A

• Addicted: love,
• Afflicted with: patient of

B

• Biological (wo/man, fe/male, sex): assigned male/female at birth, assigned sex at birth, raised as a boy/girl
• Blind: limited vision, low vision, partially sighted, visually impaired; spot - awareness gap
• Born (wo/man, fe/male, sex): assigned male/female at birth, assigned sex at birth, raised as a boy/girl

C

• Craftmanship: artisanship
• Crazy: wild, confusing, unpredictable, impulsive, reckless, fearless, lives on the edge, thrill-seeker, risk-taker, out of control, bizarre, wild, restless, intense overwhelming, sensational, unbelievable, absurd, ridiculous, confusing
• Crippled: impeded, frozen, stopped

D

• Deranged: wild, confusing, unpredictable, impulsive, reckless, fearless, lives on the edge, thrill-seeker, risk-taker, out of control, bizarre, wild, restless, intense overwhelming, sensational, unbelievable, absurd, ridiculous, confusing
• Disorder/defect: (Genetic) condition
• Disseminate: publicize, distribute, circulate, communicate

E

F

G

• Gender identity disorder: Gender dysphoria
• Gender non-binary: Non-binary

H

• His/Her: Their

I

• Identify/Identifies: In reference to gender, ethnicity – use is/are

J

K

L

M

• Man-hours: Labor hours
• Man-made: Manufactured
• Manhunt: Search
• Mankind: Humankind
• Manned: Crewed, staffed
• Men and Women: People

N

O

• One: Their
• Opposite sex: Different sex

P

• Paralyzed: impeded, frozen, stopped
• Promiscuous: (cytokines/ligands) multifunctional, versatile, cross-functional

Q

R

S

• Seminal: influential, formative, groundbreaking, innovative
• Sex change/reassignment: transition, gender-affirming care, transition-related care
• Sexy: intriguing, fascinating, fashionable, trendy
• Stricken: patient of
• Strong: robust evidence, hardy specimen, tenacious candidate, secure system, stricter assumptions
• Suffers: patient of

T

• Transgendered: Transgender
• Tribe: Group, crew, cricle, squad, community

U

V

• Victim: patient

W

• Wheelchair-bound: Wheelchair user

X

Y

Z

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Resources

• Trans Journalists Association, Style Guide: https://transjournalists.org/style-guide/
• National Center on Disability and Journalism, Disability Language Style Guide: https://ncdj.org/style-guide/
• Conscious Style Guide: https://consciousstyleguide.com/
• Linguistic Society of America, Guidelines for Inclusive Language: https://www.linguisticsociety.org/resource/guidelines-inclusive-language
• Autistic HOYA, Ableism/Language: https://www.autistichoya.com/p/ableist-words-and-terms-to-avoid.html
• The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), Cultural Competence Handbook: https://nahj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NAHJ-Cultural-Competence-Handbook.pdf