Gender and sexual diversity glossary

• agender [2] (adjective)

• agenre [2] (masculine and feminine adjective)

• genderless (adjective)
• gender-free [1] (adjective)

Referring to a person who does not relate to any gender identity.

• agender person (noun)

• personne agenre (feminine noun)

• agender [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A person who does not relate to any gender identity.

• gender [1]

• all-gender washroom (noun)

• toilettes neutres (plural feminine noun)

• gender-inclusive washroom (noun)
• gender-neutral washroom (noun)

A washroom that can be used by a person of any gender.

• ally (noun)

• allié (masculine noun)
• alliée (feminine noun)

A person who defends the cause and the rights of a marginalized community to which they do not belong and that is recognized as such by the members of the community in question.

• be an ally
• become an ally

• ambisexual [2] (adjective)

• ambisexuel [2] (masculine adjective)
• ambisexuelle [2] (feminine adjective)

Referring to a person who has an ambivalent or changing sexual orientation.

• ambisexuality (noun)

• ambisexualité (feminine noun)

The state of a person who has an ambivalent or changing sexual orientation.

• ambisexual person (noun)

• personne ambisexuelle (feminine noun)

• ambisexual [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A person who has an ambivalent or changing sexual orientation.

• androgynous (adjective)

• androgyne [2] (masculine and feminine adjective)

• androgyne [2] (adjective)

Referring to a person whose sex cannot easily be determined by gender expression.

• androgynous person (noun)

• personne androgyne (feminine noun)

• androgyne person (noun)
• androgyne [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A person whose sex cannot easily be determined by gender expression.

• androgyny (noun)

• androgynie (feminine noun)

The state of a person whose sex cannot easily be determined by gender expression.

• asexual [2] (adjective)

• asexuel [2] (masculine adjective)
• asexuelle [2] (feminine adjective)

Referring to a person who feels very little or no sexual desire.

• asexuality (noun)

• asexualité (feminine noun)

The state of a person who feels very little or no sexual desire.

• asexual person (noun)

• personne asexuelle (feminine noun)

• asexual [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A person who feels very little or no sexual desire.

• be in the closet (verb phrase)

• être dans le placard (verb phrase)

• be closeted (verb)

Conceal one's sexual orientation or gender identity.

This concealment can be passive, voluntary or forced. A person may be in the closet in some situations, but not in others based on their perceived level of safety.

• bicuriosity (noun)

• bicuriosité (feminine noun)

• bi-curiosity (noun)

The state of a person who is open to or curious about having sexual relations with a person whose sex differs from that of their usual sexual partners.

This term is sometimes considered pejorative.

• bicurious [2] (adjective)

• bicurieux [2] (masculine adjective)
• bicurieuse [2] (feminine adjective)

• bi-curious [2] (adjective)

Referring to a person who is open to or curious about having sexual relations with a person whose sex differs from that of their usual sexual partners.

This term is sometimes considered pejorative.

• bicurious person (noun)

• personne bicurieuse (feminine noun)

• bi-curious person (noun)
• bicurious [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• bi-curious [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A person who is open to or curious about having sexual relations with a person whose sex differs from that of their usual sexual partners.

This term is sometimes considered pejorative.

• bigender [2] (adjective)

• bigenre [2] (masculine and feminine adjective)

• bi-gender [2] (adjective)

Referring to a person who identifies as having two genders.

• bigender person (noun)

• personne bigenre (feminine noun)

• bi-gender person (noun)
• bigender [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• bi-gender [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A person who identifies as having two genders.

• gender [1]

• biological sex (noun)

• sexe biologique (masculine noun)

• sex (noun)

A person's biological status, referred to as male, female or intersex.

There are a number of indicators of biological sex, including sex chromosomes, internal reproductive organs and external genitalia.

The term "biological sex" is sometimes considered pejorative by some trans people.

• biphobia (noun)

• biphobie (feminine noun)

The fear or hatred of, or hostility towards bisexuals and bisexuality, as well as the prejudices against them.

• biphobic (adjective)

• biphobe [2] (masculine and feminine adjective)

• biphobic person (noun)

• personne biphobe (feminine noun)

• biphobe (avoid, noun, pejorative)

• bisexual [2] (adjective)

• bisexuel [2] (masculine adjective)
• bisexuelle [2] (feminine adjective)

• bi [2] (adjective, familiar)

Referring to a person who is sexually attracted to people of their sex and people of a different sex.

