Abduction play
Consensual kidnapping
A type of consensual BDSM play involving the mock capture, bondage, struggle, and intimidation of one or more sexual partners.
Afro-Canadian intersex people
Intersex Afro-Canadian people
Intersex Afro-Canadians
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.
Afro-Caribbean intersex people
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.
Afro-European intersex people
Intersex Afro-Europeans
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.
Afro-Latin American intersex people
Afro-Latina intersex people
Afro-Latine intersex people
Afro-Latino intersex people
Afro-Latino/a/x intersex people
Afro-Latinx intersex people
Intersex Afro-Latin Americans
Intersex Afro-Latinas
Intersex Afro-Latine people
Intersex Afro-Latinos
Intersex Afro-Latinx people
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.
Age play
ABDL
Ageplay
Infantilism
The act of roleplaying as people of different ages, usually as children, for fun or erotic enjoyment.
Anal play
Assplay
Any kind of sexual play that involves anal stimulation.
Animal roleplay
Pet play
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.
Anti-kink discrimination
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.
Anti-sadomasochism
Antisadomasochism
Opposition to various practices or fantasies involving sadomasochism or power exchange.
Armpits
Axilla
The hollow area underneath the upper arm where the shoulder connects, known to be ticklish and/or sexually stimulative.
Aromantic autistic people
Autistic aromantic people
Aromantic blind people
Blind aromantic people
Aromantic people with significant or total loss of vision.
Aromantic college students
Aromantic people who are attending college.
Aromantic Deaf people
Deaf aromantic people
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.
Aromantic disabled people
Disabled aromantic people
Aromantic hard of hearing people
Aromantic HoH people
Aromantic hearing impaired people
Hearing impaired aromantic people
HoH Aromantic people
Aromantic people who are hard of hearing.
Aromantic neurodivergent people
Neurodivergent aromantic people
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.
Aromantic people with chronic illnesses
Chronically ill aromantic people
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.
Aromantic urban fantasy fiction
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on aromantic characters or themes.
Aromantic wheelchair users
Aromantic zines
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by aromantic people and/or focusing on aromantic identity, issues, or culture.
Asexual atheists
Asexual Buddhists
Asexual Christians
Asexual clergy
Asexual people who are ordained for religious duties, particularly in the Christian Church.
Asexual college students
Asexual people who are attending college.
Asexual dominants
Asexual people (typically men) who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a master/slave dynamic.
Asexual dominatrices
Women who take a dominant role in BDSM activities; use for dominatrices who identify as asexual.
Asexual mistresses
Asexual women who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the mistress role in sexual relationships with a mistress/slave dynamic.
Asexual musicals
Musicals created by asexual directors, depicting asexual individuals, or that are regarded as important within asexual culture.
Asexual Muslims
Asexual Pagans
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.
Asexual Protestants
Asexual people who are members of the Protestant Church.
Asexual Roman Catholics
Asexual people who are members of the Roman Catholic Church.
Asexual urban fantasy fiction
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on asexual characters or themes.
Asexual witches
Asexual Wiccans
Asexual practitioners of Wicca or other Pagan religions who self-identify as witches.
Asexual zines
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by asexual people and/or focusing on asexual identity, issues, or culture.
Ashing
Ash play
Applying cigar or cigarette ash to someone's mouth or body.
Balloon kink
Looner
The use of balloons for fashion, sexual arousal or erotic play.
Biracial intersex people
Bi-racial intersex people
Intersex bi-racial people
Intersex biracial people
Intersex people who belong to two or more racial groups. Only use for people who self-identify as biracial.
Bisexual college students
Bisexual people who are attending college.
Bisexual dominants
Bisexual masters
Bisexual people who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a dominant/submissive dynamic.
Bisexual musicals
Musicals created by bisexual directors, depicting bisexual individuals, or that are regarded as important within bisexual culture.
Bisexual urban fantasy fiction
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on bisexual characters or themes.
Black feminists
Afro feminists
Afro-feminists
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.
Blood play
Use of blood for erotic or sensual pleasure.
Body bags (Erotic)
A body encasing or bag, often leather, used for sensory deprivation or during kink or sexual play.
