LGBTQ+ Glossary

The topic of "sex" or gender plays an important role in today's world. While in the past most people were of the opinion that there were "only" two genders, nowadays many scientists also hold the view that the boundaries ...

Intersexuality is the circumstance of having been born with two different sexual characteristics, i.e. male and female. Accordingly, an existing intersexuality is usually already determined in the hospital. It is particularly interesting in this context that ...

A man who is either emotionally and/ or physically attracted to a man is gay. This is a sexual orientation that helps to define oneself - both for oneself and to the outside world....

The abbreviation POC stands for "Person of Color" or in the plural "People of Color". This group of people has called themselves POC in order to defend themselves against classic ethnic or cultural identity determinations.

Being non-binary is sometimes also described with the terms "non-binary" or "genderqueer". This is a particular type of gender identity. Those affected identify as neither male nor female ("agender") or as both male ...

People who are transgender do not identify with their biological sex - the sex they were assigned at birth. Often the feeling is described as "It's like being in the wrong body!" ...

A cis woman is a woman whose gender identity matches her biological sex assigned at birth. Here, said sex and physical characteristics match. That is, a cis woman was born with female sex characteristics and identifies ...

A cis man is a man whose gender identity matches his biological sex. Or, in other words, the gender with which the man identifies matches his physical characteristics. They identify with their social gender, which is assigned to them by the ...

Transgender people are exposed to various prejudices in everyday life. Many people associate the word "trans" alone with several characteristics that either do not apply at all or only in part. Classic prejudices with which transgender people are confronted again and again are: ...

AGG" is the abbreviation for the "General Equal Treatment Act". As the name suggests, it is intended to protect people from discrimination in a wide variety of areas of life. However, even if the ...