Glossary
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AFAB
Assigned Female at Birth (AFAB) refers to people declared to be female at birth and raised within a female gender role, which may not match their gender.
Affirmation
The ways a person can be supported in expressing their self-identified gender. This may involve supporting social transition steps or changes in gender expression.
Agender
Refers to people with no or limited personal connection to gender, or who identify as existing without gender
Ally
A cisgender (non-transgender) person who supports and celebrates trans identities, challenges the transphobic remarks and actions of others, and willingly explores these biases within themselves. (Source: QMUNITY)
AMAB
Assigned Male at Birth (AMAB) refers to people declared to be male at birth and raised within a male gender role, which may not match their gender.
Asexual
Someone who does not experience sexual desire for people of any gender. Some asexual people desire romantic relationships, while others do not. Asexuality can be considered a spectrum, with some asexual people experiencing desire for varying types of intimacy. This desire can fluctuate over time. Asexuality is distinct from celibacy, which is the deliberate refraining from sexual activity. Asexual people experience high levels of invisibility and trivialization. (Source: QMUNITY)
Assigned sex at birth
The legal designation of physical sex assigned to newborn infants at birth, based on the health care provider's visual assessment of the newborn's genitalia. Health care providers will assign newborns as either female or male. However, this visual assessment does not account for individuals who are born with differences of sex development (DSD) or individuals whose gender does not align with their sex assigned at birth.