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'''Bi-curious''' people are people of a [[Heterosexuality|heterosexual]] or [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] identity who, while showing some curiosity in a relationship or sexual activity with a person of the [[sex]] they do not favor, distinguish themselves from the [[Bisexuality|bisexual]] label. The term is sometimes used to describe a broad continuum of sexual orientation between heterosexuality and bisexuality.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1177/1363460708091743 |last=Frank |first=Katherine |title='Not Gay, but Not Homophobic': Male Sexuality and Homophobia in the 'Lifestyle' |date=2008 |journal=Sexualities |volume=11 |issue=4 |pages=435–454}}</ref> The terms "[[heteroflexible]]" and "homoflexible" are also applied to bi-curiosity, though some authors distinguish heteroflexibility as lacking the "wish to experiment with ... sexuality" implied by the bi-curious label.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smorag |first=Pascale |date=14 May 2008 |title=From Closet Talk to PC Terminology : Gay Speech and the Politics of Visibility |work=Transatlantica |url=http://transatlantica.revues.org/index3503.html |accessdate=February 13, 2011}}</ref> |
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'''Bi-curious''' aka Leslie Stead |
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The term bi-curious implies that the individual has either no or limited sexual experience, but may continue to self-identify as bi-curious if they do not feel they have adequately explored these feelings, or if they do not wish to identify as bisexual. |
The term bi-curious implies that the individual has either no or limited sexual experience, but may continue to self-identify as bi-curious if they do not feel they have adequately explored these feelings, or if they do not wish to identify as bisexual. |
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Bi-curious people are people of a heterosexual or homosexual identity who, while showing some curiosity in a relationship or sexual activity with a person of the sex they do not favor, distinguish themselves from the bisexual label. The term is sometimes used to describe a broad continuum of sexual orientation between heterosexuality and bisexuality.[1] The terms "heteroflexible" and "homoflexible" are also applied to bi-curiosity, though some authors distinguish heteroflexibility as lacking the "wish to experiment with ... sexuality" implied by the bi-curious label.[2]
The term bi-curious implies that the individual has either no or limited sexual experience, but may continue to self-identify as bi-curious if they do not feel they have adequately explored these feelings, or if they do not wish to identify as bisexual.
A heterosexual or homosexual who engages in bisexual activity during a three-way/threesome/ménage-à-trois, 3-on-2, or other group sex only then, is a different matter. One term for a person with this preference is vortex bisexual. This is a group to whom the term "switch hitter" may be accurately applied; other slang terms such as "AC/DC," "ambisexterous," "versatile." etc., are reserved to denote a stronger form of bisexuality.[3]
Someone with sexual experience who is experimenting with activities with the other gender with whom they generally have not had relations may or may not be termed 'bicurious', to the degree of that experimentation satisfying the person's general curiosity. In general, the term refers to someone who is contemplating and has prepared oneself for, but not yet acted upon - relations with those of same and different sex.
See also
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References
- ^ Frank, Katherine (2008). "'Not Gay, but Not Homophobic': Male Sexuality and Homophobia in the 'Lifestyle'". Sexualities. 11 (4): 435–454. doi:10.1177/1363460708091743.
- ^ Smorag, Pascale (14 May 2008). "From Closet Talk to PC Terminology : Gay Speech and the Politics of Visibility". Transatlantica. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ CoB, 1992)
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