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Facial surgery

A set of surgical procedures aimed at altering facial features to create an appearance more in-line with an individual's gender goals, including Adam’s apple reduction, nose reconstruction, facial bone reduction, face lift, eyelid rejuvenation, and hair reconstruction.

Female-to-male (FTM)

A term sometimes used to refer to a person assigned female at birth whose gender is male all or part of the time, who is transitioning to male, or who identifies their experience as being on a female-to-male spectrum. (Source: QMUNITY)

Feminine

Socially and culturally coded aspects of gender typically associated with girls and women (e.g. roles, behaviour, expression).

Feminizing surgeries

Gender-affirming surgical procedures that create physical characteristics associated with a person's gender, including breast construction, vaginoplasty, facial feminization surgery, voice surgery, Adam's apple reduction, buttock augmentation/lipofilling and hair reconstruction. 

Femme

Refers to gender expressions and/or social and relationship roles that are perceived as being feminine, often in the context of LGBTQIA+ communities, or to a person who embodies these qualities. A femme person may be trans, but is not necessarily. (Source: QMUNITY)