Glossary
Every term that appears in any source guide in the commons, A–Z. Terms with cross-source treatment in three or more guides have full commons entries — click to open. Terms with at least one real source-guide definition point to a canonical source to consult. The rest are listed so the corpus's long tail stays discoverable.
1,225 terms shown
210 with full commons entries (≥3 sources)
961 pointing to a canonical source
54 listed only
A
- Abaya 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Able Bodied 2 sources from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Ableism ↗ 2 sources
- Ableism ↗ 2 sources
- Ablution 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Abnormal ↗ 3 sources
- Abnormal ↗ 2 sources
- Abolition 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Abortion 2 sources
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — “abortion and sterilization, economic or educational deprivation and”
- SumOfUs (2016) — “abortion. “Women’s health issues,” Conway averred, “are”
- Accessible ↗ 2 sources
- Accessible ↗ 2 sources
- Accountability 4 sources from source glossary
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- casey-editorial-guide-2013-04 — “accountability (overused without explanation and begs the question: for what, to whom and with”
- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — “• Use language that supports accountability and healing, and promotes agency”
- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- SumOfUs (2016) — “use language that supports accountability and healing, that”
- Acting 2 sources from source glossary
“acting, appearing (gay, straight){”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “acting, appearing (gay, straight){”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Activist 1 source
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- Color of Change (2022) — “Activists, Academics, and Experts”
- Addict ↗ 4 sources
- Addiction ↗ 2 sources
- Adhan 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “Adhan – The Muslim call to prayer. The “dh” is pronounced like the “th” in “thus.””
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Advocate 1 source
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- The Opportunity Agenda (2015) — see source page for the full entry
- Affirm Identities 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Affirm identities: "Trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary people are non-binary." Avoid language”
- Affirmative Action 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Africa 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022) — “dark continent: Avoid using as a description for Africa. Considered offensive. | F”
- African American ↗ 4 sources
- African American Language 1 source from source glossary
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- African Diaspora 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion 1 source from source glossary
“African Methodist Episcopal Zion{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “African Methodist Episcopal Zion{”
- African Methodist Episocopal Church 1 source from source glossary
“African Methodist Episocopal (AME) Church{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “African Methodist Episocopal (AME) Church{”
- African American ↗ 1 source
- Afro Latinx 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Afrocentric 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Afrocentrism 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Afrofuturism 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Ageism ↗ 3 sources
- Agender ↗ 4 sources
- Aging ↗ 3 sources
- Ahl Al Kitab 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Aids 2 sources from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- SEIU (2020) — see source page for the full entry
- Al Aqsa 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Al Isra Wal Miraj 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Al Qaida 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Alaska Native 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Albinism 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Albino 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Alcoholic ↗ 4 sources
- Alcoholics Anonymous 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Alcoholic ↗ 2 sources
- Alien ↗ 6 sources
- Allah 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Allahu Akbar 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “Allahu Akbar – Arabic phrase meaning “God is Great.” This phrase is used in many situations.”
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Ally ↗ 4 sources
- America 4 sources
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- Define American (2024) — “America home, 11 million of whom are”
- Indigenous Journalists Association (formerly NAJA) (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- SEIU (2020) — see source page for the full entry
- David Vine / American University (2025) — “Avoid saying “United States” or “America” when you mean the US”
- American Arab 2 sources from source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — “American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological”
- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- American Indian ↗ 1 source
- American Indian Movement 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- American Sign Language 3 sources from source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — “American Sign Language (ASL)/signer/interpreter”
- Americans With Disabilities Act 2 sources from source glossary
“Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)(https://www/glossary/americans-with-disabilities-act-a”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)(https://www/glossary/americans-with-disabilities-act-a”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)”
- Amputation 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Amputee 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Anchor Baby 1 source from source glossary
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- Anchor Child 1 source from source glossary
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- Androphilic 1 source from source glossary
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- Angel Island 1 source from source glossary
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- Angels 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Annul 1 source from source glossary
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- Annulment 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Anti Black 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Anti Racist 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Anti Semitism 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Anti Trans Misinformation Surrounding Mass Shootings And Extremist Activities 1 source from source glossary
“anti-trans misinformation surrounding mass shootings and extremist activities{”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “anti-trans misinformation surrounding mass shootings and extremist activities{”
- Antiretroviral Therapy 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Antisemitism ↗ 2 sources
- Apartheid 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Apocalypse 2 sources from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Apocalyptic 2 sources from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Appearing 2 sources from source glossary
“acting, appearing (gay, straight){”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “acting, appearing (gay, straight){”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Aqiqah 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Arab ↗ 3 sources
- Arab ↗ 1 source
- Arabic 1 source
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- PICUM (2017) — see source page for the full entry
- Argeelah 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Argilah 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Aromantic 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Asexual ↗ 2 sources
- Ash Wednesday 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Ashkenazi 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Asian ↗ 6 sources
- Asian American ↗ 2 sources
- Asian Exclusion Acts 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Asian Names 1 source from source glossary
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- Asian Religions 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Asperger'S 1 source from source glossary
“Asperger's/Asperger's syndrome”
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — “Asperger's/Asperger's syndrome”
- Asperger'S Syndrome 1 source from source glossary
“Asperger's/Asperger's syndrome”
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — “Asperger's/Asperger's syndrome”
- Assigned Sex At Birth 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Assistance Animal 2 sources from source glossary
“service animal/assistance animal/guide dog/Seeing Eye dog(https://www/glossary/service-anima”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “service animal/assistance animal/guide dog/Seeing Eye dog(https://www/glossary/service-anima”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Assisted Living Facility 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Attention Deficit 1 source from source glossary
“Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)”
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — “Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)”
- Attention Deficit Disorder 1 source from source glossary
“attention-deficit disorder (ADD)/attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)(https://www”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “attention-deficit disorder (ADD)/attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)(https://www”
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 1 source from source glossary
“attention-deficit disorder (ADD)/attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)(https://www”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “attention-deficit disorder (ADD)/attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)(https://www”
- Audism 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Augmentative And Alternative Communication 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Aunt Jemima 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Autism ↗ 2 sources
- Autism ↗ 2 sources
- Autism Spectrum Disorders 1 source from source glossary
“autism/autism spectrum disorders{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “autism/autism spectrum disorders{”
- Autism ↗ 3 sources
- Ayatollah 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “Ayatollah – A religious leader among Shia Muslims. It is used as a title of respect for one who is”
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
B
- Bad Neighborhood 1 source from source glossary
“safe neighborhood, bad neighborhood(https://www/glossary/safe-neighborhood-bad-neighborhood/”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “safe neighborhood, bad neighborhood(https://www/glossary/safe-neighborhood-bad-neighborhood/”
- Bahá'Í 1 source from source glossary
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- Bahá'Í Faith 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Balance 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Baptist 1 source
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- NABJ (2022) — “Baptist church: Black people were allowed to join the Baptist fold starting in the 1”
- Bar Mitzvah 2 sources from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Bat Mitzvah 1 source from source glossary
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- Bathroom 2 sources from source glossary
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — see source page for the full entry
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- Bathroom Bill ↗ 3 sources
- Bathroom Restrictions 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Battle 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Be Aware Of Slurs And Other Inflammatory Language 1 source from source glossary
“be aware of slurs and other inflammatory language {#slurs updated="2024-12-06" tabindex="-”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “be aware of slurs and other inflammatory language {#slurs updated="2024-12-06" tabindex="-”
- Behavioral Health 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Belonging 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Beloved Community 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Bible Believing 1 source from source glossary
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- Bible Belt 1 source from source glossary
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- Bigender 2 sources from source glossary
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — see source page for the full entry
- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Bigotry 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Bimah 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Binary 2 sources from source glossary
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — “indicate a false binary: the end of a chapter, life before and after”
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- Bindhi 1 source from source glossary
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- Bindi 1 source from source glossary
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- Biological 3 sources from source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — “biological or molecular representation of intergenerational experiences may validate the experiences of children who”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- SumOfUs (2016) — “biological sex – feminism has simultaneously unearthed myriad”
- Biological Sex ↗ 1 source
- Biological Sex ↗ 3 sources
- Biphobia 1 source from source glossary
“Biphobia \| The fear and hatred of, or discomfort with, people who love and are sexually attracted to more than one”
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- Human Rights Campaign (2023) — “Biphobia \| The fear and hatred of, or discomfort with, people who love and are sexually attracted to more than one”
- BIPOC ↗ 4 sources
- Bipolar Disorder 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- multiracial ↗ 2 sources
- Birth Assignment Language 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Birth assignment language: Use "assigned female/male at birth" or "sex assigned at birth." Avoid "natal sex," "biolo”
- Birth Defect 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Birth Name 2 sources from source glossary
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — “on or off the record. Do not use the birth name of a trans person unless”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Bisexual ↗ 2 sources
- Black ↗ 5 sources
- Black Africa 1 source from source glossary
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- Black Church 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “Black Church: Collective noun that refers to the more than 65,000 Christian churches”
- Black Codes 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “Black Codes: Statutes curtailing rights of African Americans during early years of R”
- Black Diaspora 1 source from source glossary
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- Black Girl Magic 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Black Leader 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “Black leader: Avoid using the term. It implies that one person is the spokesperson”
- Black Lives Matter ↗ 3 sources
- Black Muslim 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “Black Muslim: Archaic term to describe members of the American Muslim Mission. Mus”
- Black Muslims 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Black Twitter 1 source from source glossary
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- Blessed Virgin 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Blind ↗ 3 sources
- Blood Donation 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Body Language 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Body language: Avoid "female-bodied" or "male-bodied." Use neutral terms like "genitals" or "reproductive organs" wh”
- Boomer 1 source
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- SEIU (2020) — see source page for the full entry
- Bottom Surgery 1 source from source glossary
“top surgery, bottom surgery (n.) {#def-top-bottom-surgery updated="2024-1”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “top surgery, bottom surgery (n.) {#def-top-bottom-surgery updated="2024-1”
- Brain Injury 1 source from source glossary
“Brain injury/traumatic brain injury (TBI)”
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — “Brain injury/traumatic brain injury (TBI)”
- Breeder 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Bridal 1 source from source glossary
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- Bride 2 sources from source glossary
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — “brides, and features the people on every side, including those caught in”
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- Brit Milah 1 source from source glossary
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- Brown ↗ 1 source
- Burkini 1 source from source glossary
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- Burmese Names 1 source from source glossary
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- Burqa 1 source from source glossary
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- Cajun 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “Cajun, Creole: Cajun is a native of Louisiana originally descended from the Acadian”
- Caliph 1 source from source glossary
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- Caliphate 1 source from source glossary
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- Cambodian Names 1 source from source glossary
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- Cantonese 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Caregiver 2 sources from source glossary
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- SEIU (2020) — see source page for the full entry
- Caretaker 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Caste System 1 source from source glossary
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- Catatonia 1 source from source glossary
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- Catatonic 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Catholic 1 source from source glossary
