This term is preferred to “biological male/female”, “male/female bodied”, “natal male/female”, and “born male/female”, which are defamatory and inaccurate.Īgender: An umbrella term encompassing many different genders of people who commonly do not have a gender and/or have a gender that they describe as neutral. No one, whether cis or trans, gets to choose what sex they’re assigned at birth. However, this is a strong reference guide.ĪFAB, AMAB: Acronyms meaning “assigned female/male at birth” (also designated female/male at birth or female/male assigned at birth). This is not an expansive list of all queer and trans spectrum community language. The Gender Unicorn, Trans Student Educational Resources Office of Research and Creative Activity.Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center.
