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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.
Imported from the German and ultimately modeled after German Transsexualismus (coined in 1923), [30] the English term transsexual has enjoyed international acceptability, though transgender has been increasingly preferred over transsexual. [31] The word transgender acquired its modern umbrella term meaning in the 1990s. [32]
Transgender people use a variety of terms to refer to their genitals and other sexually dimorphic body parts and bodily functions. While some may use the standard clinical and colloquial terms (e.g. penis, dick; vagina, pussy), others follow neologistic approaches.
It shows other transgender people you don’t have to fit a certain mold of what you [see] in a magazine. You can still do all the hobbies, all the things you did as a man and still be feminine ...
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The term transgender was popularized by American activist Virginia Prince in the late 1960s to designate those who transgressed gender norms but did not identify with the travesti or transsexual categories, and by the 1980s its widespread use in core countries was established. [27]
The term "transgender" often includes those who are genderqueer or non-binary, reflecting a broad spectrum of gender diversity. [ 13 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ] This inclusive usage dates back to at least 1992, with significant contributions from figures such as Leslie Feinberg [ 16 ] and Kate Bornstein , who emphasized the shared experiences of "gender ...
The term transgender was coined by John Oliven in 1965. [2] By the 1990s, transsexual had come to be considered a subset of the umbrella term transgender. [23] [2] [3] The term transgender is now more common, and many transgender people prefer the designation transgender and reject transsexual.