Body fluids
Feces
Milk
Snot
Sweat
Urine
Vomit
Naturally occurring fluids produced by the human body.
Body modification
Modification of the body, such as tattooing, piercing, branding, or cutting.
Body part fetishes
Body part fetish
Body part fetishism
Partialism
Partialisms
Any of various fetishes regarding a specific part of the body.
Body worship
Any practice of revering another’s physical body, usually in a sexual context.
Boot fetish
Boot kink
Eroticization of boots through wearing and incorporating into sexual play.
Bootblacks
In the leather and kink communities, an individual who cleans and conditions someone’s leather boots, shoes or garments.
Breast fetish
Breast play
Any sexual activity involving the breasts, including fondling/groping, kissing, licking, rubbing, pinching, or squeezing/constricting.
Breast torture
Boob torture
Tit torture
A kink activity where intense sensation, pain, or constriction is applied to the breasts.
Breath control
Breath control play
Breath play
Breathplay
Suffocation
Controlling or restricting the ability to breathe in order to achieve heightened pleasure or stimulation.
Bugchasing
The act or fantasy of engaging in sex with the intent to contract HIV/AIDS.
Bukkake
A sexual act involving multiple people ejaculating on one person, typically on the face.
Butt plugs
Anal dilators
Anal inserts
Anal plugs
Buttplugs
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.
Caning
Striking the body with a cane as a form of impact play.
Chastity devices
Chastity belt
Cock cage
Accessories or devices used to restrict or confine the genitalia.
Chastity play
Refraining from sexual arousal, orgasm, or sex as an act of submission, method of erotic discipline, or for personal satisfaction.
Chest
A gender-inclusive term for the upper area of the torso, can be used if the person has breasts or not.
Chest play
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.
Cigar play
A form of temperature play that involves using cigars, usually applied to the skin.
Clamps (Erotic)
Clamp devices
A device designed to hold something firmly together or to otherwise fasten down on something (such as the nipples) for the purposes of gratification.
Clothespins (Erotic)
Clothes pegs
A fastener usually used to hang up clothes for drying, here used as a sex toy.
Consent play
CNC
Consensual nonconsent
Rape play
A type of consensual play involving mock coercion, intimidation, force, or struggle of one or more partners.
Cuffs
Cuff restraints
Any of various restraint devices designed to secure an individual’s wrists or ankles in bondage play.
Cum shot
Cash shot
Money shot
The depiction of ejaculation, especially onto another person, especially in the context of pornography.
Demisexual autistic people
Autistic demisexual people
Demisexual blind people
Blind demisexual people
Demisexual people with significant or total loss of vision.
Demisexual college students
Demisexual people who are attending college.
Demisexual Deaf people
Deaf demisexual people
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.
Demisexual disabled people
Disabled demisexual people
Demisexual hard of hearing people
Demisexual HoH people
Demisexual hearing impaired people
Hearing impaired demisexual people
HoH Demisexual people
Demisexual people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
Demisexual neurodivergent people
Neurodivergent demisexual people
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.
Demisexual people with chronic illnesses
Chronically ill demisexual people
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.
Demisexual urban fantasy fiction
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on demisexual characters or themes.
Demisexual wheelchair users
Diapers (Erotic)
Absorbent material wrapped around a person’s butt and between their legs to absorb urine and feces; typically used in ageplay.
Discipline
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.
Dollification
Rubber dolling
A practice of dressing and acting like a living doll (through makeup, dressing, etc.) for aesthetic or sexual gratification.
Douching
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.
Drag in film
Drag in cinema
Drag in movies
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.
Eco-feminists
Ecofeminsts
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.
Edge play
Edgeplay
Taboo play
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.
Electrical play
Any of various forms of sexual play which involve the application of electricity.
Erotic hypnosis
Mind control
The use of hypnosis in a sexual or erotic context.
Feminist Sex Wars
Porn wars
Sex wars
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.
Fire play
The use of fire or flame in a sexual or erotic context.
First-wave feminism
First wave feminism
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.
First-wave feminists
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.
Flogging
Consensual impact play using a flogger, i.e. a multi-tailed whip, usually made of leather.
