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LGBTQ slang, LGBTQ speak, queer slang, or gay slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBTQ people. It has been used in various languages since the early 20th century as a means by which members of the LGBTQ community identify themselves and speak in code with brevity and speed to others.
Mak nyah is formed from the word mak, meaning 'mother', [3] and nyah, meaning 'transition' (literally, 'to run from'). [citation needed] Khartini Slamah describes how the term arose in the transgender community: "[F]irst, [as] a desire to differentiate ourselves from gay men, transvestites, cross-dressers, drag queens, and other 'sexual minorities' with whom all those who are not heterosexual ...
The term trans * (with an asterisk) emerged in the 1990s as an inclusive term used to encompass a wide range of non-cisgender identities. The asterisk represents a wildcard , indicating the inclusion of various identities, beyond just transgender and transsexual, such as gender-fluid or agender , within the transgender umbrella.
Here's everything you need to know about the meaning behind the colors of the trans flag for Pride.
Polari, a jargon that began in European ports and evolved into a shorthand used in gay subcultures, influences much of today's slang in words like "zhuzh," "drag," "camp" and "femme."
Trans International Airlines Flight 863 was a ferry flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Washington Dulles International Airport. On September 8, 1970, the Douglas DC-8 (registration N4863T) crashed during take-off from JFK's runway 13R. None of the 11 occupants, who were all crew members, survived. [1] [2] [3]
Trans chaser, [a] [1] [2] often shortened to chaser, [3] is a term predominantly used to describe cisgender men who are primarily sexually interested in trans women, [3] but it is sometimes used to refer to those interested in trans men as well.
Trans* divides into two separate definitions, the first of which describes the vast diversity of gender identity, gender expression, and gender formation that lies beyond the cisgender identity, this definition is an umbrella term. [1] The second definition builds on describing how trans* becomes an access to contemporary tools for ...