Sex Positivity: Consent, Pleasure, Autonomy, and Sexual Choice
Sex positivity is an approach that supports consensual sexual expression, pleasure, autonomy, diversity, and informed choice without unnecessary shame or pressure.
Sex Negativity: Shame, Stigma, and Restrictive Sexual Norms
Sex negativity refers to beliefs or social norms that treat sexuality, desire, pleasure, or consensual sexual behavior as inherently shameful, immoral, or suspect.
Ace Erasure: Asexual Invisibility, Invalidity, and Recognition
Ace erasure is the denial, invisibility, or misrepresentation of asexuality, often through assumptions that everyone experiences sexual attraction or must want sex.
Bi Erasure: Bisexual Invisibility, Invalidity, and Identity Recognition
Bi erasure is the denial, dismissal, or invisibility of bisexuality, often occurring when people assume sexual orientation solely from a person’s current partner.
Visibility Management: Identity, Privacy, Disclosure, and Safety
Visibility management is the process of controlling how visible an identity is across different settings through disclosure, concealment, privacy, presentation, and selective openness.
Allonormativity: Sexual Attraction as a Social Expectation
Allonormativity is the assumption that everyone naturally experiences sexual attraction and should want sexual relationships or become sexually active.
Family Rejection: LGBTQ+ Identity, Minority Stress, and Support
Family rejection is the withdrawal of acceptance, support, or belonging because of a person’s identity, relationships, or self-expression, including LGBTQ+ identities.
Family Affirmation: LGBTQ+ Support, Acceptance, and Belonging
Family affirmation means actively supporting and respecting a person’s identity, relationships, privacy, and self-expression through acceptance, care, and inclusive behavior.
Identity Concealment: Privacy, Minority Stress, and LGBTQ+ Identity
Identity concealment is the act of hiding or limiting disclosure of a personal identity, often to protect privacy or reduce risks of stigma, rejection, or discrimination.
Identity Disclosure: Privacy, Coming Out, and Personal Choice
Identity disclosure is the act of sharing personal identity information, such as sexual orientation or gender identity, with others while balancing privacy, safety, and personal choice.