"sex-positive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more sex-positive [comparative], most sex-positive [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} sex-positive (comparative more sex-positive, superlative most sex-positive)
  1. Viewing sexual activity as fundamentally good and healthy. Wikipedia link: Sex-positive movement Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms: pro-sex Related terms: sex-positivity

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