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- Caucasian ↗ 2 sources
- Central America 1 source from source glossary
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- Cerebral Palsy 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Chabad 1 source from source glossary
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- Charlie Chan 1 source from source glossary
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- Chicanx ↗ 1 source
- Chicanx ↗ 1 source
- Chicanx ↗ 2 sources
- Chief 1 source from source glossary
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- Chinese Laundries 1 source from source glossary
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- Chinese Names 1 source from source glossary
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- Ching Chong 1 source from source glossary
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- Christianity 1 source from source glossary
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- Chronic Disease 1 source from source glossary
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- Chronic Illness 1 source from source glossary
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- Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints 1 source from source glossary
“Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints(https://www/glossary/church-of-jesus-christ-of-l”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints(https://www/glossary/church-of-jesus-christ-of-l”
- Cinco De Mayo 1 source from source glossary
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- Cisgender ↗ 3 sources
- Civil Rights Act 2 sources from source glossary
“civil rights movement, Civil Rights Act(https://www/glossary/civil-rights-movement-civil-rig”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “civil rights movement, Civil Rights Act(https://www/glossary/civil-rights-movement-civil-rig”
- NABJ (2022) — “civil-rights movement, Civil Rights Act: Often used to describe the struggles of bla”
- Civil Rights Movement 1 source from source glossary
“civil rights movement, Civil Rights Act(https://www/glossary/civil-rights-movement-civil-rig”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “civil rights movement, Civil Rights Act(https://www/glossary/civil-rights-movement-civil-rig”
- Civil Union 1 source from source glossary
“civil union, commitment ceremony, domestic partnership\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — “civil union, commitment ceremony, domestic partnership\”
- Classism ↗ 3 sources
- Cleft Palate 1 source from source glossary
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- Climate Justice 1 source from source glossary
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- Closeted 1 source from source glossary
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- Co Optation 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Cochlear Implant 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Code Switching 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Coded Language 1 source from source glossary
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- Colonialism ↗ 3 sources
- Colonialism ↗ 2 sources
- Color Blindness 2 sources from source glossary
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — see source page for the full entry
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- Colorblind 1 source from source glossary
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- Colored ↗ 3 sources
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — see source page for the full entry
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- Comatose 1 source from source glossary
“vegetative state/comatose/non-response(https://www/glossary/vegetative-statecomatosenon-resp”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “vegetative state/comatose/non-response(https://www/glossary/vegetative-statecomatosenon-resp”
- Coming Out 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Commitment Ceremony 1 source from source glossary
“civil union, commitment ceremony, domestic partnership\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — “civil union, commitment ceremony, domestic partnership\”
- Community 1 source
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- 18Doors (2023) — “Keep in mind that interfaith couples and families are not only the people who belong to your community – they are also l”
- Community Care 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Community Land Trust 1 source from source glossary
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- Color of Change (2022) — see source page for the full entry
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- Competitive Advantage In Youth Sports 1 source from source glossary
“competitive advantage in youth sports {#youth-sports updated="2023-08-25" tabindex=”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “competitive advantage in youth sports {#youth-sports updated="2023-08-25" tabindex=”
- Wheelchair ↗ 4 sources
- Confucianism 1 source from source glossary
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- Consider The Interplay Between Gender Identity And Carceral Policy 1 source from source glossary
“consider the interplay between gender identity and carceral policy {#gend”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “consider the interplay between gender identity and carceral policy {#gend”
- Consider Whether Protected Health Information Is Necessary To A Story 1 source from source glossary
“consider whether protected health information is necessary to a story {#ne”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “consider whether protected health information is necessary to a story {#ne”
- Consult Broader Industry Best Practices 1 source from source glossary
“consult broader industry best practices {#broader-best-practices updated=”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “consult broader industry best practices {#broader-best-practices updated=”
- Contact The Editors 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Content Warnings 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Continuing Care Retirement Community 1 source from source glossary
“continuing care retirement community(https://www/glossary/continuing-care-retirement-communi”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “continuing care retirement community(https://www/glossary/continuing-care-retirement-communi”
- Conversion Therapy 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Convict ↗ 1 source
- Coptic Christians 1 source from source glossary
“Copts, Coptics, Coptic Christians{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “Copts, Coptics, Coptic Christians{”
- Coptics 1 source from source glossary
“Copts, Coptics, Coptic Christians{”
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- Copts 1 source from source glossary
“Copts, Coptics, Coptic Christians{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “Copts, Coptics, Coptic Christians{”
- Council On American Islamic Relations 1 source from source glossary
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- Crazed 1 source from source glossary
“crazy/crazed, psycho, nuts, lunatic, deranged, wacko(https://www/glossary/crazycrazed-psycho”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “crazy/crazed, psycho, nuts, lunatic, deranged, wacko(https://www/glossary/crazycrazed-psycho”
- Crazy ↗ 4 sources
- Creole 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “Cajun, Creole: Cajun is a native of Louisiana originally descended from the Acadian”
- Cretin 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Cretinism 1 source from source glossary
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- Cripple ↗ 2 sources
- Cripple ↗ 3 sources
- Critical Race Theory 1 source from source glossary
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- Cross Dresser 1 source from source glossary
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- Crossdresser 1 source from source glossary
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- Cruising 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
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- Sierra Club (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Cultural Awareness 1 source from source glossary
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Cultural sensitivity: Some terms like "Two Spirit," "hijra," and "fa'afafine" are culturally specific and shouldn't”
- Culture 4 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — “culture. Trauma study, too, is a field in which culture and identity are”
- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- SEIU (2020) — see source page for the full entry
- Culture Of Poverty 1 source from source glossary
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- Culture War 1 source from source glossary
“culture war (n.), culture-war (adj.) {#culture-war updated="2025-09-24" tabindex="-1”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “culture war (n.), culture-war (adj.) {#culture-war updated="2025-09-24" tabindex="-1”
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- Dreamer / DACA Recipient ↗ 3 sources
- Daoism 1 source from source glossary
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — “David Riesman, and Margaret Mead, to Howard Zinn and Kurt Vonnegut,”
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- Day Of Atonement 1 source from source glossary
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- Da’Wah 1 source from source glossary
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- Deadname ↗ 1 source
- Dead Sea Scrolls 1 source from source glossary
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- Deadname ↗ 3 sources
- Deadnames 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Deadnaming Is Violence 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Deadnaming is violence: Never use someone's birth name without permission, even historically.”
- Deaf ↗ 2 sources
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- Decalogue 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Decolonization 3 sources from source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — see source page for the full entry
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- SumOfUs (2016) — “pathways to decolonization and sustainable selfdetermination192, Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education &”
- Decouple Anatomy From Identity 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Decouple anatomy from identity: Words like "women" and "men" don't indicate universal experiences or anatomy. Men ca”
- Deep Democracy 1 source from source glossary
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- Defect 2 sources from source glossary
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- Defective 2 sources from source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — see source page for the full entry
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- Defense Of Marriage Act 1 source from source glossary
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- Deformed 1 source from source glossary
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- Deformity 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Dementia 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Demigender 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Demisexual 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Dependence 1 source from source glossary
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- Depression ↗ 2 sources
- Crazy ↗ 3 sources
- Describing How Trans People Look 1 source from source glossary
“describing how trans people look {#describing-trans-people updated="2023”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “describing how trans people look {#describing-trans-people updated="2023”
- Describing The Histories And Cultures Of Trans People 1 source from source glossary
“describing the histories and cultures of trans people {#trans-history updated="202”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “describing the histories and cultures of trans people {#trans-history updated="202”
- Descriptive Term 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Descriptive term: "Transgender" describes a characteristic, not a gender identity itself. Someone might identify sim”
- Detox 1 source from source glossary
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- Detox Center 2 sources from source glossary
“treatment/treatment center/rehab center/detox center(https://www/glossary/treatmenttreatment”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “treatment/treatment center/rehab center/detox center(https://www/glossary/treatmenttreatment”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Detoxification 1 source from source glossary
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- Detransition 1 source from source glossary
“detransition, retransition {#detransition-retransition updated="2025-0”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “detransition, retransition {#detransition-retransition updated="2025-0”
- Detransitioner 1 source from source glossary
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- Developed Countries 1 source from source glossary
“developed countries, developed world(https://www/glossary/developed-countries-developed-worl”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “developed countries, developed world(https://www/glossary/developed-countries-developed-worl”
- Developed World 1 source from source glossary
“developed countries, developed world(https://www/glossary/developed-countries-developed-worl”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “developed countries, developed world(https://www/glossary/developed-countries-developed-worl”
- Developing Countries 1 source from source glossary
“developing countries, developing world(https://www/glossary/developing-countries-developing-”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “developing countries, developing world(https://www/glossary/developing-countries-developing-”
- Developing World 1 source from source glossary
“developing countries, developing world(https://www/glossary/developing-countries-developing-”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “developing countries, developing world(https://www/glossary/developing-countries-developing-”
- Developmental Disabilities 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Developmentally Disabled 1 source from source glossary
“mentally retarded, mentally disabled, intellectually disabled, developmentally disabled(https://www”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “mentally retarded, mentally disabled, intellectually disabled, developmentally disabled(https://www”
- Dhikr 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “Dhikr – literally, “remembrance,” this Arabic word usually refers to remembrance of God. The “dh” is”
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Diagnosis 2 sources from source glossary
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- Sierra Club (2021) — “patient” to avoid the implication that their diagnosis”
- Dialect 1 source
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- NABJ (2022) — “dialect: Language forms, particularly oddities of pronunciation and syntax, that are”
- Diaspora 2 sources from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
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- Differences Of Sexual Development 1 source from source glossary
“differences of sexual development, disorders of sexual development (n.) {#def-dsd update”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “differences of sexual development, disorders of sexual development (n.) {#def-dsd update”
- Differently Abled ↗ 4 sources
- Disability ↗ 6 sources
- Disability Discrimination 1 source from source glossary
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- Disabled ↗ 3 sources
- Disability ↗ 1 source
- Disadvantaged ↗ 3 sources
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- Disfigured 1 source from source glossary
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- Disinvested 2 sources from source glossary
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — see source page for the full entry
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- Disorders Of Sexual Development 1 source from source glossary
“differences of sexual development, disorders of sexual development (n.) {#def-dsd update”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “differences of sexual development, disorders of sexual development (n.) {#def-dsd update”
- Dissociative Identity Disorder 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Distinguish Trans From Intersex 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Distinguish trans from intersex: These are separate populations with different needs, though they overlap. Don't con”
- Distressed 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversability 1 source from source glossary
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- Diverse Hire 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Hire 1 source from source glossary
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- Do Not Call Unnecessary Attention To A Trans Person'S Gender 1 source from source glossary
“do not call unnecessary attention to a trans person's gender {#do-not-overid”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “do not call unnecessary attention to a trans person's gender {#do-not-overid”
- Dogma 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Domestic Partner 1 source from source glossary
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- Domestic Partnership 1 source from source glossary
“civil union, commitment ceremony, domestic partnership\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — “civil union, commitment ceremony, domestic partnership\”
- Dominant Culture 1 source from source glossary
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- Don'T Ask 2 sources from source glossary
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- Don'T Guess Anyone'S Gender Identity 1 source from source glossary
“don't guess anyone's gender identity or pronouns {#do-not-guess updated="2023-08-25”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “don't guess anyone's gender identity or pronouns {#do-not-guess updated="2023-08-25”
- Don'T Tell 1 source from source glossary
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- Don'T Use Lgbtq As Synonym For Gay 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Don't use LGBTQ as synonym for gay: LGBTQ includes trans people and others. Some trans people (15%) are straight.”
