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OUTCEST [1 record]

Record 1 1998-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sexology
  • Sociology of Human Relations
DEF

conventional sex (George Kirgo's own definition); non-transgressive sex.

CONT

The taboos are off for everything. The last to go were incest and homosexuality, moans George Kirgo, a Hollywood screenwriter and TV critic who coined the word "outcest" for conventional sex.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sexologie
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
OBS

Créé comme antonyme du mot "inceste".

Spanish

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