• pansexual [2]
• polysexual [2]

• bisexuality [1] (noun)

• bisexualité [1] (feminine noun)

The state of a person who is sexually attracted to people of their sex and people of a different sex.

• pansexuality
• polysexuality

• bisexual person [1] (noun)

• personne bisexuelle [1] (feminine noun)

• bi person (noun, familiar)
• bisexual [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• bi [1] (avoid, noun, familiar, pejorative)

A person who is sexually attracted to people of their sex and people of a different sex.

• pansexual person
• polysexual person

• cisgender [2] (adjective)

• cisgenre [2] (masculine and feminine adjective)

• cis [2] (adjective, familiar)

Referring to a person whose gender identity aligns with their sex assigned at birth.

The opposite of trans [2].

• cisgender man
• cisgender woman

• cisgender person (noun)

• personne cisgenre (feminine noun)

• cis person (noun, familiar)
• cisgender [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• cis [1] (avoid, noun, familiar, pejorative)

A person whose gender identity aligns with their sex assigned at birth.

The opposite of trans person [1].

• cisnormative (adjective)

• cisnormatif (masculine adjective)
• cisnormative (feminine adjective)

• cisnormativity (noun)

• cisnormativité (feminine noun)

A cultural or social framework, often implicit, wherein everyone is cisgender and this is the norm.

Cisnormativity leads to the marginalization of trans people either by dismissing them, by presenting a favourable bias towards cisgender people, or both.

• heteronormativity
• monosexism

• cissexism (noun)

• cissexisme (masculine noun)

• cisgenderism (noun)

The discrimination against and the prejudices about people whose gender identity or expression does not align with their sex assigned at birth.

• cissexuality (noun)

• cissexualité (feminine noun)

The state of alignment between a person's gender identity and their sex assigned at birth.

• come out (verb)

• sortir du placard (verb phrase)

• disclose (verb)

Voluntarily reveal one's sexual orientation or gender identity.

The verb "disclose" is generally used with a complement, for example, "disclose their sexual orientation," whereas "come out" is always used without a complement.

The opposite of conceal.

• coming out (noun)

• sortie du placard (feminine noun)

• disclosure (noun)

The voluntary act of revealing one's sexual orientation or gender identity.

The term "disclosure" is generally used with a complement, for example, "sexual orientation disclosure," whereas "coming out" is always used without a complement.

The opposite of concealment.

• conceal (verb)

• dissimuler (verb)

The opposite of come out.

• concealment (noun)

• dissimulation (feminine noun)

The opposite of coming out.

• cross-dresser (noun)

• travesti (masculine noun)
• travestie (feminine noun)

• transvestite (noun, obsolete, pejorative)

A person who permanently or occasionally presents a gender expression different from the one associated with their usual gender identity.

Generally, cross-dressers do not identify as transgender.

• cross-dressing (noun)

• travestisme (masculine noun)

• deadname [1] (noun)

• morinom (masculine noun)

• dead name [1] (noun)

A deadname generally refers to the birth name of a transgender person that they no longer use.

• deadname [2] (verb)

• morinommer (verb)

• dead name [2] (verb)

Generally, to deadname means to use the birth name of a transgender person that they no longer use.

• demiboy (noun)

• demi-garçon (masculine noun)

• demi-boy (noun)
• demiguy (noun)
• demi-guy (noun)

A person whose gender identity is partially man and partially another gender.

• demigender (adjective)

• demi-genre (masculine and feminine adjective)

• demi-gender (adjective)

Referring to a person whose gender identity is partially associated with a specific gender.

• demigirl (noun)

• demi-fille (feminine noun)

• demi-girl (noun)

A person whose gender identity is partially woman and partially another gender.

• demisexual [2] (adjective)

• demisexuel [2] (masculine adjective)
• demisexuelle [2] (feminine adjective)

Referring to a person who feels sexual attraction only once a strong emotional bond is formed.

• demisexuality (noun)

• demisexualité (feminine noun)

The state of a person who feels sexual attraction only once a strong emotional bond is formed.