- Don'T Validate Anti Trans Rhetoric 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Don't validate anti-trans rhetoric: Don't present "both sides" when discussing trans existence or rights. Trans dign”
- Down Low 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “down low, DL: Slang for men who have sex with other men but do not classify themselv”
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- Down Syndrome 1 source from source glossary
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- Doxyprep 1 source from source glossary
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- Drag King 1 source from source glossary
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- Drag Story Hour 1 source from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “dreadlocks, dreds or locks - Long uncombed twisted, or matted, locks of hair, a st”
- Dreamer / DACA Recipient ↗ 1 source
- Driving While Black 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “driving while black, DWB: Phrase or acronym describing racial profiling of black mot”
- Drug Abuse 1 source from source glossary
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- Little Person ↗ 3 sources
- Dwb 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “driving while black, DWB: Phrase or acronym describing racial profiling of black mot”
- Dyslexia 1 source from source glossary
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- Eastern Orthodox 1 source from source glossary
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- Ebonics 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “Ebonics: Slang or nonstandard form of the English language that is used by some in t”
- Ecclesiastes 1 source from source glossary
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- Ecosystem 2 sources from source glossary
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- Elderly ↗ 4 sources
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- Equality 2 sources from source glossary
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- Equitable Intermediary 1 source from source glossary
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- Equity ↗ 3 sources
- Eskimo 1 source
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — “Siberia, and Greenland may identify as a specific nation (e., Inuit, Iñupiat). Avoid the term “Eskimo” because”
- Ethnicity ↗ 4 sources
- Evangelical Lutheran Church In America 1 source from source glossary
“Evangelical Lutheran Church in America(https://www/glossary/evangelical-lutheran-church-in-a”
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- Ex Gay 2 sources from source glossary
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- Executive Order 9066 1 source from source glossary
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- Facilitated Communication 1 source from source glossary
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- Fag 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “fag, faggot: Originally offensive word for homosexual male, although some gay men”
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- NABJ (2022) — “fag, faggot: Originally offensive word for homosexual male, although some gay men”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- False Balance 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- False Details 1 source from source glossary
“write around outdated or false details {#explaining-gender-id updated="2024”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “write around outdated or false details {#explaining-gender-id updated="2024”
- False Equivalency 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Families 4 sources from source glossary
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- Immigrant Defense Project (2021) — “families, deported, and when they”
- Immigrant Defense Project (2020) — “families, deported, and when they seek”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Sierra Club (2021) — “families, are we representing all kinds of families, or”
- Fatwa 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “Fatwa – A religious edict or legal opinion that is written by qualified scholars commenting on issues”
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Felon ↗ 4 sources
- Female 2 sources from source glossary
“female/feminine pronouns, male/masculine pronouns(https://www/glossary/female-feminine-prono”
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- CAIR (2021) — “or female: you are the offspring of one another.’” (3:195)”
- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “female/feminine pronouns, male/masculine pronouns(https://www/glossary/female-feminine-prono”
- Female Bodied 1 source from source glossary
“male-bodied, female-bodied {#male-female-bodied updated="2023-08-25" tabindex”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “male-bodied, female-bodied {#male-female-bodied updated="2023-08-25" tabindex”
- Female Identified 1 source from source glossary
“trans-identified, male-identified, female-identified {#trans-identified updated”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “trans-identified, male-identified, female-identified {#trans-identified updated”
- Female To Male ↗ 3 sources
- Feminine Pronouns 1 source from source glossary
“female/feminine pronouns, male/masculine pronouns(https://www/glossary/female-feminine-prono”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “female/feminine pronouns, male/masculine pronouns(https://www/glossary/female-feminine-prono”
- Fiancé 2 sources from source glossary
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- Define American (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Fiancée 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Filipino 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Fiqh 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- First Nations ↗ 3 sources
- Five Pillars 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Fortune Cookie 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Forward Stance 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Freak 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Freak Show 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Frontline Communities 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Full Blood 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Functional Needs 2 sources from source glossary
“special/special needs/functional needs(https://www/glossary/specialspecial-needsfunctional-n”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “special/special needs/functional needs(https://www/glossary/specialspecial-needsfunctional-n”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Fundamentalism 1 source from source glossary
“fundamentalism, fundamentalist{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “fundamentalism, fundamentalist{”
- Fundamentalist 1 source from source glossary
“fundamentalism, fundamentalist{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “fundamentalism, fundamentalist{”
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- Gay ↗ 4 sources
- Gay Agenda 1 source from source glossary
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- Gay Bar 1 source from source glossary
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- Gender ↗ 7 sources
- Gender Affirming Care ↗ 3 sources
- Gender Assigned At Birth 1 source from source glossary
“gender assigned at birth (GAAB), MAAB, FAAB(https://www/glossary/gender-assigned-at-birth-ga”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “gender assigned at birth (GAAB), MAAB, FAAB(https://www/glossary/gender-assigned-at-birth-ga”
- Gender Based 1 source from source glossary
“discrimination, gender-based (n.) {#def-gender-discrimination updated=”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “discrimination, gender-based (n.) {#def-gender-discrimination updated=”
- Gender Bender 2 sources from source glossary
“gender-bender, gender-bending{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “gender-bender, gender-bending{”
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- Gender Bending 1 source from source glossary
“gender-bender, gender-bending{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “gender-bender, gender-bending{”
- Gender Binary ↗ 4 sources
- Gender Critical Feminist 1 source from source glossary
“TERF, trans-exclusionary radical feminist, gender-critical feminist {#gender-cri”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “TERF, trans-exclusionary radical feminist, gender-critical feminist {#gender-cri”
- Gender Diverse 1 source from source glossary
“gender-diverse, gender-expansive (adj.) {#def-gender-expansive updated="202”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “gender-diverse, gender-expansive (adj.) {#def-gender-expansive updated="202”
- Gender Dysphoria 2 sources from source glossary
“Gender dysphoria \| Clinically significant distress caused when a person\'s assigned birth gender is not the same as”
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- Human Rights Campaign (2023) — “Gender dysphoria \| Clinically significant distress caused when a person\'s assigned birth gender is not the same as”
- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “gender dysphoria, gender euphoria, social dysphoria, social euphoria (n.)”
- Gender Euphoria 1 source from source glossary
“gender dysphoria, gender euphoria, social dysphoria, social euphoria (n.)”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “gender dysphoria, gender euphoria, social dysphoria, social euphoria (n.)”
- Gender Expansive 2 sources from source glossary
“Gender-expansive \| A person with a wider, more flexible range of gender identity and/or expression than typically a”
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- Human Rights Campaign (2023) — “Gender-expansive \| A person with a wider, more flexible range of gender identity and/or expression than typically a”
- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “gender-diverse, gender-expansive (adj.) {#def-gender-expansive updated="202”
- Gender Expression 2 sources from source glossary
“Gender expression \| External appearance of one\'s gender identity, usually expressed through behavior, clothing, bo”
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- Human Rights Campaign (2023) — “Gender expression \| External appearance of one\'s gender identity, usually expressed through behavior, clothing, bo”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Gender Fluid 1 source from source glossary
“Gender-fluid \| A person who does not identify with a single fixed gender or has a fluid or unfixed gender identity.”
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- Human Rights Campaign (2023) — “Gender-fluid \| A person who does not identify with a single fixed gender or has a fluid or unfixed gender identity.”
- Gender Identity ↗ 4 sources
- Gender Identity Disorder ↗ 4 sources
- Gender Ideology 2 sources from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Gender Neutral 2 sources from source glossary
“gender-neutral (bathrooms, facilities) (adj.) {#def-gender-neutral-”
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- Sierra Club (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “gender-neutral (bathrooms, facilities) (adj.) {#def-gender-neutral-”
- Pronouns ↗ 3 sources
- Gender Neutral Terms In Health Coverage 1 source from source glossary
“gender-neutral terms in health coverage {#neutral-health-terms updated="202”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “gender-neutral terms in health coverage {#neutral-health-terms updated="202”
- Gender Nonconforming ↗ 1 source
- Gender Nonbinary 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Gender Nonconforming ↗ 3 sources
- Gender Spectrum 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Gender Transition 2 sources from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — “gender transition, transition\”
- Gender Variant 2 sources from source glossary
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- Genderfluid 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Genderqueer ↗ 4 sources
- General Guidance 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Generational Trauma 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Genetic Defect 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Genetic Disorder 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Genocide 2 sources
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- Immigrant Defense Project (2020) — “genocide. They include people who have been subjected to racial profiling and people who”
- Sierra Club (2021) — “genocide of Native peoples. Since 2018, the Sierra Club”
- Gentile 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Geriatrics 2 sources from source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — “Geriatrics Society adopts modified American Medical Association Style.”
