not informed. In 2009, the Japanese Society of Pediatric Endocrinology unified the generic term "disorders of sexual differentiation".
Words related to the sexuality of the mind
● Transgender (TG) transgender
A general term for people who live (want to live) a different gender than their physical gender. Translated as transgender. Some people live with different genders all the time, while others limit their practice to private time or professional settings. In addition, it is often used as a general term for people who have a sense of discomfort or incongruity between their physical and mental gender.
● Transsexual (TS) (transsexual)
People who feel uncomfortable with their gender and wish to change their bodies, such as through gender reassignment surgery. A word that is not used much these days.
Transvestite (TV) (transvestite)
transvestite. People who look, dress, and express themselves in a different gender than their physical gender. Also known as a cross dresser (CD). A word that is not used much these days.
Gender Identity Disorder (GID)
It is a medical diagnosis, and you feel discomfort and discomfort with your physical gender, and you strongly desire to change your body and live as the opposite sex. People who have been diagnosed with gender identity disorder can receive treatment if they wish. Those who meet certain requirements can change the gender on their family register.
Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS)
Surgery to make the genitals more similar to the desired gender. In the past, it was called "sex reassignment", but in 2002 the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology standardized it as "gender reassignment surgery". It is sometimes called “operation” or “SRS”.
●MtF (Male to Female)
A person who was born male and whose gender identity is female (people who live/want to live as a woman).
●FtM (Female to Male)
A person who was born female and whose gender identity is male (who lives/wants to live as a man).
●FtX (Female to X)
A person who was born as a woman and lives/wants to live as a gender that is neither.
●MtX (Male to X)
A person who was born male and lives/wants to live as neither gender.
● X gender
A person of a gender who is not bound by gender. Neither female nor male, female or male, androgynous, etc.
● Questioning Questioning
People who don't belong to a particular category, don't know, are unsure, or feel that they are not typical men/women.
Words related to sexual orientation
● Homosexual (homosexual)
People who like same sex. Gays are male homosexuals and lesbians are female homosexuals.
Note: The terms ``homo'', ``lesbian'', and ``famous'' are discriminatory terms.
● Gay
A man who likes men as a man. Only onee-talents appear on TV, but in reality there are many gay people who are not onee-e-chara. Generally, people don't dress as women, but there are people who perform as drag queens.
● Lesbian
A person who likes women as a woman. Some are boyish, like the otokoyaku of Takarazuka, while others are feminine. In many cases, it is not possible to tell if a person is a lesbian by their appearance. Boyish and feminine don't necessarily make a couple.
● bisexual bisexual
A person who likes both the same sex and the opposite sex. Or, a person who doesn't care about the other person's gender, or a person who prioritizes, for example, physique or personality over the other person's gender.
●Heterosexual heterosexual
A person who likes the opposite sex. It is sometimes called "normal" or "straight".
● Pansexual
pansexual. A person who romanticizes people of all sexualities. In contrast to bisexuality, which is based on gender as a woman and a man, this is based on the premise that there are various types of people, not just men and women.
A sexual A sexual
A person who doesn't like people. There are various patterns, such as not being interested in love, or being in love but not wanting to have sex. It's not because I've had trouble with love or been sexually assaulted in the past, and I'm not putting up with it. It is sometimes abbreviated as "Acek".
words about dating
● Polyamory
The idea that it is okay to have multiple lovers. People who don't want to be bound by a one-on-one relationship. Multiple marriages are called polygamy. Sometimes abbreviated as "poly".
Monogamy Monogamy
The idea that you can only have one lover. A person who wants to associate with a specific person. Or monogamy. It is sometimes abbreviated as "mono".
frequently heard words
●Shemale
The name of a job in which a man dressed as a woman serves customers. (Many are transgender and transgender, but not always. Some people have surgery, others don't.) Sometimes they call themselves identity even if they are not working.
● Pot
The name of a job in which a woman dresses up as a man to serve customers. (Many are transgender and transgender, but not always. Some people have surgery, others don't.) Sometimes they call themselves identity even if they are not working.
Okama
It is used for men who are nayonayo, who behave like women, or who dress like women. Many people find it offensive because it is often used to make fun of them or to make them feel bad. Gay people sometimes call themselves gay, but if others say "gay" is safe.
●Homo
It is used to ridicule men who are nayonayo in general, or to refer to male homosexuals. Many people find it offensive because it is often used to make fun of them or to make them feel bad. If you want to refer to a male homosexual, "gay" is safe.
Words that often appear in LGBT-related stories
● Coming out
If you're hiding your sexuality, tell someone. It comes from "come out of the closet" and means to come out of the closet.
Closet
To live in hiding one's sexuality.
Outing
Revealing a private sexual orientation or gender identity without the person's consent.
● homophobia
Homophobic. loathing or hating towards homosexuals or homosexual phenomena. Reject, exclude, deny with prejudice. such values.
● Hate crime
hate crime. Criminal acts caused by prejudice or hatred against individuals or groups with specific attributes related to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc., rather than personal grudges. To be harmed simply for being LGBT, not for personal grudges.
★These terms are as of 2013.
Because the situation is always changing, the interpretation of words is also changing rapidly. This knowledge may not always be correct. I would like you to always keep your antennas up for information and changes. And I hope that you will always have an attitude of looking back and asking yourself, “Is this good enough?