People are coming out as ‘Berrisexual’ – here’s what it means

Over the past few years, people have become increasingly familiar with terms like “graysexual,” “demisexual,” and even “almondsexual,” as more individuals search for labels that better reflect their personal experiences with attraction and identity.

For some, keeping up with the growing number of sexuality terms can feel overwhelming. New labels seem to emerge constantly, expanding the language people use to describe who they are attracted to and how they experience connection….

Still, for many people, these labels can provide clarity, comfort, and a sense of belonging.

One of the newer terms gaining attention online is “berrisexual.”

According to discussions on Reddit and definitions shared online, berrisexual is generally used to describe someone who can feel attraction toward all genders, but who experiences stronger or more frequent attraction toward women, feminine-presenting people, or androgynous individuals.

Attraction toward men or masculine-presenting people may still exist, but it is often described as less common, less intense, or secondary.

The term has appeared on platforms like the Urban Dictionary, where one early definition described berrisexual individuals as people attracted to women, feminine genders, and androgynous genders, while only rarely being attracted to men or masculine genders.

In simple terms, berrisexuality falls somewhere under the broader umbrella of multisexual identities, alongside labels such as bisexuality, pansexuality, and omnisexuality. However, it offers a more specific way for some individuals to describe patterns in their attraction.

For many people online, that specificity matters.

Some Reddit users shared that discovering the term helped them feel understood in a way broader labels had not. One person wrote that more people needed to learn about berrisexuality because there was very little representation for it. Another explained that the term finally felt like it “fit like a glove” after years of struggling to define their sexuality.