1. Trans* 101
Vermont Queer and Allied Youth
Summit
May 14, 2011
Morganne Ray
Director of Client Services
Outright Vermont

2. Trans*?
In this workshop, trans*
and transgender is used
to refer to a very diverse
group of identities.
Please ask questions and
share ideas without
referring to specific
people.

3. What is Gender?
Sex: The physical structure of one’s
reproductive organs that is used to assign sex at
birth. Biological sex is determined by
chromosomes; hormones; and internal and
external genitalia .
Gender Identity: One's innermost concept of
self as male or female or both or neither—how
individuals perceive themselves and what they
call themselves.
Gender Expression: The ways in which people
externally communicate their gender identity to
others through behavior, clothing, haircut,
voice, and other forms of presentation.
Gender Role: This is the set of roles, activities,
expectations and behaviors assigned to females
and males by society.

4. Everybody has a gender.
Cisgender: Refers to people whose
sex assignment at birth corresponds
to their gender identity and
expression.
Transgender: Sometimes used as an
umbrella to describe anyone whose
identity or behavior falls outside of
stereotypical gender norms. More
narrowly defined, it refers to an
individual whoseg ender identity
does not match their assigned birth
gender.

5. Acault, Agender, Aggressive, Amazon, Ambigender, Ambiguous, Androdyke,
Androgyne, Androgynous, Anomalous, Akava'ine, Aravanni, Baby Butch, Baby Femme,
Banjee, Bakla, Bearded Female, Between Genders, Bigender, BillyBoy, Bio Boy, Bio Girl,
Bio Queen, Birl, Burl, Bishōnen, Bissu, Bitch, Boi, BossGrrrl, Both, Boy, Boychick,
Boichick, Boydyke, Boidyke, Byke, Boygirl, Boigirl, Brother, Bull Dyke, Butch, Butch
Dyke, Calabai, Calalai, Cisgender, Chapstick Lesbian, Chi-Chi, Crossdresser, Daddy, Dee,
Diesel Dyke, Drag Hag, Drag King, Drag Prince, Drag Princess, Drag Queen, Dude, Dyke,
Either, Enaree, Epicene, Fa'afafine, Faerie, Fairy, Fag, Fag Hag, Faux Queen, Fellagirlie,
Female Assigned, Female Born, Female Bodied, Female Guy, Feminist, Femme, Femme
Boy, Femme Queen, Femme Performer, Feygele , Flamer, Fluid, Fourth Gender, Freak,
FtM, FTV, FtX, Gelding, Gender Bender, Gender Bent, Gender Blender, Gender
Different, Gender Dysphoric, Gender Fabulous, Gender Free, Genderfuck, Gender
Gifted, Gender Impressionist, Genderless, Gender More, Gender Neutral, Gender
Nonconforming, Gender Normative, Gender Outlaw, Gender Plus, Gender Refusenik,
Gender Straight, Gender Transcender, Genderqueer, Genderqueerriffic, Gender
Variant, Genetic Man, Genetic Woman, Gink, Girl, Grrl, Gurl, Gyrl, Girlboy, Girlboi,
Girlfag, Girly Girl, Goy, Guy, Guy Dyke, Gym Queen, Gynandroid, Gynandromorphic,
Haggot, Hard, HardButch, Hermaphrodyke, HighFemme, Hijra, Homovestite,
Intergender, Katoey, Khal, Khusra, Jankha, KiKi, Kojja, Napunsakudu, Maada, Kitten,
Kurami, Lady, Ladyboy, Leiti, Lesbro, Lhamana, Lipstick Lesbian, LowFemme, MtF, MtX,
Mahu, Maknyah, Male Assigned, Male Born, Male Bodied, Man, Man Of Transsexual
Experience, Man Chick, Me, Meinmasha, Merm, Mesbian, Metagender, Metamorph,
Metrosexual, Metrosexual Butch, Midgender, Mixed Gender, Mommy, Monogender,
Mukhannath, Multigender, Mutarajjulat, Muxe, Nádleehé, Nancy, Nancyboy, Neither,
Nelly, Nellyfag, Neuter, Neutral, Neutrois, New Man, New Woman, No Gender, No-Ho,
Non-Op, None Of The Above, None Of Your Business, Nongender, NullGender,
Omnigender, Open, Other, OtherGender, Paminta, Pangender, Pansy, Person, Pintada,
Plumber Femme, Polygender, Poof, Post-Op, Pregender, Pre-Op, Pretty Boy, Queen,
Queer, Questioning, Saturday Night Butch, Sekrata, Self Defined, Shape Shifter, She
Bear, Shemale, Single Gender, Sir, Sissy, Sissyboy, Sissyfag, Sister, Soft Butch, Soft Stud,
StaticGender, Stone Butch, Stone Femme, Stud, Switch, TG Butch, Third Gender, Tom,
Tomboy, Tomboy Femme, Tomgirl, Tranimal, Tranny, Trannyboy, Trannyboi, Trannygirl,
Trannygrrl, Trans Boy, Trans Boi, Transdyke, Tryke, Trans Guy, Trans Lady, Transsexual,
Transfag, Transfag Drag, Transfag Hag, Transformista, Transgender, Transgenderist,
Trans Girl, Trans Grrl, Trans Guy, Trans Hag, Trans Man, Trans Person, Trans
Questioning, Transsexual, Transvestite, Trans Woman, Tranzy, Travesti, Two Spirit, Twin
Spirit, Undecided, Undeclared, Undefined, Ungender, Unspecified, Vestidas,
Whakawahine, Wíŋkte, Woman, Woman Of Transsexual Experience, Womyn, Womon,
Wimmin, Xanith, Zaftig

6. What Trans* is Not:
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A sexual orientation
A mental disorder
A disability
A disease
A reason to tease or bully
someone
• An identity label to force on
someone who doesn’t claim it
• The same for every who does
claim the language

7. Preferred pronouns, names,
and identity words
• If it’s possible, ask others what
language they would like you to
use
• Always, no matter what, use the
language people choose
• If it’s not possible, try to limit
your assumptions by using gender
neutral language
• Check in with friends about
how/when they would like you to
use different names or pronouns

8. How To Be A Good Ally
• Educate yourself
• Ask respectful questions
• Check your assumptions
and bias
• Practice using gender
neutral language and being
inclusive of all gender
identities
• Be a good friend