This is a glossary of terms used in LGBT equality in Scotland.  If there’s a word you’d like to see defined, please contact us

Refers to the practices and dominant attitudes in society that devalue and limit the potential of disabled people. See disability

Refers to people who identify their gender as not conforming to the traditional western model of gender as binary. They may identify their non-binary gender as a combination of aspects of men and wome [..]

This is a term used in the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to mean the gender role that a person has transitioned to live their life in and which matches their self-perceived gender identity. Therefore, t [..]

Refers to the hatred or fear of bisexual

Refers to someone who is emotionally and sexually attracted to women and men. See sexual orientation

In recent years “black“ has been used less often in this all-encompassing sense, being replaced by such terms as “black and Asian“, “black and ethnic minority“, “black/minority ethnic“. The term is st [..]

A term used to describe people from minority groups, particularly those who are viewed as having suffered racism or are in the minority because of their skin colour and/or ethnicity. This term has evo [..]

(abbreviation: cis)Refers to a whole range of people who find their gender identity

The belief that cisgender