‘Tranny’ is an offensive slang term to describe a person who is transgender. People whose gender identity does not match their sex are called transgender (or “trans”). Any time a penis or semen come in contact with the vaginal area, there’s a risk of pregnancy. It’s often possible for transgender people to become pregnant or […]
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People express and experience their sexuality in different ways, no matter what their sexual orientation. People of all sexual orientations may have anal, oral, hand and/or vaginal sex.
Coming out means telling others you’re LGBTQ2S+. You get to decide if you come out or not, who to come out to and on what timeline. In healthy families, family members accept their LGBTQ2S+ kin. Even when a freak out was expected, the reaction is love and support, but sometimes there’s also a steep learning […]
Gay means a person who’s sexually attracted to people of the same gender. You may identify as being gay after you notice you are attracted to people of the same gender. Some people notice they have same gender attraction and don’t identify as gay. Lots of people are sometimes sexually attracted to people the same […]
In Alberta, students who ask to form a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) or Queer-Straight Alliance (QSA) club are guaranteed the right to start a group in their school, have regular meetings in a safe space, have an adult supervisor or sponsor and name the club. Below are steps to starting a GSA or QSA: The first […]
Transgender or “trans” means that a person’s gender identity or expression differs from what’s usually associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. In other words, how you look on the outside does not match with what you feel on the inside. In some cases, transgender people will experience gender dysphoria, a feeling of […]
Safer sex is not just about pregnancy. Although two people with testicles, or two people with ovaries, do not have to be concerned about pregnancy, there is still a risk for STIs and HIV. Condoms and dental dams are used to cover the penis, anus or genitals before starting and during anal or oral sex. […]
Puberty doesn’t happen at the same time for everyone. Most people start sometime between 8 and 16 and are done puberty by around age 21. The average age for kids with ovaries is a bit earlier than for kids with testicles, but that’s not true for everyone. Some doctors think those with ovaries start earlier […]
Pubic hair appears at different times and grows at different rates for everyone. Most people begin to grow pubic hair around ages 9-13. It also changes in both quantity and texture as puberty progresses.
Hair, no matter where it is on the body, helps to protect our bodies and regulate our body temperature.