Minority Stress: Stigma, Discrimination, Identity, and Well-Being
Minority stress is the added stress caused by stigma, discrimination, rejection, concealment pressure, and unequal treatment experienced by marginalized groups.
Misandrist: Meaning, Gender Bias, and Social Attitudes
Misandrist describes a person who expresses prejudice, hostility, or negative attitudes toward men based on gender.
Misandry: Meaning, Gender Bias, and Social Attitudes
Misandry refers to prejudice, hostility, or negative attitudes directed toward men based on their gender.
Miscarriage: Meaning, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Recovery
Miscarriage is the unintended loss of a pregnancy before fetal viability and may involve bleeding, cramping, medical treatment, and emotional grief.
Misgendering: Meaning, Examples, and Respectful Correction
Misgendering means referring to someone with language that does not match their gender identity. Learn how it happens and how to correct it respectfully.
Misogynistic Speech: Meaning, Examples, and Harmful Effects
Misogynistic speech expresses contempt or hostility toward women through gendered insults, sexual degradation, threats, control, and claims of female inferiority.
Misogyny: Meaning, Forms, Examples, and Gender Inequality
Misogyny can appear as open hatred, sexual double standards, controlling behavior, or systems that punish women and femininity.
Missed Miscarriage: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
A missed miscarriage occurs when a pregnancy stops developing but the tissue remains in the uterus, often without immediate bleeding or cramping.
Mixed Pronouns: Meaning, Grammar, and Usage
Mixed pronouns are two or more pronoun sets used by one person, such as she/they, he/they, or combinations that include neopronouns.
Mobility Impairment and Intimacy: Access, Comfort, and Adaptation
Mobility impairment and intimacy explores how limited movement can affect positioning, comfort, sexual activity, relationships, accessibility, and sexual well-being.