Term
|
Definition
|
Acting Out
|
To engage or participate in homosexual sex.
|
Androgyny
|
Person appearing and identifying as neither man nor woman, presenting a
gender either mixed or neutral.
|
Birth Gender
|
The gender in which you were born.
|
Bisexual
|
Having a sexual attraction to both sexes.
|
Butch
|
Masculine appearing person.
|
Copulation
|
Sexual union between a male and a female involving insertion of the penis
into the vagina.
|
Crossdresser
|
Polite term for transvestite.
|
Deviancy
|
Defined as "differing from a norm or from the accepted standard of society."
|
Drag King
|
Female trying to be like a male.
|
Drag Queen
|
Male trying to be like a female, usually campy, almost always gay.
|
Ejaculation
|
Literally means "suddenly" and refers to semen coming out of the erect penis.
(slang: cumming, shooting your wad)
|
Emotional
Dependency
|
A condition resulting when the continual presence and/or nurturing of another
is seen as necessary for personal security. When a person deposits their
identity and well-being in another person.
|
Estrogen
|
A female sex hormone produced by the ovary.
|
Exhibitionism
|
A psycho-sexual disorder of males
i. Behaviorally, it is the act of a person displaying himself sexually and
unexpectedly to a stranger.
ii. Psychically, it is the condition where sexual arousal and orgasm are
dependent upon having first exposed his genitals to a stranger so as to
evoke a reaction of surprise and panic.
|
Fantasy
|
Imagining sexual acts with others in order for you to achieve ejaculation;
Sexual imaginations, usually about another person.
|
Feelings
|
An affective state of consciousness, such as that resulting from emotions,
sentiments, or desires. Feelings are not a conscious choice on our parts.
|
Femme
|
Feminine appearing person.
|
Fetishism
|
A psycho-sexual condition in which sexual arousal is dependent upon a
special object or thing, such as feet, an article of clothing, perspiration odor,
etc.
|
Gay
|
A social and political identity in which a homosexual person embraces a
lifestyle and identity that is supportive of homosexuality.
|
Gender Identity
|
The way a person sees himself/herself in terms of their own gender. That is,
how masculine a boy views himself to be and how feminine a girl views herself
to be.
|
Gender
Identity Deficit
|
The internal, private sense of incompleteness or inadequacy about one's
masculinity/femininity. This is not always evident in explicit outward traits
|
Gender
Identity
Disorder (GID)
|
It is characterized by strong and persistent cross-gender identification and by
persistent discomfort with one's sex. In adolescents, the disturbance is
manifested by such symptoms as
i. a stated desire to be the other sex,
ii. a desire to live or be treated as the other sex,
iii. attempts to pass as the other sex, or
iv. the conviction that one has the typical feelings and reactions of the other
sex
|
Gender
Separation
|
When a person detaches himself/herself from their birth gender and thinks of
themselves in terms of the opposite gender
|
GLAAD
|
Gay and Lesbians Alliance Against Defamation
|
LGBTQ
|
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning
|
Hermaphroditis
m
|
A congenital condition involving ambiguity of the reproductive structures.
The sex of the individual is not clearly defined as exclusively male or
exclusively female.
|
Heterosexual
|
Having a sexual attraction to members of the opposite sex/gender.
|
Homophobia
|
The fear of homosexuality. Homophobia can be anything from an inward
feeling of disgust or hatred, to an outward verbal display of disapproval or
even violence. It can be the result of the person being insecure in his/her
own sexual identity.
|
Homosexual
|
Homosexuality is the condition where one’s EXCLUSIVE or PRIMARY sexual
and/or romantic attractions are toward people of the same sex/gender. One
dealing with homosexuality possesses a history of LONG-STANDING and
ON-GOING homosexual feelings with little to no heterosexual attraction.
Homosexuality is mostly "discovered" in your life rather than being "chosen".
i. The term "same-sex attraction" is synonymous with "same-gender
attraction".
ii. It is a more accurate definition when we consider that without external
influence, many youth who experience these feelings of attraction are not on
a path to becoming gay!
|
Intersex
|
Person born with mixed sexual physiology. Often [surgically re-]'assigned' at
birth, such practice is coming under well-founded attack as a hurtful violation
of a person's well-being.
|
Lust
|
Feelings toward others of sexual: craving; eagerness; desire; passion; urges.
|
Masochist
|
A person whose ability to experience sexual arousal and orgasm is
dependent upon or enhanced by subservience, humiliation and pain from
physical injury inflicted. The injury may be self-inflicted or caused by his/her
partner.
|
Masturbation
|
It's sex-by-yourself, it's "solo-sex." Stimulating (usually rubbing) the penis to
achieve orgasm and ejaculation. (slang: wanking, jerking off, jacking off,
beating the meat, beating off, whacking off, spanking the monkey... and lots
of others).
|
Metrosexual
|
Coined in 1994 by a British journalist, the word has congealed in America to
mean: a heterosexual male who is in touch with his feminine side - he color
coordinates, listens to dance/pop music, goes to independent movies, and
cares deeply about the appearance of his skin, hair, and body.
|
Misogyny
|
Hatred of Women
|
Orgasm
|
Intense feelings and muscle contractions associated with ejaculation.
|
Puberty
|
1 : the condition of being, or the period of first becoming capable of
reproducing. Marked by maturing of the genital organs, development of
secondary sex characteristics, and by the first occurrence of menstruation in
the female
2 : the age at which puberty occurs being typically between 13 and 16 years
in boys and 11 and 14 in girls
|
Sadist
|
A person whose ability to experience sexual arousal and orgasm is
dependent upon or enhanced by dominating and inflicting pain on the partner.
|
Same-Sex
Attractions
|
As used on this website, this term refers to men and women who experience
homosexual feeling, but have never "acted out"
|
Semen
|
The fluid that comes out of the penis during ejaculation. Sperm live in this
fluid (slang: cum, jizz).
|
Sexual
Addiction
|
Sexual addiction is the compulsive attempt(s) to meet legitimate emotional
needs through some means of sexual activity. A sex addict tries repeatedly to
stop the behavior(s), but is unable to do so.
|
Sexual
Orientation
|
A way of referring to the direction of a person's predominant sexual
attractions over time.
|
Sin
|
To miss God’s intent because of:
i. Defiance and/or rebellion
ii. Corruption or misinformation
iii. Our own personal weakness
|
Sodomy
|
Any of various forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural or abnormal,
especially anal intercourse or bestiality.
i. Anal copulation of one male with another.
ii. Anal or oral copulation with a member of the opposite sex.
iii. Copulation with an animal.
|
Testosterone
|
A male sex hormone (testis hormone).
|
Transgender
Community
|
A loose association of people who transgress gender norms in a wide variety
of ways. Celebrating a recently born self-awareness, this community is
growing fast across all lines, including social, economic, political, and
philosophical divisions. The central ethic of this community is unconditional
acceptance of individual exercise of freedoms including gender and sexual,
identity and orientation.
|
Transgenderist
|
Person who lives as gender opposite to anatomical sex, i.e. man living as
woman but retaining penis (& sexual functioning). Sexual orientation varies.
|
Transsexual
|
The condition where a person holds the strong belief that his/her gender
identity is opposite to their assignment at birth, and desires to have a
“corrected body.” Behaviorally, a transsexual acts and lives in the role of the
opposite gender which may include hormone treatment and/or surgery.
|
Transvestite
|
A person who enjoys wearing clothes identified with the opposite gender,
often in relation to sexual arousal and attainment of orgasm.
|
