Glossary
Every corpus term appears either as a primary entry or as an alias beneath one. 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.
139terms shown
139with full commons entries (≥3 sources)
986pointing to a canonical source
29listed only
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- Abaya1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Able Bodied2 sourcesfrom 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
Also indexed as: Ableist
- Ablution1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Abnormal↗3 sources
Also indexed as: Abnormality, Normal
- Abolition1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Abortion2 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
Also indexed as: Accessibility
- Accountability4 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Annie E. Casey Foundation (2013): “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”
- Acting2 sourcesfrom 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
- Activist1 source
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- Color of Change (2022): “Activists, Academics, and Experts”
- Addict↗4 sources
Also indexed as: Junkie
- Addiction↗2 sources
- Adhan2 sourcesfrom 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
- Advocate1 source
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- The Opportunity Agenda (2015): see source page for the full entry
- Affirm Identities1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Affirm identities: "Trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary people are non-binary." Avoid language”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Affirm identities: "Trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary people are non-binary." Avoid language”
- Affirmative Action1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Africa2 sourcesfrom 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
Also indexed as: Afro American
- African American Language1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- African Diaspora1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion1 sourcefrom source glossary
“African Methodist Episcopal Zion{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “African Methodist Episcopal Zion{”
- African Methodist Episocopal Church1 sourcefrom source glossary
“African Methodist Episocopal (AME) Church{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “African Methodist Episocopal (AME) Church{”
- Afro Latinx1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Afrocentric1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Afrocentrism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Afrofuturism1 sourcefrom 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 Kitab1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Aids2 sourcesfrom 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 Aqsa1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Al Isra Wal Miraj1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Al Qaida1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Alaska Native1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Albinism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Albino1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Alcoholic↗4 sources
Also indexed as: Alcoholism
- Alcoholics Anonymous2 sourcesfrom 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
- Alien↗6 sources
- Allah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Allahu Akbar2 sourcesfrom 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
- America4 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 Arab2 sourcesfrom 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 Movement1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- American Sign Language3 sourcesfrom 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 Act2 sourcesfrom 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)”
- Amputation2 sourcesfrom 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
- Amputee2 sourcesfrom 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 Baby1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Anchor Child1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Androphilic1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Angel Island1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Angels1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Annul1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Annulment1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Anti Black1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Anti Racist1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Anti Semitism1 sourcefrom 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 Activities1 sourcefrom 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 Therapy1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Antisemitism↗2 sources
- Apartheid1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Apocalypse2 sourcesfrom 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
- Apocalyptic2 sourcesfrom 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
- Appearing2 sourcesfrom 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
- Aqiqah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Arab↗3 sources
Also indexed as: Arab American
- Arabic1 source
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- PICUM (2017): see source page for the full entry
- Argeelah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Argilah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Aromantic1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Asexual↗2 sources
- Ash Wednesday1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Ashkenazi1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Asian↗5 sources
- Asian American↗2 sources
- Asian Exclusion Acts1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Asian Names1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Asian Religions1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Asperger'S1 sourcefrom 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 Syndrome1 sourcefrom 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 Birth1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Assistance Animal2 sourcesfrom 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 Facility1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Attention Deficit1 sourcefrom 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 Disorder1 sourcefrom 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 Disorder1 sourcefrom 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”
- Audism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Augmentative And Alternative Communication1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Aunt Jemima1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Autism↗2 sources
Also indexed as: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autistic
- Autism Spectrum Disorders1 sourcefrom source glossary
“autism/autism spectrum disorders{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “autism/autism spectrum disorders{”
- Ayatollah2 sourcesfrom 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
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- Bad Neighborhood1 sourcefrom 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'Í1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Bahá'Í Faith1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Balance1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Baptist1 source
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- NABJ (2022): “Baptist church: Black people were allowed to join the Baptist fold starting in the 1”
- Bar Mitzvah2 sourcesfrom 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
- Bat Mitzvah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Bathroom2 sourcesfrom 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
- Bathroom Bill↗3 sources
- Bathroom Restrictions1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Battle1 sourcefrom 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 Language1 sourcefrom 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 Health1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Belonging1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Beloved Community1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Bible Believing1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Bible Belt1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Bigender2 sourcesfrom 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
- Bigotry1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Bimah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Binary2 sourcesfrom 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”
- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Bindhi1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Bindi1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Biological3 sourcesfrom 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↗3 sources
Also indexed as: Biological Gender
- Biphobia1 sourcefrom 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 Disorder1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Birth Assignment Language1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Birth assignment language: Use "assigned female/male at birth" or "sex assigned at birth." Avoid "natal sex," "biolo”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Birth assignment language: Use "assigned female/male at birth" or "sex assigned at birth." Avoid "natal sex," "biolo”
- Birth Defect1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Birth Name2 sourcesfrom 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↗4 sources
- Black Africa1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Black Church2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “Black Church: Collective noun that refers to the more than 65,000 Christian churches”
- Black Codes2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “Black Codes: Statutes curtailing rights of African Americans during early years of R”
- Black Diaspora1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Black Girl Magic1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Black Leader2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “Black leader: Avoid using the term. It implies that one person is the spokesperson”
- Black Lives Matter↗3 sources
- Black Muslim2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “Black Muslim: Archaic term to describe members of the American Muslim Mission. Mus”
- Black Muslims1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Black Twitter1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Blessed Virgin1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Blind↗3 sources
Also indexed as: Legally Blind, Limited Vision, Low Vision, Partially Sighted, Visually Impaired
- Blood Donation1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Body Language1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Body language: Avoid "female-bodied" or "male-bodied." Use neutral terms like "genitals" or "reproductive organs" wh”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Body language: Avoid "female-bodied" or "male-bodied." Use neutral terms like "genitals" or "reproductive organs" wh”
- Boomer1 source
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- SEIU (2020): see source page for the full entry
- Bottom Surgery1 sourcefrom 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 Injury1 sourcefrom 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)”
- Breeder1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Bridal1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Bride2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021): “brides, and features the people on every side, including those caught in”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Brit Milah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Brown↗1 source