• demisexual person (noun)

• personne demisexuelle (feminine noun)

• demisexual [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A person who feels sexual attraction only once a strong emotional bond is formed.

• detransition (noun)

• détransition (feminine noun)

The process by which a person having previously undergone a transition makes changes that reflect their gender assigned at birth.

A detransition may have social, medical or legal aspects. It might be done because of a change in gender identity or not. Some people undergo a detransition because of external factors that may be linked to safety.

• diamoric (adjective)

• diamorique (masculine and feminine adjective)

Referring to a non-binary person who is attracted to non-binary people.

• drag king (noun)

• drag king (masculine noun)

Typically a woman who temporarily dresses in men's clothing and acts with exaggerated masculinity, generally during a performance.

As is always the case with cross-dressing, dressing as a drag king is not an indication of the person's sexual orientation, nor of their gender identity.

• drag queen (noun)

• drag queen (feminine noun)

Typically a man who temporarily dresses in women's clothing and acts with exaggerated femininity, generally during a performance.

As is always the case with cross-dressing, dressing as a drag queen is neither an indication of the person's sexual orientation, nor of their gender identity.

• experienced gender (noun)

• genre ressenti (masculine noun)

• affirmed gender (noun)

The gender with which a person identifies.

The expression "affirmed gender" is often used to refer to the gender of a person who has transitioned socially to the gender with which they identify.

• gender [1]

• female same-sex parenting (noun)

• homoparentalité féminine (feminine noun)

• lesbian parenting (noun)

• gay [1] (noun)

• gai [1] (masculine noun)
• gaie [1] (feminine noun)

• homosexual [1] (noun)

A person who is sexually attracted to people of their sex.

In its modern sense, the term "gay" typically refers to men, but in some contexts, it can refer to people of various genders.

• gay [2] (adjective)

• gai [2] (masculine adjective)
• gaie [2] (feminine adjective)

• homosexual [2] (adjective)

Referring to a person who is sexually attracted to people of their sex.

In its modern sense, the term "gay" typically refers to men, but in some contexts, it can refer to people of various genders.

• gay family (noun)

• famille homoparentale (feminine noun)

• same-sex family (noun)
• homosexual family (noun)

A family in which the parents are of the same sex.

• gay father family (noun)

• famille homoparentale masculine (feminine noun)

A family in which the parents are men.

• gay parenting (noun)

• homoparentalité (feminine noun)

• same-sex parenting (noun)
• homosexual parenting (noun)

• gender [1] (noun)

• genre [1] (masculine noun)

A person's status in society as a man, woman or non-binary person.

While sex is understood only in terms of biological features (e.g. sex assigned at birth), conceptions of gender are influenced by several factors including biological features, cultural and behavioural norms and individual experience.

• gender [2] (noun)

• sexes (plural masculine noun)

• men and women (plural noun phrase)
• women and men (plural noun phrase)
• sexes (plural noun)

The term "gender" can refer to the social differences and relations between men and women that are learned through socialization and determine a person's position and status in a given context.

• gender [3] (verb)

• genrer (verb)

• gender affirming surgery (noun)
• GAS (noun)

• chirurgie d'affirmation de genre (feminine noun)

• gender affirmation surgery (noun)
• gender confirmation surgery (noun)
• GCS (noun)
• gender confirming surgery (noun)
• sex reassignment surgery (noun)
• SRS (noun)
• sex change surgery (noun)

A surgery to modify a person's sexual anatomical characteristics to better match their gender identity.

The terms "sex reassignment surgery" and "sex change surgery" are sometimes considered pejorative.

• gender and sexual diversity (noun phrase)
• GSD (noun)

• diversité sexuelle et de genre (feminine noun phrase)
• DSG (feminine noun)

The term "gender and sexual diversity" is considered to be more inclusive than "LGBT" because it does not specify any gender identity or sexual orientation whatsoever.

• gender and sexual minorities (plural noun phrase)
• GSM (plural noun)

• minorités sexuelles et de genre (plural feminine noun phrase)
• MSG (plural feminine noun)

The term "gender and sexual minorities" includes all people whose gender identity or sexual orientation differ from the majority of the surrounding society. The term is considered to be more inclusive than "LGBT" because it does not specify any gender identity or sexual orientation whatsoever.

