sexual inversion

/ˌsɛkʃ(əw)əl ɪnˌvʌrʒən/
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Other forms: sexual inversions

Definitions of sexual inversion
  1. noun
    a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
    synonyms: inversion
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    type of:
    gayness, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, queerness
    a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
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