- Burkini1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Burmese Names1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Burqa1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- B’Nai B’Rith1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
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- Cajun2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “Cajun, Creole: Cajun is a native of Louisiana originally descended from the Acadian”
- Caliph1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Caliphate1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Cambodian Names1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Cantonese1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Cantor1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Caregiver2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- SEIU (2020): see source page for the full entry
- Caretaker1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Caste System1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Catatonia1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Catatonic1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Catholic1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Caucasian↗2 sources
- Central America1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Cerebral Palsy1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Chabad1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Charlie Chan1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Chicanx↗2 sources
Also indexed as: Chicana, Chicano
- Chief1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Chinese Laundries1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Chinese Names1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Ching Chong1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Christianity1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Chronic Disease1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Chronic Illness1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints1 sourcefrom 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 Mayo1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Cisgender↗3 sources
- Civil Rights Act2 sourcesfrom 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 Movement1 sourcefrom 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 Union1 sourcefrom 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 Palate1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Climate Justice1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Climate Resilience1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Closeted1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Co Optation1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Cochlear Implant1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Code Switching1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Coded Language1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Codeswitching1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Colonialism↗3 sources
Also indexed as: Colonization
- Color Blindness2 sourcesfrom 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
- Colorblind1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Colored↗3 sources
- Colorism2 sourcesfrom 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
- Comatose1 sourcefrom 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 Out1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Commitment Ceremony1 sourcefrom 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\”
- Community1 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 Care1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Community Land Trust1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Community Organizing2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Color of Change (2022): see source page for the full entry
- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Competitive Advantage In Youth Sports1 sourcefrom 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=”
- Confucianism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Congenital Disability2 sourcesfrom 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
- Conservative Judaism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Consider The Interplay Between Gender Identity And Carceral Policy1 sourcefrom 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 Story1 sourcefrom 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 Practices1 sourcefrom 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 Editors1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Content Warnings1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Continuing Care Retirement Community1 sourcefrom 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 Therapy1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Convict↗1 source
- Coptic Christians1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Copts, Coptics, Coptic Christians{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “Copts, Coptics, Coptic Christians{”
- Coptics1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Copts, Coptics, Coptic Christians{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “Copts, Coptics, Coptic Christians{”
- Copts1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Copts, Coptics, Coptic Christians{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “Copts, Coptics, Coptic Christians{”
- Council On American Islamic Relations1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Crazed1 sourcefrom 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
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- Creole2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “Cajun, Creole: Cajun is a native of Louisiana originally descended from the Acadian”
- Cretin1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Cretinism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Cripple↗3 sources
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- Critical Race Theory1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Cross Dresser1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Crossdresser1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Cruising1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Cued Speech1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Cultural Appreciation1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Cultural Appropriation3 sourcesfrom 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
- Sierra Club (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Cultural Awareness1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Cultural Misappropriation1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Cultural Sensitivity1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Cultural sensitivity: Some terms like "Two Spirit," "hijra," and "fa'afafine" are culturally specific and shouldn't”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Cultural sensitivity: Some terms like "Two Spirit," "hijra," and "fa'afafine" are culturally specific and shouldn't”
- Culture4 sourcesfrom 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 Poverty1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Culture War1 sourcefrom 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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- Daoism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- David2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021): “David Riesman, and Margaret Mead, to Howard Zinn and Kurt Vonnegut,”
- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Day Of Atonement1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Da’Wah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Dead Sea Scrolls1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Deadname↗3 sources
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- Deadnames1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Deadnaming Is Violence1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Deadnaming is violence: Never use someone's birth name without permission, even historically.”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Deadnaming is violence: Never use someone's birth name without permission, even historically.”
- Deaf↗2 sources
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- Deaf And Dumb2 sourcesfrom 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
- Deaf Blind1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Deaf Mute2 sourcesfrom 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
- Deafblind1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Decalogue1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Decolonization3 sourcesfrom 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
- SumOfUs (2016): “pathways to decolonization and sustainable selfdetermination192, Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education &”
- Decouple Anatomy From Identity1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Decouple anatomy from identity: Words like "women" and "men" don't indicate universal experiences or anatomy. Men ca”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Decouple anatomy from identity: Words like "women" and "men" don't indicate universal experiences or anatomy. Men ca”
- Deep Democracy1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Defect2 sourcesfrom 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
- Defective2 sourcesfrom 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
- Defense Of Marriage Act1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Deformed1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Deformity1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Dementia1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Demigender1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Demisexual1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Dependence1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Depression↗2 sources
- Describing How Trans People Look1 sourcefrom 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 People1 sourcefrom 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 Term1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Descriptive term: "Transgender" describes a characteristic, not a gender identity itself. Someone might identify sim”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Descriptive term: "Transgender" describes a characteristic, not a gender identity itself. Someone might identify sim”
- Detox1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Detox Center2 sourcesfrom 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
- Detoxification1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Detransition1 sourcefrom source glossary
“detransition, retransition {#detransition-retransition updated="2025-0”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): “detransition, retransition {#detransition-retransition updated="2025-0”
- Detransitioner1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Developed Countries1 sourcefrom 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 World1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “developed countries, developed world(https://www/glossary/developed-countries-developed-worl”
- Developing Countries1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “developing countries, developing world(https://www/glossary/developing-countries-developing-”
- Developing World1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “developing countries, developing world(https://www/glossary/developing-countries-developing-”
- Developmental Disabilities1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Developmentally Disabled1 sourcefrom 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”
- Dhikr2 sourcesfrom 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
