Abduction play
alternative label: Consensual kidnapping
comment: A type of consensual BDSM play involving the mock capture, bondage, struggle, and intimidation of one or more sexual partners.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Kinks and fetishes
related: homoit0001242
related: Consent play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Afro-Canadian intersex people
alternative label: Intersex Afro-Canadian people
alternative label: Intersex Afro-Canadians
comment: Intersex people of African descent born in Canada or intersex people born in African countries who live in or have a strong connection to Canada. Use for individuals who self-identify as Afro-Canadian.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000016
broader: homoit0002764
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Afro-Caribbean intersex people
comment: Intersex people of African descent born in the Caribbean or intersex people born in African countries who live in or have a strong connection to the Caribbean. Only use for individuals who self-identify as Afro-Caribbean.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000017
broader: homoit0002764
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Afro-European intersex people
alternative label: Intersex Afro-Europeans
comment: Intersex people of African descent born in European countries or intersex people born in African countries who live in or have a strong connection to Europe. Only use for individuals who self-identify as Afro-European.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000018
broader: homoit0002764
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Afro-Latin American intersex people
alternative label: Afro-Latina intersex people
alternative label: Afro-Latine intersex people
alternative label: Afro-Latino intersex people
alternative label: Afro-Latino/a/x intersex people
alternative label: Afro-Latinx intersex people
alternative label: Intersex Afro-Latin Americans
alternative label: Intersex Afro-Latinas
alternative label: Intersex Afro-Latine people
alternative label: Intersex Afro-Latinos
alternative label: Intersex Afro-Latinx people
comment: Intersex people of African descent born in Latin American countries or intersex people born in African countries who live in or have a strong connection to Latin America. Only use for individuals who self-identify as Afro-Latin American.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000019
broader: homoit0002764
broader: homoit0002769
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Age play
alternative label: ABDL
alternative label: Ageplay
alternative label: Infantilism
comment: The act of roleplaying as people of different ages, usually as children, for fun or erotic enjoyment.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: homoit0001242
related: Diapers (Erotic)
related: Kinks and fetishes
related: Power exchange
replaces: ageplay
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Anal play
alternative label: Assplay
comment: Any kind of sexual play that involves anal stimulation.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: homoit0001299
broader: homoit0001267
narrower: homoit0000049
narrower: homoit0000043
related: homoit0000293
related: homoit0000042
related: Douching
related: homoit0000232
related: homoit0000041
related: Paddling
related: Scat play
related: Butt plugs
related: homoit0001335
replaces: assplay
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Animal roleplay
alternative label: Pet play
comment: The act of roleplaying as an animal or animal character, sometimes with someone acting as a trainer, handler or pet owner, for fun or erotic enjoyment.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: homoit0001242
narrower: Pony play
narrower: Pup play
related: homoit0002165
related: Kinks and fetishes
related: Furry culture
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Anti-kink discrimination
comment: The unjust or prejudicial treatment of individuals or communities due to their kinks and/or kinky sexual practices; may include adverse legal judgment and/or the denial of legal rights, employment, and housing.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
narrower: Anti-sadomasochism
related: Kinks and fetishes
related: Kinky people
related: homoit0000705
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Anti-sadomasochism
alternative label: Antisadomasochism
comment: Opposition to various practices or fantasies involving sadomasochism or power exchange.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Anti-kink discrimination
related: Sadomasochism
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Armpits
alternative label: Axilla
comment: The hollow area underneath the upper arm where the shoulder connects, known to be ticklish and/or sexually stimulative.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0000401
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Aromantic autistic people
alternative label: Autistic aromantic people
comment: Aromantic people who are autistic.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Aromantic neurodivergent people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Aromantic blind people
alternative label: Blind aromantic people
comment: Aromantic people with significant or total loss of vision.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Aromantic disabled people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Aromantic college students
comment: Aromantic people who are attending college.
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: homoit0000067
broader: LGBTQ+ college students
related: LGBTQ+ alumni groups
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Aromantic Deaf people
alternative label: Deaf aromantic people
comment: Aromantic people with significant or total hearing loss. Some but not all Deaf people prefer to capitalize Deaf in recognition of the cultural and linguistic identity they share with other Deaf people.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Aromantic disabled people
related: Aromantic hard of hearing people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Aromantic disabled people
alternative label: Disabled aromantic people
comment: Aromantic people who are disabled.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0001854
narrower: Aromantic blind people
narrower: Aromantic neurodivergent people
narrower: Aromantic Deaf people
narrower: Aromantic hard of hearing people
narrower: Aromantic wheelchair users
related: Aromantic people with chronic illnesses
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Aromantic hard of hearing people
alternative label: Aromantic HoH people
alternative label: Aromantic hearing impaired people
alternative label: Hearing impaired aromantic people
alternative label: HoH Aromantic people
comment: Aromantic people who are hard of hearing.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Aromantic disabled people
related: Aromantic Deaf people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Aromantic neurodivergent people
alternative label: Neurodivergent aromantic people
comment: Aromantic people whose brains process, learn, and/or behave differently from what is considered typical by society. Some of these neurological differences can present as learning disabilities, medical disorders, and other conditions.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Aromantic disabled people
narrower: Aromantic autistic people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Aromantic people with chronic illnesses
alternative label: Chronically ill aromantic people
comment: Aromantic people who have long-term health conditions that require continued medical attention and/or significantly impact or limit daily life; some but not all people with chronic illnesses consider themselves disabled.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
related: Aromantic disabled people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Aromantic urban fantasy fiction
comment: A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on aromantic characters or themes.
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Aromantic wheelchair users
comment: Aromantic people who use wheelchairs.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Aromantic disabled people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Aromantic zines
comment: Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by aromantic people and/or focusing on aromantic identity, issues, or culture.
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
broader: homoit0000965
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual atheists
comment: Asexual people who are atheists.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0000082
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual Buddhists
comment: Asexual people who are Buddhist.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0000225
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual Christians
comment: Asexual people who are Christian.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0000265
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual clergy
comment: Asexual people who are ordained for religious duties, particularly in the Christian Church.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0001624
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual college students
comment: Asexual people who are attending college.
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: homoit0000071
broader: LGBTQ+ college students
related: LGBTQ+ alumni groups
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual dominants
comment: Asexual people (typically men) who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a master/slave dynamic.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: LGBTQ+ dominants
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual dominatrices
comment: Women who take a dominant role in BDSM activities; use for dominatrices who identify as asexual.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0000363
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual mistresses
comment: Asexual women who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the mistress role in sexual relationships with a mistress/slave dynamic.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0001018
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual musicals
comment: Musicals created by asexual directors, depicting asexual individuals, or that are regarded as important within asexual culture.
issued: 2024-01-09
modified: 2024-01-09
broader: LGBTQ+ musicals
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual Muslims
comment: Asexual people who are Muslim.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0001032
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual Pagans
comment: Asexual people who are members of polytheistic religions or other religions outside of the dominant culture that typically incorporate nature worship and/or the sacred feminine, such as Wicca, Druidry, Heathenry, etc. Use to describe asexual people who self-identify as Pagan.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0001069
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual Protestants
comment: Asexual people who are members of the Protestant Church.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0001137
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual Roman Catholics
comment: Asexual people who are members of the Roman Catholic Church.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0001244
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual urban fantasy fiction
comment: A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on asexual characters or themes.
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual witches
alternative label: Asexual Wiccans
comment: Asexual practitioners of Wicca or other Pagan religions who self-identify as witches.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0001907
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Asexual zines
comment: Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by asexual people and/or focusing on asexual identity, issues, or culture.
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
broader: homoit0000965
broader: homoit0002804
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Ashing
alternative label: Ash play
comment: Applying cigar or cigarette ash to someone's mouth or body.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Cigar play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Balloon kink
alternative label: Looner
comment: The use of balloons for fashion, sexual arousal or erotic play.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Kinks and fetishes
related: Inflation (Erotic)
related: Rubber and latex community
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Biracial intersex people
alternative label: Bi-racial intersex people
alternative label: Intersex bi-racial people
alternative label: Intersex biracial people
comment: Intersex people who belong to two or more racial groups. Only use for people who self-identify as biracial.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000820
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Bisexual college students
comment: Bisexual people who are attending college.
