By the most standard modern-day definition, when people talk about a "virgin," they're talking about someone who has not had penetrative sexual intercourse. You may be surprised to learn, however, that ‘virginity' has no medical or scientific definition.

If I were to ask you what sex is, how would you define it? What comes to mind when you think about ‘sex?’ In my experience and conversations with my clients, I often find that people have an implicit understanding of sex as penetrative, genital intercourse. The trouble is…

Many transgender people experience “gender dysphoria” - psychological distress that results from an incongruence between one’s sex assigned at birth and one’s gender identity. It often begins in childhood, though some trans folks begin to experience it around puberty or even later in life.

Gender dysphoria can manifest as…

Our experience of sexual desire varies widely from person to person, but can generally be broken down into two categories: spontaneous and responsive sexual desire…