Bodies, Gender and Sexuality
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Body Image
Body image is defined as the picture of our own body that we form in our mind, that is, how the body appears to…
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Consensual Pornography
Pornography is the (consensual) creation of graphic, auditory, or written content, meant to be sexually arousing. It can present bodies in a sexual manner,…
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Bisexual
Bisexuality is a sexual orientation that refers to individuals who are romantically, emotionally, and/or sexually attracted to people of more than one gender. This…
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Plurisexuality
Plurisexuality, also multisexuality, is an umbrella term describing different orientations and attractions to people of multiple genders and/or sexes. The terms plurisexual and multisexual…
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Sexual Misconduct
Sexual misconduct is an umbrella term that describes any sexual act or behavior that takes place without a person’s consent. It covers a wide…
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Nonconsensual Pornography
Nonconsensual pornography (NCP) is the online distribution of sexually graphic photographs or videos of individuals without their permission (European Institute for Gender Equality, 2017).…
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Incel
Incel is a term that is used for an involuntary celibate. Celibate usually refers to people who choose to not have sex (Cambridge Dictionary,…
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Neurotypical (Neuromajority)
Every brain is different. Neurodiversity includes all forms of neurocognition, as it describes the range of neurocognitive variations across humans (Walker, 2021; Emergent Divergent,…
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Neurodiversity
The term Neurodiversity frames the cognitive and emotional properties characteristic of developmental disorders within the natural expression of human diversity (Masataka, 2017). Highlighting the…
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Gender-Based Violence
Across all social classes, races, ages, religions, and national borders, gender-based violence (GBV) is a major public health and human rights concern (Sanjel, 2015;…
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Androsexual
Androsexuality refers to people who are attracted to masculinity. An androsexual (or androphilic) person might be attracted to anyone with masculine qualities regardless of…
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Aromantic
Aromantic is a romantic orientation that describes those with little to no romantic attraction. The term can be used to describe a specific lack…
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Yes Means Yes
‘Yes Means Yes’ refers to the affirmative consent campaign surrounding sexual violence adopted by policymakers, activists, and educators. Affirmative consent requires a verbal, consensual,…
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Asexual
Asexual is a sexual orientation referring to those who experience little or no sexual attraction to others. Asexuality can be referred to on its…
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Gynosexual
Gynosexuality, also gynesexuality, is a sexual orientation that describes an attraction to femininity. It is used interchangeably with gynophilia/gynephilia, meaning the love of femininity.…
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Fatphobia
Fatphobia refers to the fear, hatred, and loathing of fat bodies (Stoll et al., 2022). While fatphobia is used more commonly, terms such as…
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“Toxic” Masculinity
Toxic masculinity refers to a perspective that takes behaviors, traits, and norms considered traditionally and stereotypically masculine to an extreme (Edwards, 2020). These socially…
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Queer Theory
Queer Theory is a multifaceted lens that allows exploring how heteronormativity and the homo/hetero binary shape various aspects of our society and personal lives.…
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Queer
Queer is a term used to express a spectrum of sexual orientations and gender expressions that oppose the mainstream. Due to that, Queer portrays…
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Pansexual
Pansexuality refers to the sexual connection or attraction to people regardless of their gender or sexual identity. Gender and sex are not driving forces…
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Demisexual
Demisexuality refers to experiencing sexual attraction or arousal after developing an emotional connection with someone. The term is often found within, but not limited…
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Cisgender
Cisgender, often shortened to “cis,” describes individuals whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth, such as someone assigned male…
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Kink
Kink refers to unusual, unconventional sensual, erotic, or sexual practices, behaviors, or fantasies when viewed by a socially normative, “vanilla” perspective (Rehor, 2015; Van…
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Bodily Autonomy
My body is my own (UNFPA, 2021). Bodily autonomy is the right to control and the freedom to decide about what happens to their…
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Bropropriating
Bropropriating, or bropropriation, is when a woman has an idea that is later appropriated by a man. Perhaps the woman speaks in a meeting…
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AFAB/AMAB
AFAB (Assigned Female at Birth) and AMAB (Assigned Male at Birth) are acronyms referring to the gender binary that is imposed on persons at…
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Transgender
Trans* is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety of identities that go beyond traditional gender norms. Transgender (or Trans*) describes individuals whose gender…
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Acronym “LGBTQIAPN+”
LGBTQIAPN+ is an acronym that refers to a wide range of sexual and gender diversity. Like individuals, the LGBTQ+ acronyms and definitions are constantly…