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: homoit0000170
broader: LGBTQ+ college students
related: LGBTQ+ alumni groups
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Bisexual dominants
alternative label: Bisexual masters
comment: Bisexual people who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a dominant/submissive dynamic.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: LGBTQ+ dominants
replaces: bisexualMasters
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Bisexual musicals
comment: Musicals created by bisexual directors, depicting bisexual individuals, or that are regarded as important within bisexual culture.
issued: 2024-01-09
modified: 2024-01-09
broader: LGBTQ+ musicals
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Bisexual urban fantasy fiction
comment: A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on bisexual characters or themes.
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Black feminists
alternative label: Afro feminists
alternative label: Afro-feminists
comment: A person who subscribes to a form of feminism that developed in response to the failures of mainstream feminist and civil rights efforts to acknowledge the ways white supremacy and the patriarchy interact to inform the particular experiences of Black women. Use when resources are about Black feminists or when an individual identifies as such.
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
broader: homoit0000439
related: homoit0002270
related: Womanists
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Blood play
comment: Use of blood for erotic or sensual pleasure.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Kinks and fetishes
related: Knife play
related: Piercing play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Body bags (Erotic)
comment: A body encasing or bag, often leather, used for sensory deprivation or during kink or sexual play.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Kink accessories
broader: homoit0001266
related: homoit0000086
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Body fluids
alternative label: Feces
alternative label: Milk
alternative label: Snot
alternative label: Sweat
alternative label: Urine
alternative label: Vomit
comment: Naturally occurring fluids produced by the human body.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
narrower: homoit0000323
narrower: homoit0000683
narrower: Spitting (Sex)
narrower: Squirting
related: Urine play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Body modification
comment: Modification of the body, such as tattooing, piercing, branding, or cutting.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
narrower: homoit0001356
narrower: homoit0001114
related: homoit0000214
related: homoit0000307
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Body part fetishes
alternative label: Body part fetish
alternative label: Body part fetishism
alternative label: Partialism
alternative label: Partialisms
comment: Any of various fetishes regarding a specific part of the body.
issued: 2020-12-11
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: Kinks and fetishes
narrower: Muscle worship
narrower: Boot fetish
narrower: Breast fetish
related: homoit0000401
replaces: partialism
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Body worship
comment: Any practice of revering another’s physical body, usually in a sexual context.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: homoit0001299
narrower: Muscle worship
related: homoit0001654
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Boot fetish
alternative label: Boot kink
comment: Eroticization of boots through wearing and incorporating into sexual play.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Body part fetishes
broader: Shoe fetish
related: homoit0000217
related: Uniform fetish
related: High heel fetish
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Bootblacks
comment: In the leather and kink communities, an individual who cleans and conditions someone’s leather boots, shoes or garments.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Leather people
related: homoit0000217
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Breast fetish
alternative label: Breast fetishism
alternative label: Breast kink
alternative label: Breast partialism
alternative label: Mastofact
alternative label: Mazophilia
comment: Eroticization of the breasts.
issued: 2020-12-11
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: Body part fetishes
related: Chest
related: homoit0000222
related: Breast play
related: homoit0001046
related: Breast torture
replaces: breastFetishism
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Breast play
comment: Any sexual activity involving the breasts, including fondling/groping, kissing, licking, rubbing, pinching, or squeezing/constricting.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0001299
broader: homoit0001267
narrower: homoit0001046
narrower: Breast torture
related: homoit0000222
related: Chest
related: Breast fetish
related: Nipple torture
related: Chest play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Breast torture
alternative label: Boob torture
alternative label: Tit torture
comment: A kink activity where intense sensation, pain, or constriction is applied to the breasts.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Breast play
broader: Sadomasochism
related: homoit0001046
related: Breast fetish
related: homoit0000222
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Breath control
alternative label: Breath control play
alternative label: Breath play
alternative label: Breathplay
alternative label: Suffocation
comment: Controlling or restricting the ability to breathe in order to achieve heightened pleasure or stimulation.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0001299
narrower: homoit0000075
related: Kinks and fetishes
related: homoit0000307
related: Gas masks (Erotic)
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Bugchasing
comment: The act or fantasy of engaging in sex with the intent to contract HIV/AIDS.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0001239
related: homoit0000099
related: homoit0000005
related: Kinks and fetishes
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Bukkake
comment: A sexual act involving multiple people ejaculating on one person, typically on the face.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0000603
related: homoit0001128
related: homoit0000323
related: homoit0000683
related: Cum shot
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Butt plugs
alternative label: Anal dilators
alternative label: Anal inserts
alternative label: Anal plugs
alternative label: Buttplugs
comment: A sex toy designed to be inserted into the anus for sexual stimulation or pleasure. Butt plugs tend to be shorter than dildos and have a flared base that prevents them from being lost in the rectum.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: homoit0001266
related: Anal play
related: homoit0000043
replaces: buttplugs
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Caning
comment: Striking the body with a cane as a form of impact play.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Impact play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Chastity devices
alternative label: Chastity belt
alternative label: Cock cage
comment: Accessories or devices used to restrict or confine the genitalia.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Kink accessories
related: Chastity play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Chastity play
comment: Refraining from sexual arousal, orgasm, or sex as an act of submission, method of erotic discipline, or for personal satisfaction.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Kinks and fetishes
related: Orgasm control
related: Chastity devices
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Chest
comment: A gender-inclusive term for the upper area of the torso, can be used if the person has breasts or not.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0000401
related: homoit0000114
related: homoit0000222
related: homoit0001841
related: Breast play
related: Chest play
related: Breast fetish
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Chest play
comment: A gender-inclusive term for any sexual activity involving the the upper area of the torso, including fondling/groping, kissing, licking, rubbing, pinching, or squeezing/constricting.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0001299
broader: homoit0001267
narrower: homoit0001046
related: homoit0000222
related: Breast play
related: Chest
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Cigar play
comment: A form of temperature play that involves using cigars, usually applied to the skin.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Temperature play
narrower: Ashing
related: Fire play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Clamps (Erotic)
alternative label: Clamp devices
comment: A device designed to hold something firmly together or to otherwise fasten down on something (such as the nipples) for the purposes of gratification.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0001266
narrower: homoit0001045
narrower: Clothespins (Erotic)
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Clothespins (Erotic)
alternative label: Clothes pegs
comment: A fastener usually used to hang up clothes for drying, here used as a sex toy.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0001266
broader: Clamps (Erotic)
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Consent play
alternative label: CNC
alternative label: Consensual nonconsent
alternative label: Rape play
comment: A type of consensual play involving mock coercion, intimidation, force, or struggle of one or more partners.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Kinks and fetishes
related: homoit0001242
related: Abduction play
related: Power exchange
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Cuffs
alternative label: Cuff restraints
comment: Any of various restraint devices designed to secure an individual’s wrists or ankles in bondage play.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0001238
broader: LGBTQ+ fashion
narrower: homoit0000608
related: homoit0000086
related: Hogtie
related: Spreader bar
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Cum shot
alternative label: Cash shot
alternative label: Money shot
comment: The depiction of ejaculation, especially onto another person, especially in the context of pornography.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0001299
related: homoit0000323
related: homoit0001062
related: homoit0001128
related: Bukkake
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Demisexual autistic people
alternative label: Autistic demisexual people
comment: Demisexual people who are autistic.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Demisexual neurodivergent people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Demisexual blind people
alternative label: Blind demisexual people
comment: Demisexual people with significant or total loss of vision.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Demisexual disabled people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Demisexual college students
comment: Demisexual people who are attending college.
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: homoit0000344
broader: LGBTQ+ college students
related: LGBTQ+ alumni groups
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Demisexual Deaf people
alternative label: Deaf demisexual people
comment: Demisexual people with significant or total hearing loss. Some but not all Deaf people prefer to capitalize Deaf in recognition of the cultural and linguistic identity they share with other Deaf people.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Demisexual disabled people
related: Demisexual hard of hearing people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Demisexual disabled people
alternative label: Disabled demisexual people
comment: Demisexual people who are disabled.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0001854
narrower: Demisexual neurodivergent people
narrower: Demisexual blind people
narrower: Demisexual Deaf people
narrower: Demisexual hard of hearing people
narrower: Demisexual wheelchair users
related: Demisexual people with chronic illnesses
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Demisexual hard of hearing people
alternative label: Demisexual HoH people
alternative label: Demisexual hearing impaired people
alternative label: Hearing impaired demisexual people
alternative label: HoH Demisexual people
comment: Demisexual people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Demisexual disabled people
related: Demisexual Deaf people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Demisexual neurodivergent people
alternative label: Neurodivergent demisexual people
comment: Demisexual people whose brains process, learn, and/or behave differently from what is considered typical by society. Some of these neurological differences can present as learning disabilities, medical disorders, and other conditions.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Demisexual disabled people
narrower: Demisexual autistic people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Demisexual people with chronic illnesses
alternative label: Chronically ill demisexual people
comment: Demisexual people who have long-term health conditions that require continued medical attention and/or significantly impact or limit daily life; some but not all people with chronic illnesses consider themselves disabled.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
related: Demisexual disabled people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Demisexual urban fantasy fiction
comment: A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on demisexual characters or themes.
