Deadname - The birthname of someone who goes by something else, typically associated with trans or non binary people
Demiboy - Under the non binary umbrella, this is a gender between male and non binary
Demigirl - Under the non binary umbrella, this is a gender between female and non binary
Demiromantic - A person who only feels romantically attracted to someone after forming an emotional bond
Demisexual - A person who only feels sexually attracted to someone after forming an emotional bond
Disorders Of Sex Development - A rare sex disorder where the genitals and/or reproductive organs don't develop correctly, also known as intersex
Drag - Performance where someone dresses, typically eccentrically, as a different gender, this is not gender identity, just expression and is different from transgender
Dyke - Typically a slur for a masculine presenting lesbian, though some women have begun to reclaim it in the recent years
Dysphoria - A typically gender related uncomfortableness with ones body and birth sex, usually ties into transgender and transitioning
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The ABCs of LGBTQ+
RandomTo help people understand different sexualities, genders, expressions, etc.
