T       

       Tranny*

               - A derogatory term for a transgender individual.

               - A term reclaimed by some of the transgender community and used as an identifier. 

       Transgender (Trans*)

               - An umbrella term referring to any individual whose self-identity, behavior, and/or anatomy fall

                    outside of societal gender norms and/or expectations. 

               - A term for an individual whose gender identity does match their biological sex.

       Transition

               - The process of changing one's gender presentation permanently to reflect that of the

                    individual's internal sense of gender. For transsexual individuals this typically also involves

                    sex reassignment theraphy (hormone replacemenet therapy and sex reassignment surgery). 

       Transman

               - An individual who was born biologically female and identifies as a male. 

       Transphobia

               - The irrational fear of transgender individuals. This may manifest itself in negative feelings,      

                    attitudes, actions and/or behaviors against the trans* community.

       Transsexual/Transexual

               - The medical term for a person who has changed their physical gender to match their internal

                    sense of gender.

       Transvestite

               - Someone who wears clothes stereotypically worn by the gender opposite their own.

       Transwoman

               - An individual who was born biologically male and identifies as a female.

       Third Gender/Third Sex

               - An individual who is categorized (by their will or by social consensus) as neither a man nor a

                    woman.

               - A social category present in those societies who recognize three or more genders.

       Turn Someone*

              - The concept that a homosexual, bisexual, or pansexual individual can "make" a heterosexual

                    individual change their sexual orientation.

       Twink*

               - A young, boyish-looking gay man.

       Two Spirit/Two-Spirit/Twospirit

               - An umbrella term for indigenous North American individuals who fulfill one of many mixed

                    gender roles in First Nations and Native American tribes.Third gender roles historically

                    embodied by two-spirit people include performing work and wearing clothing associated with

                    both men and women.

U

       U-Haul

               - A common stereotype used in humor that lesbians begin dating and move in with one another

                    quicker than the average heterosexual or gay male couple.