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BICURIEUSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sexology
DEF

A person who is open to or curious about having sexual relations with a person whose sex differs from that of their usual sexual partners.

OBS

bicurious person: This term is sometimes considered pejorative.

Key term(s)
  • bi-curious person
  • bi-curious

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sexologie
DEF

Personne ouverte d’esprit ou curieuse à propos des relations sexuelles avec une personne qui n’est pas du sexe de ses partenaires sexuels habituels.

OBS

personne bicurieuse : Ce terme est parfois considéré comme péjoratif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sexología
DEF

Persona que no se identifica como homosexual ni bisexual pero siente o muestra curiosidad por una relación o actividad sexual con alguien del mismo sexo, o persona que no se identifica como heterosexual ni bisexual pero muestra curiosidad por una relación o actividad sexual con alguien del sexo opuesto.

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