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- Gerontology 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Ghetto ↗ 4 sources
- Gifted 2 sources from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Glaad 2 sources from source glossary
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — “GLAAD, Glossary of Terms- Transgender”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Glad Law 1 source from source glossary
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- Golden Rule 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Good Friday 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Gospel 1 source from source glossary
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- Grand Mufti 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Grandfather Clause 1 source from source glossary
“grandfather in, grandfather clause{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “grandfather in, grandfather clause{”
- Great Migration 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “Great Migration, The: Mass movement by Southern blacks relocating to the North and”
- Groom 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Grooming ↗ 2 sources
- Grooming ↗ 3 sources
- Guide Dog 2 sources from source glossary
“service animal/assistance animal/guide dog/Seeing Eye dog(https://www/glossary/service-anima”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “service animal/assistance animal/guide dog/Seeing Eye dog(https://www/glossary/service-anima”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Gullah 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “Gullah: Creole blend of Elizabethan English and African languages, born of necessi”
- Gynephilic 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
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- Hadith 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Hair 2 sources from source glossary
“hair, African American or Black{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “hair, African American or Black{”
- NABJ (2022) — “Hair: When describing a persons hair in news stories, ask what style the hair is, do”
- Halakhah 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Halal 1 source from source glossary
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- Half Breed 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Half Caste 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Hamas 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Handicapped ↗ 2 sources
- Handicapped ↗ 1 source
- Handicapped ↗ 3 sources
- Hanukkah 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Haraam 1 source from source glossary
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- Haram 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Deaf ↗ 1 source
- Haredi 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
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- Haredim 1 source from source glossary
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- Harelip 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Hashem 1 source from source glossary
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- Hasidism 1 source from source glossary
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- Hbcus 1 source
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- NABJ (2022) — “HBCUs: Acronym for historically black colleges and universities. There are 105 ins”
- Hearing Impaired 2 sources from source glossary
“hearing impaired/hearing impairment(https://www/glossary/hearing-impairedhearing-impairment/”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “hearing impaired/hearing impairment(https://www/glossary/hearing-impairedhearing-impairment/”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Hearing Impairment 2 sources from source glossary
“hearing impaired/hearing impairment(https://www/glossary/hearing-impairedhearing-impairment/”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “hearing impaired/hearing impairment(https://www/glossary/hearing-impairedhearing-impairment/”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Hearing Loss 1 source from source glossary
“(partial) hearing loss/partially deaf(https://www/glossary/partial-hearing-losspartially-dea”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “(partial) hearing loss/partially deaf(https://www/glossary/partial-hearing-losspartially-dea”
- Hebrew 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Hermaphrodite ↗ 4 sources
- Heternormativity 1 source from source glossary
“heteronormative, heternormativity{”
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- Heteronormative 1 source from source glossary
“heteronormative, heternormativity{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “heteronormative, heternormativity{”
- Heterosexism 2 sources from source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — see source page for the full entry
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- Heterosexual 1 source
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- Sierra Club (2021) — “heterosexual person with economic privilege. When we”
- Hezbollah 1 source from source glossary
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- High Functioning 1 source from source glossary
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- High Holy Days 2 sources from source glossary
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- Hijab 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “Hijab – It is used commonly to describe modest Muslim dress, specifically the head scarf that many”
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- Hijrah 1 source from source glossary
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- Hillbilly 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Hindu 1 source from source glossary
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- Hip Hop 1 source
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- Color of Change (2020) — “Hip Hop Artist, CNN, 9/23/16)”
- Hispanic ↗ 2 sources
- Hispanic Paradox 1 source from source glossary
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- Hiv 2 sources from source glossary
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- Hiv Disease 1 source from source glossary
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- Hiv Negative 1 source from source glossary
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- Hmong 1 source from source glossary
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- Homebound 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- unhoused / homeless ↗ 1 source
- Homophobia ↗ 3 sources
- Homosexual ↗ 2 sources
- Homosexuality 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
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- Housebound 1 source from source glossary
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- Housing Choice Voucher Program 1 source from source glossary
“Section 8, Housing Choice Voucher Program(https://www/glossary/section-8-housing-choice-vouc”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “Section 8, Housing Choice Voucher Program(https://www/glossary/section-8-housing-choice-vouc”
- Hujjaj 1 source from source glossary
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- Husband 1 source
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — “• Use parallel terms or terms of equal status and avoid terms that denote gender inferiority: “husband”
- Hyperactivity Disorder 1 source from source glossary
“Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)”
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — “Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)”
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- Identifies As" Just Means "Is 1 source from source glossary
“"identifies as" just means "is" {#identifies-as updated="2023-08-25" tabindex="-1"”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “"identifies as" just means "is" {#identifies-as updated="2023-08-25" tabindex="-1"”
- Identifying Trans Sources In Prisons 1 source from source glossary
“identifying trans sources in prisons or jails {#incarcerated-sources update”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “identifying trans sources in prisons or jails {#incarcerated-sources update”
- Identifying Transgender People During Breaking News 1 source from source glossary
“identifying transgender people during breaking news {#iding-trans-people upda”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “identifying transgender people during breaking news {#iding-trans-people upda”
- Identity First Language 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Ijtihad 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “Ijtihad – A component of fiqh whereby Islamic laws are derived from sources other than, or not”
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- Illegal Immigrant ↗ 4 sources
- Illegal Alien ↗ 4 sources
- Illegal Immigrant ↗ 2 sources
- Illegal Immigrant ↗ 2 sources
- Imam 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “Imam – One who leads congregational prayers in a mosque or in any other location. It is an honorific”
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- Immigrant ↗ 3 sources
- Impaired 1 source from source glossary
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- Impairment 1 source from source glossary
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- Implicit Bias ↗ 3 sources
- In The Closet 1 source from source glossary
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- Includes Non Binary People 1 source
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- Inclusion 1 source from source glossary
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- Indian ↗ 3 sources
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- Indigenous ↗ 2 sources
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- Individual Racism 1 source from source glossary
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- Injury ↗ 1 source
- Injury ↗ 1 source
- Inmate ↗ 3 sources
- Ghetto ↗ 4 sources
- Insane ↗ 4 sources
- Insane Asylum 2 sources from source glossary
“insane asylum/mental health hospital/psychiatric hospital(https://www/glossary/insane-asylum”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “insane asylum/mental health hospital/psychiatric hospital(https://www/glossary/insane-asylum”
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- Insane ↗ 1 source
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- Institutional Racism ↗ 4 sources
- Integration 2 sources from source glossary
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- Intellectually Disabled 2 sources from source glossary
“mentally retarded, mentally disabled, intellectually disabled, developmentally disabled(https://www”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “mentally retarded, mentally disabled, intellectually disabled, developmentally disabled(https://www”
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- Interfaith ↗ 3 sources
- Internalized Racism 2 sources from source glossary
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- Interpreter 1 source from source glossary
“American Sign Language (ASL)/signer/interpreter”
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — “American Sign Language (ASL)/signer/interpreter”
- Intersectionality ↗ 5 sources
- Intersex ↗ 3 sources
- Intifada 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Invalid 2 sources from source glossary
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- Invisible Disabilities 1 source from source glossary
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- Issei 1 source from source glossary
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- Jails 1 source from source glossary
“identifying trans sources in prisons or jails {#incarcerated-sources update”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “identifying trans sources in prisons or jails {#incarcerated-sources update”
- Japanese 1 source from source glossary
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- Jew ↗ 3 sources
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- CAIR (2021) — see source page for the full entry
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- Jim Crow 2 sources from source glossary
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- Color of Change (2020) — “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age”
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- Jummah 1 source from source glossary
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- Juneteenth 2 sources from source glossary
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- Addict ↗ 1 source
- Just Transition 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
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- Keloid 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “keloid: A raised scar that can develop after skin injury. During healing process, th”
- Killing Fields 1 source from source glossary
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- Kippa 1 source from source glossary
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- Koran 1 source from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “Ku Klux Klan: Official name, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan; founded in 1915, a secret”
- Kwanzaa 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “Kwanzaa: Swahili for first fruits of the harvest; an African-American cultural holid”
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- Lame ↗ 3 sources
- Lame ↗ 1 source
- Language Around Transgender Health Care 1 source from source glossary
“language around transgender health care {#gender-affirming-care updated="2”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “language around transgender health care {#gender-affirming-care updated="2”
- Language Evolves 2 sources
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — “language evolves and additional guidance is needed. If you think”
- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Language evolves: Celebrate rapid language changes in gender communities. This reflects marginalized people reclaimi”
- Laotian Names 1 source from source glossary
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- Late Deafened 2 sources from source glossary
“pre-lingually deaf/postlingually deaf/late-deafened(https://www/glossary/pre-lingually-deafp”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “pre-lingually deaf/postlingually deaf/late-deafened(https://www/glossary/pre-lingually-deafp”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Latino / Latina ↗ 2 sources
- Latine ↗ 2 sources
- Latino / Latina ↗ 3 sources
- Latinx ↗ 3 sources
- Latter Day Saints 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Blind ↗ 1 source
- Lesbian ↗ 2 sources
- Lgbtq+ 2 sources from source glossary
“LGBTQ+ \| An acronym for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer" with a \"+\" sign to recognize the limitles”
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- Human Rights Campaign (2023) — “LGBTQ+ \| An acronym for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer" with a \"+\" sign to recognize the limitles”
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- Lgbtqia+ 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Lifestyle 2 sources from source glossary
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- Color of Change (2020) — “lifestyle and clothing in a Black community, bearing little in common with the”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Limb Difference 1 source from source glossary
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- Blind ↗ 2 sources
- Linguistic Racism 1 source from source glossary
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- Little Person ↗ 1 source
- Little Person ↗ 3 sources
- Liturgy 1 source from source glossary
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- Locks 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “dreadlocks, dreds or locks - Long uncombed twisted, or matted, locks of hair, a st”
- Crazy ↗ 1 source
- Lover 1 source from source glossary
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- Low Functioning 1 source from source glossary
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- Low Opportunity 1 source from source glossary
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- Blind ↗ 2 sources
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- Lubavitcher 2 sources from source glossary
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- Lunatic 1 source from source glossary
“crazy/crazed, psycho, nuts, lunatic, deranged, wacko(https://www/glossary/crazycrazed-psycho”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “crazy/crazed, psycho, nuts, lunatic, deranged, wacko(https://www/glossary/crazycrazed-psycho”
- Lupus 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “lupus: Chronic disease that affects immunity. Normally, the body\'s immune system”
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- Crazy ↗ 2 sources
- Madhhab 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
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- Magen David 1 source from source glossary
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- Mainline Protestant 1 source from source glossary
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- Malcolm X 1 source from source glossary
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- Male Bodied 1 source from source glossary
“male-bodied, female-bodied {#male-female-bodied updated="2023-08-25" tabindex”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “male-bodied, female-bodied {#male-female-bodied updated="2023-08-25" tabindex”
- Male Identified 1 source from source glossary
“trans-identified, male-identified, female-identified {#trans-identified updated”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “trans-identified, male-identified, female-identified {#trans-identified updated”
- Female To Male ↗ 3 sources
- Manang 1 source from source glossary
“manong (mah-nong)/manang (mah-nang){”
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- Mandarin 1 source from source glossary
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- Manong 1 source from source glossary
“manong (mah-nong)/manang (mah-nang){”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “manong (mah-nong)/manang (mah-nang){”
- Mantra 1 source from source glossary
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- Marginalized Genders 1 source from source glossary
“marginalized genders, underrepresented genders (n.) {#def-marginalized-”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “marginalized genders, underrepresented genders (n.) {#def-marginalized-”
- Marriage 2 sources from source glossary
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- Define American (2024) — “Marriage and the “Marriage Miracle””
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- Martial Arts 1 source from source glossary
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- Mary 2 sources from source glossary
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- SEIU (2020) — see source page for the full entry
- Masculine Pronouns 1 source from source glossary
“female/feminine pronouns, male/masculine pronouns(https://www/glossary/female-feminine-prono”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “female/feminine pronouns, male/masculine pronouns(https://www/glossary/female-feminine-prono”
- Masjid 1 source
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- CAIR (2021) — “Masjid – The Arabic word for “mosque,” an Islamic house of worship. Plural: masajid.”
