discrimination against people with disabilities
Aboriginal English term that is broadly similar in meaning to MtF transgender, but not necessarily exactly the same. Sistergirls often identify as or live as women. Some do not dress like women, many do
occurs when a group of people take an action which is intended to reveal an existing problem, highlight an alternative, or demonstrate a possible solution to a social issue
arts- and entertainment related occupations
group of conditions defined by abnormal eating habits that may involve either insufficient or excessive food intake to the detriment of an individual's physical and mental health
of an individual to his/her circumstances
relates to the actual care and upbringing of a child
codes of practices developed by such agencies as the Dutch Advertising Code Commission
buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty
preferential hiring of qualified minority candidates
used only for people of black-african descent and not for other people of colour
roleplaying, usually sexual, in which one adult takes on the role of a child while the other takes on that of an older authority figure
a form of aggressive behaviour manifested by the use of force or coercion to affect others, particularly when the behaviour is habitual and involves an imbalance of power; it can include verbal harassment, physical assault or coercion and may be directed repeatedly towards particular victims, perhaps on grounds of race, religion, gender, sexuality, or ability
a place or institution which pulls together information and documentation into a central database which can be accessed by the public
for street drugs; for pharmaceutical drugs USE medication
alliances to make schools, sports clubs, etc. safe and welcoming to all people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity
any healing practice that does not fall within the realm of conventional medicine
comprises unscientific knowledge systems that developed over generations within various societies before the era of modern medicine
the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers
nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology and Classical antiquity; from the Early Modern period, their name has become a term for woman warriors in general
procedure of introducing liquids into the rectum and colon via the anus
refers to a person who actively transgresses, or "bends," expected gender roles
umbrella term that covers many different conditions relating to sexual anatomies that are not considered standard for males or females, including chromosomal, genital, and gonadal differences
collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women
refers to a person's feelings of the aesthetics and sexual attractiveness of the person's own body
software applications, usually designed to run on smartphones and tablet computers
transmission of information over significant distances to communicate
representation of an object, image, sound, document or a signal (usually an analog signal) by a digital image/form
to be used only when describing crime in general
a late 19th century artistic and literary movement in Western Europe, primarily in France
avant garde literary and artistic current running from the end of the 19th century until 1940
late nineteenth-century art movement of French, Russian and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts; arts
the portrayal of sexuality with high-art aspirations, focusing also on feelings and emotions
consumerist cultural production in the form of movies, television, magazines, popular music, etc.
(critical) reflection on literature, art and culture
the origin of an image (in the media) about a person, organisation or subject, that not necessarily has to be consistent with the facts
lack of sexual attraction to others or the lack of interest in sex
gender, either girl or boy, that parents and culture give to a child based on the child's sex
remaining private about gender assigned at birth; transgender
the process of changing one's gender presentation to accord with one's internal sense of one's gender; transgender
cultural myopia that prohibits people from seeing, recognizing and appreciating the cultural practices of groups other than their own
latin american folk tradition based on veneration of the virgin mary revering such feminine ideals as purity, chastity, and subservience
recognition of the idea that Mainstream culture no longer corresponds with a Euro-American, overwhelmingly white, male tradition, and the acknowledgement of the cultures of social minorities (defined in terms of race, class, gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation) as a valuable and intrinsic component of mainstream culture
group-held beliefs about how members should behave in a given context
satirical drawings of someone or something
systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand
the capacity of a rational individual to make an informed, un-coerced decision
behavior modification therapy displacing pleasant associations evoked by homosexuality with unpleasant ones (in the form of electric shocks or nausea-inducing drug) in order to shift the subject's homosexual orientation to a heterosexual one
sex in public places such as beaches, parks, cottages, etc
web-based and mobile technologies used to turn communication into interactive dialogue
an erotic preference and a form of personal relationship involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role play
a group of interacting people, living in some proximity
heavy-set men, often characterised as having hairy bodies and facial hair (gay men)
writers and poets of the beat generation and their followers
people with tendency to move between feminine and masculine gender-typed behaviour depending on context
any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations
refers to any kind of gradual change; it is used in biology, economics, historical linguistics, and many other fields where systems develop or change gradually over time
the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms; a discipline of biology