• gender assigned at birth (noun)
• GAAB (noun)

• genre assigné à la naissance (masculine noun)

• birth-assigned gender (noun)
• assigned gender (noun)

Gender assigned at birth generally refers to the same concept as sex assigned at birth. However, for some people, gender assigned at birth corresponds to a cultural and legal categorization, whereas sex assigned at birth represents a biological categorization.

• sex assigned at birth

• gender balance [1] (noun)

• équilibre des genres [1] (masculine noun)

• gender [1]

• gender balance [2] (noun)

• équilibre des sexes (masculine noun)

• balance between men and women (noun phrase)
• balance between women and men (noun phrase)
• balance between the sexes (noun)

• gender [2]

• gender-based analysis (noun, Canada)
• GBA (noun, Canada)

• analyse comparative entre les sexes (feminine noun, Canada)
• ACS (feminine noun, Canada)

• gender-differentiated analysis (noun, Quebec)
• GDA (noun, Quebec)

• gender-based analysis plus (noun, Canada)
• GBA+ (noun, Canada)

• analyse comparative entre les sexes plus (feminine noun, Canada)
• ACS+ (feminine noun, Canada)

An analytical tool used to assess how diverse groups of women, men and gender-diverse people may experience policies, programs and initiatives.

The "+" in GBA+ acknowledges that the analysis goes beyond biological (sex) and socio-cultural (gender) differences to consider other factors that intersect to determine individual identity. These factors include race, ethnicity, religion, age, and mental or physical disability.

• gender bending (noun)

• brouillage des genres (masculine noun)

The act of blurring the boundaries between genders.

• gender [1]

• gender binarism (noun)

• binarisme de genre (masculine noun)

• genderism (noun)

The idea that gender is separated into two fixed and closed categories, man and woman, and that it cannot be a variety of identities and expressions.

• gender binarity (noun)

• binarité de genre (feminine noun)

• gender-blind [1] (adjective)

• qui ne tient pas compte des genres [1] (adjective phrase)

• genderblind [1] (adjective)

That does not make a distinction between genders.

• gender [1]

• gender-blind [2] (adjective)

• qui ne tient pas compte des sexes (adjective phrase)

• genderblind [2] (adjective)

That does not make a distinction between men and women.

• gender [2]

• gender conforming (adjective)

• conforme au genre (adjective phrase)

• gender normative (adjective)

In a given society, that is consistent with what is culturally associated with a person's sex assigned at birth.

Usually refers to a person's gender expression, such as behaviour, clothing and voice inflection.

• gender conforming behaviour
• gender conforming clothing

• gender differences [1] (plural noun)

• différences entre les genres [1] (plural feminine noun)

• gender [1]

• gender differences [2] (plural noun)

• différences entre les sexes (plural feminine noun)

• differences between men and women (plural noun phrase)
• differences between women and men (plural noun phrase)
• differences between the sexes (plural noun)

• gender [2]

• gender-diverse people (plural noun)

• personnes de diverses identités de genre (plural feminine noun phrase)

• gender [1]

• gender diversity (noun)

• diversité de genre (feminine noun)

• gender plurality (noun)

• gender [1]

• gender dysphoria (noun)

• dysphorie de genre (feminine noun)

A condition where a person experiences persistent discomfort or distress because of a mismatch between their gender identity and the sex they were assigned at birth.

• gendered (adjective)

• genré (masculine adjective)
• genrée (feminine adjective)

That is organized or separated by gender, or that is associated with a gender.

Refers to a place, an occupation, an object, etc.

• ungendered

• gender equality [1] (noun)

• égalité entre les genres [1] (feminine noun)

The concept that all human beings, regardless of their gender, are free to develop their personal abilities and make choices without the limitations set by stereotypes, rigid gender roles and prejudices, and that the different behaviours, aspirations and needs of people of all genders are considered, valued and favoured equally.

• gender [1]

• gender equality [2] (noun)

• égalité des sexes (feminine noun)

• equality of men and women (noun phrase)
• equality of women and men (noun phrase)
• equality between men and women (noun phrase)
• equality between women and men (noun phrase)
• equality between the sexes (noun)
• sexual equality (noun)

The concept that both men and women are free to develop their personal abilities and make choices without the limitations set by stereotypes, rigid gender roles and prejudices, and that the different behaviours, aspirations and needs of men and women are considered, valued and favoured equally.

