Understanding these terms, as detailed by organizations like the UCSF LGBTQ Resource Center , is foundational to engaging with the community:
The distress some feel due to a mismatch between their gender identity and assigned sex.
Describes people whose gender identity aligns with the sex assigned at birth.
A positive feeling experienced when one's gender is recognized and respected. Historical Foundations
An umbrella term for people whose gender identity or expression differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.