Camp
A form of humor in which one makes fun of one’s oppression by taking on and exaggerating stereotypeswhich the oppressor projects onto the oppressed. Camp makes fun of stereotypes and […]
Cisgender
Replaces the terms non-transgender or bio man/bio woman to refer to individuals who have a match between the sex they were assigned at birth, their bodies and their gender identity. […]
Cissexism
The set of attitudes and behaviors which value and normalize cisgender people, while keeping transgender and gender non-conforming people invisible or treating them as inferior or deviant. Grollman, E. A. […]
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin, required equal access to public places and employment and enforced desegregation of schools and the right to […]
Civil Union
A relationship between a couple that is legally recognized by a governmental authority and has many of the rights and responsibilities of marriage. See also marriage and domestic partnership. Southern […]
Classism
classism – Any attitude or institutional practice which subordinates people due to income, occupation, education and/or their economic condition. Santa Fe College Office of Diversity. Terms associated with diversity: classism. […]
Closeted
The opposite of being out, being closeted means that one’s sexual orientation is concealed or presumed to be heterosexual. University of Alaska-Southeast. (n.d.). LGBTIQ terminology and definitions (PDF). Retrieved from […]
Collusion
When people act to perpetuate oppression or prevent others from working to eliminate oppression. Adams, M., Bell, L. A., & Griffin, P. (1997). Teaching for diversity and social justice: A […]
Colonialism
Colonization can be defined as some form of invasion, dispossession and subjugation of a people. Theinvasion need not be military; it can begin—or continue—as geographical intrusion in the form of […]
Coming Out
Shorthand for coming out of the closet. The phrase is used to refer to several aspects of lesbian, gay and bisexual persons’ experiences: self-awareness of same-sex attractions; the telling of […]
