plurisexuality
English
Etymology
plurisexual + -ity.
Noun
plurisexuality (countable and uncountable, plural plurisexualities)
- The state of being sexually and romantically attracted to members of more than one gender.
- 1979, Gordon Clanton, “A conversation with Albert Ellis”, in Alternative Lifestyles, volume 2, number 2, DOI: , page 247:
- Many straights could not consider gay activity, and many gays couldn't possibly consider straight. So they are compulsive. They arbitrarily rule out even experimentation that would lead to plurisexuality.
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- Any romantic or sexual orientation which includes attraction to more than one gender.
- Bisexuality is thought to be the most prevalent plurisexuality but other identities, like pansexuality, are also common.
- 2020, Ruby Grant; Meredith Nash; Emily Hansen, “What does inclusive sexual and reproductive healthcare look like for bisexual, pansexual and queer women? Findings from an exploratory study from Tasmania, Australia”, in Culture, Health & Sexuality, volume 22, number 3, DOI: , page 257:
- In participants' experience, youth sexuality was associated with risk for women and girls, with plurisexualities, particularly bisexuality, being equated with promiscuity and health risk
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- (sexual orientations) sexual orientation; asexual (-ity, ace), bisexual (-ity, bi), demisexual (-ity, demi), graysexual (-ity), heterosexual (-ity, straight), homosexual (-ity, gay, lesbian), omnisexual (-ity), pansexual (-ity, pan), plurisexual (-ity), polysexual (-ity), robosexual (-ity), sapiosexual (-ity), androsexual (-ity), gynesexual (-ity), vegansexual (-ity) (Category: en:Sexual orientations)
- multisexuality, polysexuality
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