Meanings
- not comparablePrimarily heterosexual, but open to taking part in a limited amount of homosexual activity.
Let me start by saying that yes, people can be heteroflexible, homoflexible and bisexual.
2014 August 1, Joe Kort, “Are "heteroflexible" and "homoflexible" shades of bisexual?”, in San Diego Gay & Lesbian News5 more examples
We are living at a time when youthful attitudes toward casual sexual encounters and pliable sexual boundaries have spawned a whole new vocabulary of sexuality ("pansexual," "ambisexual," "polysexual," and "heteroflexible," according to a
2000, United Synagogue Review, Volumes 53-59, page 17It is a rejection of bisexuality since the inevitable question that comes up in bisexuality is one of preference, and the preference of the heteroflexible is quite clear. Here postmodern heterosexuals can envision indulging in homosexual sex.
2002, Queering Christ: Beyond Jesus Acted Up, page 232A “boi” describes a boyish gay guy or abiological female with a male presentation; and “heteroflexible” refers to a straight person with a queer mindset
2003, The Homosexual Agenda: Exposing the Principal Threat to Religious Freedom Today, page 31Dery describes Bowie as "a reverse-drag queen: a heteroflexible straight man playing an exquisitely androgynous gay."
2013 June 5, Richard Metzger, “Growing Up Bowie: Mark Dery's "All The Young Dudes: Why Glam Rock Matters”, in Boing BoingIf you know me, you might know I've bounced around a lot with my sexual orientation — from straight to heteroflexible to queer to "I'm not going to label myself as anything, and I’ll just take things as they come" — pun intended.
2014 September 25, Robyn Smith, “Bisexuality is real, not just indecision”, in The Independent Florida AlligatorSynonyms: Kinsey 1, bi-curious, open-minded · Antonyms: homoflexible
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePrimarily heterosexual, but open to taking part in a limited amount of homosexual activity.
Origin
From hetero- + flexible, probably for the near-rhyme with heterosexual.
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