A bambi gay is a vincian who prefers cuddles, hugs, kisses, and other affectionate and even sensual non-sexual acts over sexual acts. It is a term used by asexual vincians and other ace-spec achilleans but not by all. It is the gay men's equivalent to bambi lesbian.
History
In the 1950s, the Bambi effect was a biphobic slang term for young gay men who to others seemed to go from gay to straight or expressed fluid sexuality.[1] While that usage of Bambi fell out of use, "bambi" and other terms related to deer are still used as a homophobic slurs against gay men in certain contexts.[2]
However, the modern definition and usage of bambi gay is the result of the revival of the term bambi lesbian by Tumblr user nonbinarysapphics on August 25, 2017[3], which resulted in the creation of bambi-sexualities bambi gay and squirrel bi. The first known use of bambi gay is by Tumblr user floramau on January 2, 2018.[4]
Flag
The first bambi gay flag was created by Tumblr user cockyroaches on December 2, 2018.[5]
The second bambi gay flag was created by FANDOM user tgoldie on May 2, 2021.