A safer sex strategy that involves pulling the penis out of the vagina or anus before ejaculation in order to reduce the risk of pregnancy or the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Also called “pulling out” or the “pull-out method.”
Having never had sex. May mean different things to different people. For example, many people think you “lose your virginity” when you have vaginal sex. Others think that you lose your virginity if you have other kinds of sexual activity, like oral sex or anal sex.
A behavior that’s outside the cultural norms. Something society or culture says you shouldn’t do or talk about.
Identifying with all genders.
The single-celled organism that results from the joining of the egg and sperm (fertilization).
A gender-inclusive pronoun (or set of pronouns) some people use for themselves. One of many pronouns that people may use instead of pronouns such as “he,” “she,” or “they.” See "neopronouns."
A type of vaginitis caused by an overgrowth of a yeast that naturally lives in the vagina/on the body, called candida albicans. Yeast infections may also occur in the penis or mouth. A yeast infection in the mouth or throat is called “thrush.”