- Mass Incarceration 2 sources from source glossary
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- Master Bedroom 1 source from source glossary
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- Mental Health ↗ 1 source
- Mental Health ↗ 2 sources
- Mental Health Disorder 2 sources from source glossary
“mental illness, mental health disorder(https://www/glossary/mental-illness-mental-health-dis”
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — “Mental health disorder (preferred term in homeless services world)”
- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “mental illness, mental health disorder(https://www/glossary/mental-illness-mental-health-dis”
- Psychiatric Hospital ↗ 2 sources
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- Mental Illness ↗ 2 sources
- Mentally Deranged 1 source from source glossary
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- Mentally Disabled 1 source from source glossary
“mentally retarded, mentally disabled, intellectually disabled, developmentally disabled(https://www”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “mentally retarded, mentally disabled, intellectually disabled, developmentally disabled(https://www”
- Retarded ↗ 3 sources
- Messiah 2 sources from source glossary
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- Methodist Episcopal Church 1 source from source glossary
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- Mexican 3 sources from source glossary
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- Color of Change (2020) — “Mexican woman at a Trump rally or the car burning in what may be an”
- Define American (2024) — see source page for the full entry
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- Mexican American 1 source from source glossary
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- Microaggression 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Microaggressions 2 sources from source glossary
“microaggressions, racial microaggressions(https://www/glossary/microaggressions-racial-micro”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “microaggressions, racial microaggressions(https://www/glossary/microaggressions-racial-micro”
- Racial Equity Tools (2023) — “SOURCE: Derald Wing Sue, PhD, "Microaggressions: More than Just Race(https://www”
- Middle Eastern 1 source from source glossary
“MENA, Middle Eastern or North African(https://www/glossary/mena-middle-eastern-or-north-afri”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “MENA, Middle Eastern or North African(https://www/glossary/mena-middle-eastern-or-north-afri”
- Middle Passage 1 source from source glossary
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- Little Person ↗ 4 sources
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- minority ↗ 1 source
- minority ↗ 2 sources
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- Minyan 1 source from source glossary
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- Misgender 1 source from source glossary
“misgender (v.), misgendering (v., n.) {#def-misgendering updated="2023-08-25" t”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “misgender (v.), misgendering (v., n.) {#def-misgendering updated="2023-08-25" t”
- Misgender A Trans Person 1 source from source glossary
“when web assets deadname/misgender a trans person {#web-asset-errors updated="2”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “when web assets deadname/misgender a trans person {#web-asset-errors updated="2”
- Misgendering 1 source from source glossary
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- Misgenders A Trans Person 1 source from source glossary
“when past news coverage deadnames/misgenders a trans person {#past-coverage”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “when past news coverage deadnames/misgenders a trans person {#past-coverage”
- Misleading Associations 1 source from source glossary
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- multiracial ↗ 1 source
- multiracial ↗ 1 source
- Mixed Status Couple 1 source from source glossary
“mixed-status couple, mixed-status family(https://www/glossary/mixed-status-couple-mixed-stat”
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- Mixed Status Family 1 source from source glossary
“mixed-status couple, mixed-status family(https://www/glossary/mixed-status-couple-mixed-stat”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “mixed-status couple, mixed-status family(https://www/glossary/mixed-status-couple-mixed-stat”
- Model Minority 1 source from source glossary
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- Modern Orthodox 2 sources from source glossary
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- Mohammed 1 source from source glossary
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- Mongolian Names 1 source from source glossary
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- Monotheism 1 source from source glossary
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- More Races 2 sources from source glossary
“biracial, multiracial, mixed-race, two or more races{”
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- Define American (2024) — “more races, a number that grew by nearly 25 million people in the past decade,”
- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “biracial, multiracial, mixed-race, two or more races{”
- Mormon Church 1 source from source glossary
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- Moslem 1 source from source glossary
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- Motown 1 source from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “Mullah – A Persian word with a meaning similar to “Imam.””
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- Multiple Genders Exist 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Multiple genders exist: Use singular "they" generically. Avoid "he or she" constructions. Use "people of all/no gend”
- Multiple Personality Disorder 2 sources from source glossary
“multiple personality disorder{”
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- Multiple Pronouns 1 source from source glossary
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- Multiple Sclerosis 1 source from source glossary
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- multiracial ↗ 3 sources
- Muslim ↗ 3 sources
- Muslim American 1 source from source glossary
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- Muslim ↗ 2 sources
- Mutilation 2 sources from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “mutilation, sterilization {#mutilation-sterilization updated="2025-04-1”
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- Naacp 1 source
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- NABJ (2022) — “NAACP: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded Feb. 1”
- Names And Pronouns 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Names and pronouns: "Always use a person's correct name, pronouns (or lack thereof), and title/honorific (if any). A”
- Nation 1 source from source glossary
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- Nation of Islam ↗ 3 sources
- National Negro League 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “National Negro League: Professional baseball league for blacks founded in 1920 by pi”
- Nationalism 1 source from source glossary
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- Native American ↗ 3 sources
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- Negro ↗ 2 sources
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- Negro National Anthem 1 source from source glossary
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- Neopronouns 1 source from source glossary
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- Neuroatypical 1 source from source glossary
“neuroatypical, neurodivergent{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “neuroatypical, neurodivergent{”
- Neurodivergent 2 sources from source glossary
“neuroatypical, neurodivergent{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “neuroatypical, neurodivergent{”
- Neurodiversity 1 source from source glossary
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- Neurologically Typical 1 source from source glossary
“neurotypical, neurologically typical(https://www/glossary/neurotypical-neurologically-typica”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “neurotypical, neurologically typical(https://www/glossary/neurotypical-neurologically-typica”
- Neurotypical 1 source from source glossary
“neurotypical, neurologically typical(https://www/glossary/neurotypical-neurologically-typica”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “neurotypical, neurologically typical(https://www/glossary/neurotypical-neurologically-typica”
- Never Out Sources 1 source from source glossary
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- Niggardly 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “niggardly: Means stingy or miserly. It is sometimes perceived as insulting because i”
- Nigger 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “nigger: Racial slur; a contemptuous term for a black person. The word nigger was fir”
- Niqab 2 sources from source glossary
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- Nisei 1 source from source glossary
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- Nlgja: The Association Of Lgbtq+ Journalists 1 source from source glossary
“NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — “NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists\”
- No Sensationalism 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “No sensationalism: Don't disclose someone's gender history without consent. Treat it as personal history, not scanda”
- Nonbinary ↗ 2 sources
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- Non Disabled 1 source from source glossary
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- Non Response 1 source from source glossary
“vegetative state/comatose/non-response(https://www/glossary/vegetative-statecomatosenon-resp”
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- Non Straight 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Nonbinary ↗ 2 sources
- Noncitizen 1 source from source glossary
“noncitizen, undocumented noncitizen(https://www/glossary/noncitizen-undocumented-noncitizen/”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “noncitizen, undocumented noncitizen(https://www/glossary/noncitizen-undocumented-noncitizen/”
- Nondenominational 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Nonspeaking 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Nonverbal 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Nonviolent Communication 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Abnormal ↗ 3 sources
- North African 1 source from source glossary
“MENA, Middle Eastern or North African(https://www/glossary/mena-middle-eastern-or-north-afri”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “MENA, Middle Eastern or North African(https://www/glossary/mena-middle-eastern-or-north-afri”
- Not A Condition 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Not a condition: Being trans isn't pathological. Avoid language suggesting disorder or illness, though "gender dysph”
- Not Preferred 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Pronouns are required, not preferred: The phrasing "preferred pronouns" minimizes their importance. Pronouns aren't”
- Not Sexual Orientation 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Not sexual orientation: "Transgender" describes gender identity, not sexuality. These are distinct categories.”
- Not Straight 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Crazy ↗ 3 sources
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- Obese 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Obesity 2 sources from source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — “obesity, smoking, medication noncompliance or nonadherence, trauma, psychosis) are influenced by upstream decisions”
- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Obituaries 2 sources from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Obscure Information That Could Endanger Sources 1 source from source glossary
“obscure information that could endanger sources {#photo-safety updated="2023-08-25"”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “obscure information that could endanger sources {#photo-safety updated="2023-08-25"”
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 2 sources from source glossary
“obsessive-compulsive disorder{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “obsessive-compulsive disorder{”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — “Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)”
- Obtain Informed Consent From Subjects 1 source from source glossary
“obtain informed consent from subjects {#photo-consent updated="2025-04-18" tabinde”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “obtain informed consent from subjects {#photo-consent updated="2025-04-18" tabinde”
- Offender ↗ 1 source
- Older 1 source from source glossary
“older (people, adults, individuals, Americans and so on)(https://www/glossary/older-people-a”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “older (people, adults, individuals, Americans and so on)(https://www/glossary/older-people-a”
- Openly 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Openly Gay 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Openly Lesbian 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Opposite Gender 1 source from source glossary
“opposite sex, opposite gender {#opposite-sex-gender updated="2023-08-25" tab”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “opposite sex, opposite gender {#opposite-sex-gender updated="2023-08-25" tab”
- Opposite Sex 2 sources from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “opposite sex, opposite gender {#opposite-sex-gender updated="2023-08-25" tab”
- Oppression 4 sources from source glossary
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- Color of Change (2020) — “come to terms with the real, lived consequences of anti-Black systems of oppression: modern-day lynchings in the form of”
- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Indigenous Journalists Association (formerly NAJA) (2023) — “oppression and colonialism, tribal nations are diverse and differ-”
- Or Electrical Sensitivities 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Ordination 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Organization Names 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Oriental 1 source
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- SEIU (2020) — see source page for the full entry
- Orthodox 1 source
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — “Orthodox Jew and opened his mind to the great religions of the world.”
- Orthodox Church 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Orthodox Judaism 2 sources from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Other Pacific Islander 1 source from source glossary
“Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, U. Census definition of(https://www/glossary/na”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, U. Census definition of(https://www/glossary/na”
- Outing 2 sources from source glossary
“Outing \| Exposing someone's lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender or gender non-binary identity to others without thei”
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- Human Rights Campaign (2023) — “Outing \| Exposing someone's lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender or gender non-binary identity to others without thei”
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- Pacific Islander 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander{”
- Palm Sunday 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Pan Africanism 1 source from source glossary
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- Pansexual 1 source from source glossary
“Pansexual \| Describes someone who has the potential for emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to people of any g”
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- Human Rights Campaign (2023) — “Pansexual \| Describes someone who has the potential for emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to people of any g”
- Paraplegia 2 sources from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Paraplegic 2 sources from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Parent 3 sources from source glossary
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- Color of Change (2022) — see source page for the full entry
- Define American (2024) — “parent. Audiences are creating relationships with these characters”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Parents 2 sources from source glossary
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- Parsi 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Parsis 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Partial Hearing Loss 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Deaf ↗ 3 sources
- Blind ↗ 2 sources
- Partner 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Passing 2 sources from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Passover 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Patel Motel 1 source from source glossary
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- Patriarch 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Patriarchy 2 sources from source glossary
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- Color of Change (2020) — “patriarchy (male dominance and privilege)”
- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Pearl Harbor 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Pentateuch 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- People First Language 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- people of color ↗ 5 sources
- People With Disabilities ↗ 2 sources
- Pesach 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Pilipino 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Pink Triangle 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Plain English 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Polio 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Poliomyelitis 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Politically Charged Terms 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Poor ↗ 3 sources
- Poor ↗ 1 source
- Post Operative 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Post Polio Syndrome 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 2 sources from source glossary
“post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)(https://www/glossary/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-pt”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)(https://www/glossary/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-pt”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — “Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)”
- Postlingually Deaf 2 sources from source glossary
“pre-lingually deaf/postlingually deaf/late-deafened(https://www/glossary/pre-lingually-deafp”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “pre-lingually deaf/postlingually deaf/late-deafened(https://www/glossary/pre-lingually-deafp”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Poverty Line 1 source from source glossary
“poverty line, poverty threshold{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “poverty line, poverty threshold{”
- Poverty Threshold 1 source from source glossary
“poverty line, poverty threshold{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “poverty line, poverty threshold{”
- Poverty Violations 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Power 2 sources from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- David Vine / American University (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Powwow 2 sources from source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Practicing Trauma Informed Reporting 1 source from source glossary
“practicing trauma-informed reporting {#trauma-informed-reporting updat”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “practicing trauma-informed reporting {#trauma-informed-reporting updat”
- Pre Lingually Deaf 1 source from source glossary
“pre-lingually deaf/postlingually deaf/late-deafened(https://www/glossary/pre-lingually-deafp”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “pre-lingually deaf/postlingually deaf/late-deafened(https://www/glossary/pre-lingually-deafp”
- Pre Operative 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Pronouns ↗ 3 sources
- Pregnant People 2 sources from source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Racism ↗ 4 sources
- Prelingually Deaf 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Pride 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Pride Flag 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Primitive 2 sources
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — “primitive beauty, dark mysteries, and savage violence, as well as the”
- NABJ (2022) — “primitive: Avoid using potentially insulting term to describe a person or people.”
