Stealth (Transgender)
type: Concept
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
replaces: stealthTransgender
comment: Term used to describe the experience of a trans person who is not openly trans and is choosing to pass as cisgender.
alternative label: Stealth
in scheme: v3
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Intersex victims of hate crimes
type: Concept
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
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.
broader: homoit0000613
in scheme: v3

Intersex victims of sexual abuse
type: Concept
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
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.
broader: homoit0000959
in scheme: v3

Intersex victims of war
type: Concept
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
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.
broader: homoit0000961
in scheme: v3

Intersex victims' rights
type: Concept
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
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.
broader: homoit0001492
in scheme: v3

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

Intersex youth literature
type: Concept
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
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.
alternative label: Intersex YA
alternative label: Intersex young adult literature
broader: homoit0001522
broader: homoit0002750
in scheme: v3

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

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

Afro-Canadian intersex people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
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.
alternative label: Intersex Afro-Canadian people
alternative label: Intersex Afro-Canadians
broader: homoit0000016
broader: homoit0002764
in scheme: v3

Afro-Caribbean intersex people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
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.
broader: homoit0000017
broader: homoit0002764
in scheme: v3

Afro-European intersex people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
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.
alternative label: Intersex Afro-Europeans
broader: homoit0000018
broader: homoit0002764
in scheme: v3

Afro-Latin American intersex people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
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.
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
broader: homoit0000019
broader: homoit0002764
broader: homoit0002769
in scheme: v3

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

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

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

Native American intersex people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
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.
alternative label: American Indian intersex people
alternative label: Intersex American Indians
alternative label: Intersex Native Americans
broader: homoit0001973
broader: homoit0001037
in scheme: v3

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

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

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

Intersex culture
type: Concept
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
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.).
broader: homoit0001831
in scheme: v3

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

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

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

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

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

Intersex Pagans
type: Concept
issued: 2023-09-29
modified: 2023-09-29
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.
broader: homoit0001069
in scheme: v3

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

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

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

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

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

Asexual Pagans
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
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.
broader: homoit0001069
in scheme: v3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Non-binary neurodivergent people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
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.
alternative label: Neurodivergent non-binary people
broader: homoit0002652
in scheme: v3
narrower: homoit0002673

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

Non-binary people with chronic illnesses
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
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.
alternative label: Chronically ill non-binary people
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0002652

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Transgender zines
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
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.
alternative label: Trans zines
broader: homoit0000965
broader: homoit0001436
in scheme: v3

Aromantic zines
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
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.
broader: homoit0000965
in scheme: v3

Asexual zines
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
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.
broader: homoit0000965
broader: homoit0002804
in scheme: v3

Non-binary zines
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
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.
alternative label: Nonbinary zines
broader: homoit0000965
in scheme: v3

Two-Spirit zines
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
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.
alternative label: 2S zines
alternative label: Two Spirit zines
alternative label: Two Spirited zines
alternative label: Two-Spirited zines
broader: homoit0002719
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0000965

Queer zines
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
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.
broader: homoit0000965
broader: homoit0001200
in scheme: v3

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

Gay zines
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
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.
broader: homoit0000965
broader: homoit0000521
in scheme: v3

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

Drag in film
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-09
modified: 2024-01-09
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.
alternative label: Drag in cinema
alternative label: Drag in movies
broader: homoit0000367
broader: homoit0002327
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0000318
related: homoit0000249

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

Lesbian feminists
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
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.
broader: homoit0000439
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0000753
related: homoit0000741

Eco-feminists
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
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.
alternative label: Ecofeminsts
broader: homoit0000439
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0000387

Third-wave feminists
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
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.
alternative label: Third wave feminists
broader: homoit0000439
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0002275

Transfeminists
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
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.
broader: homoit0000439
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0002274

Radical feminists
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
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.
broader: homoit0000439
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0001230

Queer joy
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
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.
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0002256
related: homoit0001170

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

Butt plugs
type: Concept
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
replaces: 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.
alternative label: Anal dilators
alternative label: Anal inserts
alternative label: Anal plugs
alternative label: Buttplugs
broader: homoit0001266
in scheme: v3
related: Anal play
related: homoit0000043

