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A '''bambi lesbian''' is a [[lesbian]] who prefers cuddles, hugs, kisses, and other affectionate and even sensual non-sexual acts over sexual actssex. It is a termoften used by some [[asexual]] lesbians, andbut othermay [[Asexualbe Spectrum|ace-spec]]used by any lesbian. It is a form of [[Sapphic|sapphicsbambi-sexuality]] but not by all.
==Etymology==
Derived from bambi-sexuality, which in term is likely based on the Disney character Bambi, a young deer.
==Pronunciation==
/baam-bee-lez-bee-an/
==Definitions==
* ''a lesbian more interested in cuddles and kisses than sex'' - delishdelish, 2016<ref name=":0">[https://archive.ph/qfZfH Urban Dictionary definition of Bambi Lesbian]</ref>
* ''lesbians who [are] more interested in cuddles and kisses rather than sex'' - nonbinarysapphic, circa 2018<ref name=":1">[https://archive.ph/C6pVt nonbinarysapphic on the term bambi lesbian]</ref>
==History==
The first known mention of bambi-sexuality was in the second edition of The Alyson Almanac, a publication documenting queer community terms, describing it as "Physical interaction centered more about touching, kissing, and caressing than around genital sexuality."<ref name=":2">[https://archive.ph/K0u82 Queer as Fact discussing the origin of bambi-sexuality.]</ref> On December 27 2016, Urban Dictionary user delishdelish posted the first known definition of bambi lesbian as "a lesbian more interested in cuddles and kisses than sex."<ref name=":0" />
At some point on or before August 25th 2017, nonbinarysapphic on Tumblr made a post alleging that bambi lesbian was a term used in the 1980s for lesbians more interested in kisses and cuddles.<ref name=":1" /> While it could not be verified that the term existed in this sense, Queer as Fact on Tumblr did confirm that bambi-sexuality did exist in the queer community since as least 1990.<ref name=":2" />
On March 8 2018, Tumblr user wuvsbian coined a bambi lesbian flag. The colors were based on brown for deer, and pink for women, which was likely derived from the lipstick lesbian flag.<ref>[https://archive.ph/5YrHr wuvsbian's bambi lesbian flag coining]</ref> FANDOM user Unfunny person420 created a simplified version of this flag through an edit on the LGBTA Wiki on May 10 2021.<ref>[https://archive.ph/CBF7i LGBTA Wiki's bambi lesbian edit log]</ref>
At an unknown point, former Tumblr user plurgai posted its own take on a bambi lesbian flag, though the coining is lost.
== Related Terms ==
=== See Also ===
* [[Bambi-sexuality]]
* [[Lesbian]]
* [[Asexual]]
==FlagGallery==
=== Flags ===
▲Two alternate bambi lesbian flags were created by anonymous users and uploaded to the Pride-Flags DeviantArt account on February 24<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Bambi-Lesbian-869558905 DeviantArt post announcing an alternate bambi lesbian flag.]</ref> and April 17, 2021.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Bambi-Lesbian-3-876727993 DeviantArt post announcing another alternate bambi lesbian flag.]</ref>
<gallery>
File:Bambi Lesbian by wuvsbian, March 2018.png|Bambi lesbian pride flag by wuvsbian on Tumblr
File:Bambi Lesbian by Unfunny person420, May 2021.png|Simplified bambi lesbian flag by FANDOM user Unfunny person420
File:Bambi Lesbian via Pride-Flags, February 2021.png|Bambi lesbian pride flag by an unknown person via Pride-Flags
File:Bambi Lesbian via Pride-Flags, April 2021.png|Alternate bambi lesbian pride flag by an unknown person via Pride-Flags
File:Bambi Lesbian - @plurgai.png|Bambi lesbian pride flag by plurgai on Tumblr
</gallery>
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