- Prison Industrial Complex 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Privilege 4 sources from source glossary
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- Color of Change (2020) — see source page for the full entry
- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — see source page for the full entry
- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- SEIU (2020) — “privilege [It is an unearned right, advantage, benefit, or immunity granted or available only”
- Progressive 1 source
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- SEIU (2020) — see source page for the full entry
- Projects 1 source
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- NABJ (2022) — “projects, the: Abbreviated slang for housing projects. Do not use either term to des”
- Pronoun Basics 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Pronouns ↗ 5 sources
- Pronouns Are Required 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Pronouns are required, not preferred: The phrasing "preferred pronouns" minimizes their importance. Pronouns aren't”
- Prophet 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Prostitute ↗ 3 sources
- Prostitution 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Psychiatric Hospital ↗ 3 sources
- Crazy ↗ 3 sources
- Psychopathology 2 sources from source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — “psychopathology, and treatment. Peter Lang International Academic”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Psychosis 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Psychotic 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Publishing Identifying Information About Trans Children 1 source from source glossary
“publishing identifying information about trans children {#trans-children updated=”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “publishing identifying information about trans children {#trans-children updated=”
- Puerto Rico 1 source
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- SEIU (2020) — see source page for the full entry
- Purim 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
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- Qawwali 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Quadriplegia 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Queen 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Queer ↗ 3 sources
- Questioning 1 source from source glossary
“Questioning \| A term used to describe people who are in the process of exploring their sexual orientation or gender”
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- Human Rights Campaign (2023) — “Questioning \| A term used to describe people who are in the process of exploring their sexual orientation or gender”
- Quinceañera 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Quotas 1 source
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- NABJ (2022) — “quotas: A specific or presubscribed number than must be met to reach a certain goal.”
- Quran 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
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- Rabbi 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Racial Disparity 2 sources from source glossary
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — see source page for the full entry
- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Racial Equity 2 sources from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Racial Equity Tools (2023) — “Racial Equity Tools Glossary {#racial-equity-tools-glossary style="text-align:center”
- Racial Healing 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Racial Microaggressions 1 source from source glossary
“microaggressions, racial microaggressions(https://www/glossary/microaggressions-racial-micro”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “microaggressions, racial microaggressions(https://www/glossary/microaggressions-racial-micro”
- Racial Profiling 2 sources from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- SEIU (2020) — “racial profiling : profilage racial, profilage ethnique”
- Racial Violence 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Racism ↗ 4 sources
- Rainbow Flag 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Ramadan 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria 1 source from source glossary
“rapid-onset gender dysphoria, social contagion {#social-contagion updated="2023”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “rapid-onset gender dysphoria, social contagion {#social-contagion updated="2023”
- Rastafarians 1 source from source glossary
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- Recognize "Queer 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Recognize "queer": More trans people identify as queer (21%) than any other sexual orientation. It's a valid identit”
- Reconstruction 1 source from source glossary
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- Reconstructionist Judaism 2 sources from source glossary
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- Recovery 2 sources from source glossary
“recovery, treatment (mental illness)(https://www/glossary/recovery-treatment-mental-illness/”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “recovery, treatment (mental illness)(https://www/glossary/recovery-treatment-mental-illness/”
- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — “Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence from Domestic Abuse to Political”
- Red 2 sources from source glossary
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- Redlining 1 source from source glossary
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- Redneck 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “redneck: A derogatory term for whites. Do not use. | ::: |”
- Redskin 1 source from source glossary
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- Redskins 1 source from source glossary
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- Reform Judaism 1 source from source glossary
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- Refugees ↗ 2 sources
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- Rehab Center 2 sources from source glossary
“treatment/treatment center/rehab center/detox center(https://www/glossary/treatmenttreatment”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “treatment/treatment center/rehab center/detox center(https://www/glossary/treatmenttreatment”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Reject Deceptive Framing 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Reject deceptive framing: Never suggest trans people are lying by being themselves. Avoid language like "secret," "d”
- Relationships 1 source
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — “relationships; changing duties. It can also be addressed by altering”
- Religious Freedom 1 source from source glossary
“religious freedom, religious liberty\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — “religious freedom, religious liberty\”
- Religious Liberty 1 source from source glossary
“religious freedom, religious liberty\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — “religious freedom, religious liberty\”
- Religious Titles 1 source from source glossary
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- Rematriation 1 source from source glossary
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- Removing Deadnames 1 source from source glossary
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- Reparations 2 sources from source glossary
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- NABJ (2022) — “reparations: Government-issued funding and social programs intended to compensate bl”
- Repatriation 1 source from source glossary
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- Reporting On Asylum Seekers 1 source from source glossary
“reporting on asylum seekers or refugees {#asylum-seekers updated="2023-08-25" tab”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “reporting on asylum seekers or refugees {#asylum-seekers updated="2023-08-25" tab”
- Reporting On Crimes Involving Trans People 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Reporting On Incarcerated Trans People In The U.S 1 source from source glossary
“reporting on incarcerated trans people in the U. {#incarcerated-tran”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “reporting on incarcerated trans people in the U. {#incarcerated-tran”
- Reporting On Sex Work 1 source from source glossary
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- Reporting On Trans People In Sports 1 source from source glossary
“reporting on trans people in sports {#trans-people-sports updated="2023-08-2”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “reporting on trans people in sports {#trans-people-sports updated="2023-08-2”
- Reporting On U.S. Trans Health Care Bans 1 source from source glossary
“reporting on U. trans health care bans {#health-care-bans updated="2025-04-09”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “reporting on U. trans health care bans {#health-care-bans updated="2025-04-09”
- Reproductive Health 1 source from source glossary
“reproductive health {#reproductive-health updated="2023-08-25" tabindex="-1"”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “reproductive health {#reproductive-health updated="2023-08-25" tabindex="-1"”
- Reservation ↗ 1 source
- Residential Care Homes 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Respect Diverse Language 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Respect diverse language: People use varied terminology for themselves. Don't assume or police language choices.”
- Respect For Marriage Act 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Restorative Justice 2 sources from source glossary
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — “restorative justice, rather than a retributive justice, lens when talking about criminal justice: this lens asserts”
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- Retarded ↗ 2 sources
- Retransition 1 source from source glossary
“detransition, retransition {#detransition-retransition updated="2025-0”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “detransition, retransition {#detransition-retransition updated="2025-0”
- Revelation 1 source from source glossary
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- Reverse Racism ↗ 1 source
- Reverse Racism ↗ 3 sources
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- Russian Orthodox Church 1 source from source glossary
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- Sabbath 2 sources from source glossary
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- Safe Neighborhood 1 source from source glossary
“safe neighborhood, bad neighborhood(https://www/glossary/safe-neighborhood-bad-neighborhood/”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “safe neighborhood, bad neighborhood(https://www/glossary/safe-neighborhood-bad-neighborhood/”
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- Safer Sex 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Salat 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “Salat: The Arabic word for prayer. Muslims offer salat five times a day at prescribed times to fulfill the”
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Sambo 1 source
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- NABJ (2022) — “Sambo: Historically, term was used to describe a happy black slave. Today, it is an”
- Same Gender Loving 2 sources from source glossary
“Same-gender loving \| A term some prefer to use instead of lesbian, gay or bisexual to express attraction to and lov”
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- Human Rights Campaign (2023) — “Same-gender loving \| A term some prefer to use instead of lesbian, gay or bisexual to express attraction to and lov”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Same Sex Marriage 2 sources from source glossary
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — “• Use "same sex couple's marriage rights" or something similar instead of just "same sex marriage"”
- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Sansei 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Satan 2 sources from source glossary
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- Color of Change (2020) — see source page for the full entry
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Schizophrenia 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Schizophrenic ↗ 3 sources
- Scotch 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Scots 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Scottish 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Scottsboro 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022) — “Scottsboro case: In 1931, two white women stepped from a train box car in Paint Rock”
- Section 8 1 source from source glossary
“Section 8, Housing Choice Voucher Program(https://www/glossary/section-8-housing-choice-vouc”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “Section 8, Housing Choice Voucher Program(https://www/glossary/section-8-housing-choice-vouc”
- Seder 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Seeing Eye Dog 2 sources from source glossary
“service animal/assistance animal/guide dog/Seeing Eye dog(https://www/glossary/service-anima”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “service animal/assistance animal/guide dog/Seeing Eye dog(https://www/glossary/service-anima”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Seizure 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Self Determination 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Self Identification Is Paramount 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Senility 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Senior 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Senior Apartments 1 source from source glossary
“senior housing, senior apartments{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “senior housing, senior apartments{”
- Senior Citizen 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Senior Housing 1 source from source glossary
“senior housing, senior apartments{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “senior housing, senior apartments{”
- Sephardi 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Service Animal 2 sources from source glossary
“service animal/assistance animal/guide dog/Seeing Eye dog(https://www/glossary/service-anima”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “service animal/assistance animal/guide dog/Seeing Eye dog(https://www/glossary/service-anima”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Gender ↗ 2 sources
- Sex Based 1 source from source glossary
“discrimination, sex-based (n.) {#def-sex-discrimination updated="2025-01-”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “discrimination, sex-based (n.) {#def-sex-discrimination updated="2025-01-”
- Sex Change ↗ 4 sources
- Sex Change ↗ 2 sources
- Sexual Change Operation 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Sexual Orientation ↗ 2 sources
- Sexual Preference ↗ 3 sources
- Sexual Reassignment 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Sexually Transmitted Infection 1 source from source glossary
“sexually transmitted infection (STI)(https://www/glossary/sexually-transmitted-infection-sti”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “sexually transmitted infection (STI)(https://www/glossary/sexually-transmitted-infection-sti”
- Shabbat 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Shahada 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “Shahada – The Islamic creed. It is the declaration of belief in the oneness of God and in Muhammad”
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Shariah 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “Shariah – Islamic law derived by scholars from the Quran and Hadith.”
