Multi-bisexual & Inclusive Bisexual
Not a sexuality itself, but an identity add-on to describe a specific type of bisexuality, similar to saying you're male-leaning or female-leaning bisexual. Multi-bisexual was not made to be used by itself, only as a descripter. (e.g. a sapphic polysexual specifies one is wlw, and so on.)
While as itself, bisexual means attraction to two or more genders. Multi-bisexual means you specify that you are attracted to more than just two genders. One may feel their sexuality is better described by pansexual, omnisexual, or otherwise multisexual that includes a larger range of genders. Multi-bisexual can be used as an alternative to switching to a different label while still remaining bisexual.
For those who believe a different label such as pan/omni/poly/etc would be better, may not like the idea or aren't ready to change away from bisexual, due to personal reasons. A reason for not wanting to change labels is that one may feel a "dedication" to it, such as identifying as bisexual for a very long time, being very familiar and involved with bi culture, or other bi related experiences. In the end, it's just not wanting to, or not being ready to make a big change, for whatever reason that may be.
"Multi" originates from Greek, meaning "many". It also refers to the multisexual, which is an umbrella term that includes any sexuality that isn't monosexual (attracted to only one gender).
Flags in order, all have the bisexual flag with a plus sign (+) in the middle, the flags on this symbol are as follows: 1.) plain white that's slightly gray, no real meaning. 2). same as before, but plain black. 3). the multisexual flag 4). an alternative multisexual flag
Similar to multi-bisexual, is not a stand alone identity and should only be an add-on to bisexual.
There are some people who believe bisexual is limited to two attractions — (usually cis) men and women, and/or that trans and non-binary is excluded. Personally, I don't believe in that bisexual is exclusive. However, this is a good alternative for people who want to specify that they do include trans/non-binary, as it may be very important to them to express, such as dating someone who is non-binary for example.
Another reason for using inclusive bisexual, is that an individual may have a fear that people will immediately assume they are only attracted to cis men and women or be called an exclusionist. Using inclusive bisexual may help alleviate someone's anxiety over that or similar worries.
Flags in order, all have the bisexual flag with a plus sign (+) in the middle, the flags on this symbol are as follows: 1.) transgender 2). non-binary 3). genderqueer
As an end note, however you interpret bisexuality is valid! ❤︎ Inclusive bisexual and multi-bisexual were made with a certain experience in mind. So, please do not feel pressured to use any of these, and please remember that you don't have to "prove" yourself to anyone!
Neither of these should be used by individuals who are anti-pan/omni/poly/etc.
Editing to represent different flags or making similar flags is okay.
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