What are your thoughts on bisexual terminology?

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[–]ac-dc 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Unpopular opinion, apparently, but I really like stag/doe. I don't feel like butch/femme are really terms I can relate to or really use to describe myself, and I like to have things for bisexuals, because, well, I AM one. I'm not a moron and I wouldn't force them on anyone else, but I think "doe" is cute and use it for myself (...not that's there's anywhere for me to really use it). I don't see them as any more "comparing our attraction to animals" as I do when gay men use the term "bear". I think that the tomcat term is there to differentiate it all from butch/femme, but buck also fits more with the theme, so, who knows.

FEBfem and MEB are both cool terms that make sense, no criticism or defenses from me.

"Bi-lesbian" is a quick and free way to communicate that you have a negative amount of braincells

[–]PeakingPeachEater[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Hey, ain't nothing wrong with going against the grain! :)

I found out that butch/femme are lesbian exclusive words recent-ish. So...I won't be using those terms anymore(I used to refer to myself as a "butch" lady). I prefer to use just plainly masculine, feminine, and androgynous.

I have used gender non-conforming to describe myself, but I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, the TQ+ use that term too and it sounds like a buzzword but on the otherhand, I have heard other gender critical people use it too...

You do have a point when you mention that gay men use terms like "bear" and "otter" to describe certain men in the gay community. I guess the nice thing about Buck, Stag/Tomcat, and Doe is that we (bisexuals) will be able to have our own thing that doesn't have to shared with the LG community and we don't haven to steal their terminology either.

I just don't find myself (personally) using terms like buck, stag, doe or tomcat.

I'm not a moron and I wouldn't force them on anyone else, but I think "doe" is cute and use it for myself (...not that's there's anywhere for me to really use it).

If you like the term though, then hey! Maybe you can make it a thing! If you use it more, maybe others will do the same! I'm hoping this sub(s/bisexuals) will be more active and the only way to really get it to be active really is to keep posting and having these kinds of conversations.

We could suggest those terminologies as flairs too to the mods or post topics surrounds those terms and it would make it become more popular terms to use.

Hahaha yeah bi lesbian is a ridiculous term that shouldn't exist.