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Short for ‘out of the closet’. When someone’s LGBTQ+ identity is known to other people.

Also called puberty blockers or puberty inhibitors. They block the release of hormones from the pituitary gland, thus putting a pause on puberty. Used by young trans individuals to prevent elements of puberty that may cause dysphoria.

One of two drugs currently used for medication (or medical) abortion.

Safe, Sane and Consensual - A framework that posits that all sexual play must 1) be based on safe activities, 2) involve all participants being of sufficiently sound mind, 3) have the full and informed consent of all participants at all times.

S. Nicole Lane is an editor and journalist whose work has been published in Playboy, SELF, Healthline, The Guardian, and other corners of the internet. She is the Senior Editor of Traverse Magazine.

An internal, muscular reproductive organ in the pelvis. During pregnancy, this is where a fetus will develop. The lining of a person’s uterus is also the thing that sheds every menstrual cycle in what we call a period.