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 | Abortifacient: A medication or device that is capable of inducing
an abortion.
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| Abortion: The termination of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable. It can be either a naturally occurring event, or a medically induced procedure. Most people outside of the medical professions use the term to refer to terminations at any stage of pregnancy | ||||||||
| Abstinence:
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| Ambisexual: An uncommon synonym for bisexual. | ||||||||
| Anal intercourse: A sexual act involving the insertion of a penis in, or external stimulation of, another person's anus. | ||||||||
| Anatomical sex: The gender of a person, based on the shape and functioning of their sexual organs. | ||||||||
| Anorgasmia: A sexual dysfunction in which the individual is not able to achieve an orgasm. | ||||||||
| Aphrodisiac: A food, drink, medication, or sometimes a thought that intensifies sexual desire. | ||||||||
| Asexual: A person devoid of sexual drive. | ||||||||
| Autoeroticism: Any sexual activity done by a person in private. | ||||||||
| Bestiality: Sexual activity between a human and animal. | ||||||||
| Bisexual:
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| Blastocyst: A fertilized ovum -- human egg -- after several days of cell division. | ||||||||
| Castration: The surgical removal of a man's testes. | ||||||||
| Celibate: A individual who is not sexually active with another person. | ||||||||
| Chastity: A synonym for abstinence. | ||||||||
| Chemical castration: The use of medication to reduce a man's sexual drive. | ||||||||
| Circle, safe sex: A group of more than two individuals who have all tested negatively for STDs who agree to engage in sexual intercourse only with each other and without the protection of condoms or other barriers. | ||||||||
| Circumcision: The surgical act of removing the foreskin from a penis. Occasionally, the term is used to refer to the partial or complete removal of a girl's or woman's clitoris and/or clitoral hood and/or labia. This is a cultural tradition common in North African countries, which is gradually becoming less common. See female genital mutilation. | ||||||||
| Coming out: A person acknowledging to themselves, their family, friends, and co-workers that they have a homosexual or bisexual orientation. This can extend over a considerable time interval. | ||||||||
| Conception: The fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoa. Human
life with a unique DNA is formed.
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| Contraception:
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| Condom: A flexible sleeve, used to cover an erect penis to prevent conception. Many Roman Catholic and conservative Protestant teach that they are relatively or completely ineffective at preventing conception or infection from AIDS or other STDs. Public health specialists, physicians, human sexuality specialists teach that, properly used, they are quite effective at preventing infection or conception. | ||||||||
| Copulation: Penile-vaginal sexual orientation. | ||||||||
| Cross-dressing: A person who adopts clothing, makeup, hair styles, etc that are normally restricted to the other sex. See Transvestite. | ||||||||
| Cunnilingus: A form of oral sex involving the stimulation of a woman's clitoris. | ||||||||
| Deviant behavior: In human sexuality, the act of engaging in sexual activity which is relatively rare. | ||||||||
| Drag queen: An entertainer -- generally a lesbian or transgendered man -- who dress in clothing normally associated with men. | ||||||||
| Drag queen: An entertainer -- generally a gay man or transgendered woman -- who dress in clothing normally associated with women. | ||||||||
| Effeminate: A male exhibiting behavior seen most commonly in women. | ||||||||
| Ejaculate:
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| Embryo: A form of life with human DNA between the second and eighth week after conception. | ||||||||
| Emergency contraception: Medication used to prevent pregnancy by inhibiting the release of an ovum, or preventing conception, or preventing implantation in the wall of the uterus. | ||||||||
| Embryo: The products of conception, from the start of pregnancy until it becomes a fetus, eight weeks after conception. | ||||||||
| Ephebophila: A condition in which an adult, usually male, is
sexually attracted to young people about the age of puberty. They may or may
not act on their feelings. The term is occasionally used in books, articles and
papers, but is not included in
the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual. The term is sometimes used more broadly as a synonym for hebephilia. For example:
Because of the ambiguity in usage, we recommend that the term not be used unless is it carefully predefined. | ||||||||
| Erection: The growth in length, diameter and rigidity of a penis, as caused by sexual excitement. Sometimes used to refer to the swelling of a clitoris or nipples. | ||||||||
| Fellatio: Oral sex involving the stimulation of a penis with a mouth and/or tongue. | ||||||||
| Fetus: A form of life with human DNA between the ninth week after conception, and birth. | ||||||||
| Fornication: Sexual intercourse between two unmarried people. | ||||||||
| Gay: This is a word with multiple sexual definitions:
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| Gaybashing: Assault perpetrated against homosexuals because of their sexual orientation. | ||||||||
| Gender: The definition of a person as male or female. It is sometimes based on the shape of their sexual organs. Other times, it is based on the presence of X and/or Y chromosomes in each cell of the body. Sometimes it is based on the individual's own feelings. | ||||||||
| Gender dysphoria: See transgendered | ||||||||
| Gender Identity Disorder: See transgendered | ||||||||
| Gender transition: A process by which transsexual persons begin "living their lives in genders that are congruent with their self-identity, which are opposite their birth sexes." 3 | ||||||||
| Genetic sex: Using the presence or absence of the X and Y chromosomes to define a person as either male (typically XY chromosomes) or female (typically XX chromosomes). | ||||||||
| Group marriage: A committed relationship involving more than two persons. It often involves a commitment ritual. Synonym: Polymarriage |
Reference used:
- Melvin Blanchette & Gerald Coleman, "Priest Pedophiles," America, 2002-APR-22, at: http://www.americamagazine.org/
- "General definitions," Pedosexual Resources Directory, at: http://paedosexualitaet.de/
- "Discrimination against transgendered people in America," International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy. Online at: http://www.ibiblio.org/
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Copyright © 2003 to 2007 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Originally written: 2003-DEC-11
Latest update: 2007-JUN-09
Author: B.A. Robinson
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