# Brainworms Glossary

> Answer-first glossary of transgender-related terminology from 4chan's /lgbt/ board and adjacent communities.

The canonical interactive site is https://brainworms.lgbt/. The crawlable answer index is https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/. The sitemap is https://brainworms.lgbt/sitemap.xml.

## Priority definitions

- [Brainworms](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/term/brainworms/): Brainworms are trans-related concepts and terminology that originate from 4chan's /lgbt/ board and adjacent communities, memetically propagated between trans people.
- [Boymoder](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/term/boymoder/): A usually younger transgirl who is in the process of transitioning or desires to transition, but is still "boymoding" or presenting as a boy and has not yet fully come out.
- [Transgender](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/term/transgender/): Denoting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond with the sex registered for them at birth.
- [Troon](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/term/troon/): Transgender Goon. A slur used for transgender people originating from Something Awful, but now largely used by the Kiwifarms and Lolcow communities.
- [Repper / Repressor](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/term/repper-repressor/): A person repressing their gender dysphoria and a general need to transition.
- [HRT](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/term/hrt/): Hormone Replacement Therapy, a pharmaceutical medication that replaces a person's natural hormones with those of the gender they identify with. Allowing them to go through specific physical changes that aid in their transition.
- [Passoid](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/term/passoid/): a person who passes as the gender they have transitioned into.
- [BDD](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/term/bdd/): Body Dysmorphic Disorder, a mental illness involving obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance. The flaw may be minor or imagined.

## Categories

- [MTFs](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/mtfs/): Terms related to male-to-female transgender people and trans women
- [FTMs](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/ftms/): Terms related to female-to-male transgender people and trans men
- [NBs](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/nbs/): Terms related to non-binary people and gender non-conforming individuals
- [General Trans](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/general-trans/): Gender-neutral transgender terminology that applies across different identities
- [Trans Infighting](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/trans-infighting/): Terms related to conflicts and disagreements within trans communities
- [Hons](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/hons/): Terms related to non-passing trans women and associated concepts
- [Repression](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/repression/): Terms related to denying or suppressing one's trans identity
- [HRT](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/hrt/): Terms related to hormone replacement therapy and medical transition
- [Age](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/age/): Terms related to the age at which someone transitions and its perceived effects
- [Sayings](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/sayings/): Common phrases, memes, and expressions used in trans communities
- [Pills](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/pills/): Terms using the "pill" suffix to describe realizations or fears about transition
- [Passing](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/passing/): Terms related to being perceived as cisgender and passing strategies
- [Body Parts](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/body-parts/): Terms related to physical anatomy and body measurements relevant to trans people
- [Gender Affirming Surgeries](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/surgeries/): Terms related to surgical procedures for gender transition
- [Sex & Kink](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/paraphilias/): Terms related to fetishes and sexual interests associated with trans communities
- [Sexual Orientations](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/sexual-orientations/): Terms related to sexual and romantic orientations in trans contexts
- [Boys](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/boys/): Terms related to masculine-presenting people, femboys, and associated concepts
- [Blanchard](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/blanchard/): Terms related to Ray Blanchard's controversial typology of transgender people
- [TERFs](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/terfs/): Terms related to Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists and their ideology
- [Cissies](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/cissies/): Terms related to cisgender people from a trans perspective
- [People](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/people/): Notable individuals referenced in trans community discussions
- [Mental Illness & Suicide](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/mental-illness/): Terms related to mental health issues and suicide in trans communities (WARNING: Sensitive content)
- [Random Cultural Stuff](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/cultural/): Miscellaneous cultural references and items popular in trans communities
- [Miscellaneous](https://brainworms.lgbt/seo/category/misc/): Various terms that don't fit neatly into other categories

## Full glossary

See https://brainworms.lgbt/llms-full.txt for every generated definition page.