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C.A.F.A.B. - Coercively Assigned Female At Birth (Note: This term is usually reserved for those who are intersex.)

C.A.G.A.B. - Coercively Assigned Gender At Birth (Note: This term is usually reserved for those who are intersex.)

C.A.M.A.B. - Coercively Assigned Male At Birth (Note: This term is usually reserved for those who are intersex.)

C.A.S.A.B. - Coercively Assigned Sex At Birth (Note: This term is usually reserved for those who are intersex.)

Cervical Cap - A perscription contraceptive that is 71%-86% effective at preventing pregnancy.

Cis-Assumed - When someone is assumed to be cisgender, regardless of if they are or not.

Cisgender - Consistently experiencing one’s gender in a way that is congruent with one’s bodily appearance and with the gender that is assigned to oneself by society. When you identify with your AGAB. Not trans. The opposite of transgender.

Cisgender Privilege - The benefits, opportunities and everyday courtesies that cisgender people are able to take for granted, and which trans and nonbinary people may not be able to count on.

Cissexism - The unjust social institution that validates cisgender identities more than trans identities, and which grants privileges to cis people while oppressing trans people.

Cissexual - An outdated term with the same meaning as cisgender. The opposite of transsexual.

Chaser -
1. Someone who seeks out a specific category of people for the purpose of sex. These are people who treat people with a specific characteristic that they desire as nothing more than objects to fulfill their fetish. In the context of this site, this refers to those who seek out transgender people simply to satisfy their own sexual desires. While there is nothing wrong with being attracted to someone who is transgender, chasers do not treat those whom they "chase" with the basic respect deserving of a human being.
2. A person who seeks out trans people for dating or sex. Chasers have a bad reputation for fetishizing, disrespecting and mistreating trans people.
Chromosomes - Gene sequences that determine how an organism’s body develops and reproduces. The human sex chromosomes, X and Y, usually determine whether a fetus develops typical egg-producing anatomy or typical sperm-producing anatomy. However, other factors can affect a person’s anatomical and psychological development, and the chromosomes do not necessarily reflect a person’s true gender.

Clock - To be able to tell that someone is transgender without them telling you.

Clocking - An event in which an observer notices or realizes a trans person’s assigned sex at birth, without the trans person’s consent.

Colonialism - In trans discussions, colonialism is the practice of imposing Western systems of gender onto non-Western cultures, invalidating native people’s gender identities in the process. Colonialism can involve either denying that a gender exists, or reinterpreting the gender to fit a Western model, e.g. by claiming that a hijra person must be transgender.

Come Out -
1. To reveal to others that you are transgender. This phrase can also be used when someone reveals to others that they are not heterosexual.
2. In trans discussions, the process of telling someone that one is trans. This applies both to trans people who have transitioned to live as their correct gender, as well as to those who have not.
Condom - An over-the-counter contraceptive that is 87% effective at preventing pregnancy.

Conversion Therapy - A somewhat broad term referring to various forms of torture used against LGBTQIA+ people, particularly against children. The intent is to force the subject into being cisgender and/or heterosexual, or simply to commit suicide. For those who force their own children to go through it, the general preference is to have a dead or miserable child rather than a child that is happy, alive, and queer. Conversion therapy is not effective at changing anyone's sexual orientation or gender identity, and is simply used as an excuse to abuse queer people.

Corrective Rape -
1. Corrective rape is a form of rape of perpetrated against someone on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. It is intended to force the victim to become heterosexual or cisgender. In the context of transgender people, it is an extremely violent act of transphobia. This is not effective at changing anyone's gender identity or sexual orientation, and is usually simply used as an excuse to rape queer people.
2. Sexual assault done with the intent to change someone’s sexual or romantic orientation, or gender identity. Trans people, especially sex workers, are sometimes victimized by corrective rape.
Correct Pronouns - Alternate phrase for “preferred pronouns,” used by some.

Crossdresser -
1. Someone who wears clothes/makeup/other indicators of gender expression which do not traditionally align with their gender identity. For example; a man wearing feminine clothing, or a woman wearing masculine clothing.
2. A person who chooses to wear clothing that does not match their gender identity. This is a loaded term and should not be used without the permission of the person being referred to.
Crossdressing - The act of wearing clothing that does not match one’s gender identity. Trans people who wear the clothing of their assigned sex may consider themselves as crossdressing; when wearing clothing of their actual gender, they are not crossdressing, though they may appear that way to uninformed people.

Crossplay - To dress up as a fictional or historical character that is of a different gender than oneself.