Gender equality does not mean that men and women have to become the same, but that their rights, responsibilities and opportunities do not depend on the sex they were assigned at birth.

• gender [2]

• gender equity [1] (noun)

• équité entre les genres [1] (feminine noun)

The fair treatment of people of all genders, according to their respective needs.

This treatment can be different, but must be equivalent in terms of rights, benefits, obligations and opportunities.

• gender [1]

• gender equity [2] (noun)

• équité entre les sexes (feminine noun)

• equity between men and women (noun phrase)
• equity between women and men (noun phrase)
• equity between the sexes (noun)

The fair treatment of men and women, according to their respective needs.

This treatment can be different, but must be equivalent in terms of rights, benefits, obligations and opportunities.

• gender [2]

• gender expression (noun)

• expression de genre (feminine noun)

• gender presentation (noun)

The appearance usually associated with a gender.

Gender can be expressed, for example, through behaviour, clothing, hairstyle, voice inflections and body language. A person's gender expression is not necessarily associated with their gender identity.

• gender [1]

• gender fluid (adjective)

• au genre fluide (adjective phrase)

• gender-fluid (adjective)
• genderfluid (adjective)

Referring to a person whose gender identity or expression changes or shifts along the gender spectrum.

• gender identity (noun)

• identité de genre (feminine noun)

A person's internal and deeply-felt sense of being man or woman, both, neither, or somewhere along the gender spectrum.

A person's gender identity may or may not align with the gender typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. Gender identity is not necessarily visible and is not related to sexual orientation.

• gender [1]

• gender-inclusive pronoun (noun)

• pronom de genre neutre (masculine noun)

• gender-neutral pronoun (noun)

A personal pronoun that refers to a person without associating a gender to them.

• gender issues [1] (plural noun)

• questions liées aux spécificités de chaque genre [1] (plural feminine noun phrase)

• gender [1]

• gender issues [2] (plural noun)

• questions liées aux spécificités de chaque sexe (plural feminine noun phrase)

• gender [2]

• gender minority (noun)

• minorité de genre (feminine noun)

• gender [1]

• gender neutrality (noun)

• neutralité de genre (feminine noun)

• gender [2]

• gender-nonconforming (adjective)

• non conforme au genre (adjective phrase)

In a given society, that deviates from what is culturally associated with a person's sex assigned at birth.

Usually refers to a person's gender expression, such as behaviour, clothing and voice inflection.

• gender-nonconforming behaviour
• gender-nonconforming clothing

• gender-nonconforming person (noun)

• personne de genre non conforme (feminine noun)

• GNC person (noun)

In a given society, a person who deviates from what is culturally associated with their sex assigned at birth.

• gender norm (noun)

• norme sexospécifique (feminine noun)

The socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes considered appropriate for each gender.

• gender [2]

• gender parity (noun)

• parité entre les sexes (feminine noun)

• parity of men and women (noun phrase)
• parity of women and men (noun phrase)
• parity between men and women (noun phrase)
• parity between women and men (noun phrase)
• parity between the sexes (noun)

The equal contribution of men and women to every dimension of life, whether private or public.

• gender [2]

• genderqueer (adjective)

• de genre queer (adjective phrase)

Referring to a person who challenges social norms regarding gender with their identity, their gender expression and their sexual practices.

• non-binary

• gender role (noun)

• rôle des sexes (masculine noun)

In a given society, the behaviours traditionally associated with being a man or a woman.

• gender [2]

• gender spectrum (noun)

• spectre du genre (masculine noun)

• gender [1]

• greysexual [2] (adjective)

• grisexuel [2] (masculine adjective)
• grisexuelle [2] (feminine adjective)

• grey-sexual [2] (adjective)
• graysexual [2] (adjective)
• gray-sexual [2] (adjective)

Referring to a person who rarely feels sexual attraction.

• greysexuality (noun)

• grisexualité (feminine noun)

• grey-sexuality (noun)
• graysexuality (noun)
• gray-sexuality (noun)

The state of a person who rarely feels sexual attraction.