being with both biological and artificial (e.g. electronic, mechanical or robotic) parts
male persons who engage in sexual activity with members of the same sex, regardless of how they identify themselves
Surinamese-Creole women who have sexual relations with other women, but who also will have had or still have relationships with men
female persons who engage in sexual activity with members of the same sex, regardless of how they identify theselves
employees who are, or suspected to be, untrustworthy and unduly sensitive to coercion, blackmail or duress and therefore are denied access to sensitive information
personal journals published on the World Wide Web
schools for primary and secondary education
relates to societal control, through both policy and practice, over the human body and individual response and activism against this
books whose removal from libraries has been formally requested by parents or community members due to the perceived inappropriateness of their content
a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices
nonspecific diagnosis description for people who are in a state between neurosis and psychosis, with some functioning quite well, and others whose functioning is extremely limited
pejorative term applied to boys or men who are perceived to be effeminate and do not conform to traditional masculine roles
same-sex relationships that are not of a romantic or sexual nature, such as friendship, mentorship, or others
the right to breastfeed children in the workplace
covers a wide range of behaviours of an offensive nature; it is commonly understood as behaviour intended to disturb or upset, and it is characteristically repetitive; in the legal sense, it is intentional behaviour which is found threatening or disturbing
companies that do most of their businesses on the Internet, usually through a website that uses the popular top-level domain, ".com"
behaviour influenced by norms, determining a social situation; internal and external expectations; social sanctions and rewards
second largest protestant church in the Netherlands until it merged into the Protestant Church in the Netherlands in 2004
care aimed at specific groups, such as gay men, lesbians and women
web-based platform that allows patients and healthcare providers to have immediate, live, and clinically meaningful visits through video, secure text chat, and phone
self care and social support among persons with a similar affliction and/or problem
persons regarded with blind admiration, adoration, or devotion
software designed and optimised for controlling what content is permitted to a reader, especially when it is used to restrict material delivered over the Web
the process of capturing data or translating information to a recording format stored on some storage medium
regulations concerning first and family names
the depiction of sexual acts in a sensational manner, with the entire focus on the physical act, so as to arouse quick intense reactions
the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood
international protestant christian denomination, which has a specific outreach to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families and communities
anti-papal-primacy christian denomination originating with groups that split from the Holy See because they disagreed with essential doctrines
movement of nonclerical people within christian churches
organised structure of DNA and protein found in cells
chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome
see population groups for more specific descriptors; use nationality of origin in combination with name of country of settlement; for example:mexicans + usa
legally recognized forms of partnership similar to marriage
legal or personal relationship between two individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are neither joined by marriage nor a civil union
methodical labeling of medical and mental disorders
diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
published by the American Psychiatric Association ; provides a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders, also on LGBT issues
dressing in the clothes conventionally considered appropriate to the gender one is assigned at birth; supposedly an acronym for “DRessed As a Boy"
dressing in clothing that is conventionally considered appropriate to a gender incongruent with the one assigned at birth; supposedly an acronym for "Dressed As a Girl"; drag may also be for entertainment or performance purposes.
cooperation with occupying power or repressive regime
combining more than one medication to treat a particular disease such as AIDS
tendency within open-market capitalism to turn everything into objects, images, and services sold for the purpose of generating profit; also a tendency for intangible things such as happiness, beauty, or health to be given a monetary value and to be spoken of as commodities
denominational segregation along socio-political lines
the right to refuse to perform military service or same-sex marriage on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, and/or religion
religious confirmation of a relationship
criminal practice in which men rape a lesbian, sometimes under the supervision by members of the woman's family or local community, with the purported purpose of "curing" her of homosexuality
international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation; it has 47 member states
a supra-national or international court established by the European Convention on Human Rights
an economic and political union of 27 member states in Europe
anti-bourgeois cultural and political radicalism
couples of which one of the partners is HIV-positive and the other is HIV-negative
highest court in the European Union in matters of European Union law
intense sense of longing for a person or situation
relationships between persons from different ethnic or racial backgrounds
presenting oneself as a member of the opposite gender; gender
behaviour or gender expression that does not conform to dominant gender norms of male and female
diversity in characteristics of people in age, gender, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation and/or lifestyle, etc.
