Abbreviations
| APA | The American Psychological Association |
| GCS | gender confirmation surgery |
| GLQ | A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies |
| Ḥ | ḥadīth |
| H | Hijrī Qamarī |
| Q. | Qurʾān |
| Sh | Hijrī Shamsī |
| HS | The History of Sexuality, Michel Foucault |
| HS1 | The History of Sexuality, Volume 1, Michel Foucault |