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Demisexual wheelchair users
comment: Demisexual people who use wheelchairs.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Demisexual disabled people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Diapers (Erotic)
comment: Absorbent material wrapped around a person’s butt and between their legs to absorb urine and feces; typically used in ageplay.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Kink accessories
related: Age play
related: Urine play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Discipline
comment: A variety of practices where someone in a dominant role sets rules for someone in a submissive role that they are expected to obey and the dominant administers punishments, corrections, or rewards.
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
broader: Kinks and fetishes
broader: homoit0001299
broader: homoit0001267
related: Power exchange
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Dollification
alternative label: Rubber dolling
comment: A practice of dressing and acting like a living doll (through makeup, dressing, etc.) for aesthetic or sexual gratification.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
related: homoit0000318
related: homoit0000568
related: Rubber and latex fetish
related: Erotic hypnosis
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Douching
comment: The use of a device (called a douche or enema) to introduce a stream of liquid into either the rectum or vagina. Can be used for sexual or erotic purposes.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Kinks and fetishes
broader: homoit0001299
broader: homoit0001267
related: homoit0000293
related: homoit0000076
related: Anal play
related: homoit0000043
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Drag in film
alternative label: Drag in cinema
alternative label: Drag in movies
comment: Films with significant characters who appear in drag. Not to be confused with films where a principal actor plays a character who identifies as a gender other than what the actor identifies as.
issued: 2024-01-09
modified: 2024-01-09
broader: homoit0000367
broader: homoit0002327
related: homoit0000318
related: homoit0000249
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Eco-feminists
alternative label: Ecofeminsts
comment: A person who subscribes to the political and philosophical movement that views feminism and concerns for the environment as inherently related. Use when resources are about eco-feminists or when an individual identifies as such.
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
broader: homoit0000439
related: homoit0000387
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Edge play
alternative label: Edgeplay
alternative label: Taboo play
comment: BDSM activities and kinks that are considered to have an increased level of risk or taboo, or which are challenging to the participants for subjective reasons, for example due to a personal fear or boundary.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Kinks and fetishes
related: homoit0001242
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Electrical play
comment: Any of various forms of sexual play which involve the application of electricity.
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
broader: Kinks and fetishes
related: Violet wands
related: Sounding (Sex)
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Erotic hypnosis
alternative label: Mind control
comment: The use of hypnosis in a sexual or erotic context.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Mind play
related: Dollification
related: Power exchange
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Feminist Sex Wars
alternative label: Porn wars
alternative label: Sex wars
comment: A period of debates beginning in the 1970s between different schools and factions of feminist thought concerning sexual freedom, sex work, pornography, kink and sadomasochism, sex toys, butch/femme, and trans identities.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0000437
related: Sex-positive feminism
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Fire play
comment: The use of fire or flame in a sexual or erotic context.
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
broader: Temperature play
related: Wax play
related: Cigar play
related: Ice play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

First-wave feminism
alternative label: First wave feminism
comment: Period of women's rights activism in the 19th and early 20th centuries that was primarily focused on legal rights such as women's right to vote.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: homoit0000437
related: First-wave feminists
replaces: firstWaveFeminism
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

First-wave feminists
alternative label: First wave feminists
comment: A person who was part of a period of women's rights activism in the 19th and early 20th centuries that was primarily focused on legal rights such as women's right to vote. Use when resources are about first-wave feminists.
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
broader: homoit0000439
related: First-wave feminism
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Flogging
comment: Consensual impact play using a flogger, i.e. a multi-tailed whip, usually made of leather.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Impact play
related: Whipping
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Foot fetish
alternative label: Aretifism
alternative label: Foot fetishism
alternative label: Foot kink
alternative label: Foot partialism
alternative label: Podophilia
alternative label: Retifitism
comment: Eroticization of the feet.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Kinks and fetishes
related: homoit0000217
related: Shoe fetish
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Furry culture
comment: Use to describe cultural experiences shared by members of furry communities or products of furry culture (e.g., art and media created by and for furries, activism focused on furry issues, slang commonly used in furry communities, etc.).
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0001345
related: homoit0002165
related: Animal roleplay
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Gags
alternative label: Ball gags
comment: An item or device used to prevent speech, usually by blocking or filling the mouth. Often used in some forms of bondage play.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Kink accessories
related: homoit0000086
related: homoit0001238
related: Gas masks (Erotic)
related: Hoods (Erotic)
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Gas masks (Erotic)
comment: A mask traditionally used to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne pollutants and toxic gases and used in kink or erotic play.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: LGBTQ+ fashion
broader: homoit0001266
broader: Masks (Erotic)
related: Gags
related: Breath control
related: Pup play
related: Hoods (Erotic)
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Gay college students
comment: Gay men who are attending college.
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: homoit0000506
broader: LGBTQ+ college students
related: LGBTQ+ alumni groups
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Gay dominants
comment: Gay men who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a master/slave dynamic.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: LGBTQ+ dominants
replaces: gayMasters
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Gay musicals
alternative label: Homosexual musicals
comment: Musicals created by gay directors, depicting gay men, or that are regarded as important within gay culture.
issued: 2024-01-09
modified: 2024-01-09
broader: LGBTQ+ musicals
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Gay urban fantasy fiction
comment: A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on gay male characters or themes.
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Gay zines
comment: Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by gay people and/or focusing on gay identity, issues, or culture.
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
broader: homoit0000965
broader: homoit0000521
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Genital torture
alternative label: CBT
alternative label: Cock and ball torture
alternative label: Pussy torture
comment: A kink activity involving application of pain, intense sensation, or constriction to the genitals.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Sadomasochism
related: Sounding (Sex)
related: homoit0000585
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Gloves (Erotic)
comment: A garment covering the hand and used in kink or erotic play.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0001266
broader: LGBTQ+ fashion
narrower: homoit0000700
related: Impact play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Greyromantic autistic people
alternative label: Autistic greyromantic people
comment: Greyromantic people who are autistic.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Greyromantic neurodivergent people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Greyromantic blind people
alternative label: Blind greyromantic people
comment: Greyromantic people with significant or total loss of vision.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Greyromantic disabled people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Greyromantic college students
comment: Greyromantic people who are attending college.
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: homoit0001987
broader: LGBTQ+ college students
related: LGBTQ+ alumni groups
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Greyromantic Deaf people
alternative label: Deaf greyromantic people
comment: Greyromantic people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Greyromantic disabled people
narrower: Greyromantic hard of hearing people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Greyromantic disabled people
alternative label: Disabled greyromantic people
comment: Greyromantic people who are disabled.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0001854
narrower: Greyromantic neurodivergent people
narrower: Greyromantic blind people
narrower: Greyromantic hard of hearing people
narrower: Greyromantic Deaf people
narrower: Greyromantic wheelchair users
related: Greyromantic people with chronic illnesses
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Greyromantic hard of hearing people
alternative label: Greyromantic hearing impaired people
alternative label: Greyromantic HoH people
alternative label: Hearing impaired greyromantic people
alternative label: HoH Greyromantic people
comment: Greyromantic people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Greyromantic Deaf people
broader: Greyromantic disabled people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Greyromantic neurodivergent people
alternative label: Neurodivergent greyromantic people
comment: Greyromantic people whose brains process, learn, and/or behave differently from what is considered typical by society. Some of these neurological differences can present as learning disabilities, medical disorders, and other conditions.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Greyromantic disabled people
narrower: Greyromantic autistic people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Greyromantic people with chronic illnesses
alternative label: Chronically ill greyromantic people
comment: Greyromantic people who have long-term health conditions that require continued medical attention and/or significantly impact or limit daily life; some but not all people with chronic illnesses consider themselves disabled.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
related: Greyromantic disabled people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Greyromantic urban fantasy fiction
comment: A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on greyromantic characters or themes.