- Diagnosis2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Sierra Club (2021): “patient” to avoid the implication that their diagnosis”
- Dialect1 source
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- NABJ (2022): “dialect: Language forms, particularly oddities of pronunciation and syntax, that are”
- Diaspora2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Differences Of Sexual Development1 sourcefrom 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
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- Disability Discrimination1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Disability Studies1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Disabled↗3 sources
- Disadvantaged↗3 sources
- Discrimination↗3 sources
- Disfigured1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Disfigurement1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Disinvested2 sourcesfrom 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
- Disorders Of Sexual Development1 sourcefrom 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 Disorder1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Distinguish Trans From Intersex1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Distinguish trans from intersex: These are separate populations with different needs, though they overlap. Don't con”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Distinguish trans from intersex: These are separate populations with different needs, though they overlap. Don't con”
- Distressed2 sourcesfrom 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
- Diversability1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Diversabled1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Diverse Hire1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Diversity↗5 sources
- Diversity Hire1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Do Not Call Unnecessary Attention To A Trans Person'S Gender1 sourcefrom 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”
- Dogma1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Domestic Partner1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Domestic Partnership1 sourcefrom 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 Culture1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Don'T Ask2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021): “don't ask for this information unless it's necessary for background”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Don'T Guess Anyone'S Gender Identity1 sourcefrom 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 Tell1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Don'T Use Lgbtq As Synonym For Gay1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Don't use LGBTQ as synonym for gay: LGBTQ includes trans people and others. Some trans people (15%) are straight.”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (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 Rhetoric1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Don't validate anti-trans rhetoric: Don't present "both sides" when discussing trans existence or rights. Trans dign”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Don't validate anti-trans rhetoric: Don't present "both sides" when discussing trans existence or rights. Trans dign”
- Down Low2 sourcesfrom 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”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Down Syndrome1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Doxypep1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Doxyprep1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Drag King1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Drag Performer1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Drag Queen1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Drag Story Hour1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Dragon Lady1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Dreadlocks2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “dreadlocks, dreds or locks - Long uncombed twisted, or matted, locks of hair, a st”
- Dreamer / DACA Recipient↗1 source
Also indexed as: Daca
- Driving While Black2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “driving while black, DWB: Phrase or acronym describing racial profiling of black mot”
- Drug Abuse1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Dwb2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “driving while black, DWB: Phrase or acronym describing racial profiling of black mot”
- Dyslexia1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Dyslexic1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
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- Eastern Orthodox1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Ebonics2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “Ebonics: Slang or nonstandard form of the English language that is used by some in t”
- Ecclesiastes1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Economic Independence1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Ecosystem2 sourcesfrom 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
- Eid Al Adha1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Eid Al Fitr1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Elderly↗4 sources
- Elijah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Emancipation Proclamation1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Embodied Practice1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Emotional Labor1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- End Times1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- English Only Movement1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Epilepsy2 sourcesfrom 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
- Epileptic1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Epileptic Fit2 sourcesfrom 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
- Episcopal Church1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Equality2 sourcesfrom 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
- Equitable Intermediary1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Equity↗3 sources
- Eskimo1 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 America1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Evangelical Lutheran Church in America(https://www/glossary/evangelical-lutheran-church-in-a”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “Evangelical Lutheran Church in America(https://www/glossary/evangelical-lutheran-church-in-a”
- Ex Gay2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Executive Order 90661 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Extractive Economy1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Eye Shape1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
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- Facilitated Communication1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Fag2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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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
- Faggot2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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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 Balance1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- False Details1 sourcefrom 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 Equivalency1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Families3 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Immigrant Defense Project (2021): “families, deported, and when they”
- 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”
- Fatwa2 sourcesfrom 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
- Female2 sourcesfrom 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 Bodied1 sourcefrom 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 Identified1 sourcefrom 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
Also indexed as: Male To Female
- Feminine Pronouns1 sourcefrom 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”
- Fiancé2 sourcesfrom 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
- Fiancée1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Filipino1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Fiqh2 sourcesfrom 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 Pillars1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Fortune Cookie1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Forward Stance1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Freak1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Freak Show1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Frontline Communities1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Full Blood1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Functional Needs2 sourcesfrom 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
- Fundamentalism1 sourcefrom source glossary
“fundamentalism, fundamentalist{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “fundamentalism, fundamentalist{”
- Fundamentalist1 sourcefrom source glossary
“fundamentalism, fundamentalist{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “fundamentalism, fundamentalist{”
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- Gay↗4 sources
- Gay Agenda1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Gay Bar1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Gender↗6 sources
Also indexed as: Sex
- Gender Affirming Care↗3 sources
Also indexed as:
- Gender Assigned At Birth1 sourcefrom 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 Based1 sourcefrom 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 Bender2 sourcesfrom source glossary
“gender-bender, gender-bending{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “gender-bender, gender-bending{”
- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Gender Bending1 sourcefrom source glossary
“gender-bender, gender-bending{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “gender-bender, gender-bending{”
- Gender Binary↗4 sources
- Gender Critical Feminist1 sourcefrom 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 Diverse1 sourcefrom 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 Dysphoria2 sourcesfrom 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 Euphoria1 sourcefrom 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 Expansive2 sourcesfrom 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 Expression2 sourcesfrom 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 Fluid1 sourcefrom 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 Ideology2 sourcesfrom 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
- Gender Neutral2 sourcesfrom 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-”
- Gender Neutral Terms In Health Coverage1 sourcefrom 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 Nonbinary1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Gender Nonconforming↗3 sources
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- Gender Spectrum1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Gender Transition2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): “gender transition, transition\”
- Gender Variant2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Genderfluid1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Genderqueer↗4 sources
- General Guidance1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Generational Trauma1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Genetic Defect1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Genetic Disorder1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Genocide2 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”
- Gentile1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Geriatrics2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023): “Geriatrics Society adopts modified American Medical Association Style.”
- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Gerontology1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Ghetto↗4 sources
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- Gifted2 sourcesfrom 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
- Glaad2 sourcesfrom 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 Law1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Golden Rule1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Good Friday1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Gospel1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Grand Mufti1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Grandfather Clause1 sourcefrom source glossary
“grandfather in, grandfather clause{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “grandfather in, grandfather clause{”
- Great Migration2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “Great Migration, The: Mass movement by Southern blacks relocating to the North and”
- Groom1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Grooming↗3 sources
Also indexed as: Groomer
- Guide Dog2 sourcesfrom 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
- Gullah2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “Gullah: Creole blend of Elizabethan English and African languages, born of necessi”
- Gynephilic1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
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- Hadith1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Hair2 sourcesfrom 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”
- Halakhah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Halal1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Half Breed1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Half Caste1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Hamas1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Handicapped↗3 sources
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- Hanukkah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Haraam1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Haram1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Haredi2 sourcesfrom 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
- Haredim1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Harelip1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Hashem1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Hasidism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Hate Crime1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Hbcus1 source
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- NABJ (2022): “HBCUs: Acronym for historically black colleges and universities. There are 105 ins”
- Hearing Impaired2 sourcesfrom 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 Impairment2 sourcesfrom 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 Loss1 sourcefrom 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”
- Hebrew1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Hermaphrodite↗4 sources
- Heternormativity1 sourcefrom source glossary
“heteronormative, heternormativity{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “heteronormative, heternormativity{”
- Heteronormative1 sourcefrom source glossary
“heteronormative, heternormativity{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “heteronormative, heternormativity{”
- Heterosexism2 sourcesfrom 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
- Heterosexual1 source
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- Sierra Club (2021): “heterosexual person with economic privilege. When we”
- Hezbollah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- High Functioning1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- High Holy Days2 sourcesfrom 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
- Hijab2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- CAIR (2021): “Hijab – It is used commonly to describe modest Muslim dress, specifically the head scarf that many”
- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Hijrah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Hillbilly1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Hindu1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Hinduism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Hip Hop1 source
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- Color of Change (2020): “Hip Hop Artist, CNN, 9/23/16)”
- Hispanic↗2 sources
- Hispanic Paradox1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Hiv2 sourcesfrom 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
- Hiv Disease1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Hiv Negative1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Hiv Positive1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Hmong1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Hmong Names1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Holocaust1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Holy Spirit1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Holy Thursday1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Homebound1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Homophobia↗3 sources
- Homosexual↗2 sources
- Homosexuality1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Hormone Therapy1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Housebound1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Housing Choice Voucher Program1 sourcefrom 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”
- Hujjaj1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Human Rights Campaign1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Husband1 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 Disorder1 sourcefrom 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 "Is1 sourcefrom 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 Prisons1 sourcefrom 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 News1 sourcefrom 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 Language1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Ijtihad2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- CAIR (2021): “Ijtihad – A component of fiqh whereby Islamic laws are derived from sources other than, or not”
- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Illegal Alien↗4 sources
- Illegal Immigrant↗2 sources
Also indexed as: Illegal, Illegals
- Imam2 sourcesfrom 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”
- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Immigrant↗3 sources
- Impaired1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Impairment1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Implicit Bias↗3 sources
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- In The Closet1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Includes Non Binary People1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Includes non-binary people: "Transgender" encompasses binary and non-binary identities. About 35% of trans people id”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Includes non-binary people: "Transgender" encompasses binary and non-binary identities. About 35% of trans people id”
- Inclusion1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Income Gap1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Incompetent1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Incubation1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Independent Living1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Indian↗3 sources
- Indian American1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Indian Country↗2 sources
- Indian Languages1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Indigeneity2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- SumOfUs (2016): see source page for the full entry
- Indigenous↗2 sources
- Indigenous Sovereignty1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Individual Racism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Indonesian Names1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Infantile Paralysis2 sourcesfrom 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
- Injury↗1 source
Also indexed as: Injuries
- Inmate↗3 sources
- Insane↗4 sources
Also indexed as: Insanity
- Insane Asylum2 sourcesfrom 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”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Inscrutable1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Institutional Racism↗4 sources
- Integration2 sourcesfrom 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
- Intellectual Disabilities1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Intellectual Disability1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Intellectually Disabled2 sourcesfrom 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”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Interabled1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Interdependence1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Interfaith↗3 sources
- Internalized Racism2 sourcesfrom 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
- Internment1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Interpreter1 sourcefrom 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
- Intifada1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Invalid2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023): see source page for the full entry
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Invisible Disabilities1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Islam↗2 sources
- Islamic1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Islamic Fundamentalist1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Islamist1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Islamophobia↗1 source
- Issei1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
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- Jails1 sourcefrom 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”
- Japanese1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Japanese Names1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Jehovah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Jew↗3 sources
- Jewish Congregations1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Jewish Holidays1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Jews For Jesus2 sourcesfrom 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
- Jihad2 sourcesfrom 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
- Jim Crow2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Color of Change (2020): “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age”
- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Jummah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Juneteenth2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): see source page for the full entry
- Just Transition1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
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- Kabbalah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Kaffiyeh1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Karma1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Ka’Bah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Keloid2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “keloid: A raised scar that can develop after skin injury. During healing process, th”
- Killing Fields1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Kippa1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Kippah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Koran1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Korean Names1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Kosher1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Ku Klux Klan2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “Ku Klux Klan: Official name, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan; founded in 1915, a secret”
- Kwanzaa2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “Kwanzaa: Swahili for first fruits of the harvest; an African-American cultural holid”
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- Lame↗3 sources
Also indexed as: Lamebrain
- Language Around Transgender Health Care1 sourcefrom 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 Evolves2 sourcesfrom source glossary
“Language evolves: Celebrate rapid language changes in gender communities. This reflects marginalized people reclaimi”
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021): “language evolves and additional guidance is needed. If you think”
- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Language evolves: Celebrate rapid language changes in gender communities. This reflects marginalized people reclaimi”
- Laotian Names1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Late Deafened2 sourcesfrom 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
- Latine↗2 sources
- Latino / Latina↗3 sources
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- Latinx↗3 sources
- Latter Day Saints1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Learning Disability1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Lesbian↗2 sources
- Lgbtq+2 sourcesfrom 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”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Lgbtqia+1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Lifestyle2 sourcesfrom 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 Difference1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Limb Different1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Linguistic Racism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Little Person↗3 sources
Also indexed as: Dwarf, Little People, Midget, Short Stature
- Liturgy1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Locks2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “dreadlocks, dreds or locks - Long uncombed twisted, or matted, locks of hair, a st”
- Lover1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Low Functioning1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Low Opportunity1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Lubavitch2 sourcesfrom 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
- Lubavitcher2 sourcesfrom 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
- Lunatic1 sourcefrom 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”
- Lupus2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “lupus: Chronic disease that affects immunity. Normally, the body\'s immune system”
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- Madhhab1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Madrassa1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Magen David1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Mahdi1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Mainline Protestant1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Malaysian Names1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Malcolm X1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Male Bodied1 sourcefrom 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 Identified1 sourcefrom 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”
- Manang1 sourcefrom source glossary
“manong (mah-nong)/manang (mah-nang){”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “manong (mah-nong)/manang (mah-nang){”
- Mandarin1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Manong1 sourcefrom source glossary
“manong (mah-nong)/manang (mah-nang){”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “manong (mah-nong)/manang (mah-nang){”
- Mantra1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Marginalized Genders1 sourcefrom source glossary
“marginalized genders, underrepresented genders (n.) {#def-marginalized-”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): “marginalized genders, underrepresented genders (n.) {#def-marginalized-”
- Marriage2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Define American (2024): “Marriage and the “Marriage Miracle””
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Martial Arts1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Mary2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- SEIU (2020): see source page for the full entry
- Masculine Pronouns1 sourcefrom 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”
- Masjid1 source
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- CAIR (2021): “Masjid – The Arabic word for “mosque,” an Islamic house of worship. Plural: masajid.”