diversity of cultural experience and expression of people with different cultural backgrounds with their own customs and traditions
term applied to the work of a number of philosophers since the 19th century who, despite large differences in their positions, generally focused on the condition of human existence, and an individual's emotions, actions, responsibilities, and thoughts, or the meaning or purpose of life
European-wide cultural movement at the end of the 19th century; the ideas and concerns of the fin de siècle influenced the decades to follow and played an important role in the birth of modernism
Cultural movement in 15th and 16th century Europe
late 18th century, early 19th century cultural movement
white, dominant culture spread around the world from Western Europe
authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods in and out of a country
dating system which allows individuals to make contact and communicate with each other over the Internet, usually with the objective of developing a personal, romantic, or sexual relationship
care of a child during the day by a person other than the child's legal guardians
way of life characterised by mannerism and affectation
form of semiotic analysis, derived mainly from work begun by the French philosopher Jacques Derrida; he proposed the deconstruction of all texts where binary oppositions are put to work in the construction of meaning and values
refers to the supposed uncertainty about a person's sexual identity and possible unconscious homosexual desires, causing great anxiety
synthetic hormone prescribed as preventive for miscarriages, linked to cancer and gynaecologic disorders in mothers and their children; synthetic hormone
prejudice against, or hatred or irrational fear of, muslims
diversity in ethnicity within a particular group or region
use of anatomically correct dolls in order to identify sexual child abuse
domestic partnership retirement benefits
in case of publications about performances: USE plays
founded in 2004 as a merger of the Dutch Reformed Church, the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The church incorporates both reformed and lutheran theological orientations
process towards individualism ; consequence of social changes in late modernity, in which individuals are increasingly required to construct their own lives
the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching
in universities, high schools, and colleges
mental disorder characterized by having a sexual orientation or an attraction that is at odds with one's idealized self-image, causing anxiety and a desire to change one's orientation or become more comfortable with one's sexual orientation
game that employs electronics to create an interactive system with which a player can play
video games played over some form of computer network, usually the internet, using a personal computer, video game console or handheld game console
a broad term used to describe various efforts to obtain political rights or equality, often for a specifically disenfranchised group
movement of the late 1960s and early to mid 1970s that urged lesbians and gay men to "come out", publicly revealing their sexuality to family, friends and colleagues as a form of activism, and to counter shame with gay pride
sexual preference for young adult (16-20 yrs) males
refers to a primary or exclusive sexual interest in individuals in the early years of puberty (generally ages 11-14, though onset of puberty may vary)
freely chosen relationships between a teacher-leader and a pupil-friend that entails veneration, fidelity and love
notion that there are objective, intrinsic culture-independent facts (biological, psychological) about what a person's identity (gender, sexual or ethnic) is
notion that categories of gender, sexual orientation and ethnicity are cultural constructs rather than intrinsic categories of nature
inquiries and speculations regarding the causes of sexual behaviour or diseases
Indian and Pakistani gender variant people who adopt feminine gender identity, expression, and roles; considered a third sex, they are perceived as neither male nor female;many are involved in sex work
the most important gay and lesbian sporting event in Europe, hosted by license of the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF)
the executive body of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and day-to-day running of the EU
an international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe
the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union
a pan-European international event dedicated to LGBT pride, hosted by a different European city each year
Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras is an annual gay pride parade and festival for the LGBT community in Sydney
national holyday in the Netherlands on 30 April
umbrella term for theories of cultural evolution and social evolution, describing how cultures and societies have changed over time
people and organisations that seek to get people to refrain from entering or pursuing same-sex relationships, to eliminate homosexual desires, to develop heterosexual desires, or to enter into a heterosexual relationship
Radical Faeries (also Faeries and Faes) are a loosely affiliated worldwide network of people seeking to reject hetero-imitation and redefine queer identity through spirituality; gay men
used only for gay male couples living with their children
used only for lesbian couples living with their children
sexual activities between family members and close relatives
situations imagined by an individual or group, which do not correspond with reality but express certain desires or aims of its creator
genre that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting
English novels and stories, written mainly in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with sinister and mysterious plots
traditional narrative based on alleged historical events
very close but non-sexual relationships and at times physical relationships between friends, often involving a degree of physical closeness beyond that which is common in modern Western societies, and may include for example holding hands, cuddling, kissing, and sharing a bed
lesbian sexuality; only in historical context
religiously motivated right wing or conservative movements in most major religions
overweight or obese gay men who identifies as being part of the related chubby culture; gay men
series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighbourhood of New York City
specifically gay way of reading and looking at cultural texts (books, movies, television, magazines, etc.) and the appropriation of texts thought of as strictly for heterosexuals
specifically lesbian way of reading and looking at cultural texts (books, movies, television, magazines, etc.) and the appropriation of texts thought of as strictly for heterosexuals
intuitive ability of a person to assess others' sexual orientations as gay, bisexual, or straight
individuals who are categorized (by their will or by social consensus) as neither man nor woman, as well as the social category present in those societies who recognize three or more genders