First-wave feminism
type: Concept
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
replaces: firstWaveFeminism
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.
alternative label: First wave feminism
broader: homoit0000437
in scheme: v3
related: First-wave feminists

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

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

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

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

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

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

Asexual dominants
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
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.
broader: LGBTQ+ dominants
in scheme: v3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Non-binary Deaf people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
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.
alternative label: Deaf non-binary people
alternative label: Nonbinary Deaf people
broader: homoit0002652
in scheme: v3
related: Non-binary hard of hearing people

Demisexual people with chronic illnesses
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
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.
alternative label: Chronically ill demisexual people
in scheme: v3
related: Demisexual disabled people

Megasexual people with chronic illnesses
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
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.
alternative label: Chronically ill megasexual people
in scheme: v3
related: Megasexual disabled people

Aromantic people with chronic illnesses
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
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.
alternative label: Chronically ill aromantic people
in scheme: v3
related: Aromantic disabled people

Greyromantic people with chronic illnesses
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
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.
alternative label: Chronically ill greyromantic people
in scheme: v3
related: Greyromantic disabled people

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

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

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

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

Wrestling
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
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.
broader: Kinks and fetishes
in scheme: v3

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lateral lesbophobia
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
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.
broader: Lateral oppression
broader: homoit0002591
in scheme: v3

Lateral homophobia
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
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.
broader: Lateral oppression
broader: homoit0000391
in scheme: v3

Lateral biphobia
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
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.
broader: Lateral oppression
broader: homoit0002592
in scheme: v3

Lateral transphobia
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
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.
broader: Lateral oppression
broader: homoit0002593
in scheme: v3

Lateral queerphobia
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
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.
broader: Lateral oppression
broader: homoit0002594
in scheme: v3

Lateral intersexphobia
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
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.
alternative label: Lateral interphobia
broader: Lateral oppression
broader: homoit0002595
in scheme: v3

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

Title contests
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
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.
alternative label: Leather contests
alternative label: Leather pageants
alternative label: Titleholders
broader: homoit0000818
broader: homoit0000861
in scheme: v3
related: Leather and kink conventions
related: homoit0000705

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

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

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

Feminist Sex Wars
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
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.
alternative label: Porn wars
alternative label: Sex wars
broader: homoit0000437
in scheme: v3
related: Sex-positive feminism

Furry culture
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
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.).
broader: homoit0001345
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0002165
related: Animal roleplay

Edge play
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
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.
alternative label: Edgeplay
alternative label: Taboo play
broader: Kinks and fetishes
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0001242

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

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

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

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

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

Clamps (Erotic)
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
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.
alternative label: Clamp devices
broader: homoit0001266
in scheme: v3
narrower: homoit0001045
narrower: Clothespins (Erotic)

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

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

Intersex zines
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
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.
broader: homoit0000965
broader: Intersex press
in scheme: v3

Trans-exclusionary radical feminists
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
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.
alternative label: Gender critical feminists
alternative label: TERFs
alternative label: Trans-exclusionary feminist
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0000437
related: Trans-exclusionary radical feminism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Black feminists
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
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.
alternative label: Afro feminists
alternative label: Afro-feminists
broader: homoit0000439
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0002270
related: Womanists

First-wave feminists
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
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.
alternative label: First wave feminists
broader: homoit0000439
in scheme: v3
related: First-wave feminism

Second-wave feminists
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
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.
alternative label: Second wave feminists
broader: homoit0000439
in scheme: v3
related: Second-wave feminism

Womanists
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-11
modified: 2024-01-11
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.
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0002272
related: Black feminists

Gay urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
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.
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
in scheme: v3

Lesbian urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
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.
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
in scheme: v3

Bisexual urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
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.
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
in scheme: v3

Queer urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
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.
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
in scheme: v3

Transgender urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
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.
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
in scheme: v3

Asexual urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
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.
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
in scheme: v3

Aromantic urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
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.
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
in scheme: v3

Megasexual urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
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.
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
in scheme: v3

Two-Spirit urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
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.
in scheme: v3
related: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction

Demisexual urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
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.
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
in scheme: v3

Intersex urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
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.
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
in scheme: v3

Non-binary urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
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.
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
in scheme: v3

Greyromantic urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-18
modified: 2024-01-18
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.
broader: LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
in scheme: v3

