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 | Harry Benjamin's Syndrome: A biological condition in which a person's brain develops as one sex, but the rest of the body takes on the physical attributes of the other sex. This appears to be caused by an interruption to the sexual differentiation processes which normally happen in early pregnancy. This syndrome has been classified as Transsexualism or Gender Identity Disorder. 4 | ||||||
| Hebephilia: A condition in which an adult, usually male, is sexually attracted to post-pubertal adolescents (14 to 17). They may or may not act on their feelings. The term ephebopilia is sometimes used as a synonym for hebephilia. | ||||||
| Hermaphrodite: A person who possesses both male and female primary sexual characteristics. | ||||||
| Heterosexism: Rejecting homosexuality and bisexuality as a normal, valid sexual orientation for a minority of adults. | ||||||
| Heterosexual:
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| Homophobia: A term that has so many
different definitions that it is almost meaningless. A few of its meanings
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| Homosexual:
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| Hysterotomy: A method of inducing an abortion in late pregnancy. It is similar to performing a Caesarian Section. An incision is made into the woman's uterus and the fetus is removed. | ||||
| Implantation: The embedding of the
zygote in the inside wall of the uterus.
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| Incest: Sexual behavior between two persons who are closely related genetically -- typically parent-child or brother-sister. Various political jurisdictions and faith groups define the degree of closeness differently. | ||||
| Infanticide:
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| Intersexuals: An individual who was born with anatomy or physiology which differ from cultural ideals of male and female." The newborn may have an enlarged or protruding clitoris, or a "micro-penis". 1 In about 90% of cases, intersex infants undergo genital surgery to make them appear as a "normal" female. There is growing opposition to such surgery. As adults, they often "manifest physical characteristics, expression or identity" that differs from the sex that was assigned to them at birth. 2 | ||||
| Lesbian:
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| Lingam: Sanskrit word for the penis. Loosely translated as "wand of light." | ||||
| Masturbation: Usually refers to any manual self-stimulation of a person's sexual organs. Mutual masturbation involves two or more persons stimulating each other. | ||||
| Metrosexual: An urban male with a heterosexual orientation who rejects many macho attributes often linked to masculinity. He adopts many traits often associated with heterosexual females and gay males -- e.g. expensive hair care, stylish clothes. 3 | ||||
| Miscarriage: An event in which an embryo, or a fetus before the 25th week of gestation, dies from natural causes and is expelled from the woman's body. | ||||
| Monogamy: An exclusive sexual relationship between two persons. | ||||
| Monosexual: A person who is sexually attracted to persons of only one sex. They may have a heterosexual or a homosexual orientation. | ||||
| Morning-after pill: Synonym for emergency contraception that is used up to 72 hours after unprotected sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy. | ||||
| Open marriage: A committed relationship of two persons in which both are free to engage in outside sexual relationships. | ||||
| Oral Sex: The use of the mouth and/or tongue to stimulate another person's genitals. | ||||
| Orgasm: A combination of phenomenally intense feelings of pleasure with contractions of muscles in the area of the genitals. Many women can have a series of orgasms, one following shortly after another. Most men have only a single orgasm, accompanied by an ejaculation. Some men can experience multiple orgasms within a short interval, in which ejaculation occurs during the last orgasm. | ||||
| Orgy: Sexual activity involving a group of more than two persons together. | ||||
| Ovum: The female reproductive cell. Plural form: ova | ||||
| Paraphilia: An umbrella term which includes many conditions in which an adult's sexual arousing fantasies involve non-human objects, the infliction of pain, non-adults, or other non-consenting persons. Some examples are: ephebophila, exhibitionism, hebephilia, fetishism, frotteurism, pedophilia, sexual masochism, sexual sadism, transvestite behavior, and voyeurism. It is derived from two Greek words: ''para" means "beyond" and "philia" means "love for." They may or may not act on their attraction. Some religious and social conservatives link the 25 or so recognized paraphilias with the three generally accepted sexual orientations (homosexuality, bisexuality and heterosexuality) and transgenderism to produce 30 classifications that they define as sexual orientations. There is a near consensus among people who are not religious and social conservatives that there are only the three sexual orientations. | ||||
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| Phebophilia: Alternative term for ephebophilia. Both words are derived from the Greek words ''phepius" means "youth;" and "philia" means "love for." | ||||
| Plural marriage: Synonym for polygyny. One husband shares many wives; each wife normally has a separate living space. | ||||
| Polyamory: Greek for "many loves." The state of loving multiple people at the same time. This tends to be vary exhausting! | ||||
| Polyandry: The extremely rare practice in which a woman is married to more than one husband. | ||||
| Polygamy: An umbrella term encompassing both polyandry and polygyny. | ||||
| Polyfidelity: A committed relationships involving more than two persons in which all sexual activity is confined to the group. | ||||
| Polygyny: The practice whereby a man has more than one wife. This was seen in many places in the Bible. It is still practiced in predominately Muslim countries where a man can generally be married to up to four wives -- but only if he can treat them equally. This is seen in many Western U.S. states among some fundamentalist Mormon denominations. It is legal -- sort of -- in British Columbia, Canada. | ||||
| Polymarriage: A committed relationship involving more than two persons. It often involves a commitment ritual. Synonym: Group marriage | ||||
| Pre-embryo: The products of conception shortly after time of fertilization when its cells are undifferentiated. | ||||
| Quad: In a sexual sense: A sexual exchange involving four persons. A sexually active relationship involving four persons. | ||||
| Queer: This most often refers to something that is strange or odd. It is also often used in reference to gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, intersex, and asexual communities. It is also used as a synonym for GLBT and LGBT. Antonym: heteronormative. | ||||
| Rape: A criminal act involving sexual activity without the informed consent of the other person. This may happen because of coercion, or because the other person in not fully capable of granting consent, or is underage. | ||||
| RU-486: A commonly used abortifacient medication. |
References used:
- The Intersex Society of North America maintains a home page at: http://www.isna.org/ They have a FAQ section, which describes their newsletter and other materials on intersexuality.
- "Discrimination Against Transgendered People In America," The International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy (ICTLEP), at: http://www.qrd.org/. See also: http://web.telecom.cz/
- "84 definitions of metrosexual," at: http://www.urbandictionary.com/
- "Harry Benjamin Syndrome," at: http://www.harrybenjaminsyndrome-info.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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