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Greyromantic wheelchair users
comment: Greyromantic people who use wheelchairs.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Greyromantic disabled people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

High heel fetish
comment: Eroticization of shoes with high heels.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Shoe fetish
related: Boot fetish
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Hogtie
alternative label: Hogtie restraining
comment: The position or activity of tying a person’s wrists and ankles together behind their back.
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
broader: homoit0000086
related: Cuffs
related: homoit0001238
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Hoods (Erotic)
alternative label: Bondage hoods
comment: A hood used as a head covering or restraint, for kink, erotic play or fashion.
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
broader: homoit0001266
broader: LGBTQ+ fashion
related: homoit0000086
related: Gas masks (Erotic)
related: Gags
related: homoit0000209
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Humiliation
alternative label: Erotic humiliation
comment: Psychological or physical humiliation performed in order to produce erotic excitement or sexual arousal.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Mind play
related: Orgasm control
related: Power exchange
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Ice play
comment: A type of sensual or sexual play in which ice or similar cold substances are applied to the body.
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
broader: Temperature play
related: Fire play
related: Wax play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Impact play
alternative label: Beating
alternative label: Cropping
comment: An activity where a person is struck repeatedly, with or without an implement, for erotic play.
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
broader: Kinks and fetishes
narrower: Whipping
narrower: Caning
narrower: Paddling
narrower: Flogging
narrower: homoit0001335
narrower: homoit0000447
related: Gloves (Erotic)
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Inflation (Erotic)
alternative label: Inflatables
comment: Inflation of the body, parts of the body, clothing, or inflatable objects with air or other substances for sexual arousal or erotic play.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Kinks and fetishes
related: Balloon kink
related: Rubber and latex fetish
related: homoit0000213
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex atheists
comment: Intersex people who are atheists.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000082
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex bookshops
comment: Bookshops that sell materials intended for use by intersex people or addressing topics related to intersex experiences.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000216
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex Buddhists
comment: Intersex people who are Buddhist.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0000225
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex characters
comment: Characters in creative works who are intersex.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000249
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex Christians
comment: Intersex people who are Christian.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000265
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex clergy
comment: Intersex people who are ordained for religious duties, particularly in the Christian Church.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001624
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex college students
comment: Intersex people who are attending college.
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: homoit0000618
broader: LGBTQ+ college students
related: LGBTQ+ alumni groups
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex community centers
alternative label: Intersex community centres
comment: Spaces in which people from intersex communities meet for social, education, recreational, or organizing activities.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000298
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex couples
comment: Partnerships in which both people are intersex.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000310
broader: Intersex relationships
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex culture
comment: Cultural experiences shared by members of intersex communities or products of intersex culture (e.g., art and media created by and for intersex people, activism focused on intersex issues, slang commonly used in intersex communities, etc.).
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001831
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex daughters
comment: Daughters who identify as intersex. Only use for people who identify as daughters.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000330
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex musicals
comment: Musicals created by intersex directors, depicting intersex individuals, or that are regarded as important within intersex culture.
issued: 2024-01-09
modified: 2024-01-09
broader: LGBTQ+ musicals
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex Muslims
comment: Intersex people who are Muslim.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001032
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex Pagans
comment: Intersex people who are members of polytheistic religions or other religions outside of the dominant culture that typically incorporate nature worship and/or the sacred feminine, such as Wicca, Druidry, Heathenry, etc. Use to describe intersex people who self-identify as Pagan.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001069
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex press
comment: Newspapers, magazines, or other publishing outlets aimed at intersex audiences and/or operated by intersex people.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001132
narrower: Intersex zines
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex Protestants
comment: Intersex people who are members of the Protestant Church.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001137
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex publishers
comment: Companies and organizations that publish materials for intersex communities or addressing intersex issues.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001144
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex radio
comment: Auditory content broadcast on the radio (analog or digital) about intersex people and intersex issues.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001231
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex relationships
comment: Ongoing connections (romantic, sexual, or platonic) between two or more intersex people.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001237
narrower: Intersex couples
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex Roman Catholics
comment: Intersex people who are members of the Roman Catholic Church.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0001244
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex slang
comment: Colloquial or informal language related to intersex identity or used by intersex people.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001317
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex sons
comment: Intersex people who are sons. Only use to describe individuals who identify as sons.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001329
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex survivors of hate crimes
comment: Intersex people who have experienced and survived hate crimes; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001349
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex survivors of rape
comment: Intersex people who have experienced and survived rape; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001350
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex survivors of sexual abuse
comment: Intersex people who have experienced and survived sexual abuse; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001351
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex survivors of war
comment: Intersex people who have experienced and survived war; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001352
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex television
comment: Television shows featuring intersex characters or themes.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001359
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex theater
alternative label: Intersex theatre
comment: Works in the performance arts that focus on intersex characters or themes.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001363
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex urban fantasy fiction
comment: A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on intersex characters or themes.
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex victims of hate crimes
comment: Intersex people who have experienced hate crimes and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000613
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex victims of sexual abuse
comment: Intersex people who have experienced sexual abuse and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000959
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex victims of war
comment: Intersex people who have experienced war and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000961
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex victims' rights
comment: Intersex people’s legal rights to be informed, present, and heard within the criminal justice system after having been harmed or injured as the result of of a crime, accident, or other event.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001492
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex wheelchair users
comment: Intersex people who use wheelchairs.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001877
broader: homoit0002929
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex youth literature
alternative label: Intersex YA
alternative label: Intersex young adult literature
comment: Written literary works for an audience of readers from 12-18 years of age, also known as young adult literature or YA; use in reference to youth literature focusing on intersex characters or themes.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001522
broader: homoit0002750
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex zines
comment: Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by intersex people and/or focusing on intersex identity, issues, or culture.
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
broader: homoit0000965
broader: Intersex press
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex-focused businesses
comment: Businesses focusing on intersex clientele and products related to intersex communities.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001741
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Intersex-owned businesses
comment: Businesses owned by intersex people.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001735
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Jockstraps
comment: An article of clothing with a pouch to support the genitalia, typically worn by athletes, or for aesthetic or sexual gratification.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: homoit0001266
broader: LGBTQ+ fashion
related: Kink accessories
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Kink accessories
alternative label: Bondage gear
alternative label: Bondagewear
alternative label: Fetishwear
alternative label: Leather gear
comment: Items used during kink play or worn as fashionable accessories to indicate participation in the kink or leather communities.
