A code that substitutes one set of symbols for another. Ciphers are often used to encrypt concepts a person wants to keep secret. Only a person with a key to the cipher can translate it. However, because this type of code is easily cracked, many modifications to a simple cipher have appeared.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Tamara L. Siuda, PhD, author of the new Weather Magic.
Members of the alphabet community (from acronyms representing different sexualities and gender identities in the LGBTQIA+ community) often have...