- Mass Incarceration2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Immigrant Defense Project (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Master Bedroom1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Mccarran Walter Act1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Mecca1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Menorah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Mental Health↗2 sources
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- Mental Health Disorder2 sourcesfrom 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”
- Mental Health Professional2 sourcesfrom 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
- Mental Illness↗2 sources
- Mentally Deranged1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Mentally Disabled1 sourcefrom 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”
- Messiah2 sourcesfrom 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
- Messianic Jews1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Methodist Episcopal Church1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Mexican3 sourcesfrom 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
- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Mexican American1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Microaggression1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Microaggressions2 sourcesfrom 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 Eastern1 sourcefrom 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 Passage1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Mikvah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Million Man March1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Million Woman March1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- minority↗2 sources
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- Minority Stress Model1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Minyan1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Misgender1 sourcefrom 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 Person1 sourcefrom 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”
- Misgendering1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Misgenders A Trans Person1 sourcefrom 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 Associations1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Mixed Status Couple1 sourcefrom 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”
- Mixed Status Family1 sourcefrom 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 Minority1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Modern Orthodox2 sourcesfrom 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
- Mohammed1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Mongolian Names1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Mongoloid1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Monotheism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Montgomery Bus Boycott1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- More Races2 sourcesfrom 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 Church1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Moslem1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Mosque1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Mother Of Jesus1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Motown1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Movement Building1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Muhammad1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Mulatto1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Mullah2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- CAIR (2021): “Mullah – A Persian word with a meaning similar to “Imam.””
- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Multiple Genders Exist1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Multiple genders exist: Use singular "they" generically. Avoid "he or she" constructions. Use "people of all/no gend”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Multiple genders exist: Use singular "they" generically. Avoid "he or she" constructions. Use "people of all/no gend”
- Multiple Personality Disorder2 sourcesfrom source glossary
“multiple personality disorder{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “multiple personality disorder{”
- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Multiple Pronouns1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Multiple Sclerosis1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- multiracial↗3 sources
Also indexed as: Biracial, Mixed, Mixed Race
- Muslim↗3 sources
Also indexed as: Muslims
- Muslim American1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Muslim Americans1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Mutilation2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Trans Journalists Association (2026): “mutilation, sterilization {#mutilation-sterilization updated="2025-04-1”
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- Naacp1 source
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- NABJ (2022): “NAACP: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded Feb. 1”
- Names And Pronouns1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Names and pronouns: "Always use a person's correct name, pronouns (or lack thereof), and title/honorific (if any). A”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Names and pronouns: "Always use a person's correct name, pronouns (or lack thereof), and title/honorific (if any). A”
- Nation1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Nation of Islam↗3 sources
- National Negro League2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “National Negro League: Professional baseball league for blacks founded in 1920 by pi”
- Nationalism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Native American↗2 sources
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- Native Hawaiian1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Negro↗2 sources
- Negro Codes1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Negro National Anthem1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Neo Paganism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Neopronouns1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Neuroatypical1 sourcefrom source glossary
“neuroatypical, neurodivergent{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “neuroatypical, neurodivergent{”
- Neurodivergent2 sourcesfrom source glossary
“neuroatypical, neurodivergent{”
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- American Psychological Association (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “neuroatypical, neurodivergent{”
- Neurodiversity1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Neurologically Typical1 sourcefrom 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”
- Neurotypical1 sourcefrom 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 Sources1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Niggardly2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “niggardly: Means stingy or miserly. It is sometimes perceived as insulting because i”
- Nigger2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “nigger: Racial slur; a contemptuous term for a black person. The word nigger was fir”
- Niqab2 sourcesfrom 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
- Nisei1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Nlgja: The Association Of Lgbtq+ Journalists1 sourcefrom 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 Sensationalism1 sourcefrom source glossary
“No sensationalism: Don't disclose someone's gender history without consent. Treat it as personal history, not scanda”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “No sensationalism: Don't disclose someone's gender history without consent. Treat it as personal history, not scanda”
- Non Binary Pronouns1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Non Disabled1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Non Response1 sourcefrom 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”
- Non Straight1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Nonbinary↗2 sources
Also indexed as: Non Binary
- Noncitizen1 sourcefrom 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/”
- Nondenominational1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Nonspeaking1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Nonverbal1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Nonviolent Communication1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- North African1 sourcefrom 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 Condition1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Not a condition: Being trans isn't pathological. Avoid language suggesting disorder or illness, though "gender dysph”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Not a condition: Being trans isn't pathological. Avoid language suggesting disorder or illness, though "gender dysph”
- Not Preferred1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Pronouns are required, not preferred: The phrasing "preferred pronouns" minimizes their importance. Pronouns aren't”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Pronouns are required, not preferred: The phrasing "preferred pronouns" minimizes their importance. Pronouns aren't”
- Not Sexual Orientation1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Not sexual orientation: "Transgender" describes gender identity, not sexuality. These are distinct categories.”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Not sexual orientation: "Transgender" describes gender identity, not sexuality. These are distinct categories.”
