Heteroflexibility is the fastest-growing sexual identity, blurring the lines of straightness and redefining desire. But its meteoric rise is sparking backlash, with some in the LGBTQ+ community arguing that the term is making “bisexuals invisible.”
New data from an alternative dating app reveals a striking shift in how people identify their sexuality – with heteroflexible emerging as the fastest-growing label. Often defined as mostly straight but open to same-sex experiences, this identity sits in a gray area that’s both personal and provocative.
According to Verywell Mind, heteroflexible “describes the sexual behavior of someone who identifies as straight but sometimes has sex with people of the same sex.”
This means that the label is used to identify those who are mostly straight but occasionally engage in same-gender sex – without identifying as gay, bisexual, pansexual, or any other queer label.