bicurious
Exploring both possibilities
Bicurious describes someone who identifies as heterosexual or homosexual but is curious about sexual experiences with people of a different gender than they're usually attracted to.
The term suggests openness to experimentation without commitment to a bisexual identity: I've always been straight, but lately I've been bicurious.
Often a transitional label.
Continuous range of values
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
- queerUnusual or non-normative
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
unlabeled · pansexual · questioning · ambiguity · self-awareness · coming-out · closeted · pride
Systematic testing of ideas
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
- exploringTraveling to learn firsthand
sexuality · discovery · journey · understanding · awareness · inquiry · search · introspection
Seeking answers through inquiry
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- doubtLack of firm belief
tentativeness · unsure · wondering · pondering · contemplation · reflection · perplexity · indecision
spectrum
Continuous range of values
label · unlabeled · pansexual · questioning · ambiguity · self-awareness · coming-out · closeted · pride · community
experimentation
Systematic testing of ideas
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
exploring · sexuality · discovery · journey · understanding · awareness · inquiry · search · introspection · self-examination
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
doubt · tentativeness · unsure · wondering · pondering · contemplation · reflection · perplexity · indecision · conflicted
- sexual identitiesgay, lesbian, transgender, queer, asexual
- orientationshorizontal, vertical, diagonal, perpendicular, parallel
bicuriousstraight
Not curved or crooked
heterosexual · monosexual · gay · lesbian · homosexual
bicuriousheteronormative
Presuming universal straightness
closeted · repressed · in denial · homophobic
curious, curiosity, bipartisan, binary, bisect, curio, bisexual, incurious, bipolar