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Trans Terminology Thread

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terfing · 10/11/2017 16:07

Can we have a thread to discuss transgender terms and terminology? There seems to be new vocabulary every day and I'm having problems finding precise definitions and examples. (Please, I am genuinely not trying to be goady even though it may come across like I am).

Firstly, what does the word 'queer' specifically mean? It seems to have been firmly added to LGBT, but nobody seems to know what it means. I think it means 'sometimes gay', but wouldn't that just be bisexual?

Secondly, 'non-binary'. This sometimes means that someone is neither male nor female, but then it sometimes means that they are BOTH male and female (which is arguably the opposite definition!)

Any help appreciated! Smile

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Ereshkigal · 10/11/2017 19:05

And agender, as you said.

Ereshkigal · 10/11/2017 19:04

Non binary both baffles and irritates the hell out of me. So I may not be the best person to ask. I also see it being used interchangeably with gender queer and gender fluid.

Ereshkigal · 10/11/2017 19:02

I think queer is meant to mean a more inclusive LGB movement which includes trans people and other "genders" like asexual. So yes you can be heterosexual and be queer. It's an overarching term which is backed up by post structuralist "queer theory" and politics. Lesbian particularly is considered a bit passé by the young LGBTQ crowd. Especially with its exclusionary focus on female sexed bodies.

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