Foot fetish
Aretifism
Foot fetishism
Foot kink
Foot partialism
Podophilia
Retifitism
Furry culture
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.).
Gags
Ball gags
An item or device used to prevent speech, usually by blocking or filling the mouth. Often used in some forms of bondage play.
Gas masks (Erotic)
A mask traditionally used to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne pollutants and toxic gases and used in kink or erotic play.
Gay college students
Gay dominants
Gay men who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a master/slave dynamic.
Gay musicals
Homosexual musicals
Musicals created by gay directors, depicting gay men, or that are regarded as important within gay culture.
Gay urban fantasy fiction
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.
Gay zines
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by gay people and/or focusing on gay identity, issues, or culture.
Genital torture
CBT
Cock and ball torture
Pussy torture
A kink activity involving application of pain, intense sensation, or constriction to the genitals.
Gloves (Erotic)
A garment covering the hand and used in kink or erotic play.
Greyromantic autistic people
Autistic greyromantic people
Greyromantic blind people
Blind greyromantic people
Greyromantic people with significant or total loss of vision.
Greyromantic college students
Greyromantic people who are attending college.
Greyromantic Deaf people
Deaf greyromantic people
Greyromantic people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
Greyromantic disabled people
Disabled greyromantic people
Greyromantic hard of hearing people
Greyromantic hearing impaired people
Greyromantic HoH people
Hearing impaired greyromantic people
HoH Greyromantic people
Greyromantic neurodivergent people
Neurodivergent greyromantic people
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.
Greyromantic people with chronic illnesses
Chronically ill greyromantic people
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.
Greyromantic urban fantasy fiction
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on greyromantic characters or themes.
Greyromantic wheelchair users
Greyromantic people who use wheelchairs.
High heel fetish
Hogtie
Hogtie restraining
The position or activity of tying a person’s wrists and ankles together behind their back.
Hoods (Erotic)
Bondage hoods
A hood used as a head covering or restraint, for kink, erotic play or fashion.
Humiliation
Erotic humiliation
Psychological or physical humiliation performed in order to produce erotic excitement or sexual arousal.
Ice play
A type of sensual or sexual play in which ice or similar cold substances are applied to the body.
Impact play
Beating
Cropping
An activity where a person is struck repeatedly, with or without an implement, for erotic play.
Inflation (Erotic)
Inflatables
Inflation of the body, parts of the body, clothing, or inflatable objects with air or other substances for sexual arousal or erotic play.
Intersex atheists
Intersex bookshops
Bookshops that sell materials intended for use by intersex people or addressing topics related to intersex experiences.
Intersex Buddhists
Intersex characters
Characters in creative works who are intersex.
Intersex Christians
Intersex clergy
Intersex people who are ordained for religious duties, particularly in the Christian Church.
Intersex college students
Intersex people who are attending college.
Intersex community centers
Spaces in which people from intersex communities meet for social, education, recreational, or organizing activities.
Intersex couples
Partnerships in which both people are intersex.
Intersex culture
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.).
Intersex daughters
Daughters who identify as intersex. Only use for people who identify as daughters.
Intersex musicals
Musicals created by intersex directors, depicting intersex individuals, or that are regarded as important within intersex culture.
Intersex Muslims
Intersex Pagans
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.
Intersex press
Newspapers, magazines, or other publishing outlets aimed at intersex audiences and/or operated by intersex people.
Intersex Protestants
Intersex people who are members of the Protestant Church.
Intersex publishers
Companies and organizations that publish materials for intersex communities or addressing intersex issues.
Intersex radio
Auditory content broadcast on the radio (analog or digital) about intersex people and intersex issues.
Intersex relationships
Ongoing connections (romantic, sexual, or platonic) between two or more intersex people.
Intersex Roman Catholics
Intersex people who are members of the Roman Catholic Church.
Intersex slang
Colloquial or informal language related to intersex identity or used by intersex people.
Intersex sons
Intersex people who are sons. Only use to describe individuals who identify as sons.
