| Denomination |
Definition |
| Sex |
It indicates what is understood by biological sex defined by the body and genital anatomy and is assigned at birth. Although the established are two sexes (male and female), there is a range of possible variations in human anatomy and chromosomal formation |
| Gender |
Indicator of belonging to a social and cultural identity that is defined by the sexcalled biological. Identification with one gender or another, or with none, is an internal feeling of each person, it is their gender identity. |
| Gender variance/ Gendernoncomformity |
Synonyms terms that indicate the non-recognition of the assigned gender and identification with a different gender |
| Transgender/Crossgender |
Interchangeable terms referring to an individual whose gender identity does not match the one assigned at birth. In addition, transgender is used as an umbrella term (“transgender”) in the Anglo-Saxon cultural field to refer to all those people opposed to the binary and heteronormative order of sex and gender. In the Spanish case, a transgender person identifies with a gender different from that assigned bythe so-called biological sex, rejecting the binary norm. You can perform body transformations, but not genital reassignment surgery. |
| Transsexual |
Referred to a person who points out the non-correspondence between biological sex at birth and sexual identity. It entails rejection of the body and the desire for sexual reassignment through surgery. |
| Trans |
Spanish synonym for "transgender" in terms of being an umbrella that covers all sectors opposed to gender binarism and sexual heteronormativity.It also appears with an asterisk (trans *) in some cases, and this is due to a position of understanding that this makes it more inclusive with respect to all |
| Sexual orientation |
Sexual attraction to another person of the same gender, or another. It can be straight, gay, lesbian or bisexual |
| Cis |
Individuals whose biological sex corresponds to the assigned gender. It is also an exclusionary term with respect to people who identify themselves as transsexual or transgender, and said exclusionary attitude is called cisexuality and cisgenerism |
| Gender fludity |
Indicates the identification with one gender or another temporarily and interchangeably, or with none. It shows a more flexible range of gender expression, with personal behaviors and appearances that may vary from day to day. |
| Queer |
Initially linked to the marginal, it currently reflects the rejection and questioning of social and cultural norms based on gender binarism and heterosexuality. |