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
broader: Kinks and fetishes
narrower: homoit0000307
narrower: homoit0000612
narrower: homoit0000293
narrower: homoit0000209
narrower: Vacuum pumps
narrower: Diapers (Erotic)
narrower: Uniform fetish
narrower: Gags
narrower: Body bags (Erotic)
narrower: Chastity devices
narrower: Spreader bar
related: homoit0001266
related: homoit0001238
related: homoit0000086
related: LGBTQ+ fashion
related: Jockstraps
related: Sex swings
related: homoit0000705
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Kink community
comment: A broad term including all communities of people interested in kinks and fetishes, including or overlapping with certain subcultures such as the leather community and rubber and latex communities.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: homoit0000297
related: homoit0000705
related: Kinks and fetishes
related: homoit0000363
related: homoit0001353
related: Kinky people
related: homoit0001376
replaces: BDSMCommunity
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Kinks and fetishes
alternative label: BDSM
alternative label: Fetish
alternative label: Fetishism
alternative label: Kink
comment: Sexual or erotic acts, objects, and situations that are considered to be unusual within a given society.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: homoit0001300
broader: homoit0000404
narrower: Wrestling
narrower: Muscle worship
narrower: Impact play
narrower: Temperature play
narrower: Electrical play
narrower: Kink accessories
narrower: Leather fetish
narrower: Medical play
narrower: Mind play
narrower: Orgasm control
narrower: Chastity play
narrower: Blood play
narrower: Knife play
narrower: Balloon kink
narrower: Inflation (Erotic)
narrower: Shoe fetish
narrower: Sounding (Sex)
narrower: Tickling
narrower: Foot fetish
narrower: Douching
narrower: Abduction play
narrower: Consent play
narrower: Discipline
narrower: Urine play
narrower: Rubber and latex fetish
narrower: Scat play
narrower: Body part fetishes
narrower: homoit0000086
narrower: homoit0000211
narrower: homoit0000293
narrower: homoit0000412
narrower: homoit0001257
narrower: homoit0001814
narrower: Edge play
narrower: Piercing play
narrower: Sadomasochism
related: homoit0000302
related: Age play
related: homoit0000217
related: homoit0000609
related: homoit0001297
related: homoit0001299
related: Animal roleplay
related: Breath control
related: Bugchasing
related: Spitting (Sex)
related: homoit0000075
related: homoit0001295
related: Kinky people
related: homoit0000705
related: Kink community
related: Anti-kink discrimination
related: Power exchange
related: homoit0001267
replaces: fetishism
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Kinky people
alternative label: BDSMers
alternative label: Fetishists
alternative label: Kinksters
alternative label: Sadomasochists
comment: People who participate in kink and/or power exchange relationships.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: homoit0001297
broader: homoit0001295
narrower: homoit0000363
narrower: LGBTQ+ submissives
narrower: LGBTQ+ dominants
related: Kinks and fetishes
related: homoit0000219
related: homoit0000705
related: Kink community
related: homoit0001376
related: Leather people
related: Anti-kink discrimination
related: Sadomasochism
related: Power exchange
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Knife play
alternative label: Cutting
comment: The use of knives or blades during kink or erotic play.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Kinks and fetishes
related: Blood play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Lateral biphobia
comment: The phenomenon in which bisexual people displace violence or oppression onto other bisexual people, often by acting on internalized biphobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward bisexual people and bisexuality) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within a biphobic environment or culture.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Lateral oppression
broader: homoit0002592
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Lateral homophobia
comment: This term is often used to describe lateral homophobia carried out by LGBTQ+ people in general. Lateral homophobia refers to the phenomenon in which gay men displace violence or oppression onto other gay men, often by acting on internalized homophobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward gay men and homosexuality) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within a homophobic environment or culture.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Lateral oppression
broader: homoit0000391
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Lateral intersexphobia
alternative label: Lateral interphobia
comment: The phenomenon in which intersex people displace violence or oppression onto other intersex people, often by acting on internalized intersexphobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward intersex people and intersex variations) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within a intersexphobic environment or culture.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Lateral oppression
broader: homoit0002595
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Lateral lesbophobia
comment: The phenomenon in which lesbians displace violence or oppression onto other lesbians, often by acting on internalized lesbophobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward lesbians and lesbianism) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within a lesbophobic environment or culture.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Lateral oppression
broader: homoit0002591
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Lateral oppression
alternative label: Lateral violence
comment: The phenomenon in which someone in a marginalized group displaces violence or oppression onto other members of their own group, often by acting on internalized oppressive beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward any marginalized identities they hold) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within an oppressive environment or culture.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
narrower: Lateral lesbophobia
narrower: Lateral homophobia
narrower: Lateral biphobia
narrower: Lateral transphobia
narrower: Lateral queerphobia
narrower: Lateral intersexphobia
related: homoit0002590
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Lateral queerphobia
comment: The phenomenon in which queer people displace violence or oppression onto other queer people, often by acting on internalized queerphobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward queer people and queer identity) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within a queerphobic environment or culture.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Lateral oppression
broader: homoit0002594
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Lateral transphobia
comment: The phenomenon in which transgender people displace violence or oppression onto other transgender people, often by acting on internalized transphobic beliefs (i.e., negative perceptions of and intolerance toward transgender people and trans identities) adopted as a result of being raised or socialized within transphobic environment or culture.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Lateral oppression
broader: homoit0002593
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Leather and kink activism
comment: Organizing and activism focused on increasing awareness and acceptance of kinks, fetishes, sadomasochism, leather and related subcultures, closely associated with LGBTQ+ activism and the sex-positive feminist movement.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: homoit0001322
related: homoit0000006
related: Sex-positive feminism
related: Sadomasochism
replaces: SMMovement
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Leather and kink clubs
alternative label: Kink clubs
alternative label: SM clubs
comment: Social clubs and other types of membership organizations in the leather, kink, and related communities.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0000836
related: homoit0000906
related: homoit0000385
related: homoit0000705
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Leather and kink conventions
comment: Leather and kink conventions typically take place annually at a hotel, resort, or other venue. They usually include parties, performances, title contests, vendors, play spaces, and classes and workshops on kink, sex, relationships, activism, and related topics.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: homoit0000861
related: Play spaces
related: homoit0001272
related: Title contests
related: homoit0000705
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Leather fetish
comment: Eroticization of leather, especially leather garments and accessories associated with the leather and kink communities.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Kinks and fetishes
related: homoit0000217
related: Uniform fetish
related: homoit0000705
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Leather people
comment: People who participate in or identify with leather communities.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: homoit0000705
narrower: homoit0000709
narrower: homoit0000710
narrower: homoit0000708
narrower: homoit0000706
narrower: homoit0000707
narrower: Leatherboys
narrower: Leathergirls
narrower: Bootblacks
narrower: Pup play
related: homoit0001145
related: Kinky people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Leatherboys
comment: People who participate in leather communities and identify as leatherboy.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: homoit0000705
broader: Leather people
related: homoit0000706
related: homoit0000708
related: homoit0000709
related: homoit0000710
related: Leathergirls
related: homoit0000707
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Leathergirls
comment: People who participate in leather communities and identify as leathergirls.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: homoit0000705
broader: Leather people
related: homoit0000706
related: homoit0000708
related: homoit0000709
related: homoit0000710
related: Leatherboys
related: homoit0000707
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Lesbian college students
comment: Lesbians who are attending college.
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: LGBTQ+ college students
broader: homoit0000556
related: LGBTQ+ alumni groups
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Lesbian dominants
alternative label: Lesbian masters
comment: Lesbians who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a dominant/submissive dynamic.
issued: 2024-02-01
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: LGBTQ+ dominants
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Lesbian feminists
comment: A person who subscribes to lesbian feminism, an ideology that encourages women to focus their efforts, activities, and relationships toward other women rather than men, often advocating for lesbianism as the logical result of feminism. Use when resources are about lesbian feminists or when an individual identifies as such.
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
broader: homoit0000439
related: homoit0000753
related: homoit0000741
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Lesbian operas
comment: Operas created by lesbian directors, depicting lesbian individuals, or that are regarded as important within lesbian culture.
issued: 2024-01-09
modified: 2024-01-09
broader: homoit0002886
related: homoit0000755
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Lesbian urban fantasy fiction
comment: A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on lesbian characters or themes.
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Lesbian zines
comment: Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by lesbians and/or focusing on lesbian identity, issues, or culture.
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
broader: homoit0000965
broader: homoit0000766
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

LGBTQ+ alumni groups
alternative label: LGBTQ+ alumni associations
comment: Alumni groups or associations whose membership is specifically comprised of LGBTQ+ former students of the same university, college, or school
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: homoit0000297
related: Aromantic college students
related: Asexual college students
related: Bisexual college students
related: Demisexual college students
related: Gay college students
related: Greyromantic college students
related: Intersex college students
related: Lesbian college students
related: Megasexual college students
related: Non-binary college students
related: Queer college students
related: Transgender college students
related: Two-Spirit college students
related: LGBTQ+ college students
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

LGBTQ+ college students
alternative label: LGBT college students
comment: LGBTQ+ people who are attending college.