Intersex survivors of hate crimes
Intersex people who have experienced and survived hate crimes; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Intersex survivors of rape
Intersex people who have experienced and survived rape; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Intersex survivors of sexual abuse
Intersex people who have experienced and survived sexual abuse; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Intersex survivors of war
Intersex people who have experienced and survived war; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Intersex television
Television shows featuring intersex characters or themes.
Intersex theater
Intersex theatre
Works in the performance arts that focus on intersex characters or themes.
Intersex urban fantasy fiction
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on intersex characters or themes.
Intersex victims of hate crimes
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.
Intersex victims of sexual abuse
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.
Intersex victims of war
Intersex people who have experienced war and may or may not have survived; follow the individual's preference for "victims" or "survivors" whenever possible.
Intersex victims' rights
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.
Intersex wheelchair users
Intersex youth literature
Intersex YA
Intersex young adult literature
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.
Intersex zines
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by intersex people and/or focusing on intersex identity, issues, or culture.
Intersex-focused businesses
Businesses focusing on intersex clientele and products related to intersex communities.
Intersex-owned businesses
Jockstraps
An article of clothing with a pouch to support the genitalia, typically worn by athletes, or for aesthetic or sexual gratification.
Kink accessories
Bondage gear
Bondagewear
Fetishwear
Leather gear
Items used during kink play or worn as fashionable accessories to indicate participation in the kink or leather communities.
Kink community
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.
Kinks and fetishes
BDSM
Fetish
Fetishism
Kink
Sexual or erotic acts, objects, and situations that are considered to be unusual within a given society.
Kinky people
BDSMers
Fetishists
Kinksters
Sadomasochists
People who participate in kink and/or power exchange relationships.
Knife play
Cutting
The use of knives or blades during kink or erotic play.
Lateral biphobia
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.
Lateral homophobia
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.
Lateral intersexphobia
Lateral interphobia
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.
Lateral lesbophobia
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.
Lateral oppression
Lateral violence
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.
Lateral queerphobia
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.
Lateral transphobia
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.
Leather and kink activism
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.
Leather and kink clubs
Kink clubs
SM clubs
Social clubs and other types of membership organizations in the leather, kink, and related communities.
Leather and kink conventions
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.
Leather fetish
Eroticization of leather, especially leather garments and accessories associated with the leather and kink communities.
Leather people
People who participate in or identify with leather communities.
Leatherboys
People who participate in leather communities and identify as leatherboy.
Leathergirls
People who participate in leather communities and identify as leathergirls.
Lesbian college students
Lesbian dominants
Lesbian masters
Lesbians who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a dominant/submissive dynamic.
Lesbian feminists
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.
Lesbian operas
Operas created by lesbian directors, depicting lesbian individuals, or that are regarded as important within lesbian culture.
Lesbian urban fantasy fiction
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on lesbian characters or themes.
Lesbian zines
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by lesbians and/or focusing on lesbian identity, issues, or culture.
LGBTQ+ alumni groups
LGBTQ+ alumni associations
Alumni groups or associations whose membership is specifically comprised of LGBTQ+ former students of the same university, college, or school
LGBTQ+ college students
LGBT college students
LGBTQ+ people who are attending college.
LGBTQ+ country music
Music expressing a LGBTQ+ sensibility, produced within the larger country genre since the 1930s.
LGBTQ+ dominants
LGBTQ+ D-types
LGBTQ+ Doms
LGBTQ+ masters
Masters (LGBTQ)
The person who takes on the position of authority or power in a power exchange relationship or kink activity.
LGBTQ+ fashion
Fashion, clothing, and accessories associated with LGBTQ+ subcultures and expression.
LGBTQ+ musicals
Musicals (LGBTQ)
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.
LGBTQ+ submissives
LGBTQ+ S-type
LGBTQ+ Slaves
LGBTQ+ Subs
The person who takes on the position of submission or service in a power exchange relationship or during kink activities.
LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
Masks (Erotic)
Masks worn as a fetish fashion accessory or for sensual or sexual play.
Medical play
Erotic roleplay and kink activities involving medical tools, settings, uniforms, and procedures.
Megasexual autistic people
Autistic megasexual people
Megasexual blind people
Blind megasexual people
Megasexual people with significant or total loss of vision.
