By the Translation Bureau
Consult this page to find vocabularies, glossaries and collections of terms related to gender and sexual diversity published by various Canadian organizations.
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- 2SLGBTQI Glossary of Terms
Source: Egale Canada Human Rights Trust - 2SLGBTQI Terms and Concepts
Source: Egale Canada Human Rights Trust - 2SLGBTQI+ terminology – Glossary and common acronyms
Source: 2SLGBTQI+ Secretariat - CCGSD Queer Vocabulary (PDF)
Source: The Canadian Centre for Gender + Sexual Diversity - Collection of gender-neutral terms and expressions in French (in French only)
Source: langagenonsexiste.ca (Céline Labrosse, linguist and researcher) - Gender and sexual diversity glossary
Source: Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada - Gender and sexual identity glossary (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Equitas (International Centre for Human Rights Education) - Guide on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Terminology
Source: Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada - Glossary for understanding gender identity and expression
Source: Ontario Human Rights Commission - Glossary of terms: Fondation émergence
Source: Fondation émergence - Inclusionary: A collection of gender-inclusive solutions in English
Source: Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada - Inclusionnaire: A collection of gender-inclusive solutions in French (in French only)
Source: Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada - LGBT glossary on sexual and gender diversity in the workplace (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Chambre de commerce gaie du Québec - Ontario Public Service bilingual glossary on gender identity
Source: Government of Ontario - Queer Terminology from A to Q (PDF)
Source: QMUNITY (BC’s Queer, Trans, and Two-Spirit Resource Centre) - Trans* 101 Glossary (PDF)
Source: Canadian Aids Society
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For French resources on this topic, check out our page Écriture inclusive – Glossaires, lexiques et recueils liés à la diversité sexuelle et de genre.