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: homoit0000915
narrower: Aromantic college students
narrower: Asexual college students
narrower: Bisexual college students
narrower: Gay college students
narrower: Greyromantic college students
narrower: Lesbian college students
narrower: Intersex college students
narrower: Demisexual college students
narrower: Non-binary college students
narrower: Queer college students
narrower: Transgender college students
narrower: Megasexual college students
related: LGBTQ+ alumni groups
related: Two-Spirit college students
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

LGBTQ+ country music
comment: Music expressing a LGBTQ+ sensibility, produced within the larger country genre since the 1930s.
issued: 2024-01-09
modified: 2024-01-09
broader: homoit0000816
related: homoit0000908
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

LGBTQ+ dominants
alternative label: LGBTQ+ D-types
alternative label: LGBTQ+ Doms
alternative label: LGBTQ+ masters
alternative label: Masters (LGBTQ)
comment: The person who takes on the position of authority or power in a power exchange relationship or kink activity.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: homoit0001637
broader: homoit0001295
broader: Kinky people
broader: homoit0001304
narrower: Transgender dominants
narrower: Bisexual dominants
narrower: Gay dominants
narrower: Queer dominants
narrower: Asexual dominants
narrower: Lesbian dominants
related: homoit0000363
related: LGBTQ+ submissives
related: homoit0001133
related: homoit0000705
related: homoit0001376
related: homoit0001018
related: Power exchange
replaces: mastersLGBTQ
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

LGBTQ+ fashion
comment: Fashion, clothing, and accessories associated with LGBTQ+ subcultures and expression.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
narrower: homoit0000307
narrower: Jockstraps
narrower: Gloves (Erotic)
narrower: Gas masks (Erotic)
narrower: Cuffs
narrower: Hoods (Erotic)
narrower: Masks (Erotic)
narrower: Rubber and latex fetish
related: homoit0000289
related: Kink accessories
related: homoit0001816
related: homoit0000568
related: Uniform fetish
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

LGBTQ+ musicals
alternative label: Musicals (LGBTQ)
comment: Films or theatrical productions in which singing and/or dancing are essential elements. Use for musicals created by LGBTQ+ directors, depicting LGBTQ+ people, or that are regarded as important within LGBTQ+ culture.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: homoit0000816
narrower: Asexual musicals
narrower: Bisexual musicals
narrower: Transgender musicals
narrower: Intersex musicals
narrower: Gay musicals
narrower: homoit0003228
related: homoit0001363
related: homoit0000547
related: homoit0000789
replaces: musicals
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

LGBTQ+ submissives
alternative label: LGBTQ+ S-type
alternative label: LGBTQ+ Slaves
alternative label: LGBTQ+ Subs
comment: The person who takes on the position of submission or service in a power exchange relationship or during kink activities.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: homoit0001637
broader: homoit0001295
broader: Kinky people
related: homoit0000219
related: homoit0000363
related: homoit0000705
related: homoit0001376
related: LGBTQ+ dominants
related: Sadomasochism
related: homoit0001018
related: Power exchange
replaces: slaves
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
comment: A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
issued: 2024-01-17
modified: 2024-01-17
broader: homoit0000865
narrower: Aromantic urban fantasy fiction
narrower: Asexual urban fantasy fiction
narrower: Bisexual urban fantasy fiction
narrower: Demisexual urban fantasy fiction
narrower: Gay urban fantasy fiction
narrower: Intersex urban fantasy fiction
narrower: Lesbian urban fantasy fiction
narrower: Megasexual urban fantasy fiction
narrower: Non-binary urban fantasy fiction
narrower: Queer urban fantasy fiction
narrower: Transgender urban fantasy fiction
narrower: Greyromantic urban fantasy fiction
related: Two-Spirit urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Masks (Erotic)
comment: Masks worn as a fetish fashion accessory or for sensual or sexual play.
issued: 2024-01-17
modified: 2024-01-17
broader: LGBTQ+ fashion
broader: homoit0001266
narrower: Gas masks (Erotic)
related: Pup play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Medical play
comment: Erotic roleplay and kink activities involving medical tools, settings, uniforms, and procedures.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Kinks and fetishes
broader: homoit0001242
related: Uniform fetish
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Megasexual autistic people
alternative label: Autistic megasexual people
comment: Megasexual people who are autistic.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Megasexual neurodivergent people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Megasexual blind people
alternative label: Blind megasexual people
comment: Megasexual people with significant or total loss of vision.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Megasexual disabled people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Megasexual college students
comment: Megasexual people who are attending college.
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: homoit0001633
broader: LGBTQ+ college students
related: LGBTQ+ alumni groups
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Megasexual Deaf people
alternative label: Deaf megasexual people
comment: Megasexual people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Megasexual disabled people
related: Megasexual hard of hearing people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Megasexual disabled people
alternative label: Disabled megasexual people
comment: Megasexual people who are disabled.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0001854
narrower: Megasexual blind people
narrower: Megasexual Deaf people
narrower: Megasexual hard of hearing people
narrower: Megasexual neurodivergent people
narrower: Megasexual wheelchair users
related: Megasexual people with chronic illnesses
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Megasexual hard of hearing people
alternative label: Hearing impaired megasexual people
alternative label: HoH Megasexual people
alternative label: Megasexual HoH people
alternative label: Megasexual hearing impaired people
comment: Megasexual people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Megasexual disabled people
related: Megasexual Deaf people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Megasexual neurodivergent people
alternative label: Neurodivergent megasexual people
comment: Megasexual people whose brains process, learn, and/or behave differently from what is considered typical by society. Some of these neurological differences can present as learning disabilities, medical disorders, and other conditions.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Megasexual disabled people
narrower: Megasexual autistic people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Megasexual people with chronic illnesses
alternative label: Chronically ill megasexual people
comment: Megasexual people who have long-term health conditions that require continued medical attention and/or significantly impact or limit daily life; some but not all people with chronic illnesses consider themselves disabled.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
related: Megasexual disabled people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Megasexual urban fantasy fiction
comment: A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on megasexual characters or themes.
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Megasexual wheelchair users
comment: Megasexual people who use wheelchairs.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: Megasexual disabled people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Mind play
comment: Psychological games or roleplay performed in order to produce erotic excitement or sexual arousal.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Kinks and fetishes
narrower: homoit0001242
narrower: Humiliation
narrower: Erotic hypnosis
related: Power exchange
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Mothers of intersex people
comment: A person who assumes the role of mother to an intersex person; use only for individuals who self-identify as mothers.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0002348
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Multiracial intersex people
alternative label: Intersex multi-racial people
alternative label: Intersex multiracial people
alternative label: Multi-racial intersex people
comment: Intersex people who belong to two or more racial groups. Only use for people who self-identify as multiracial.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0000903
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Mummification (Erotic)
comment: A form of bondage that involves wrapping the body with bandages, plastic wrap, or other materials.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: homoit0000086
related: homoit0001238
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Muscle worship
comment: Any practice of revering muscles, usually in a sexual context.
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
broader: Kinks and fetishes
broader: Body part fetishes
broader: Body worship
related: homoit0001654
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Native American intersex people
alternative label: American Indian intersex people
alternative label: Intersex American Indians
alternative label: Intersex Native Americans
comment: People who are part of the Native peoples of the continental United States and Canada (excluding Inuit people) and self-identity as intersex. Use more specific terms when available.
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
broader: homoit0001973
broader: homoit0001037
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Nipple torture
alternative label: Nip torture
comment: A kink activity where intense sensation, pain, or constriction is applied to the nipples.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0001046
broader: Sadomasochism
related: homoit0001984
related: Breast play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Non-binary blind people
alternative label: Blind non-binary people
alternative label: Nonbinary blind people
comment: Non-binary people with significant or total loss of vision.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0002652
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Non-binary college students
alternative label: Nonbinary college students
comment: Non-binary people who are attending college.
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: homoit0001048
broader: LGBTQ+ college students
related: LGBTQ+ alumni groups
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Non-binary Deaf people
alternative label: Deaf non-binary people
alternative label: Nonbinary Deaf people
comment: Non-binary people with significant or total hearing loss. Some but not all Deaf people prefer to capitalize Deaf in recognition of the cultural and linguistic identity they share with other Deaf people.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0002652
related: Non-binary hard of hearing people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Non-binary hard of hearing people
alternative label: Hearing impaired non-binary people
alternative label: HoH Non-binary people
alternative label: Non-binary HoH people
alternative label: Non-binary hearing impaired people
alternative label: Nonbinary hard of hearing people
comment: Non-binary people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0002652
related: Non-binary Deaf people
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Non-binary neurodivergent people
alternative label: Neurodivergent non-binary people
comment: Non-binary people whose brains process, learn, and/or behave differently from what is considered typical by society. Some of these neurological differences can present as learning disabilities, medical disorders, and other conditions.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0002652
narrower: homoit0002673
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Non-binary people with chronic illnesses
alternative label: Chronically ill non-binary people
comment: Non-binary people who have long-term health conditions that require continued medical attention and/or significantly impact or limit daily life; some but not all people with chronic illnesses consider themselves disabled.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
related: homoit0002652
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Non-binary urban fantasy fiction
comment: A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on non-binary characters or themes.