Megasexual college students
Megasexual people who are attending college.
Megasexual Deaf people
Deaf megasexual people
Megasexual people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
Megasexual disabled people
Disabled megasexual people
Megasexual hard of hearing people
Hearing impaired megasexual people
HoH Megasexual people
Megasexual HoH people
Megasexual hearing impaired people
Megasexual neurodivergent people
Neurodivergent megasexual people
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.
Megasexual people with chronic illnesses
Chronically ill megasexual people
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.
Megasexual urban fantasy fiction
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on megasexual characters or themes.
Megasexual wheelchair users
Mind play
Psychological games or roleplay performed in order to produce erotic excitement or sexual arousal.
Mothers of intersex people
A person who assumes the role of mother to an intersex person; use only for individuals who self-identify as mothers.
Multiracial intersex people
Intersex multi-racial people
Intersex multiracial people
Multi-racial intersex people
Intersex people who belong to two or more racial groups. Only use for people who self-identify as multiracial.
Mummification (Erotic)
A form of bondage that involves wrapping the body with bandages, plastic wrap, or other materials.
Muscle worship
Any practice of revering muscles, usually in a sexual context.
Native American intersex people
American Indian intersex people
Intersex American Indians
Intersex Native Americans
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.
Nipple torture
Nip torture
A kink activity where intense sensation, pain, or constriction is applied to the nipples.
Non-binary blind people
Blind non-binary people
Nonbinary blind people
Non-binary people with significant or total loss of vision.
Non-binary college students
Nonbinary college students
Non-binary people who are attending college.
Non-binary Deaf people
Deaf non-binary people
Nonbinary Deaf people
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.
Non-binary hard of hearing people
Hearing impaired non-binary people
HoH Non-binary people
Non-binary HoH people
Non-binary hearing impaired people
Nonbinary hard of hearing people
Non-binary people with significant or total hearing loss who may or may not consider themselves d/Deaf.
Non-binary neurodivergent people
Neurodivergent non-binary people
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.
Non-binary people with chronic illnesses
Chronically ill non-binary people
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.
Non-binary urban fantasy fiction
Nonbinary urban fantasy fiction
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.
Non-binary wheelchair users
Nonbinary wheelchair users
Non-binary zines
Nonbinary zines
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.
Orgasm control
Edging
Forced orgasm
Orgasm denial
The physical or psychological control of one's own or a partner’s orgasm.
Paddling
Striking a body with a paddle as a form of impact play.
Piercing play
Needle play
Play piercing
Temporary piercing of a body, usually for aesthetic, erotic, or sexual purposes.
Play spaces
Dungeons
A area or room designated for kink and sexual activities.
Pony play
The act of roleplaying as an equine, sometimes with someone acting as a trainer, handler or pet owner, for fun or erotic enjoyment.
Power exchange
D & S
D and S
D&s
D/s
Dom and sub
Dom-sub
Dominance and submission
Domination and submission
M/s
Master/slave lifestyle
Master/slave
Submission and dominance
Submission and domination
Consensual exchange of power between two or more people as a feature of their relationship or during erotic activity.
Pup play
Leatherpups
The act of roleplaying as a canine, sometimes with someone acting as a trainer, handler or pet owner, for fun or erotic enjoyment.
Queer college students
Queer dominants
Queer masters
Queer people who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a dominant/submissive dynamic.
Queer joy
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.
Queer operas
Operas created by queer directors, depicting queer individuals, or that are regarded as important within queer culture.
Queer urban fantasy fiction
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on queer characters or themes.
Queer zines
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by queer people and/or focusing on queer identity, issues, or cultures.
Radical feminists
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.
Rope bondage
Japanese rope bondage
Kinbaku
Shibari
Use of rope to tie and restrain the body for sensual or erotic play.
Rubber and latex community
Rubber subculture
Communities of people with an interest in rubber or latex materials for fashion and kink.
Rubber and latex fetish
Rubber and latex sex
Rubber sex
Rubbersex
Eroticization of rubber, latex, and related materials.