• greysexual person (noun)

• personne grisexuelle (feminine noun)

• grey-sexual person (noun)
• graysexual person (noun)
• gray-sexual person (noun)
• greysexual [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• grey-sexual [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• graysexual [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• gray-sexual [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A person who rarely feels sexual attraction.

• heteroflexibility (noun)

• hétéroflexibilité (feminine noun)

The state of a heterosexual person who may occasionally be sexually attracted to a person of the same sex.

This term is sometimes considered pejorative.

• heteroflexible [2] (adjective)

• hétéroflexible [2] (masculine and feminine adjective)

Referring to a heterosexual person who may occasionally be sexually attracted to a person of the same sex.

This term is sometimes considered pejorative.

• heteroflexible person (noun)

• personne hétéroflexible (feminine noun)

• heteroflexible [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A heterosexual person who may occasionally be sexually attracted to a person of the same sex.

This term is sometimes considered pejorative.

• heteronormative (adjective)

• hétéronormatif (masculine adjective)
• hétéronormative (feminine adjective)

• heteronormativity (noun)

• hétéronormativité (feminine noun)

A cultural or social framework, often implicit, wherein all human beings are heterosexual and this is the norm.

Heteronormativity leads to the marginalization of sexual minorities either by dismissing them, by presenting a favourable bias towards heterosexual people, or both.

• cisnormativity
• monosexism

• heterosexism (noun)

• hétérosexisme (masculine noun)

The discrimination against and the prejudices about people whose sexual orientation differs from heterosexuality.

• heterosexual [2] (adjective)

• hétérosexuel [2] (masculine adjective)
• hétérosexuelle [2] (feminine adjective)

• hetero [2] (adjective, familiar)
• straight [2] (adjective, familiar)

Referring to a person who is sexually attracted to people of a different sex.

• heterosexual family (noun)

• famille hétéroparentale (feminine noun)

A family in which the parents are of different sexes.

• heterosexuality (noun)

• hétérosexualité (feminine noun)

The state of a person who is sexually attracted to people of a different sex.

• heterosexual person (noun)

• personne hétérosexuelle (feminine noun)

• heterosexual [1] (noun)
• hetero person (noun, familiar)
• straight person (noun, familiar)
• hetero [1] (noun, familiar)
• straight [1] (noun, familiar)

A person who is sexually attracted to people of a different sex.

• homoflexibility (noun)

• homoflexibilité (feminine noun)

The state of a homosexual person who may occasionally be sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex.

This term is sometimes considered pejorative.

• homoflexible [2] (adjective)

• homoflexible [2] (masculine and feminine adjective)

Referring to a homosexual person who may occasionally be sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex.

This term is sometimes considered pejorative.

• homoflexible person (noun)

• personne homoflexible (feminine noun)

• homoflexible [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A homosexual person who may occasionally be sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex.

This term is sometimes considered pejorative.

• homonormativity (noun)

• homonormativité (feminine noun)

A cultural or social framework that transposes heteronormative standards to gender and sexual minorities.

• homophobia (noun)

• homophobie (feminine noun)

The fear or hatred of, or hostility towards homosexuals and homosexuality, as well as prejudices against them.

• homophobic (adjective)

• homophobe [2] (masculine and feminine adjective)

• homophobic person (noun)

• personne homophobe (feminine noun)

• homophobe (noun)

• homosexuality (noun)

• homosexualité (feminine noun)

The state of a person who is sexually attracted to people of their sex.

• inclusion (noun)

• inclusion (feminine noun)

• intersex [2] (adjective)

• intersexué [2] (masculine adjective)
• intersexuée [2] (feminine adjective)

• inter-sex [2] (adjective)

A term that describes a person whose primary sexual characteristics at birth do not meet the medical criteria of the male or female sex.

The term "intersex" refers to biological sex features. It does not refer to sexual orientation or gender identity.

• intersex [4]

• intersex [4] (adjective)

• intersexe [4] (masculine and feminine adjective)

• inter-sex [4] (adjective)

A term that describes an intersex person who views their body positively and non-pathologically.

• intersex [2]

• intersex person [1] (noun)

• personne intersexuée (feminine noun)

• inter-sex person [1] (noun)
• intersex [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• inter-sex [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A term that refers to a person whose primary sexual characteristics at birth do not meet the medical criteria of the male or female sex.

