Bisexual/Biromantic Lesbians

Bisexual/Biromantic Lesbians are a type of Mspec Lesbian who claim to be both bi and lesbian at the same time. There are many different arguments that they use to justify this idea, such as abusing the SAM (Split Attraction Model), attempting to rewrite history, and invalidating the existence of static labels and definitions. Many argue that they are Biromantic Lesexual, or Lesromantic Bisexuals; this is invalid, due to the fact that lesbianism is an identity that cannot be placed on the SAM. What they mean to call themselves is Biromantic Homosexual, or Homoromantic Bisexual. These identities are real and valid, but can not be classified under lesbianism. These identities are still bi. Bisexuality is attraction to multiple genders, often defined as attraction to both similar and different genders, although some do not use that definition. Being attracted to multiple genders, even if using the SAM, is by definition, part of Bisexuality. Lesbianism is defined as women and some nonbinary genders who are exclusively attracted to other women and some nonbinary genders. This is why Homoromantic Asexuals and Aromantic Homosexuals can identify as lesbians still; the attraction that they do experience is limited to similar genders only. The SAM functions differently for alloallo people than for alloace or aroallo people.Others will argue that lesbian is an umbrella term, and refuse to update their information and definition of the label due to it historically being used as such in the 1970s. While it is true that lesbian used to be considered an umbrella term, that is simply outdated information that does not hold up today. Due to bisexual movements fighting for independence and recognition, many bisexual women voiced discomfort in labeling themselves as lesbians, as they felt it erased their bisexuality. The Bisexual Manifesto (1990) was a large turning point in bisexual and lesbian history, as it voiced a desire for independence and recognition that represented the past decade of activism, and sparked societal acceptance and recognition of the bisexual identity as a whole, fluid, and independent orientation. Bisexual women are not half lesbian, half straight; they are fully and entirely bisexual. That is why the lesbian label has changed. Lesbian is no longer an umbrella term for all women-loving-women (aka wlw or sapphic), but rather, an orientation for women who are exclusively attracted to women (inclusive of nonbinary genders as well, as all sexualities are). There were radical feminists who pushed a term called Political Lesbianism which excluded any women who chose to date men, which definitely contributed to this separation, but it would be foolish to act as though that was the sole reason why bisexual and lesbian evolved into independent labels. Political Lesbianism as a concept actually supports the idea of bisexual lesbians, as it argues that any women can be a lesbian regardless of sexual orientation, if they just choose to date women instead of men. This supports bisexual and heterosexual women identifying as lesbians so long as they swear off men, as well as the lesbophobic concept that lesbianism is a choice, and not an orientation that one is born into.

Another common argument is that lesbianism can be a fluid identity where one alternates between experiencing bisexual attraction and lesbian attraction; so they identify as both at the same time. This is invalid due to lesbian being a static label. While sexuality can be fluid, especially in the case of bisexuality, which is known for its all-encompassing fluidity, lesbian is not a fluid sexuality. If somebody experiences fluidity between bisexual and homosexual attraction, then they are still under the bisexual label, as while not always, they still do experience attraction to multiple genders. If they wish to clarify that their sexuality is fluid, they may wish to identify as an abrosexual bisexual, or an abrosexual sapphic. These labels clarify their fluid attraction between genders, without stepping into lesbophobic territory and overstepping various boundaries.

Some believe that lesbians who are "monosexual" cannot be attracted to nonbinary people, so therefore any lesbian who also experiences attraction to nonbinary genders must identify as a bi or mspec lesbian. This is both lesbophobic and enbyphobic. Nonbinary people have always been included in lesbianism, and they always will be. Matter of fact, lesbians can be nonbinary. One does not have to label themselves bisexual if they experience attraction to both women and nonbinary genders, although they may choose to if they wish; they do not have to. Combining the terms bisexual and lesbian to describe this experience is harmful to lesbians and nonbinary people alike. If one wishes to label this experience as bisexual, but also to clarify their lack of attraction to men, they may choose to use the label bisexual sapphic instead; this puts emphasis on their attraction to women, without suggesting that lesbians are always bisexual if their attraction includes nonbinary people.