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

Kink community
type: Concept
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
replaces: BDSMCommunity
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.
broader: homoit0000297
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0000705
related: Kinks and fetishes
related: homoit0000363
related: homoit0001353
related: Kinky people
related: homoit0001376

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

Second-wave feminism
type: Concept
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
replaces: secondWaveFeminism
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.
alternative label: Second wave feminism
broader: homoit0000437
in scheme: v3
related: Trans-exclusionary radical feminism
related: Second-wave feminists

Leather and kink activism
type: Concept
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
replaces: SMMovement
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.
broader: homoit0001322
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0000006
related: Sex-positive feminism
related: Sadomasochism

Spreader bar
type: Concept
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
replaces: spreaderBars
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.
broader: homoit0001266
broader: Kink accessories
broader: homoit0001238
in scheme: v3
related: Cuffs

Demisexual neurodivergent people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
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.
alternative label: Neurodivergent demisexual people
broader: Demisexual disabled people
in scheme: v3
narrower: Demisexual autistic people

Megasexual neurodivergent people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
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.
alternative label: Neurodivergent megasexual people
broader: Megasexual disabled people
in scheme: v3
narrower: Megasexual autistic people

Aromantic neurodivergent people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
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.
alternative label: Neurodivergent aromantic people
broader: Aromantic disabled people
in scheme: v3
narrower: Aromantic autistic people

Greyromantic neurodivergent people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
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.
alternative label: Neurodivergent greyromantic people
broader: Greyromantic disabled people
in scheme: v3
narrower: Greyromantic autistic people

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

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

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

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

Demisexual Deaf people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
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.
alternative label: Deaf demisexual people
broader: Demisexual disabled people
in scheme: v3
related: Demisexual hard of hearing people

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Leather and kink conventions
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
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.
broader: homoit0000861
in scheme: v3
related: Play spaces
related: homoit0001272
related: Title contests
related: homoit0000705

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

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

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

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

Sex-positive feminism
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
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.
alternative label: Sex-positive movement
broader: homoit0000437
in scheme: v3
related: Feminist Sex Wars
related: Leather and kink activism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Douching
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
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.
broader: Kinks and fetishes
broader: homoit0001299
broader: homoit0001267
in scheme: v3
related: homoit0000293
related: homoit0000076
related: Anal play
related: homoit0000043

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

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

Chest play
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
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.
broader: homoit0001299
broader: homoit0001267
in scheme: v3
narrower: homoit0001046
related: homoit0000222
related: Breast play
related: Chest

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

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

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

Discipline
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
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.
broader: Kinks and fetishes
broader: homoit0001299
broader: homoit0001267
in scheme: v3
related: Power exchange

Trans-exclusionary radical feminism
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-02
modified: 2024-01-02
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.
alternative label: Gender critical feminism
alternative label: TERF ideology
alternative label: Trans-exclusionary feminism
broader: homoit0000565
broader: homoit0001892
broader: homoit0001467
broader: homoit0000115
in scheme: v3
related: Second-wave feminism
related: homoit0000062
related: homoit0001885
related: homoit0000437
related: Trans-exclusionary radical feminists

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

Scat play
type: Concept
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
replaces: scat
comment: Use of feces for erotic enjoyment.
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
broader: Kinks and fetishes
in scheme: v3
related: Urine play
related: Anal play

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Anti-kink discrimination
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-20
modified: 2023-12-20
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.
in scheme: v3
narrower: Anti-sadomasochism
related: Kinks and fetishes
related: Kinky people
related: homoit0000705

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

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

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

Urine play
type: Concept
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
replaces: waterSports
comment: Use of urine and urination for sexual or erotic pleasure.
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
broader: Kinks and fetishes
broader: homoit0001299
broader: homoit0001267
in scheme: v3
related: Body fluids
related: Diapers (Erotic)
related: Scat play

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

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

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

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

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

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

Animal roleplay
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
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.
alternative label: Pet play
broader: homoit0001242
in scheme: v3
narrower: Pony play
narrower: Pup play
related: homoit0002165
related: Kinks and fetishes
related: Furry culture

