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Bougiousie

This class owns the means of production, enabling them to generate wealth by employing the labor power of others.

Capitalism

Capitalism is an economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production, operation for profit, and reliance on market mechanisms to allocate resources, distribute goods and services, and determine prices

Carceral Justice

Carceral Justice refers to a system of justice that relies on the use of imprisonment and other forms of detention as the primary means of punishment and control for criminal offenses. This approach is characterized by the incarceration of individuals in jails, prisons, and other detention facilities as a way to deter crime, punish offenders, and protect the public. It is often criticized for its focus on punishment rather than rehabilitation and for contributing to mass incarceration.

Cisgender

Cisgender is a term used to describe individuals whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth.

Communism

Communism is a political and economic ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless society where the means of production are owned and controlled communally. Rooted in the ideas of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, communism aims to replace capitalist societies, which are characterized by private property, market competition, and social and economic inequality, with a system where economic resources and production means are shared among all people.

Consistence

the person has consistently identified as a gender different from their assigned sex over time. It's not a phase or a one-time statement, their identity shows up repeatedly across different settings and situations.

Fascism

an authoritarian ultranationalist movement centered on mythic national rebirth and the dismantling of liberal democratic norms and worker rights.

Gender

The characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviours and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl or boy, as well as relationships with each other. As a social construct, gender varies from society to society and can change over time.

Gender Identity

Refers to an individual's personal sense of their own gender, which may or may not correspond to the sex they were assigned at birth. Gender identity is internal and deeply felt, and can be male, female, both, neither, or somewhere along the gender spectrum. It's how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. Gender identity can be the same as or different from a person's physical anatomy or the sex assigned at birth.

Gender Incongrounce

a mismatch between a person's experienced or expressed gender and the sex they were assigned at birth. This can include Trans Men, Trans Women, Non Binary Individuals, and many more.

Insistence

person's strong and unwavering assertion of their gender identity. They are clear, firm, and assertive, often pushing back if misgendered or misunderstood.

Intersex

Intersex refers to a variety of conditions in which an individual is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't fit typical definitions of male or female. These conditions are a natural part of human biological diversity, arising from genetic, hormonal, or anatomical differences. Intersex traits can involve chromosomes, gonads (ovaries or testes), sex hormones, or genitals that do not align with the typical binary notions of male or female bodies.

Man

An adult human whose gender identity aligns with their personal schema on the male sex

Means of Production

The term "means of production" refers to the physical, non-human inputs used for the production of economic value, such as facilities, machinery, tools, infrastructural capital, and natural resources. These assets are critical for the creation of goods and services within an economy. The means of production include anything that is used in the production process to produce output—economic goods and services.

Persistence

the enduring nature of gender identity over a long period. The identity doesn't fade away or change back over time, it persists even as the person grows and develops.

Proletariate

This class does not own the means of production and must sell their labor to the bourgeoisie in order to survive, as they have no other means of income.

Restorative Justice

Restorative Justice is an approach to justice that focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large. It encourages dialogue and mediation as a way to repair the harm caused by criminal behavior. Restorative justice aims to give victims a voice, meet their needs, and involve them in the process of justice, while also working towards the reintegration of offenders into society.

Retributive Justice

Retributive Justice is a theory of justice that holds that punishment, if proportionate, is a morally acceptable response to crime. Its primary aim is to ensure that offenders receive a punishment that is deserved, based on the severity of their crime. This approach is based on the principle of "an eye for an eye," where the punishment aims to balance the scales of justice by giving offenders what is deemed to be a fair and proportionate response to the harm they have caused.

Schema

A schema is a cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information. Schemas can be about anything, including concepts of gender and sex.

Sex

The biological characteristics typically assigned at birth, including chromosomes, hormones, gonads, and genitalia. It is usually categorized as male, female, or intersex.

Social Construct

A social construct is a concept or perception of an entity or attribute that has been created and developed by society; it exists not because of an inherent natural reality, but because people agree to give it meaning and importance within their culture. Social constructs are understood to be the byproducts of countless human choices rather than laws resulting from divine will or nature. They are an agreed-upon, shared understanding that emerges from social interactions and is maintained through social and cultural practices.

Socialism

Socialism is a socio-economic system in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange are owned or regulated by the community as a whole or the state. It is characterized by the pursuit of collective social welfare, aiming to reduce inequalities and promote more equitable distribution of wealth and resources across society.

Systemic Racism

Systemic racism, also known as institutional racism, refers to the complex system of racial bias and discrimination embedded in the policies, laws, and practices of social institutions, which leads to unequal opportunities and outcomes for people based on race. Unlike individual racism, which involves personal prejudiced beliefs and actions against people of a different race, systemic racism operates at the level of society's structures, affecting areas such as criminal justice, education, employment, healthcare, housing, and political representation.

Transformative Justice

Transformative Justice is a framework and approach that seeks to address the root causes of violence and harm within societies without relying on incarceration or the criminal justice system. It emphasizes healing, accountability, and reconciliation in ways that transform the relationships and social conditions that contributed to the harm. Transformative justice seeks to empower communities to address issues themselves and aims for systemic change to prevent future harm.

Transgender

Someone whose gender identity differs from that typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth.

White Privilege

Un-earned, socially conferred advantages associated with being perceived as white within a given racialized system

Woman

An adult human whose gender identity aligns with their personal schema on the female sex