The term "intersex" refers to biological sex features. It does not refer to sexual orientation or gender identity.

• intersex person [2]

• intersex person [2] (noun)

• personne intersexe [2] (feminine noun)

• inter-sex person [2] (noun)
• intersex [3] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• inter-sex [3] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A term that refers to an intersex person who views their body positively and non-pathologically.

• intersex person [1]

• intersexuality (noun)

• intersexuation (feminine noun)

The state of a person whose primary sexual characteristics at birth do not meet the medical criteria of the male or female sex.

The term "intersexuality" refers to biological sex features. It does not refer to sexual orientation or gender identity.

• lesbian [1] (noun)

• lesbienne [1] (feminine noun)

• gay [3] (noun)

A woman who is sexually attracted to women.

• lesbian [2] (adjective)

• lesbienne [2] (feminine adjective)

• gay [4] (adjective)
• homosexual [3] (adjective)

Referring to a woman who is sexually attracted to women.

• lesbian family (noun)

• famille lesboparentale (feminine noun)

• lesbian mother family (noun)

A family in which the parents are women.

• lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (adjective phrase)
• LGBT (adjective)

• lesbien, gai, bisexuel et transgenre (masculine adjective phrase)
• lesbienne, gaie, bisexuelle et transgenre (feminine adjective phrase)
• LGBT (masculine and feminine adjective)

• lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (adjective phrase)

• LGBT community

• lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (adjective phrase)
• LGBTQ (adjective)

• lesbien, gai, bisexuel, transgenre et queer (masculine adjective phrase)
• lesbienne, gaie, bisexuelle, transgenre et queer (feminine adjective phrase)
• LGBTQ (masculine and feminine adjective)

• lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (adjective phrase)

The letter "Q" sometimes stands for "questioning."

• LGBTQ community

• lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and others (adjective phrase)
• LGBTQ+ (adjective)

• lesbien, gai, bisexuel, transgenre, queer et autres (masculine adjective phrase)
• lesbienne, gaie, bisexuelle, transgenre, queer et autres (feminine adjective phrase)
• LGBTQ+ (masculine and feminine adjective)

• lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and others (adjective phrase)

The letter "Q" sometimes stands for "questioning."

• LGBTQ+ community

• lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirit (adjective phrase)
• LGBTQ2 (adjective)

• lesbien, gai, bisexuel, transgenre, queer et bispirituel (masculine adjective phrase)
• lesbienne, gaie, bisexuelle, transgenre, queer et bispirituelle (feminine adjective phrase)
• LGBTQ2 (masculine and feminine adjective)

• lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and two-spirit (adjective phrase)

The letter "Q" sometimes stands for "questioning."

• LGBTQ2 community

• lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and others (adjective phrase)
• LGBTQIA+ (adjective)

• lesbien, gai, bisexuel, transgenre, queer, intersexe, asexuel et autres (masculine adjective phrase)
• lesbienne, gaie, bisexuelle, transgenre, queer, intersexe, asexuelle et autres (feminine adjective phrase)
• LGBTQIA+ (masculine and feminine adjective)

• lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual and others (adjective phrase)

The letter "Q" sometimes stands for "questioning."

• LGBTQIA+ community

• lesbianism (noun)

• lesbianisme (masculine noun)

The state of a woman who is sexually attracted to women.

• male same-sex parenting (noun)

• homoparentalité masculine (feminine noun)

• male homosexual parenting (noun)

• misgender (verb)

• mégenrer (verb)

Attribute to a person, intentionally or not, a gender that does not correctly reflect their gender identity.

Examples include using pronouns, words, agreements or forms of address that do not correctly reflect the gender with which a person identifies.

• misgendering (noun)

• mégenrage (masculine noun)

The act of attributing to a person, intentionally or not, a gender that does not correctly reflect their gender identity.

Examples include the use of pronouns, words, agreements or forms of address that do not correctly reflect the gender with which a person identifies.

• monosexism (noun)

• monosexisme (masculine noun)

A cultural or social framework, often implicit, wherein all human beings are sexually attracted to only one sex and this is the norm.

Monosexism leads to the marginalization of people sexually attracted to people of diverse genders either by dismissing them, by presenting a favourable bias towards monosexual people, or both.