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

LGBTQ+ musicals
type: Concept
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
replaces: musicals
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.
alternative label: Musicals (LGBTQ)
broader: homoit0000816
in scheme: v3
narrower: Asexual musicals
narrower: Bisexual musicals
narrower: Transgender musicals
narrower: Intersex musicals
narrower: Gay musicals
narrower: homoit0003228
related: homoit0001363
related: homoit0000547
related: homoit0000789

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

Temperature play
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
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.
broader: Kinks and fetishes
in scheme: v3
narrower: Wax play
narrower: Fire play
narrower: Cigar play
narrower: Ice play

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

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

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

Demisexual disabled people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
comment: Demisexual people who are disabled.
alternative label: Disabled demisexual people
broader: homoit0001854
in scheme: v3
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

Megasexual disabled people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
comment: Megasexual people who are disabled.
alternative label: Disabled megasexual people
broader: homoit0001854
in scheme: v3
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

Aromantic disabled people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
comment: Aromantic people who are disabled.
alternative label: Disabled aromantic people
broader: homoit0001854
in scheme: v3
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

Greyromantic disabled people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-10-27
modified: 2023-10-27
comment: Greyromantic people who are disabled.
alternative label: Disabled greyromantic people
broader: homoit0001854
in scheme: v3
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

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

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

Lateral oppression
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
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.
alternative label: Lateral violence
in scheme: v3
narrower: Lateral lesbophobia
narrower: Lateral homophobia
narrower: Lateral biphobia
narrower: Lateral transphobia
narrower: Lateral queerphobia
narrower: Lateral intersexphobia
related: homoit0002590

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

Kinky people
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
comment: People who participate in kink and/or power exchange relationships.
alternative label: BDSMers
alternative label: Fetishists
alternative label: Kinksters
alternative label: Sadomasochists
broader: homoit0001297
broader: homoit0001295
in scheme: v3
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

Sadomasochism
type: Concept
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
replaces: SM
comment: Eroticization of pain and intense sensation.
alternative label: Algolagnia
alternative label: S&M
alternative label: SM
alternative label: Sexual Torture
broader: Kinks and fetishes
broader: homoit0001300
in scheme: v3
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

LGBTQ+ dominants
type: Concept
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
replaces: mastersLGBTQ
comment: The person who takes on the position of authority or power in a power exchange relationship or kink activity.
alternative label: LGBTQ+ D-types
alternative label: LGBTQ+ Doms
alternative label: LGBTQ+ masters
alternative label: Masters (LGBTQ)
broader: homoit0001637
broader: homoit0001295
broader: Kinky people
broader: homoit0001304
in scheme: v3
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

LGBTQ+ fashion
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-18
modified: 2023-12-18
comment: Fashion, clothing, and accessories associated with LGBTQ+ subcultures and expression.
in scheme: v3
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

Power exchange
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
comment: Consensual exchange of power between two or more people as a feature of their relationship or during erotic activity.
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
broader: homoit0001304
in scheme: v3
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

Kink accessories
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-15
modified: 2023-12-15
comment: Items used during kink play or worn as fashionable accessories to indicate participation in the kink or leather communities.
alternative label: Bondage gear
alternative label: Bondagewear
alternative label: Fetishwear
alternative label: Leather gear
broader: Kinks and fetishes
in scheme: v3
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

LGBTQ+ urban fantasy fiction
type: Concept
issued: 2024-01-17
modified: 2024-01-17
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.
broader: homoit0000865
in scheme: v3
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

LGBTQ+ alumni groups
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
comment: Alumni groups or associations whose membership is specifically comprised of LGBTQ+ former students of the same university, college, or school
alternative label: LGBTQ+ alumni associations
broader: homoit0000297
in scheme: v3
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

LGBTQ+ college students
type: Concept
issued: 2023-12-05
modified: 2023-12-05
comment: LGBTQ+ people who are attending college.
alternative label: LGBT college students
broader: homoit0000915
in scheme: v3
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

Kinks and fetishes
type: Concept
issued: 2019-05-14
modified: 2024-02-01
replaces: fetishism
comment: Sexual or erotic acts, objects, and situations that are considered to be unusual within a given society.
alternative label: BDSM
alternative label: Fetish
alternative label: Fetishism
alternative label: Kink
broader: homoit0001300
broader: homoit0000404
in scheme: v3
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