GLBT
Definition
GLBT is an acronym. It stands for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transsexual/Transgender (people), it is meant to represent the different groups who make up a community. Many now consider it too limited, so alternative acronyms (such as QUILTBAG) or extended acronyms (LGBTQ, LGBTQI+,…) have been proposed.
Not everyone who identifies with one of the identities named in the acronym consider (or want to be considered) part of the community.
Usage
The Pride parade is being organised by the local LGBT groups.
See Also
QUILTBAG, LGBT
LGBT
Definition
LGBT is an acronym. It stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual/Transgender (people), it is meant to represent the different groups who make up a community. Many now consider it too limited, so alternative acronyms (such as QUILTBAG) or extended acronyms (LGBTQ, LGBTQI+,…) have been proposed.
Not everyone who identifies with one of the identities named in the acronym consider (or want to be considered) part of the community.
Usage
The Pride parade is being organised by the local LGBT groups.
See Also
QUILTBAG, GLBT
QUILTBAG
Definition
QUILTBAG is an acronym. It stands for Queer/Questioning, Undecided, Intersex, Lesbian, Transgender/Transsexual, Bisexual, Allied/Asexual, Gay/Genderqueer. It is meant to be a more inclusive term than GLBT/LGBT and to be more pronounceable (and memorable) than some of the other variations or extensions on the GLBT/LGBT abbreviation.
Usage
Queer Dictionary is meant to be a repository where terminology that’s used in the QUILTBAG community is explained.
See also
LGBT, GLBT
CAMAB
Definition
CAMAB is an acronym. It stands for Coercively Assigned Male At Birth. Nearly synonymous with MAAB, though when used by Intersex people it illustrates more clearly that the assignment was made without involving the person whose sex was being assigned (and may have involved surgical modifications).
Usage
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See also
MAAB, CAFAB, CAMAB, UAAB, cissexual, transsexual, transgender, intersex
CAFAB
Definition
CAFAB is an acronym. It stands for Coercively Assigned Female At Birth. Nearly synonymous with FAAB, though when used by Intersex people it illustrates more clearly that the assignment was made without involving the person whose sex was being assigned (and may have involved surgical modifications).
See also
MAAB, CAFAB, CAMAB, UAAB, cissexual, transsexual, transgender, intersex
UAAB
Definition
UAAB is an acronym. It stands for Un-Assigned At Birth. A person who is UAAB was sexed as being neither male or female, most likely based on how that person’s genitalia were perceived by the attending physician. This is a very rare designation.
Usage
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See also
MAAB, CAFAB, CAMAB, FAAB, cissexual, transsexual, transgender
FAAB
Definition
FAAB is an acronym. It stands for Female-Assigned At Birth. A person who is FAAB was sexed as female, most likely based on how that person’s genitalia were perceived by the attending physician. Where this assignment corresponds with someone’s gender identity they are said to be cissexual.
Usage
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See also
MAAB, CAFAB, CAMAB, UAAB, cissexual, transsexual, transgender
MAAB
Definition
MAAB is an acronym. It stands for Male-Assigned At Birth. A person who is MAAB was sexed as male, most likely based on how that person’s genitalia were perceived by the attending physician. Where this assignment corresponds with someone’s gender identity they are said to be cissexual.
Usage
As Julia Serano has written, femininity is heavily discouraged and punished in MAAB folks; the worst thing a man or boy can be is like a woman or girl.
See also
FAAB, CAFAB, CAMAB, cissexual, transsexual, transgender
TERF
Definition
Acronym for Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist. That group of feminists that claims that trans women aren’t really women, as biological determinism is only a fallacy when used against them, not when they use it against others.
Usage
Isn’t it mindboggling that the Royal College of Psychiatrists would invite a TERF like Julie Bindel to come talk at a study day on transgenderism and transsexuality? That’s like inviting Fred Phelps to come deliver the keynote at a gay pride.
