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Bi-curious is a term used to refer to people of a heterosexual or homosexual identity who, while showing some curiosity for a relationship or sexual activity with a person of the sex they do not favor, distinguish themselves from the bisexual label. The term is sometimes used to describe a broad continuum of sexual orientation between heterosexuality and bisexuality.^[1] The terms heteroflexible and homoflexible are also applied to bi-curiosity, though some authors distinguish heteroflexibility as lacking the "wish to experiment with ... sexuality" implied by the bi-curious label.^[2]

The term bi-curious implies that the individual has either no or limited homosexual experience in the case of "heterosexual" individuals or no or limited heterosexual experience in the case of "homosexuals", but may continue to self-identify as bi-curious if they do not feel they have adequately explored these feelings, or if they do not wish to identify as bisexual.

A heterosexual or homosexual who engages in bisexual activity during a three-way/threesome/ménage-à-trois, 3-on-2, or other group sex is known as a vortex bisexual. This is a group to whom the term switch hitter may be accurately applied; other slang terms such as AC/DC, ambisexterous, versatile etc. are reserved to denote a stronger form of bisexuality.^[3]

Someone with sexual experience who is experimenting with activities with the other gender with whom they generally have not had relations may or may not be termed bi-curious, to the degree of that experimentation satisfying the person's general curiosity. In general, the term refers to someone who is contemplating and has prepared oneself for, but not yet acted upon - relations with those of same and different sex.

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Tracey Cox (born 1961) is a British non fiction author who specializes in books on dating, sex and relationships. She is the author of many best selling titles.

On radio, she appears from time to time on the Jo Whiley show on BBC Radio 1, on a feature called 'Ask The Experts'. Her television career has included co-presenting programmes like Would Like To Meet on BBC2 and The Sex Inspectors for Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.

She has also been a columnist for newspapers and magazines.

Cox was born in the United Kingdom but spent many years in Australia where she edited Cosmopolitan magazine and had her own radio show. Although not much information is known about Cox herself, a great deal can be learnt about her from her books as they contain snippets from her own personal experiences. Hot Relationships was written after her divorce.

Personal life[link]

She lived in England until she was 10 when her father moved the family to escape a 10 year affair. Her father has since left her mother to be with his mistress.

Cox claims her career choice is thanks to her older sister, who was a family planning nurse. So Cox she "grew up surrounded by condoms". "I was the kid everyone turned to with questions such as ‘I’ve got a swollen this or that, can you ask if I’ve got an STI/whether I’m pregnant?’"

At 15 she was obsessed with losing her virginity. She'd decided it had to happen when she turned 16. So on the eve of her birthday, she made her boyfriend at the time wait until the clock struck 12. She says she knew all about the engineering of sex but not about the logistics – and had no idea that people actually moved during it! She hated it and dumped the boyfriend and didn’t have sex again until she was 19.

She studied journalism and psychology at Queensland University and first "learned the ropes" about journalism at the Nundah Express then she ended up Associate Editor of Australian Cosmo.

Was diagnosed with cancer of the cervix at 28. The surgery was successful but it left her cervix so damaged doctors said she'd probably never have a baby.

She was married. She was 30 and he was a younger, Canadian professional sportsman. They lived happily together for four years but something changed when they got married. She left three years into the marriage. She says, "It was heart-breaking but it was the right thing to do."

She was pregnant in 2004 and was very surprised because she thought it was impossible because of the cancer treatment, but had a miscarriage.

She is ready to meet her soul mate. "Career-wise I’ve done everything I’ve ever wanted – and much more. I’m 43 [in Feb 2005] and think I’m ready to settle down again. How scary!"^[1]

Television work[link]

Sex Inspectors (shown on C4 in the UK, HBO in the US and numerous other countries including Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and South Africa.) Tracey and her co-host, gay agony uncle Michael Alvear star in this ground-breaking program which put cameras in the homes - and bedrooms - of UK couples to solve common sex and relationship issues. After analysing tapes of the couples, Michael and Tracey set tasks and challenges, dispelled myths and dispensed hands-on practical advice applicable to both the couple and viewers at home. Two series have been filmed to date.

One of her shows Would like to meet was shown on BBC2 in the UK,^[2] renamed Date Patrol and on Discovery Health in the US. A dating show with a difference, WLTM followed the personal journey of a person experiencing difficulties with their love life. The WLTM team - Tracey as flirt coach, Jay Hunt as the style guru and Jeremy Milnes as the confidence coach – watched the contributor on a ‘typical’ date from a specially equipped remote surveillance van. For six weeks, the experts worked to transform them from dating disaster into dating diva. Three series were filmed in the UK, including a celebrity special, and Tracey went on to make two series in the US.

Other UK TV credits Tracey’s first television series in the UK was called, Hot Love, a talk show about relationships. Hotter Sex – a series of six one-hour documentaries - followed. Under One Roof, an ITV1 series, saw Tracey tackle couples and families with domestic disputes. She is a regular on Richard & Judy and has appeared on numerous other UK programs including The Keith Barrett Show.

Books[link]

• Hot Sex [Corgi Books, 1998] ISBN 0-552-14707-9
• Hot Relationships [Corgi Books, 1999] ISBN 0-552-14784-2
• Would Like To Meet (with Jeremy Milnes and Jay Hunt) [BBC Worldwide, 2002] ISBN 0-563-48843-3
• Supersex [Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2002] ISBN 0-7513-3864-8
• Superflirt [Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2003] ISBN 1-4053-0065-5
• Superdate [Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2005] ISBN 1-4053-0706-4
• Quickies (Dorling Kindersley Limited)
• The Sex inspectors Masterclass (BBC books)
• Superhotsex [Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2006] ISBN 0-7566-2275-1
• The Sex doctor (Corgi Books)
• The Kama Sutra (Dorling Kindersley Limited)
• Sextasy

References[link]

External links[link]

• Tracey Cox's website
• Tracey Cox at the Internet Movie Database