Sadomasochism
Algolagnia
S&M
Sexual Torture
Eroticization of pain and intense sensation.
Scat play
Coprolagnia
Coprophilia
Extrementophilia
Fecalphilia
Fecophilia
Poop fetish
Poop fetishism
Poop kink
Scat fetish
Scat fetishism
Scat kink
Scat
Scatophilia
Second-wave feminism
Second wave feminism
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.
Second-wave feminists
Second wave feminists
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.
Sex swings
Sex slings
Slings
Swings
A type of reclining seat suspended from a stand or ceiling, typically used to position the body for sexual activity.
Sex-positive feminism
Sex-positive movement
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.
Shoe fetish
Shoe kink
Eroticization of shoes such as high heels and boots.
Sounding (Sex)
Insertion of rods into the urethra, usually for erotic stimulation.
Spitting (Sex)
Expelling spit, usually onto a person’s body or into their mouth.
Spreader bar
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.
Squirting
Cervical mucus
Fejac
Female ejaculation
Gush
Squirt
Expulsion of fluid from the urethra during orgasm. Not commonly used for penile ejaculation.
Stealth (Transgender)
Stealth
Term used to describe the experience of a trans person who is not openly trans and is choosing to pass as cisgender.
Straitjacket
Strait-jacket
A type of jacket used to restrain the upper body.
Temperature play
Any of various forms of sensual or sexual play in which objects and substances are used to stimulate the body with heat or cold.
Third-wave feminists
Third wave feminists
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.
Tickling
Knismolagnia
Knismophilia
Tickle torture
Tickling is the act of touching a part of a body in a way that causes involuntary twitching movements and/or laughter.
Title contests
Leather contests
Leather pageants
Titleholders
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.
Total power exchange
24/7 (Power Exchange)
Kept
Consensual exchange of power between two or more people as a feature of their relationship that is practiced at all times.
Trans-exclusionary radical feminism
Gender critical feminism
TERF ideology
Trans-exclusionary feminism
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.
Trans-exclusionary radical feminists
Gender critical feminists
TERFs
Trans-exclusionary feminist
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.
Transfeminists
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.
Transgender college students
Transgender people who are attending college.
Transgender dominants
Transgender masters
Transgender people who are part of the BDSM scene and assume the dominant role in sexual relationships with a dominant/submissive dynamic.
Transgender musicals
Musicals created by transgender directors, depicting transgender individuals, or that are regarded as important within transgender culture.
Transgender urban fantasy fiction
A subgenre of fantasy fiction featuring magic and supernatural creatures in contemporary urban settings; use for urban fantasy focusing on transgender characters or themes.
Transgender zines
Trans zines
Independent, small-circulation publications usually reproduced via photocopier; use for zines created by trans people and/or focusing on trans identities, issues, or culture.
Two-Spirit college students
2S college students
Two Spirit college students
Two Spirited college students
Two-Spirited college students
Two-Spirit people who are attending college.
Two-Spirit operas
2S operas
Two Spirit operas
Two Spirited operas
Two-Spirited operas
Operas created by Two-Spirit directors, depicting Two-Spirit individuals, or that are regarded as important within Two-Spirit culture.
Two-Spirit urban fantasy fiction
2S urban fantasy fiction
Two Spirit urban fantasy fiction
Two Spirited urban fantasy fiction
Two-Spirited urban fantasy fiction
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.
Two-Spirit zines
2S zines
Two Spirit zines
Two Spirited zines
Two-Spirited zines
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.
Uniform fetish
Urine play
Clothes wetting
Golden showers
Omorashi
Piss play
Pissing sex
Undinism
Urolagnia
Urophilia
Water sports
Watersports
Use of urine and urination for sexual or erotic pleasure.
Vacuum pumps
Clitoral pump
Nipple pump
Penis pump
Suckers
A sexual aid or accessory that is placed over and around genitalia. The device creates a suction that engorges and enlarges genitalia.
Violet wands
A device used to apply an electrical charge to the body.
Wax play
Application of liquid wax to the body for erotic or sensual play.
Whipping
Consensual use of whips, floggers, or similar impact play tools on the body.
Womanists
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.
Wrestling
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.