"Call it a sign of the times, perhaps, but it seems like there are new ways, new labels for one to define their experiences of attraction
As per reports, people on Reddit are identifying as being berrisexual, so here’s exactly what it means.
On Urban Dictionary, one of the earliest definitions describes someone who identifies as berrisexual as “someone attracted to women and feminine genders and androgynous genders, but also very rarely attracted to men and masculine genders.”
Put simply, berrisexual individuals can be attracted to people across all genders, though attraction to men or masculine people tends to be lighter, less frequent, or secondary.
The term is relatively new compared to, say, those such as bisexual
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and pansexual, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a right to hold space. Indeed, some Reddit users expressed their happiness at finally having a tag that better fits their personality and preference.
A micro label more niche and specific than broader terms including bi, pan, or omnisexual, berrisexual allow for a small set of people to feel comfortable in their sexuality.
According to Queerdom Wiki, berrisexuality – also sometimes known as Laurian – is similar to pansexuality or omnisexuality in that an individual can experience attraction to all genders.
The main difference is the aforementioned attraction to men or masculine-aligned people being rarer or less strong than attraction toward women and nonbinary or androgynous people." Newsner
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