a marked incongruence between one’s experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender
group of medications used to inhibit puberty
an individual's identification with a gender inconsistent or not culturally associated with their assigned sex
a gender identity best described as a dynamic mix of boy and girl
male-to-female transgender person or an effeminate gay male in Thailand
third gender person in some Polynesian cultures
people who are moving between or among gender identities: male, female and a third gender
self-identifying term used by indigenous people in North America to reconnect with the multiple gender and sexual roles in Native cultures
community of gender variant people in Indonesia derived from the words wanita (woman) and pria (man)
ideological, social, cultural, and sometimes physical separation between men and women or between lesbian and heterosexual women
girls who exhibit some characteristics of the gender role of a boy
men in traditionally female-dominated occupations
women in traditionally male-dominated occupations
movement of (groups of) women who worship the Goddess
administrative body for a small geographic area, such as a city, town and village
private residence designed to serve children or adults with chronic disabilities
a color-coded system to indicate preferred sexual fetishes and whether persons are a top/dominant or bottom/submissive
occupations in health care and social care
women's history (recapturing what has been omitted from mainstream historical treatments)
the construction of an idealised norm of conduct and the rewarding or punishing individuals for conforming or deviating from this ideal
non-sexual relations with the opposite sex
change from HIV-negative to HIV-positive
as part of the body; for hormones as medication USE hormone therapy
type of society in which the exchange of information is of significant economic importance
organization for security and co-operation in europe
media presentation distributed over the internet using streaming media technology to distribute a single content source to many simultaneous listeners/viewers
ministry of justice or justice department
Japanese theatre with cross-dressing actors; in the beginning female performers played both male and female roles, but later women were banned and male performers played both male and female roles
describing someone or something in a word or short phrase
symbol used to represent lesbianism and feminism
use only with lesbian+bisexual+transgender and in combination with other terms
use only with lesbian+gay+bisexual+transgender and in combination with other terms
use only with lesbian+gay+bisexual+transgender+intersex and in combination with other terms
traditional, usually sacred, narrative explaining the world view of a particular culture
rural communities populated only by lesbians
imagined, autonomous, international lesbian community, set apart from males
use only with lesbian+gay+bisexual and in combination with other terms
review of the literature about a specific subject
marriage in which one of the partners is heterosexual and the other is bisexual or homosexual
same gender marriage tradition Between two women in Africa, according to the African culture and tradition
branch of philosophy dealing with transcendental knowledge
videotex online service accessible through the telephone lines; is considered one of the world's most successful pre-World Wide Web online services
music by, for, and about women, particularly lesbian women
societal and political mechanisms or processes that regulate individual and group behavior in an attempt to gain conformity and compliance to the rules of a given society, state, or social group
movement of minority groups into the mainstream of societies
organisations for sexual research and sexual reform
organizations for sexual research and sexual reform
the practice of notifying the sexual partners of a person who has been newly diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection that they may have been exposed to the infection
erotic relationship between an adult man and an adolescent boy; use only in historical context
historical term for "unnatural" sexual acts; besides sex with animals was also understood both homosexual and heterosexual anal penetration under sodomy
assessments of penile tumescence in response to erotic stimuli in order to test sexual preference of excitement
arrangements of classifications of the salient features of a social group
crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear
practice of romantic relationships with more than one person, simultaneously, with the knowledge and consent of all parties
act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs, primarily between mobile phones
a small circulation publication usually reproduced via photocopier
anti-roman catholic religious upheaval of the 16th century out of which emerged the protestant churches
the name of this 1960s-based dutch anarchist movement derives from "provocation", a technique the group used to foment social change through non-violent and humourous means
dyadic fusion, bringing on a psychological state in which there is a loss of sense of oneself as individual and separate
service providers registering complaints by victims of harassment, discrimination or violence, respecting the victims' right of privacy
an approach to growth and development based on group processes that enable individuals and collectives to support each other and learn new ways of being that enrich people's lives and promote well-being
persons who tells the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities (misconduct) occurring in a government department, a public or private organization, or a company
measurement of vaginal blood flow to measure female sexual arousal
public scandals surrounding sensational cases of sexual indecency or sex crimes
vaginal tightness causing discomfort, pain, and penetration problems
sexual behavior of a kind that is different from that which the person normally exhibits, due to a social environment that in some way permits, encourages, or compels those acts; this can also include situations where a person's usual sexual behavior may not be possible
sexual activity involving urine; DO NOT USE for aquatic sports
in reference to European movements for sexual reform in the 20th century
social outlook which challenged traditional codes of behaviour related to sexuality and interpersonal relationships throughout the Western world from the 1960s into the 1970s
processes in which individuals and entire communities of people are systematically blocked from rights, opportunities and resources that are normally available to members of society and which are key to social integration
websites whose users can add, modify, or delete its content via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a rich-text editor
form of behaviour that develops among a large population, is collectively followed with enthusiasm and evolves into a relatively permanent change
work arrangement in which employees enjoy flexibility in work location and hours
any non-surgical technique used to make the human voice sound more female or male; transgender