Repression
Repression glossary terms
Terms related to denying or suppressing one's trans identity
- Repper / Repressor: A person repressing their gender dysphoria and a general need to transition.
- Desister: People who considered themselves trans and/or underwent transition that ultimately decided to permanently cease...
- Detrans: A trans person who detransitions and reverts back to the gender they were assigned at birth. A detransitioner may...
- Egg: A person who does not yet realize they are trans. The act of realizing they are trans is referred to as "hatching".
- Enbycope: When a person is either not ready to accept that they are MTF/FTM or cannot pass as such, so they tell themselves...
- Femboycope: When a trans woman is either not ready to accept that they are MTF or cannot pass as such, so they tell themselves...
- Permamanmoder: An MTF trans woman who is in a state of permanently presenting as a man due to repression, not being out yet, or any...
- Repchad: A "male" repper who is praised for living their best life as a man, despite their gender dysphoria.
- Healthy Repression: The idea that it is possible to repress gender dysphoria and the need to transition in a psychologically healthy...
- Repfuel: Something which reduces hope in a person who wants to transition to the point that it encourages them to repress...
- John 50: A "50 year-old genetic male" that was used as a case study within an article known as "The Gender Variant...
- HRT repper: A person who uses HRT to make themselves more comfortable with their body while still repressing the desire to...
Source: Brainworms Glossary category compiled from 4chan /lgbt/ and adjacent community usage.