Gamete:
The reproductive cell (ovum or sperm cell).

Gang Rape:
Sexual assault committed by two or more people. See Rape.

Gay:
Homosexual .

Gay Bashing:
Physical or verbal assaults on people who are perceived to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.

Gay Liberation Movement:
The movement to establish civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender women and men.

Gay Rights:
Civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people that are equal to those guaranteed to straight people.

Gender:
One’s biological, social, or legal status as male or female.

Gender Assignment:
Medical and legal description of one’s gender that is given at birth.

Gender Dysphoria:
Conflicted feelings about one’s gender, gender assignment, and gender identity.

Gender Identity:
Feelings about one’s gender and gender role.

Gender Norms:
Social standards about appropriate feminine and masculine behavior.

Gender Roles:
Social norms about behaving feminine or masculine.

Gender Scripting:
The socialization process by which one is conditioned to adopt certain behaviors, preferences, and attitudes considered appropriate for her or his gender.

Gender Stereotypes:
Unrealistic expectations based on gender.

Genitals:
External sex and reproductive organs (the penis and scrotum in men, the vulva in women). Sometimes the internal reproductive organs are also called genitals.

Glans:
The soft, highly sensitive tip of the clitoris or penis. In men, the urethral opening is located on the glans.

Gonadotropins:
Hormones secreted by the pituitary gland that trigger puberty by stimulating the gonads.

Gonads:
The organs that produce reproductive cells‹the ovaries of women, the testes of men.

Gonorrhea:
A sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria that can cause sterility, arthritis, and sometimes heart problems. This disease can be treated with antibiotics and cured.

Guilt:
Remorse at believing one has done something wrong.

Gynecology:
Sexual and reproductive health care for women.

Gynecomastia:
Often a temporary condition during puberty in which the breasts of boys become larger.