Genderfluid: switching between two or more genders over time, or having a gender that changes. These could be any genders—including male, female, nonbinary, and others—and could take place over any amount of time, from minutes to days to months or years, and might change depending on certain circumstances, or might change at random. (Being genderfluid between agender and another gender, or having a gender that changes in intensity, is sometimes called “genderflux.”) Netflix’s The Prommight not be on par with the same kind of romance as the other films in this round-up, but it’s full of the sweetness of young love. Emma (Jo Ellen Pellman) just wants to take her girlfriend Alyssa (Ariana DeBose) to prom. But when the conservative PTA decide to cancel the dance all together, a troupe of Broadway stars descends on the town to make the dance happen, and give Emma and Alyssa the chance to let their love shine in front of everyone. Additionally, 53 per cent of men described the experience as “very pleasurable”, in contrast to the depressing 28 per cent of women who could say the same.

Sex: a set of physiological traits including genitalia, reproductive organs, hormones, x and y chromosomes, and secondary sex characteristics. In our society, groupings of these traits are traditionally put into two categories: male and female, though these categories contain a lot of diversity and variation and do not accurately represent all people, and some people fall in-between male and female. Achillean: men who are attracted to men, inclusive of gay, bisexual, pansexual, and queer men and nonbinary people who identify with manhood. A term that refers to the Greek hero Achilles, modeled after the use of the term “sapphic” for women who are attracted to women. Similar to MLM. When female victims of female assaults do pursue legal action, gender bias can severely hinder their ability to accurately report sexual violence. "Oftentimes, women in abusive same-sex relationships tell us that even when they do call the police, they are treated dismissively," recounts Kauffman. "'Women aren't violent.' 'This is just a girl fight, this is a waste of our time,' is a common attitude." According to the 2015 report by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, of LGBTQ individuals in Ohio who did report intimate partner violence, 21 percent experienced "indifferent" reactions from police. Another 28 percent experienced hostility.But this man did. He elevated the experience by using his fingers inside my vagina, pressing on my g-spot, but also used his tongue inside my vagina, not just on the clitoris. Still, I was regularly reminded, “Cross your ankles. It’s not ladylike for girls to open their legs.”

Polyaffectionate: having or wanting a non-romantic intimate relationship with more than one person at once, a word for a relationship style based on the word “polyamorous” and frequently used by aromantics, as well as others who desire or participate in having multiple intimate but non-romantic partners. I’d seen the outline of a vulva projected onto the whiteboard in health class – when we were learning about periods and how babies were made (both of which sounded painful, and not like something I was interested in) – but I’d never seen my own genitals in real-life. Transmasculine: a transgender person who identifies with, is transitioning towards, or has transitioned to masculinity. This includes both binary trans men and some nonbinary people. There is actually not much queer content from Amsterdam, even though we are known as the queer capital and the first country (Netherlands) where gay marriage was legalized. Amsterdam is seen as so free, but there is really not that much representation coming from Amsterdam -- yet," says Dutch actor Hanna van Vliet.

Demiboy: being partially, but not entirely, a boy or a man. The “other” part may or may not be identified or known, and could be anything. Also known as “demiguy.” Nonbinary: any gender that is not strictly man or woman all the time. Nonbinary identity may include being a gender that is somewhere on the spectrum between masculinity and femininity, being a neutral gender or a gender separate from masculinity and femininity, being genderless, having multiple genders, having a gender that changes over time, and more. “Nonbinary” may be used as an umbrella term for all gender identities that are anything other than 100% binary man or 100% binary woman, or it may be used as a specific gender identity on its own. Some examples of genders included under the nonbinary umbrella include bigender, agender, genderfluid, demigender, and more! Nonbinary is sometimes shortened to NB (or “enby,” a phonetic pronunciation of the letters N-B). Alaina explained to the officer who answered that she had been sexually assaulted by a current student—that she'd been drugged, choked, and penetrated by her assailant's fingers as she faded in and out of consciousness one night five months ago.