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• LabiaBody & healthThe labia are the folds of skin of the vulva: the outer labia (labia majora) and the inner labia (labia minora), which surround and protect the vaginal and urethral openings.
• Lactational amenorrheaContraceptionLactational amenorrhea is the natural pause in ovulation and periods that can happen with frequent, exclusive breastfeeding after birth, and it can be used as temporary contraception.
• LARCContraceptionLARC stands for long-acting reversible contraception: methods such as the implant and IUDs that last for years but can be removed at any time.
• Latex allergyContraceptionA latex allergy is an immune reaction to proteins in natural rubber latex, a material used in many condoms, gloves and dental dams.
• Lavender marriageOrientationsA marriage, typically between a man and a woman, entered into partly to hide one or both partners' same-gender attraction.
• Leather community 18+Kink & BDSMA subculture, historically rooted in gay men's communities after the Second World War, that combines kink, leather clothing, mentorship and strong traditions of mutual support.
• Left on readDating-app slang & abbreviationsWhen someone has opened and read your message, as shown by a read receipt, but has not replied.
• Legal gender recognitionGender & identityThe legal process by which a person's gender is officially recognised and updated on documents such as birth certificates, passports and ID cards.
• LesbianOrientationsDescribes a woman, or a non-binary person with a connection to womanhood, who is attracted to women.
• LGBTQ+OrientationsAn acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning people, with the plus standing for further identities.
• LibidoBody & healthLibido is a person's overall interest in or desire for sexual activity. It varies widely between people and changes over a lifetime.
• LimerencePsychology of intimacyLimerence is an intense, often involuntary state of romantic longing for a specific person, marked by intrusive thoughts and a strong wish for the feeling to be returned.
• Living apart togetherRelationships & datingA committed couple who choose to keep separate homes rather than live together.
• LonelinessPsychology of intimacyLoneliness is the painful feeling that one's social connections are fewer or less meaningful than one wants, regardless of how many people are actually around.
• Long-distance relationshipRelationships & datingA romantic relationship in which partners live far apart and cannot see each other in person regularly.
• Love bombingRelationships & datingOverwhelming someone with intense affection, attention and gifts early on, often in a way that creates fast dependence or pressure.
• Love languagesRelationships & datingA popular framework proposing that people mainly express and receive love in five ways: words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, acts of service and physical touch.
• LTRDating-app slang & abbreviationsShort for "long-term relationship": someone looking for LTR wants a committed partnership rather than something casual.
• LubricantBody & healthA lubricant is a gel or liquid used to reduce friction and dryness during sex or medical examinations, making touch more comfortable and lowering the risk of condoms breaking or skin tearing.
• Lymphogranuloma venereumSTIsLymphogranuloma venereum is an uncommon STI caused by particular strains of chlamydia that can affect the lymph nodes and, often, the rectum.