COLAGE Lingo

Here you will find a list of some of the terms and words the COLAGE community uses! This is a dynamic list will be changed and added to as our community grows and changes. For terms related to People with Trans Parents and Donor Conceived COLAGErs, view our resource guides. If you have any feedback of questions, please email info@colage.org.

COLAGEr, Queerspawn

Both “COLAGEr” and “queerpsawn” refer to some who has one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer parent/caregiver. “Queerspawn” was coined by Stefan Lynch in 1995.

PTP

Shorthand for “People with Trans Parents”. A person with one or more transgender or nonbinary parent/caregiver.

Bothie

A person who has at least two LGBTQ+ parents who co-parent and/or share custody but are not partners or spouses with each other.

2nd Gen

Shorthand for “second generation”. A person who is LGBTQ+ and has one or more LGBTQ+ parent/caregiver.

GOLAGEr

A person with a lesbain, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer grandparent who helped raise them.

Culturally Queer

The feeling shared by many people with LGBTQ+ parents that they grew up immersed in queer culture, including traditions, celebrations, media, and language.

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