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Gigi Raven Wilbur is an American bisexual rights activist [1] and writer. They have a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master's degree in social work. [1]
Wilbur was a state organizer in Texas with a bisexuality radio show, and a coordinator for BiNet USA. [2] [3] In 1999, the first Celebrate Bisexuality Day was organized by them, Wendy Curry, and Michael Page. [4] [5] [6]
As of 2008, Wilbur lives in Houston, Texas, and is the coordinator of the adult campground and the sex-positive Temple of Aphrodite at Dragons Wylde Ranch. [7]
Wilbur is intersex, and have said they identify as third gender, neither male nor female. [8] Wilbur stated in a 2008 interview, "my birth gender was altered shortly after I was born ... I am hermaphrodite. That is my true gender." [7] They accept any pronouns, but prefer they/them. [9]
In 1999, Wilbur was awarded the American Institute of Bisexuality Globe Award for outstanding service to the bisexual world community. [1]
They are the author of The Dominant's Handbook: An Intimate Guide to BDSM Play, and published the essay "Walking in the Shadows: Third Gender and Spirituality" (about being intersex) in Trans/Forming Feminism, Trans-feminist Voices Speak Out, edited by Krista Scott-Dixon. [7] As of 2008, they publish a column in the pagan publication Rogue Moon. [7]
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The word cisgender describes a person whose gender identity corresponds to their sex assigned at birth, i.e., someone who is not transgender. The prefix cis- is Latin and means on this side of. The term cisgender was coined in 1994 as an antonym to transgender, and entered into dictionaries starting in 2015 as a result of changes in social discourse about gender. The term has been and continues to be controversial and subject to critique.
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The following outline offers an overview and guide to LGBTQ topics:
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Liesl Theron is a South African trans activist and the co-founder of Gender DynamiX organisation.
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