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Shavuot 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- She Male 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Sheikh 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Shema 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Shiism 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Shiite 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Shim Transsexual 1 source from source glossary
“Shim Transsexual _(unless that is how the person identifies)_”
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — “Shim Transsexual _(unless that is how the person identifies)_”
- Shiva 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Shmini Atseret 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Shoah 2 sources from source glossary
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Shofar 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Little Person ↗ 2 sources
- Shrink 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Sickle Cell Anemia 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022) — “sickle cell anemia: Inherited chronic anemia found chiefly among blacks, characteriz”
- Signer 1 source from source glossary
“American Sign Language (ASL)/signer/interpreter”
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — “American Sign Language (ASL)/signer/interpreter”
- Simchat Torah 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Singular They 2 sources from source glossary
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Singular they: This is grammatically correct. Major style guides (AP, Chicago, APA) now endorse or mandate this usag”
- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Sista 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022) — “Sister, sista: Terms used to refer to a family member or an affectionate, respectful”
- Sister 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022) — “Sister, sista: Terms used to refer to a family member or an affectionate, respectful”
- Skullcap 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Slang 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Slavery ↗ 3 sources
- Slurs 2 sources from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Sierra Club (2021) — “• Never use slurs or phrasing that is commonly”
- Social Contagion 1 source from source glossary
“rapid-onset gender dysphoria, social contagion {#social-contagion updated="2023”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “rapid-onset gender dysphoria, social contagion {#social-contagion updated="2023”
- Social Determinants Of Health 1 source from source glossary
“Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)”
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — “Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)”
- Social Dysphoria 1 source from source glossary
“gender dysphoria, gender euphoria, social dysphoria, social euphoria (n.)”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “gender dysphoria, gender euphoria, social dysphoria, social euphoria (n.)”
- Social Euphoria 1 source from source glossary
“gender dysphoria, gender euphoria, social dysphoria, social euphoria (n.)”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “gender dysphoria, gender euphoria, social dysphoria, social euphoria (n.)”
- Social Justice 4 sources from source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Racial Equity Tools (2023) — “SOURCE: Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice: A Sourcebook(https://routledgetextbooks/tex”
- SEIU (2020) — “fight for economic, racial and social justice : lutte pour la justice économique, raciale et sociale”
- Sodomy 2 sources from source glossary
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- Color of Change (2022) — “• Forcible Sodomy: Forcing an individual to perform sexual acts, such as oral sex or penetrating the”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Somatics 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Soul Food 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022) — “soul food: Items popular originally in the South and traditionally eaten by black pe”
- South Asian 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- David Vine / American University (2025) — “South Asian Journalists Association, “Guidance on Coverage of Sept. 11, 20 Years Later,””
- South Asian Diaspora 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- South Asian Names 1 source from source glossary
“South Asian names (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and others):(https://www/gl”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “South Asian names (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and others):(https://www/gl”
- Southeast Asia 1 source from source glossary
“Southeast Asia, Southeastern Asia{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “Southeast Asia, Southeastern Asia{”
- Southeastern Asia 1 source from source glossary
“Southeast Asia, Southeastern Asia{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “Southeast Asia, Southeastern Asia{”
- Southern Cross 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022) — “Southern Cross: Confederate battle flag used during the Civil War, which remains off”
- Spastic 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Special 3 sources from source glossary
“special/special needs/functional needs(https://www/glossary/specialspecial-needsfunctional-n”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “special/special needs/functional needs(https://www/glossary/specialspecial-needsfunctional-n”
- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Special Needs ↗ 6 sources
- Special Rights 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Speech Disorder 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Speech Impediment 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Spina Bifida 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Sports Stereotypes 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022) — “sports stereotypes: Avoid characterizations of black athletes as naturally being bet”
- Spouse 2 sources from source glossary
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — “spouses, families, and communities. They shed light on what troops”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Stammering 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Star Of David 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Stealth 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Stereotypes ↗ 3 sources
- Sterilization 1 source from source glossary
“mutilation, sterilization {#mutilation-sterilization updated="2025-04-1”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “mutilation, sterilization {#mutilation-sterilization updated="2025-04-1”
- Stonewall 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Straight 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Structural Urbanism 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Struggling 2 sources from source glossary
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — see source page for the full entry
- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Struggling To Make Ends Meet 2 sources from source glossary
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — see source page for the full entry
- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Stuttering 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Substance Abuse 2 sources from source glossary
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — see source page for the full entry
- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Sufism 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “Sufism is a mystical branch of Islam. Sufis, practitioners of Sufism, are both Shia and Sunni. While all”
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Suicide ↗ 3 sources
- Suicide Bombing 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Sukkot 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Sunni 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Supporting Families 2 sources from source glossary
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — see source page for the full entry
- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Survivor ↗ 3 sources
- Swastika 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Synagogue 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Systemic Racism ↗ 3 sources
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- Tagalog 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Taipeng Revolution 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Take Care Not To Ask Irrelevant 1 source from source glossary
“take care not to ask irrelevant or unnecessary questions {#interview-etiquet”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “take care not to ask irrelevant or unnecessary questions {#interview-etiquet”
- Talk To Trans People About Things Besides Trans People 1 source from source glossary
“talk to trans people about things besides trans people {#source-diversity updat”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “talk to trans people about things besides trans people {#source-diversity updat”
- Talk To Trans People About Trans People 1 source from source glossary
“talk to trans people about trans people {#talk-to-trans-people updated="202”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “talk to trans people about trans people {#talk-to-trans-people updated="202”
- Talmud 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Tanakh 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Taoism 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Tawhid 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Temple 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Temple Mount 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Ten Commandments 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Tetraplegia 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Tetraplegic 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Tgncnb 1 source from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Them Pronouns 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- There Is No Single 'Trans Community 1 source from source glossary
“there is no single 'trans community' {#trans-community updated="2023-08-25" tabi”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “there is no single 'trans community' {#trans-community updated="2023-08-25" tabi”
- Third Gender 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Third World 2 sources
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — “sometimes referred to as “majority world” nations instead of “third world” or “developing” countries, terms that are no”
- NABJ (2022) — “Third World: Commonly used to describe underdeveloped countries of Africa, Asia and”
- Tiananmen Square 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Tisha B’Av 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Tolerance 2 sources verified
“Avoid the frame of "tolerance" of differences — we should not be aiming to "tolerate" one another, but rather to celebrate our differences.”
Sierra Club is the only guide with a real entry; valuable but single-source, so it is folded into the index rather than shipped as a full page.
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- Sierra Club (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Top Surgery 1 source from source glossary
“top surgery, bottom surgery (n.) {#def-top-bottom-surgery updated="2024-1”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “top surgery, bottom surgery (n.) {#def-top-bottom-surgery updated="2024-1”
- Torah 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Totem 2 sources from source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023) — see source page for the full entry
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- Tourette Syndrome 1 source from source glossary
“Tourette syndrome/Tourette's syndrome”
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — “Tourette syndrome/Tourette's syndrome”
- Tourette'S Syndrome 1 source from source glossary
“Tourette syndrome/Tourette's syndrome”
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — “Tourette syndrome/Tourette's syndrome”
- Trailer Trash 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Tranny ↗ 3 sources
- Transgender ↗ 3 sources
- Trans Activists 1 source from source glossary
“trans activists, trans rights activists {#trans-rights-activists updated=”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “trans activists, trans rights activists {#trans-rights-activists updated=”
- Trans Agenda 1 source from source glossary
“transgenderism, trans ideology, gender ideology, trans agenda {#transgenderism up”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “transgenderism, trans ideology, gender ideology, trans agenda {#transgenderism up”
- Trans Coverage Best Practices 1 source from source glossary
“trans coverage best practices {#read-best-practices updated="2024-01-29" tab”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “trans coverage best practices {#read-best-practices updated="2024-01-29" tab”
- Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist 2 sources from source glossary
“trans-exclusionary radical feminist (TERF)\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — “trans-exclusionary radical feminist (TERF)\”
- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “TERF, trans-exclusionary radical feminist, gender-critical feminist {#gender-cri”
- Trans Female 1 source from source glossary
“trans male, trans female {#trans-female-male updated="2023-08-25" tabindex="-1”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “trans male, trans female {#trans-female-male updated="2023-08-25" tabindex="-1”
- Trans Identified 1 source from source glossary
“trans-identified, male-identified, female-identified {#trans-identified updated”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “trans-identified, male-identified, female-identified {#trans-identified updated”
- Trans Ideology 1 source from source glossary
“transgenderism, trans ideology, gender ideology, trans agenda {#transgenderism up”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “transgenderism, trans ideology, gender ideology, trans agenda {#transgenderism up”
- Trans Issues' Is A Euphemism 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Trans Male 1 source from source glossary
“trans male, trans female {#trans-female-male updated="2023-08-25" tabindex="-1”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “trans male, trans female {#trans-female-male updated="2023-08-25" tabindex="-1”
- Trans Man 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Trans Relevant Journalism Best Practices 1 source from source glossary
“trans-relevant journalism best practices {#read-broader-practices updated”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “trans-relevant journalism best practices {#read-broader-practices updated”
- Trans Relevant Reporting And Style Guides 1 source from source glossary
“trans-relevant reporting and style guides {#read-style-guides updated="2025-05”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “trans-relevant reporting and style guides {#read-style-guides updated="2025-05”
- Trans Rights Activists 1 source from source glossary
“trans activists, trans rights activists {#trans-rights-activists updated=”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “trans activists, trans rights activists {#trans-rights-activists updated=”
- Trans Terms And Identities Vary Across Cultures 1 source from source glossary
“trans terms and identities vary across cultures {#trans-translation updated="2”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “trans terms and identities vary across cultures {#trans-translation updated="2”
- Trans Woman ↗ 2 sources
- Transcendental Meditation 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Transfem 1 source from source glossary
“transfeminine (adj.), transfem, transfemme (adj., n.) {#def-transfem updated="2023-”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “transfeminine (adj.), transfem, transfemme (adj., n.) {#def-transfem updated="2023-”
- Transfeminine 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “transfeminine (adj.), transfem, transfemme (adj., n.) {#def-transfem updated="2023-”
- Transfemme 1 source from source glossary
“transfeminine (adj.), transfem, transfemme (adj., n.) {#def-transfem updated="2023-”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “transfeminine (adj.), transfem, transfemme (adj., n.) {#def-transfem updated="2023-”
- Transformative Justice 1 source from source glossary
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- Transformative Movement Building 1 source from source glossary
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- Transformative Movements 1 source from source glossary
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- Transformative Practice 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Transgender ↗ 4 sources
- Transgender As Adjective 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Transgender as adjective: Use "transgender people," never "transgenders" or "the transgendered."”
