Shannon's Queerest Space

Promoting Genderqueer, Transgender, Youth Rights, Social Justice, and Other Radicalness Since 1999

Subversive Words and Phrases for Queer Genders and Sexes

Here is a list of 115 (or so) words that i've been compiling to describe folks' funky genders, in something that should vaguely approximate alphabetical order. I've gathered these words from a variety of sources -- books, speakers i've heard, things i've read online or IRL, even some stuff that i made up myself. Pretty much all of them are used both as words of pride and self-identity and as slurs; i've culled all of them from places where they were used as the former. So if i haven't seen a word (re)claimed, it's not here.

Clearly, this is still not "all of it," though. For instance, despite all the words that are here, i haven't yet found one that i feel captures me. (Okay, why do i need to be captured by one word? Good question. But i think that humans' propensity to label themselves and each other is a whole 'nother discussion.) If you know of a term that's not here, please let me know! I want this thing to be as complete, creative, and subversive as possible. As usual, i'm at
hugdyke @ gmail.com.

I hope you find this list to be inspiring or thought-provoking. And if you find something here that fits you, all the better! We have moved so far past that boring ol' male/female, masculine/feminine binary!
 


Agendered
Ambigendered
AndroButch
AndroDyke
AndroFag
AndroFem
AndroFemButch
Androgyne
Androgynous
Bear
Bearded female
Bigendered
Bless-gendered
Boi
Boidyke
Boy dyke
Boy girl
Boychick
Butch
Butch dyke
Byke
Chick with a dick
Cross-dresser
Crossgendered
Drag king
Drag queen
Drag queer
Epicene
Eunuch
Female guy
Female impersonator
Femme
Femme queen
FTF/F2F
FTM/F2M
FTMTF (female to male to female)
Gender-atypical
Gender-bender
Gender blender
Gender-blessed
Gender complex
Gender-confused
Gender-confusing
Gender-deviant
Gender-different
Gender-enhanced
Gender-fluid
Gender-gifted
Gender fucked
Gender outlaw
Gender subversive
Gender-variant
Gender warrior
Genderfree
Genderfucker
Genderqueer
Gendertrash
Girl boy
Girlfag
Guydyke
He-she
Herm
Hermaphrodite
Intergendered
Intersexed
Intersexual
Liminal-gendered
Male lesbian
Man/boy with vagina
Midgendered
More-gendered
More-than-gendered
MTF/M2F
MTM/M2M
Nelly fag
New man
New woman
No-ho
Non-op
Omnigendered
Othergendered
Pangendered
Passing woman/girl
Polygendered
Post-op
Pre-op
QuasiFemale
QuasiMale
Shape-shifter
She-bear
She-male
Stone butch
Supragendered
T-girl
Third-gendered
Tomboy
Tranny
Trannydyke
Trannyfag
Trannyqueer
Trans
Trans-something
Transboy
Transdyke
Transensual
Transexual
Transfag
Transfolk
Transgendered
Transgenderist
Transgirl
Transkid
Transman
Transperson
Transqueer
Transsexual
Transvestite
Transwoman
Tranz
Trisexual
Two Spirit
Ungendered
X-tra/Extra-gendered