The following is a list of some the more common gender identities & definitions that you may come across in relation to Transgender people.
Identities and how they are described or defined can vary individually, so please treat this as a guide and starting point for general understanding.
Non-Binary identities are noted with (NB).
Agender - A person who does not identify themselves as having a particular gender (NB)
Bi-Gender - A person who express two distinct "female" and "male" personas, feminine and masculine respectively; or find that they identify as two genders simultaneously. (NB)
Demiboy - A Person whose gender identity is only partly male, regardless of their assigned gender at birth. They may or may not identify as another gender in addition to feeling partially a boy or man. (NB)
Demigirl - A Person whose gender identity is only partly female, regardless of their assigned gender at birth. They may or may not identify as another gender in addition to feeling partially a girl or woman. (NB)
Gender Fluid - A person whose gender identity is not fixed, identify as a mix of genders, and may feel more male on some days and more female on others. (NB)
Gender Non-Conforming - A person whose behaviour or appearance does not conform to prevailing cultural and social expectations about what is appropriate to their assigned birth gender. (NB)
Gender Queer - A person who does not subscribe to conventional gender distinctions but identifies with neither, both, or a combination of genders (NB)
Non - Binary - A gender that is not exclusively male or female (NB)
Pangender - A person who experiences all genders available to their culture. (NB)
Trans Man - A person who was assigned female at birth but identifies as male. Also referred to as a “Binary” gender identity, meaning that the person exclusively identifies with the gender opposite their assigned birth sex.
Transmasculine - An umbrella term that describes a transgender person whose gender is masculine and/or who express themselves in a masculine way. Transmasculine people are generally those who were assigned female at birth and feel a connection with masculinity, but do not always identify as male. Sometimes shortened to transmasc. (NB)
Transfeminine - An umbrella term that describes a transgender person whose gender is feminine and/or who express themselves in a feminine way. Transfeminine people are generally those who were assigned male at birth and feel a connection with femininity, but do not always identify as female. Sometimes shortened to transfemme. (NB)
Trans Woman - A person who was assigned male at birth but identifies as female. Also referred to as a “Binary” gender identity, meaning that the person exclusively identifies with the gender opposite their assigned birth sex.
Two-Spirit - A person who has both a masculine and a feminine spirit, as used by some Native American First Nations people to describe sexual, gender and/or spiritual identity. Two-Spirit is a cultural term that should only be used by those from within that particular culture.