Childhood sexuality Translation: Kindliche SexualitätChildhood sexuality is fundamentally different from adult sexuality. It is an independent part of a person’s sexual development. Children create a sense of well-being by cuddling, caressing and snuggling....
Consent Translation: KonsensIn a sexual or relationship context, consent refers to the voluntary, informed and mutual agreement of all persons involved to a certain action or activity. It can be renegotiated or revoked at any time. Consent is only possible if everyone...
Contraception Translation: VerhütungContraception refers to all methods that are intended to prevent pregnancy and, in some cases, sexually transmitted infections. There are various methods of preventing pregnancy, such as condoms, the hormonal coil, sterilisation or...
Coming-Out Translation: Coming-OutThe inner coming out refers to the process in which a person discovers and recognises their own gender identity, sexual and/or romantic orientation. In our society, it is usually assumed that people are heterosexual and cisgender...
Cisgender Translation: CisgeschlechtlichCisgender refers to all people whose gender identity corresponds to the gender assigned at birth. Cis (Latin for ‘on this side’) is the opposite of ‘trans’ (Latin for ‘across’, ‘through’). Our society is cis-normative, i.e. it...