- Transgender Athletes" Is An Umbrella Term 1 source from source glossary
“"transgender athletes" is an umbrella term {#trans-athletes updated="2023-08-25"”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “"transgender athletes" is an umbrella term {#trans-athletes updated="2023-08-25"”
- Transgender Boy 1 source from source glossary
“transgender man, transgender boy\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — “transgender man, transgender boy\”
- Transgender Girl 1 source from source glossary
“transgender woman, transgender girl\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — “transgender woman, transgender girl\”
- Transgender Man 1 source from source glossary
“transgender man, transgender boy\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — “transgender man, transgender boy\”
- Trans Woman ↗ 1 source
- Transgendered ↗ 5 sources
- Transgenderism 2 sources from source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — see source page for the full entry
- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “transgenderism, trans ideology, gender ideology, trans agenda {#transgenderism up”
- Transition ↗ 3 sources
- Transition Terminology 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Transition terminology: "Transitioned" describes the process of living authentically. Avoid "sex change" or "became”
- Transmasc 1 source from source glossary
“transmasculine (adj.), transmasc (adj., n.) {#def-transmasc updated="2023-08-25" t”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “transmasculine (adj.), transmasc (adj., n.) {#def-transmasc updated="2023-08-25" t”
- Transmasculine 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “transmasculine (adj.), transmasc (adj., n.) {#def-transmasc updated="2023-08-25" t”
- Transmedicalism 1 source from source glossary
“transmedicalist (n., adj.), transmedicalism (n.) {#def-transmedicalist updat”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “transmedicalist (n., adj.), transmedicalism (n.) {#def-transmedicalist updat”
- Transmedicalist 1 source from source glossary
“transmedicalist (n., adj.), transmedicalism (n.) {#def-transmedicalist updat”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “transmedicalist (n., adj.), transmedicalism (n.) {#def-transmedicalist updat”
- Transmisogynoir 1 source from source glossary
“transmisogynoir (n.) {#def-transmisogynoir updated="2023-08-25" tabindex="-1”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “transmisogynoir (n.) {#def-transmisogynoir updated="2023-08-25" tabindex="-1”
- Transmisogyny 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Transness 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Transsexual ↗ 4 sources
- Transvestite ↗ 5 sources
- Traumatic Brain Injury 1 source from source glossary
“Brain injury/traumatic brain injury (TBI)”
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — “Brain injury/traumatic brain injury (TBI)”
- Treatment 2 sources from source glossary
“recovery, treatment (mental illness)(https://www/glossary/recovery-treatment-mental-illness/”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “recovery, treatment (mental illness)(https://www/glossary/recovery-treatment-mental-illness/”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Treatment Center 2 sources from source glossary
“treatment/treatment center/rehab center/detox center(https://www/glossary/treatmenttreatment”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “treatment/treatment center/rehab center/detox center(https://www/glossary/treatmenttreatment”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Tribal Council 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Tribal Sovereignty 2 sources from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Sierra Club (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Tribal Warfare 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Tribe ↗ 2 sources
- Trigger 1 source
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- Color of Change (2022) — see source page for the full entry
- Triggers 2 sources from source glossary
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021) — “Triggers bring back painful memories, and sometimes flashbacks.”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Trust Land 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Tub’Shevat 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Twice Exceptional 1 source from source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- Two Spirit ↗ 1 source
U
- Ultra Orthodox 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Ummah 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “Ummah – An Arabic word meaning “community.” It is often used to express the idea that Muslims”
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Uncle Tom 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Uncle Tom'S Cabin 1 source from source glossary
“Uncle Tom's Cabin (or Life Among the Lowly)(https://www/glossary/uncle-toms-cabin-or-life-am”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “Uncle Tom's Cabin (or Life Among the Lowly)(https://www/glossary/uncle-toms-cabin-or-life-am”
- Implicit Bias ↗ 1 source
- Under Resourced 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Underground Railroad 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Underrepresented Genders 1 source from source glossary
“marginalized genders, underrepresented genders (n.) {#def-marginalized-”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “marginalized genders, underrepresented genders (n.) {#def-marginalized-”
- Understanding Polling Data 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Undetectable 1 source from source glossary
“undetectable, untransmittable\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — “undetectable, untransmittable\”
- Undocumented Immigrant ↗ 4 sources
- Undocumented Individual 1 source from source glossary
“undocumented immigrant, undocumented individual(https://www/glossary/undocumented-immigrant/”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “undocumented immigrant, undocumented individual(https://www/glossary/undocumented-immigrant/”
- Undocumented Noncitizen 1 source from source glossary
“noncitizen, undocumented noncitizen(https://www/glossary/noncitizen-undocumented-noncitizen/”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “noncitizen, undocumented noncitizen(https://www/glossary/noncitizen-undocumented-noncitizen/”
- Undocumented Worker 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- SEIU (2020) — see source page for the full entry
- unhoused / homeless ↗ 8 sources
- Unitarian Universalist 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- United Church Of Christ 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- United Methodist Church 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- United Negro College Fund 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022) — “United Negro College Fund, The (UNCF): Nations largest, oldest and most comprehensiv”
- Unnecessary Questions 1 source from source glossary
“take care not to ask irrelevant or unnecessary questions {#interview-etiquet”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “take care not to ask irrelevant or unnecessary questions {#interview-etiquet”
- Untouchables 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Untransmittable 1 source from source glossary
“undetectable, untransmittable\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025) — “undetectable, untransmittable\”
- urban ↗ 1 source
- Urban Contemporary 1 source from source glossary
“urban music, urban contemporary{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “urban music, urban contemporary{”
- Urban Music 1 source from source glossary
“urban music, urban contemporary{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “urban music, urban contemporary{”
- Use File Photos With Care 1 source from source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
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- Vatican 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Vatican City 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Vegetative State 1 source from source glossary
“vegetative state/comatose/non-response(https://www/glossary/vegetative-statecomatosenon-resp”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “vegetative state/comatose/non-response(https://www/glossary/vegetative-statecomatosenon-resp”
- Vertically Challenged 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Victim ↗ 4 sources
- Vietnamese Names 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Violence 5 sources from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- SEIU (2020) — see source page for the full entry
- Sierra Club (2021) — see source page for the full entry
- David Vine / American University (2025) — “violence of their actions. “Collateral”
- David Vine / American University (2025) — “describe the actual military violence: bombs, bullets, missiles, or other”
- Visibility And Authenticity 1 source
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- radicalcopyeditor-trans-style-guide-2017 — “Visibility and authenticity: Don't use terms implying deception ("passes," "stealth," "secret"). Instead, use "openl”
- Blind ↗ 2 sources
- Voting Rights Act 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Vulnerable 2 sources from source glossary
“Vulnerable _(except for homelessness)_”
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — see source page for the full entry
- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — “Vulnerable _(except for homelessness)_”
W
- W. Deen 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Wacko 1 source from source glossary
“crazy/crazed, psycho, nuts, lunatic, deranged, wacko(https://www/glossary/crazycrazed-psycho”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “crazy/crazed, psycho, nuts, lunatic, deranged, wacko(https://www/glossary/crazycrazed-psycho”
- Wage Gap 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Wahhabism 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Walkability 1 source from source glossary
“walking distance, walkability, walkable(https://www/glossary/walking-distance-walkability-wa”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “walking distance, walkability, walkable(https://www/glossary/walking-distance-walkability-wa”
- Walkable 1 source from source glossary
“walking distance, walkability, walkable(https://www/glossary/walking-distance-walkability-wa”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “walking distance, walkability, walkable(https://www/glossary/walking-distance-walkability-wa”
- Walking Distance 1 source from source glossary
“walking distance, walkability, walkable(https://www/glossary/walking-distance-walkability-wa”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “walking distance, walkability, walkable(https://www/glossary/walking-distance-walkability-wa”
- Wallace Fard 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Watch For Inappropriate Stock Images 1 source from source glossary
“watch for inappropriate stock images {#photo-mistakes updated="2023-08-25" tabind”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “watch for inappropriate stock images {#photo-mistakes updated="2023-08-25" tabind”
- What To Do If You Can'T Determine Someone'S Pronouns 1 source from source glossary
“what to do if you can't determine someone's pronouns {#unknown-pronouns updated”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “what to do if you can't determine someone's pronouns {#unknown-pronouns updated”
- What To Do If You Can'T Obtain Self Identification 1 source from source glossary
“what to do if you can't obtain self-identification {#no-self-id updated="2025-04-22"”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “what to do if you can't obtain self-identification {#no-self-id updated="2025-04-22"”
- Wheelchair ↗ 3 sources
- Wheelchair ↗ 3 sources
- When Past News Coverage Deadnames 1 source from source glossary
“when past news coverage deadnames/misgenders a trans person {#past-coverage”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “when past news coverage deadnames/misgenders a trans person {#past-coverage”
- When Sources Deadname 1 source from source glossary
“when sources deadname or misgender a trans person {#deadnaming updated="2023-08-25" t”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “when sources deadname or misgender a trans person {#deadnaming updated="2023-08-25" t”
- When To Use Gendered Medical Language 1 source from source glossary
“when to use gendered medical language {#gendered-medical-language upda”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “when to use gendered medical language {#gendered-medical-language upda”
- When Web Assets Deadname 1 source from source glossary
“when web assets deadname/misgender a trans person {#web-asset-errors updated="2”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “when web assets deadname/misgender a trans person {#web-asset-errors updated="2”
- white ↗ 2 sources
- White Flight 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- White Fragility 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- White Privilege 1 source from source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- White Supremacy ↗ 3 sources
- White Supremacy ↗ 1 source
- Wigger 1 source
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- NABJ (2022) — “wigger: A derogatory term used for a white person who mimics language, dress and man”
- Withdrawal 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Wokeness 1 source from source glossary
“woke (adj.), wokeness/wokism (n.)”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “woke (adj.), wokeness/wokism (n.)”
- Wokism 1 source from source glossary
“woke (adj.), wokeness/wokism (n.)”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “woke (adj.), wokeness/wokism (n.)”
- Working class ↗ 1 source
- Working Poor 2 sources from source glossary
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- DC Fiscal Policy Institute (2017) — see source page for the full entry
- Movement Strategy Center (2024) — see source page for the full entry
- Worship 1 source from source glossary
“worship, worshipped, worshipper{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “worship, worshipped, worshipper{”
- Worshipped 1 source from source glossary
“worship, worshipped, worshipper{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “worship, worshipped, worshipper{”
- Worshipper 1 source from source glossary
“worship, worshipped, worshipper{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “worship, worshipped, worshipper{”
- Write Around Outdated 1 source from source glossary
“write around outdated or false details {#explaining-gender-id updated="2024”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “write around outdated or false details {#explaining-gender-id updated="2024”
- Writing About Someone In The Past 1 source from source glossary
“writing about someone in the past {#past-pronouns updated="2025-09-24" tabindex="-”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “writing about someone in the past {#past-pronouns updated="2025-09-24" tabindex="-”
Y
- Yahrzeit 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Yahweh 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Yarmulke 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Yellow Journalism 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Yellow Peril 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Yellow Skin 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Yom Hashoah 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Yom Kippur 1 source from source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Yonsei 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
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- Zakat 2 sources from source glossary
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- CAIR (2021) — “3. Zakat - One of the most important principles of Islam is that all things belong to God and”
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- Zionism 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
- Zionist 2 sources from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- Religion News Association (2026) — see source page for the full entry
#
- "Losing A Loved One" Cliche 1 source from source glossary
“the "losing a loved one" cliche {#losing-loved-one updated="2023-08-25" tabinde”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026) — “the "losing a loved one" cliche {#losing-loved-one updated="2023-08-25" tabinde”
- #blacklivesmatter 1 source from source glossary
“Black Lives Matter, #BlackLivesMatter(https://www/glossary/black-lives-matter-blacklivesmatt”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — “Black Lives Matter, #BlackLivesMatter(https://www/glossary/black-lives-matter-blacklivesmatt”
- #blackoutday 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry
- #theblackout 1 source from source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023) — see source page for the full entry