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Non-binary wheelchair users
alternative label: Nonbinary wheelchair users
comment: Non-binary people who use wheelchairs.
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
broader: homoit0002652
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Non-binary zines
alternative label: Nonbinary zines
comment: Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by non-binary people and/or focusing on non-binary identities, issues, or culture.
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
broader: homoit0000965
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Orgasm control
alternative label: Edging
alternative label: Forced orgasm
alternative label: Orgasm denial
comment: The physical or psychological control of one's own or a partner’s orgasm.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Kinks and fetishes
broader: homoit0001267
related: Humiliation
related: homoit0001062
related: Chastity play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Paddling
comment: Striking a body with a paddle as a form of impact play.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Impact play
related: Anal play
related: homoit0001068
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Piercing play
alternative label: Needle play
alternative label: Play piercing
comment: Temporary piercing of a body, usually for aesthetic, erotic, or sexual purposes.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Kinks and fetishes
broader: homoit0001114
related: Blood play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Play spaces
alternative label: Dungeons
comment: A area or room designated for kink and sexual activities.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: homoit0000974
related: homoit0000475
related: homoit0000087
related: Leather and kink conventions
related: homoit0001270
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Pony play
comment: The act of roleplaying as an equine, sometimes with someone acting as a trainer, handler or pet owner, for fun or erotic enjoyment.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Animal roleplay
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Power exchange
alternative label: D & S
alternative label: D and S
alternative label: D&s
alternative label: D/s
alternative label: Dom and sub
alternative label: Dom-sub
alternative label: Dominance and submission
alternative label: Domination and submission
alternative label: M/s
alternative label: Master/slave lifestyle
alternative label: Master/slave
alternative label: Submission and dominance
alternative label: Submission and domination
comment: Consensual exchange of power between two or more people as a feature of their relationship or during erotic activity.
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
broader: homoit0001304
narrower: Total power exchange
related: homoit0001637
related: homoit0000363
related: homoit0001242
related: homoit0000219
related: Kinks and fetishes
related: LGBTQ+ submissives
related: Mind play
related: Humiliation
related: Erotic hypnosis
related: Consent play
related: Discipline
related: Age play
related: Kinky people
related: homoit0000705
related: homoit0001376
related: LGBTQ+ dominants
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Pup play
alternative label: Leatherpups
comment: The act of roleplaying as a canine, sometimes with someone acting as a trainer, handler or pet owner, for fun or erotic enjoyment.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Animal roleplay
broader: homoit0000705
broader: Leather people
related: homoit0001145
related: Gas masks (Erotic)
related: Masks (Erotic)
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Queer college students
comment: Queer people who are attending college.
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: homoit0001195
broader: LGBTQ+ college students
related: LGBTQ+ alumni groups
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Queer dominants
alternative label: Queer masters
comment: Queer people who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a dominant/submissive dynamic.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: LGBTQ+ dominants
replaces: queerMasters
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Queer joy
comment: A positive feeling connected to queer community, activism, and/or culture that counters the impact of living in a discriminatory society. Note that queer is used as an umbrella term for the LGBTQ+ community within this phrase.
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
related: homoit0002256
related: homoit0001170
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Queer operas
comment: Operas created by queer directors, depicting queer individuals, or that are regarded as important within queer culture.
issued: 2024-01-09
modified: 2024-01-09
broader: homoit0002886
related: Two-Spirit operas
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Queer urban fantasy fiction
comment: A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on queer characters or themes.
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Queer zines
comment: Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by queer people and/or focusing on queer identity, issues, or cultures.
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
broader: homoit0000965
broader: homoit0001200
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Radical feminists
comment: A person who subscribes to a perspective within feminism that calls for a radical reordering of society in which male supremacy is eliminated in all social and economic contexts. Distinct from and not to be confused with trans-exclusionary radical feminists. Use for resources about radical feminists or for individuals who identify as such, unless trans-exclusionary radical feminists is a more appropriate term.
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
broader: homoit0000439
related: homoit0001230
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Rope bondage
alternative label: Japanese rope bondage
alternative label: Kinbaku
alternative label: Shibari
comment: Use of rope to tie and restrain the body for sensual or erotic play.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: homoit0000086
related: homoit0001242
related: homoit0001238
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Rubber and latex community
alternative label: Rubber subculture
comment: Communities of people with an interest in rubber or latex materials for fashion and kink.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: homoit0001345
broader: homoit0000297
narrower: Rubber and latex fetish
narrower: homoit0001249
narrower: homoit0001248
related: Balloon kink
related: homoit0000705
replaces: rubberSubculture
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Rubber and latex fetish
alternative label: Rubber and latex sex
alternative label: Rubber sex
alternative label: Rubbersex
comment: Eroticization of rubber, latex, and related materials.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: LGBTQ+ fashion
broader: Kinks and fetishes
broader: homoit0001299
broader: Rubber and latex community
broader: homoit0001267
related: Inflation (Erotic)
related: Dollification
replaces: rubberSex
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Sadomasochism
alternative label: Algolagnia
alternative label: S&M
alternative label: SM
alternative label: Sexual Torture
comment: Eroticization of pain and intense sensation.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: Kinks and fetishes
broader: homoit0001300
narrower: homoit0000997
narrower: homoit0001250
narrower: Nipple torture
narrower: Genital torture
narrower: Breast torture
related: Leather and kink activism
related: homoit0001295
related: Tickling
related: LGBTQ+ submissives
related: Anti-sadomasochism
related: Kinky people
replaces: SM
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Scat play
alternative label: Coprolagnia
alternative label: Coprophilia
alternative label: Extrementophilia
alternative label: Fecalphilia
alternative label: Fecophilia
alternative label: Poop fetish
alternative label: Poop fetishism
alternative label: Poop kink
alternative label: Scat fetish
alternative label: Scat fetishism
alternative label: Scat kink
alternative label: Scat
alternative label: Scatophilia
comment: Use of feces for erotic enjoyment.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: Kinks and fetishes
related: Urine play
related: Anal play
replaces: scat
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Second-wave feminism
alternative label: Second wave feminism
comment: Period of feminist political activity (also referred to as women’s liberation) beginning in the early 1960s that critiqued male-dominated institutions and cultural practices in society.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: homoit0000437
related: Trans-exclusionary radical feminism
related: Second-wave feminists
replaces: secondWaveFeminism
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Second-wave feminists
alternative label: Second wave feminists
comment: A person who was part of or subscribes to beliefs developed during a period of feminist political activity (also referred to as women’s liberation) beginning in the early 1960s that critiqued male-dominated institutions and cultural practices in society. Use when resources are about second-wave feminists or when an individual identifies as such.
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
broader: homoit0000439
related: Second-wave feminism
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Sex swings
alternative label: Sex slings
alternative label: Slings
alternative label: Swings
comment: A type of reclining seat suspended from a stand or ceiling, typically used to position the body for sexual activity.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0001266
related: Kink accessories
related: homoit0000076
related: homoit0000445
related: homoit0000459
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Sex-positive feminism
alternative label: Sex-positive movement
comment: A broad feminist movement, usually compared against the anti-sex or anti-pornography feminist movement, that supports sexual liberation, sex workers, pornography, and freedom of sexual and gender expression.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0000437
related: Feminist Sex Wars
related: Leather and kink activism
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Shoe fetish
alternative label: Shoe kink
comment: Eroticization of shoes such as high heels and boots.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Kinks and fetishes
narrower: Boot fetish
narrower: High heel fetish
related: Uniform fetish
related: homoit0000217
related: Foot fetish
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Sounding (Sex)
comment: Insertion of rods into the urethra, usually for erotic stimulation.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Kinks and fetishes
related: Electrical play
related: Genital torture
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Spitting (Sex)
comment: Expelling spit, usually onto a person’s body or into their mouth.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Body fluids
related: Kinks and fetishes
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Spreader bar
comment: A type of bondage device consisting of a wooden or metal bar with cuffs at either end that are used to keep an individual's arms or legs apart.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: homoit0001266
broader: Kink accessories
broader: homoit0001238
related: Cuffs
replaces: spreaderBars
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Squirting
alternative label: Cervical mucus
alternative label: Fejac
alternative label: Female ejaculation
alternative label: Gush
alternative label: Squirt
comment: Expulsion of fluid from the urethra during orgasm. Not commonly used for penile ejaculation.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Body fluids
related: homoit0001062
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Stealth (Transgender)
alternative label: Stealth
comment: Term used to describe the experience of a trans person who is not openly trans and is choosing to pass as cisgender.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
related: homoit0000078
related: homoit0001781
related: homoit0001783
related: homoit0001785
related: homoit0001784
related: homoit0000295
related: homoit0000560
related: homoit0001065
related: homoit0001090
related: homoit0001261
related: homoit0001378
related: homoit0001786
related: homoit0001787
replaces: stealthTransgender
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Straitjacket
alternative label: Strait-jacket
comment: A type of jacket used to restrain the upper body.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0001238
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Temperature play
comment: Any of various forms of sensual or sexual play in which objects and substances are used to stimulate the body with heat or cold.
