Blopez5293
New member
Female, bi, married to a straight male. currently where it stands but actively seeking a triad with another woman.
pansexual female
"I don't know if anyone is confused as I am. But it would be great to have new people start their posts by clearing this up."
Question: What's "AFAB?"
I just Googled it: "AFAB" is a shorthand for "assigned female at birth."
"I just Googled it: 'AFAB' is a shorthand for 'assigned female at birth.'"
"It is interesting to note that Magdlyn started this thread to request that members state their gender and orientation *in their posts* (new members, new threads, etc.), or at least their initial posts, so we would have more pertinent information before responding. You know how often a post goes on and on, my partner this, my partner that, without telling us those things?"
Then I realized relationships are relationships and gender, orientation doesn't really matter...does it?
I'm bi (and queer) and male.
I really don't like the phrase "sexual preference," and suggest changing the thread title words to "sexual orientation" because that phrase much more accuarely defines what a person's ... well, orientation is. I don't have a preference, and I don't think anyone else does either. What we have is an orientation. [edit: bold underline so no one forgets]
It is generally agreed in the LGBTQ world that the word "preference" implies choice, while "orientation" makes no such implication. This is the basic reason for my preference for "orientation" in such topics.