Switch.

A person who plays both dominant and submissive roles, either in different relationships or in the same relationship at different times. Switching is common in UK BDSM communities and is not a transitional state to one fixed role. Some switches default to one role with most partners and reverse with specific partners; others rotate roles within single scenes. Identifying as a switch is the dominant kink-identity choice in some surveys of UK BDSM-aware respondents.

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