In this day and age, any term can be coined to refer to just about anything. Sexual orientation or preference is one of those things. You have gay, fag, bisexual, homo, homosexual, lesbian, dyke, and many other terms. Every now and then, a new term comes out of nowhere and quickly lodges itself onto the slang dictionaries.Â
An example would be the term trisexual. A trisexual (as the term is used by some people) is someone who tries anything once. Or try anything all the time. This makes us think that the term should be named TRYSEXUAL instead of trisexual (which connotes the number 3, ergo has sex with three different genders. But that is an altogether different discussion.
AMBISEXUAL! This is not the first time that we’ve heard the term and looking at it, we would concur that its prefix — ambi would mean good with both (say, ambidextrous). [start of edit after posting].Ambisexual is actually a real word which can be found in most dictionaries - mostly meaning bisexual:
ADJECTIVE:Â Â 1. Having a sexual orientation to persons of either sex; bisexual.
                     2. Suited to either sex; unisex:
However, over the years and thanks to language evolution and media, the term is now being used to refer to those who have ambiguous sexual orientations. Ah, there it is:
A person with sexually ambiguous characteristics that don’t define their gender. Guys who look like girls, girls who look like guys, and even someone with a name that can be used by both sexes.
Online news sources now also use the term to mean ambiguity instead of bisexuality. Take this for example:
His camp performances have sent gay pulses racing, but he refuses to be drawn, which led to speculation that he may be gay or bisexual, leading some commentators to coin descriptive phrases like ‘ambisexual’ …
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So that’s what it is. If you look at the prefix closely, it can also come from the Cebuano term “ambot” which means “I don’t know.” Well, we just made that connection up so there really is no truth in claiming that ambisexual was coined by Filipinos.Â
Do we know of any ambisexuals? Of course we do (though not personally)! Ladies and gentlemen, meet our friend Mika! Yes, Mika is an ambisexual. He has been very adamant about not sharing to the world his sexual orientation:
“I never talk about anything to do with my sexuality. I just don’t think I need to. People ask me all the time. But I just don’t see the point.”(from contactmusic.com)
We love our ambisexual friend’s music and it’s really up to him if he wants to share his sexuality with the rest of the world. Gay, bisexual or ambisexual he may be, we will accept him for his music. (May ka-charotan na ganon diba?).Â
So if you wanna remain mysterious amongst your colleagues, classmates and friends, don’t tell them anything about your sexual orientation and wait for them to tag you as an “ambisexual.”