- Not Straight1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
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- Obese1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Obesity2 sourcesfrom 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
- Obituaries2 sourcesfrom 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 Sources1 sourcefrom 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 Disorder2 sourcesfrom 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 Subjects1 sourcefrom 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
- Older1 sourcefrom 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”
- Openly1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Openly Gay1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Openly Lesbian1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Opposite Gender1 sourcefrom 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 Sex2 sourcesfrom 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”
- Oppression4 sourcesfrom 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 Sensitivities1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Ordination1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Organization Names1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Oriental1 source
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- SEIU (2020): see source page for the full entry
- Orthodox1 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 Church1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Orthodox Judaism2 sourcesfrom 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
- Other Pacific Islander1 sourcefrom 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”
- Outing2 sourcesfrom 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”
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
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- Pacific Islander1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander{”
- Palm Sunday1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Pan Africanism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Pansexual1 sourcefrom 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”
- Paraplegia2 sourcesfrom 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
- Paraplegic2 sourcesfrom 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
- Parent3 sourcesfrom 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
- Parents2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Color of Change (2022): see source page for the full entry
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Parsi1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Parsis1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Partial Hearing Loss1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Partner1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Passing2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Passover1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Patel Motel1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Patriarch1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Patriarchy2 sourcesfrom 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 Harbor1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Pentateuch1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- People First Language2 sourcesfrom 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
- Pesach1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Pilipino1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Pink Triangle1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Plain English1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Polio1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Poliomyelitis1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Politically Charged Terms1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Poor↗3 sources
Also indexed as: Poorest
- Post Operative1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Post Polio Syndrome1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder2 sourcesfrom 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 Deaf2 sourcesfrom 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 Line1 sourcefrom source glossary
“poverty line, poverty threshold{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “poverty line, poverty threshold{”
- Poverty Threshold1 sourcefrom source glossary
“poverty line, poverty threshold{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “poverty line, poverty threshold{”
- Poverty Violations1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Power2 sourcesfrom 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
- Powwow2 sourcesfrom 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 Reporting1 sourcefrom 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 Deaf1 sourcefrom 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 Operative1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Pregnant People2 sourcesfrom 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
- Prelingually Deaf1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Pride1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Pride Flag1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Primitive2 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 Complex1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Privilege4 sourcesfrom 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”
- Progressive1 source
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- SEIU (2020): see source page for the full entry
- Projects1 source
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- NABJ (2022): “projects, the: Abbreviated slang for housing projects. Do not use either term to des”
- Pronoun Basics1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Pronouns↗5 sources
Also indexed as: Gender Neutral Pronouns, Preferred Pronouns
- Pronouns Are Required1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Pronouns are required, not preferred: The phrasing "preferred pronouns" minimizes their importance. Pronouns aren't”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Pronouns are required, not preferred: The phrasing "preferred pronouns" minimizes their importance. Pronouns aren't”
- Prophet1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Prostitute↗3 sources
- Prostitution1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Psychiatric Hospital↗3 sources
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- Psychopathology2 sourcesfrom 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
- Psychosis1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Psychotic1 sourcefrom 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 Children1 sourcefrom 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 Rico1 source
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- SEIU (2020): see source page for the full entry
- Purim1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
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- Qawwali1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Quadriplegia1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Quadriplegic1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Queen1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Queer↗3 sources
- Questioning1 sourcefrom 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”
- Quinceañera1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Quotas1 source
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- NABJ (2022): “quotas: A specific or presubscribed number than must be met to reach a certain goal.”
- Quran1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
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- Rabbi1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Racial Disparity2 sourcesfrom 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 Equity2 sourcesfrom 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 Healing1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Racial Microaggressions1 sourcefrom 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 Profiling2 sourcesfrom 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 Violence1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Racism↗4 sources
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- Rainbow Flag1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Ramadan1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria1 sourcefrom 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”
- Rastafarians1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Recognize "Queer1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Recognize "queer": More trans people identify as queer (21%) than any other sexual orientation. It's a valid identit”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Recognize "queer": More trans people identify as queer (21%) than any other sexual orientation. It's a valid identit”
- Reconstruction1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Reconstructionist Judaism2 sourcesfrom 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
- Recovery2 sourcesfrom 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”
- Red2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Sierra Club (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Redlining1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Redneck2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “redneck: A derogatory term for whites. Do not use. | ::: |”
- Redskin1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Redskins1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Reform Judaism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Refugees↗2 sources
- Regenerative Economy1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Rehab Center2 sourcesfrom 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 Framing1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Reject deceptive framing: Never suggest trans people are lying by being themselves. Avoid language like "secret," "d”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Reject deceptive framing: Never suggest trans people are lying by being themselves. Avoid language like "secret," "d”
- Relationships1 source
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- Global Center for Journalism & Trauma (2021): “relationships; changing duties. It can also be addressed by altering”
- Religious Freedom1 sourcefrom source glossary
“religious freedom, religious liberty\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): “religious freedom, religious liberty\”
- Religious Liberty1 sourcefrom source glossary
“religious freedom, religious liberty\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): “religious freedom, religious liberty\”
- Religious Titles1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Rematriation1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Removing Deadnames1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Reparations2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- NABJ (2022): “reparations: Government-issued funding and social programs intended to compensate bl”
- Repatriation1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Reporting On Asylum Seekers1 sourcefrom 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 People1 sourcefrom 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.S1 sourcefrom 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 Work1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Reporting On The Deaths Of Trans People1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Reporting On Trans People In Sports1 sourcefrom 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 Bans1 sourcefrom 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 Health1 sourcefrom 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 Homes1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Respect Diverse Language1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Respect diverse language: People use varied terminology for themselves. Don't assume or police language choices.”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Respect diverse language: People use varied terminology for themselves. Don't assume or police language choices.”