• cisnormativity
• heteronormativity

• monosexual [2] (adjective)

• monosexuel [2] (masculine adjective)
• monosexuelle [2] (feminine adjective)

Referring to a person who is sexually attracted to people of only one sex.

• monosexuality (noun)

• monosexualité (feminine noun)

The state of a person who is sexually attracted to people of only one sex.

Monosexuality includes heterosexuality and homosexuality.

• monosexual person (noun)

• personne monosexuelle (feminine noun)

• monosexual [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A person who is sexually attracted to people of only one sex.

• multigender [2] (adjective)

• multigenre [2] (masculine and feminine adjective)

• multi-gender [2] (adjective)
• polygender [2] (adjective)
• poly-gender [2] (adjective)

Referring to a person who identifies as having more than one gender.

• pangender [2]

• multigender person (noun)

• personne multigenre (feminine noun)

• multi-gender person (noun)
• polygender person (noun)
• poly-gender person (noun)
• multigender [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• multi-gender [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• polygender [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• poly-gender [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A person who identifies as having more than one gender.

• pangender person

• non-binary (adjective)

• non binaire (masculine and feminine adjective)

• nonbinary (adjective)

Referring to a person whose gender identity does not align with a binary understanding of gender such as man or woman.

Non-binary people may redefine gender or decline to define themselves as gendered altogether.

• genderqueer

• out (verb)

• divulguer involontairement (verb)

Expose a person's sexual orientation or gender identity without permission.

• outing (noun)

• divulgation involontaire (feminine noun)

The act of exposing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity without permission.

• pangender [2] (adjective)

• pangenre [2] (masculine and feminine adjective)

• omnigender [2] (adjective)
• omni-gender [2] (adjective)
• maxigender [2] (adjective)

Referring to a person who identifies as having all the genders culturally available to them.

• multigender [2]

• pangender person (noun)

• personne pangenre (feminine noun)

• omnigender person (noun)
• omni-gender person (noun)
• maxigender person (noun)
• pangender [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• omnigender [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• omni-gender [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• maxigender [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A person who identifies as having all the genders culturally available to them.

• multigender person

• pansexual [2] (adjective)

• pansexuel [2] (masculine adjective)
• pansexuelle [2] (feminine adjective)

• omnisexual [2] (adjective)
• omni-sexual [2] (adjective)
• bisexual [4] (adjective)

Referring to a person who is sexually attracted to another person regardless of their gender.

Some people use the term "bisexual" to refer to this concept even though the prefix "bi-" means "two."

• bisexual [2]
• polysexual [2]

• pansexuality (noun)

• pansexualité (feminine noun)

• omnisexuality (noun)
• omni-sexuality (noun)
• bisexuality [2] (noun)

The state of a person who is sexually attracted to another person regardless of their gender.

Some people use the term "bisexuality" to refer to this concept even though the prefix "bi-" means "two."

• bisexuality [1]
• polysexuality

• pansexual person (noun)

• personne pansexuelle (feminine noun)

• omnisexual person (noun)
• omni-sexual person (noun)
• bisexual person [2] (noun)
• pansexual [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• omnisexual [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• omni-sexual [1] (avoid, noun, pejorative)
• bisexual [3] (avoid, noun, pejorative)

A person who is sexually attracted to another person regardless of their gender.

Some people use the term "bisexual person" to refer to this concept even though the prefix "bi-" means "two."

• bisexual person [1]
• polysexual person

• perceived gender identity (noun)

• identité de genre perçue (feminine noun)

The assumption of a person's gender without knowing their true gender identity.

Perceptions about gender identity are often predicated on stereotypes relating to gender expression (e.g. what a transgender man "should" look like).

• perceived sexual orientation (noun)

• orientation sexuelle perçue (feminine noun)

The assumption of a person's sexual orientation without knowing their true sexual orientation.

Perceptions about sexual orientation are often predicated on stereotypes relating to gender expression (e.g. what a heterosexual man "should" look like).

• polysexual [2] (adjective)

• polysexuel [2] (masculine adjective)
• polysexuelle [2] (feminine adjective)

Referring to a person who is sexually attracted to people of several genders.

• bisexual [2]
• pansexual [2]

• polysexuality (noun)

• polysexualité (feminine noun)