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Should examples of non-penetrative sex such as scissoring and frotting also be added as forms of non-penetrative intercourse in the opening paragraph? The focus on penetrative sexual intercourse seems to be in contravention of WP:GENBIAS and as such should be remedied. Addi-4th (talk) 15:36, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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