- Respect For Marriage Act1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Restorative Justice2 sourcesfrom 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”
- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Retarded↗2 sources
Also indexed as: Mentally Retarded
- Retransition1 sourcefrom source glossary
“detransition, retransition {#detransition-retransition updated="2025-0”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): “detransition, retransition {#detransition-retransition updated="2025-0”
- Revelation1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Reverse Racism↗3 sources
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- Roman Catholic Church1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Rosh Hashanah3 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Sierra Club (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Russian Orthodox Church1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
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- Sabbath2 sourcesfrom 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
- Safe Neighborhood1 sourcefrom 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/”
- Safe Sex1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Safer Sex1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Salat2 sourcesfrom 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
- Sambo1 source
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- NABJ (2022): “Sambo: Historically, term was used to describe a happy black slave. Today, it is an”
- Same Gender Loving2 sourcesfrom 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 Marriage2 sourcesfrom 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
- Sansei1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Satan2 sourcesfrom 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
- Schizophrenia2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Schizophrenic↗3 sources
- Scotch1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Scots1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Scottish1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Scottsboro2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- NABJ (2022): “Scottsboro case: In 1931, two white women stepped from a train box car in Paint Rock”
- Section 81 sourcefrom 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”
- Seder1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Seeing Eye Dog2 sourcesfrom 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
- Seizure1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Self Determination1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Self Identification Is Paramount1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Senility1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Senior1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Senior Apartments1 sourcefrom source glossary
“senior housing, senior apartments{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “senior housing, senior apartments{”
- Senior Citizen1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Senior Housing1 sourcefrom source glossary
“senior housing, senior apartments{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “senior housing, senior apartments{”
- Sephardi1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Service Animal2 sourcesfrom 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
- Sex Based1 sourcefrom 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
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- Sexual Change Operation1 sourcefrom 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 Reassignment1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Sexually Transmitted Infection1 sourcefrom 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”
- Shabbat1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Shahada2 sourcesfrom 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
- Shariah2 sourcesfrom 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
- Shavuot1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- She Male1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Sheikh2 sourcesfrom 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
- Shema1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Shiism2 sourcesfrom 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
- Shiite2 sourcesfrom 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 Transsexual1 sourcefrom 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)_”
- Shiva1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Shmini Atseret1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Shoah2 sourcesfrom 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
- Shofar1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Shrink1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Sickle Cell Anemia2 sourcesfrom 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”
- Signer1 sourcefrom 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 Torah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Singular They2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (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
- Sista2 sourcesfrom 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”
- Sister2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- NABJ (2022): “Sister, sista: Terms used to refer to a family member or an affectionate, respectful”
- Skullcap2 sourcesfrom 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
- Slang1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Slavery↗3 sources
- Slurs2 sourcesfrom 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 Contagion1 sourcefrom 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 Health1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)”
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): “Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)”
- Social Dysphoria1 sourcefrom 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 Euphoria1 sourcefrom 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 Justice4 sourcesfrom 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”
- Sodomy2 sourcesfrom 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
- Somatics1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Soul Food2 sourcesfrom 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 Asian2 sourcesfrom 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 Diaspora1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- South Asian Names1 sourcefrom 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 Asia1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Southeast Asia, Southeastern Asia{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “Southeast Asia, Southeastern Asia{”
- Southeastern Asia1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Southeast Asia, Southeastern Asia{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “Southeast Asia, Southeastern Asia{”
- Southern Cross2 sourcesfrom 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”
- Spastic1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Special3 sourcesfrom 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 Rights1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Speech Disorder1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Speech Impediment1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Spina Bifida1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Sports Stereotypes2 sourcesfrom 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”
- Spouse2 sourcesfrom 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
- Stammering2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Star Of David1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Stealth1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Stereotypes↗3 sources
- Sterilization1 sourcefrom 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”
- Stonewall1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Straight1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Structural Urbanism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Struggling2 sourcesfrom 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 Meet2 sourcesfrom 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
- Stuttering2 sourcesfrom 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 Abuse2 sourcesfrom 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
- Sufism2 sourcesfrom 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
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Sukkot1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Sunni1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Supporting Families2 sourcesfrom 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
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Synagogue1 sourcefrom 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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- Tagalog1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Taipeng Revolution1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Take Care Not To Ask Irrelevant1 sourcefrom 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 People1 sourcefrom 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 People1 sourcefrom 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”
- Talmud1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Tanakh1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Taoism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Tawhid1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Temple1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Temple Mount1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Ten Commandments1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Tetraplegia1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Tetraplegic1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Tgncnb1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): see source page for the full entry
- Them Pronouns1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- There Is No Single 'Trans Community1 sourcefrom 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 Gender1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Third World2 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 Square1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Tisha B’Av1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Tolerance2 sourcesverified
“Avoid the frame of "tolerance" of differences — we should not be aiming to "tolerate" one another, but rather to celebrate our differences.”
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- Sierra Club (2021): see source page for the full entry
- Top Surgery1 sourcefrom 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”
- Torah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Totem2 sourcesfrom source glossary
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- American Psychological Association (2023): see source page for the full entry
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- Tourette Syndrome1 sourcefrom 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 Syndrome1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Tourette syndrome/Tourette's syndrome”
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- National Center on Disability and Journalism (2021): “Tourette syndrome/Tourette's syndrome”
- Trailer Trash1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Tranny↗3 sources
- Trans Activists1 sourcefrom 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 Agenda1 sourcefrom 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 Practices1 sourcefrom 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 Feminist2 sourcesfrom 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 Female1 sourcefrom 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 Identified1 sourcefrom 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 Ideology1 sourcefrom 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 Euphemism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Trans Male1 sourcefrom 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 Man1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Trans Relevant Journalism Best Practices1 sourcefrom 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 Guides1 sourcefrom 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 Activists1 sourcefrom 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 Cultures1 sourcefrom 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
Also indexed as: Transgender Woman
- Transcendental Meditation1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Transfem1 sourcefrom 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-”
- Transfeminine2 sourcesfrom 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-”
- Transfemme1 sourcefrom 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 Justice1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Transformative Movement Building1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Transformative Movements1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Transformative Practice1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Transgender↗4 sources
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- Transgender As Adjective1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Transgender as adjective: Use "transgender people," never "transgenders" or "the transgendered."”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Transgender as adjective: Use "transgender people," never "transgenders" or "the transgendered."”