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
broader: Kinks and fetishes
narrower: Wax play
narrower: Fire play
narrower: Cigar play
narrower: Ice play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Third-wave feminists
alternative label: Third wave feminists
comment: A person who was part of or subscribes to beliefs developed during a period of feminist political activity beginning in the early 1990s that embraced diversity and individualism in women and sought to redefine what it meant to be a feminist. The third-wave is characterized by the emergence of new feminist movements and theories such as intersectionality, sex positivity, ecofeminism, transfeminism, and postmodern feminism. Use when resources are about third-wave feminists or when an individual identifies as such.
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
broader: homoit0000439
related: homoit0002275
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Tickling
alternative label: Knismolagnia
alternative label: Knismophilia
alternative label: Tickle torture
comment: Tickling is the act of touching a part of a body in a way that causes involuntary twitching movements and/or laughter.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: Kinks and fetishes
related: Sadomasochism
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Title contests
alternative label: Leather contests
alternative label: Leather pageants
alternative label: Titleholders
comment: An annual event in leather and kink communities where contestants compete for a title. Contestants are judged on qualities including their stage presence, appearance, charisma, and ability to be a leader and activist in the community for the length of their title year.
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
broader: homoit0000818
broader: homoit0000861
related: Leather and kink conventions
related: homoit0000705
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Total power exchange
alternative label: 24/7 (Power Exchange)
alternative label: Kept
comment: Consensual exchange of power between two or more people as a feature of their relationship that is practiced at all times.
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
broader: Power exchange
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Trans-exclusionary radical feminism
alternative label: Gender critical feminism
alternative label: TERF ideology
alternative label: Trans-exclusionary feminism
comment: A transphobic and transantagonistic ideology that rejects trans and gender diverse identities and rights, and believes that recognition of these identities and rights constitutes discrimination and oppression towards cisgender women. Though originally considered a fringe offshoot of feminism, trans-exclusionary radical feminist groups have formed alliances with right-wing, far-right extremists, and anti-feminist organizations in order to spread misinformation and further anti-trans sentiment and legislation.
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
broader: homoit0000565
broader: homoit0001892
broader: homoit0001467
broader: homoit0000115
related: Second-wave feminism
related: homoit0000062
related: homoit0001885
related: homoit0000437
related: Trans-exclusionary radical feminists
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Trans-exclusionary radical feminists
alternative label: Gender critical feminists
alternative label: TERFs
alternative label: Trans-exclusionary feminist
comment: A person who subscribes to a transphobic and transantagonistic ideology that rejects trans and gender diverse identities and rights, and believes that recognition of these identities and rights constitutes discrimination and oppression towards cisgender women. Though originally considered a fringe offshoot of feminism, trans-exclusionary radical feminist groups have formed alliances with right-wing, far-right extremists, and anti-feminist organizations in order to spread misinformation and further anti-trans sentiment and legislation. Use when resources are about trans-exclusionary radical feminists or when an individual identifies as such.
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
related: homoit0000437
related: Trans-exclusionary radical feminism
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Transfeminists
comment: A person who is part of or subscribes to beliefs developed as part of a movement by and for trans woman who view the liberation of trans women as essential to the liberation of all women. Use when resources are about transfeminists or when an individual identifies as such.
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
broader: homoit0000439
related: homoit0002274
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Transgender college students
comment: Transgender people who are attending college.
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: homoit0001378
broader: LGBTQ+ college students
related: LGBTQ+ alumni groups
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Transgender dominants
alternative label: Transgender masters
comment: Transgender people who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a dominant/submissive dynamic.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: LGBTQ+ dominants
replaces: transgenderMasters
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Transgender musicals
comment: Musicals created by transgender directors, depicting transgender individuals, or that are regarded as important within transgender culture.
issued: 2024-01-09
modified: 2024-01-09
broader: LGBTQ+ musicals
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Transgender urban fantasy fiction
comment: A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on transgender characters or themes.
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Transgender zines
alternative label: Trans zines
comment: Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by trans people and/or focusing on trans identities, issues, or culture.
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
broader: homoit0000965
broader: homoit0001436
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Two-Spirit college students
alternative label: 2S college students
alternative label: Two Spirit college students
alternative label: Two Spirited college students
alternative label: Two-Spirited college students
comment: Two-Spirit people who are attending college.
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
broader: homoit0001480
related: LGBTQ+ alumni groups
related: LGBTQ+ college students
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Two-Spirit operas
alternative label: 2S operas
alternative label: Two Spirit operas
alternative label: Two Spirited operas
alternative label: Two-Spirited operas
comment: Operas created by Two-Spirit directors, depicting Two-Spirit individuals, or that are regarded as important within Two-Spirit culture.
issued: 2024-01-09
modified: 2024-01-09
related: Queer operas
related: homoit0002886
related: homoit0002891
related: homoit0002889
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Two-Spirit urban fantasy fiction
comment: A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on Two-Spirit characters or themes.
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
related: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Two-Spirit zines
alternative label: 2S zines
alternative label: Two Spirit zines
alternative label: Two Spirited zines
alternative label: Two-Spirited zines
comment: Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by Two-Spirit people and/or focusing on Two-Spirit identities, issues, or culture.
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
broader: homoit0002719
related: homoit0000965
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Uniform fetish
comment: Eroticization of uniforms.
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
broader: Kink accessories
related: homoit0001242
related: homoit0000217
related: homoit0000289
related: Boot fetish
related: Leather fetish
related: LGBTQ+ fashion
related: Medical play
related: Shoe fetish
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Urine play
alternative label: Clothes wetting
alternative label: Golden showers
alternative label: Omorashi
alternative label: Piss play
alternative label: Pissing sex
alternative label: Undinism
alternative label: Urolagnia
alternative label: Urophilia
alternative label: Water sports
alternative label: Watersports
comment: Use of urine and urination for sexual or erotic pleasure.
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
broader: Kinks and fetishes
broader: homoit0001299
broader: homoit0001267
related: Body fluids
related: Diapers (Erotic)
related: Scat play
replaces: waterSports
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Vacuum pumps
alternative label: Clitoral pump
alternative label: Nipple pump
alternative label: Penis pump
alternative label: Suckers
comment: A sexual aid or accessory that is placed over and around genitalia. The device creates a suction that engorges and enlarges genitalia.
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
broader: Kink accessories
related: homoit0000398
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Violet wands
comment: A device used to apply an electrical charge to the body.
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
broader: homoit0001266
related: Electrical play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Wax play
comment: Application of liquid wax to the body for erotic or sensual play.
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
broader: Temperature play
related: homoit0000606
related: Fire play
related: Ice play
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Whipping
comment: Consensual use of whips, floggers, or similar impact play tools on the body.
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
broader: Impact play
narrower: homoit0000447
related: homoit0001503
related: Flogging
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Womanists
comment: A person who subscribes to womanism, an ideology that grew out of the perceived indifference of the feminist movement towards the needs of Black women, who are often excluded from the categories of "female" and "femininity" as understood by white feminists. At the core of womanism is the idea that mainstream feminism is a movement led by white women to serve white women's goals, which can be indifferent or even oppositional to the needs of Black women. Use for resources about womanists or when an individual identifies as such.
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
related: homoit0002272
related: Black feminists
type: Concept
in scheme: v3

Wrestling
comment: A competitive, social, or erotic activity involving two or more people engaging in grappling with each other trying throw or force the other(s) to the ground.
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
broader: Kinks and fetishes
type: Concept
in scheme: v3