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Category Archives: Terminology Tuesday
What is Pansexuality?
This week for Terminology Tuesday I’m going to explain pansexuality. Pansexuality is not attraction to pans. Or bread. Please do not make this mistake. Pansexuality is possible attraction to all genders. This does necessarily not mean attraction to all genders all the … Continue reading
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What Does It Mean To Be Passing?
This week’s Terminology Tuesday will explain what it means to be passing. This is not the kind of passing which refers to a grade in a class. Passing has to do with gender identity and expression, and is a term … Continue reading
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What Is The Closet?
This week for Terminology Tuesday I will explain the closet. You’ve probably heard of a closet before. That thing people put their clothes in. But why would someone be in it? Or come out of it? If someone is in the … Continue reading
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What Does It Mean To Misgender Someone?
This week on Terminology Tuesday I will explain what it means to misgender someone. Misgendering someone is when, for example, you call a boy “she.” You refer to someone by the incorrect gender. Sometimes it’s intentional, but it can also … Continue reading
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What Does Quoiromantic Mean?
This week on Terminology Tuesday I’m going to explain what it means to be quoiromantic. If an individual identifies as quoiromantic, that individual has a hard time telling the difference between romantic attraction and platonic attraction, or between having a … Continue reading
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What Is The Gender Spectrum?
This week’s Terminology Tuesday is going to be a big one. I’m going to explain the gender spectrum. The gender spectrum contains any and all gender identities, but is most often used to refer to nonbinary gender identities (the binary … Continue reading
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What Does It Mean To Be Androsexual?
For the first Terminology Tuesday of 2016 I will be explaining what it means to be androsexual. Similar to gynesexuality, androsexuality is also fairly easy to learn and remember. Androsexuality is sexual attraction to males. There are several reasons a … Continue reading
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What Does It Mean To Be Gynesexual?
This week on Terminology Tuesday I will be explaining what it means to be gynesexual. Some of you might be thinking something along the lines of, “oh my goodness, there are so many identities. What could this possibly mean and … Continue reading
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What Does Transgender Mean?
This Terminology Tuesday I will explain what it means when someone uses the term “transgender.” If you are transgender, your gender identity does not align with the sex you were assigned at birth. For example, if your parents or doctor identified … Continue reading
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What Are Pronouns?
This week for Terminology Tuesday I will begin a multipart discussion about pronouns by explaining what pronouns are. As defined by the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, a pronoun is, “A word used instead of a noun to designate an object … Continue reading
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