- Transgender Athletes" Is An Umbrella Term1 sourcefrom 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 Boy1 sourcefrom source glossary
“transgender man, transgender boy\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): “transgender man, transgender boy\”
- Transgender Girl1 sourcefrom source glossary
“transgender woman, transgender girl\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): “transgender woman, transgender girl\”
- Transgender Man1 sourcefrom source glossary
“transgender man, transgender boy\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): “transgender man, transgender boy\”
- Transgendered↗5 sources
- Transgenderism2 sourcesfrom 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 Terminology1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Transition terminology: "Transitioned" describes the process of living authentically. Avoid "sex change" or "became”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Transition terminology: "Transitioned" describes the process of living authentically. Avoid "sex change" or "became”
- Transmasc1 sourcefrom 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”
- Transmasculine2 sourcesfrom 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”
- Transmedicalism1 sourcefrom 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”
- Transmedicalist1 sourcefrom 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”
- Transmisogynoir1 sourcefrom 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”
- Transmisogyny1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Transness1 sourcefrom 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 Injury1 sourcefrom 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)”
- Treatment2 sourcesfrom 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 Center2 sourcesfrom 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 Council1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Tribal Sovereignty2 sourcesfrom 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 Warfare1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Tribe↗2 sources
- Trigger1 source
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- Color of Change (2022): see source page for the full entry
- Triggers2 sourcesfrom 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 Land1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Tub’Shevat1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Twice Exceptional1 sourcefrom 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 Orthodox2 sourcesfrom 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
- Ummah2 sourcesfrom 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 Tom1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Uncle Tom'S Cabin1 sourcefrom 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”
- Under Resourced1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Underground Railroad1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Underrepresented Genders1 sourcefrom 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 Data1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Undetectable1 sourcefrom source glossary
“undetectable, untransmittable\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): “undetectable, untransmittable\”
- Undocumented Immigrant↗3 sources
- Undocumented Individual1 sourcefrom 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 Noncitizen1 sourcefrom 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 Worker2 sourcesfrom 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
Also indexed as: Homeless
- Unitarian Universalist1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- United Church Of Christ1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- United Methodist Church1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- United Negro College Fund2 sourcesfrom 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 Questions1 sourcefrom 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”
- Untouchables1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Untransmittable1 sourcefrom source glossary
“undetectable, untransmittable\”
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- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (2025): “undetectable, untransmittable\”
- urban↗1 source
- Urban Contemporary1 sourcefrom source glossary
“urban music, urban contemporary{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “urban music, urban contemporary{”
- Urban Music1 sourcefrom source glossary
“urban music, urban contemporary{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “urban music, urban contemporary{”
- Use File Photos With Care1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
V
- Vatican1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Vatican City1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Vegetative State1 sourcefrom 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 Challenged1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Victim↗4 sources
- Vietnamese Names1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Violence4 sourcesfrom 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”
- Visibility And Authenticity1 sourcefrom source glossary
“Visibility and authenticity: Don't use terms implying deception ("passes," "stealth," "secret"). Instead, use "openl”
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- Radical Copyeditor (Alex Kapitan) (2017): “Visibility and authenticity: Don't use terms implying deception ("passes," "stealth," "secret"). Instead, use "openl”
- Voting Rights Act1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Vulnerable2 sourcesfrom 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. Deen1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Wacko1 sourcefrom 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 Gap1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- Wahhabism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Walkability1 sourcefrom 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”
- Walkable1 sourcefrom 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 Distance1 sourcefrom 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 Fard1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Watch For Inappropriate Stock Images1 sourcefrom 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 Pronouns1 sourcefrom 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 Identification1 sourcefrom 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
Also indexed as: Confined To A Wheelchair, Wheelchair Bound
- When Past News Coverage Deadnames1 sourcefrom 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 Deadname1 sourcefrom 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 Language1 sourcefrom 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 Deadname1 sourcefrom 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 Flight1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- White Fragility1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- White Privilege1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Movement Strategy Center (2024): see source page for the full entry
- White Supremacy↗3 sources
Also indexed as: White Supremacy Culture
- Wigger1 source
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- NABJ (2022): “wigger: A derogatory term used for a white person who mimics language, dress and man”
- Withdrawal1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Wokeness1 sourcefrom source glossary
“woke (adj.), wokeness/wokism (n.)”
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- Trans Journalists Association (2026): “woke (adj.), wokeness/wokism (n.)”
- Wokism1 sourcefrom 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 Poor2 sourcesfrom 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
- Worship1 sourcefrom source glossary
“worship, worshipped, worshipper{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “worship, worshipped, worshipper{”
- Worshipped1 sourcefrom source glossary
“worship, worshipped, worshipper{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “worship, worshipped, worshipper{”
- Worshipper1 sourcefrom source glossary
“worship, worshipped, worshipper{”
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): “worship, worshipped, worshipper{”
- Write Around Outdated1 sourcefrom 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 Past1 sourcefrom 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
- Yahrzeit1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Yahweh1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Yarmulke1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Yellow Journalism1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Yellow Peril1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Yellow Skin1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- Yom Hashoah1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Yom Kippur1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Yonsei1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
Z
- Zakat2 sourcesfrom 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”
- Religion News Association (2026): see source page for the full entry
- Zionism2 sourcesfrom 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
- Zionist2 sourcesfrom 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" Cliche1 sourcefrom 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”
- #blacklivesmatter1 sourcefrom 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”
- #blackoutday1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry
- #theblackout1 sourcefrom source glossary
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- Diversity Style Guide (2023): see source page for the full entry