Gender Identity - A person’s sense of being a particular gender—male, female, a blend of both, neither or another category

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Transgender - Gender identity does not correspond to their assigned gender at birth 

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Transsexual -  An older term used to describe a person who has had medical interventions to match their gender identity (gender reassignment surgery, gender confirmation surgery, hormones)

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Transvestite - Older term...DO NOT USE!

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Cross-dresser - A person who will occasionally wear clothes of the opposite gender but have no intentions to have any surgeries or medical interventions

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Drag Queen - Usually males who dress up as women with exaggerated femininity for the purpose of entertainment

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Cisgender - Identifies with the gender they were assigned at birth

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Clocking

When someone is able to recognize that a person is transgender

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Dead name

Term used to describe person's name before they transitioned or legally changed their name (birth name)

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Gender Fluid – Remains flexible about their gender identity rather than committing to a single gender.  They may fluctuate between genders or express multiple genders at the same time.  Pronouns usually used…they, their, them

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Non-Binary (Gender Queer) – Gender identity is not exclusively masculine or feminine.  Genderqueer may express a combination of masculinity and femininity, or neither, in their gender expression.  Pronouns usually used…they, their, them

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Other Terms

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

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Estrogen (E)

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Testosterone (T)

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Male to Female (M to F) Female to Male (F to M)

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Gender affirmation surgery (not sex change)

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Transitioning (not changing/becoming/turning into/transgendering)

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Diagnosis-Gender Dysphoria (not Gender Identity Disorder)