Queer Presentation

‼ - culturally exclusive | ⚠ - nsfw/kink
disclaimer: a lot of the "traditional" terms are no longer exclusive to certain sexualities but are organised as such to make it easier

latest edit: 23/7/24

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gender exclusive - term that is specific to a gender or gender alignment
orientation exclusive - term that is specific to a sexuality (queer not included, as presentations are inherently queer)
gender + orientation exclusive - a term that is both specific to a gender or gender alignment and a sexuality



traditionally gay

bear - fat/larger, hairy, older and masculine
otter - slimmer, sometimes younger and less hairy than a bear
cub - younger bear
wolf - medium build, hairy, masculine
twink - young, slim/skinny, hairless and feminine
hunk - muscular, well defined physique, sometimes hairy
twunk - hunk + twink, twink with a more muscular build
chicken - juvenile or young-appearing gay man, or younger twink

variants

bearish - slightly/not quite bear
twinkish - slightly/not quite twink
hunkish - slightly/not quite hunk
fox - alternate/animal term for twink
ferret - between a fox and an otter
sugar bear - feminine bear
sugar cub - feminine cub/younger bear
flamboyant - reclaiming term for feminine/camp gay men
fairy - reclaiming term for feminine queer insult
bat - trans men who are physically a twink, but find the term dysphoric
brown bear - hispanic bear
koala/teddy bear - "fluffy", gentle, soft bear
grizzly bear - native bear
stoat - younger grizzly / native cub
panda bear - asian bear
sun bear - trans men who want to be bears but have physical limitations
buck - trans men who want to be hunks but have physical limitations


traditionally lesbian

butch - masculine
femme - feminine
futch - between/both masculine and feminine
ursula - bear equivalent / fat/larger hairy woman
stud - a black butch
fish - a black femme
stem - between stud and femme, a black futch

variants

futchy - slightly futch
femmy - slightly femme
butchy - slightly butch
orbit futch - futch with fluid presentation
kiki lesbian - neither butch nor femme
chapstick lesbian - masc, but not butch
hyper femme - extremely feminine
lipstick lesbian - very feminine
lipgloss lesbian - fem leaning between butch and femme
lip tint lesbian - masc leaning between butch and femme
coral femme - femme involving genderqueerness and ocean themes
hoiden - distinctly nonfeminine/gnc queerness
dandy - foppish butch
peach femme - femme with body hair (as part of their femininity)
thistle femme - femme leaning futch/butchy femme
soft butch - butch leaning futch/femmy butch
hard femme - hard edge to femininity e.g spikes and leather
stone butch - butch who only gives
high butch - butch who only recieves
stone femme - femme who only recieves or SOMETIMES femme who only gives
high femme - femme who only gives or SOMETIMES femme who only recieves
paem - korean femme
buchi - korean butch


masculine

wolf - masc with athletic/muscular build, sometimes older
raccoon - a scruffy queer person with dark circles who presents masc
owl - a neat queer person who is sophisticated, put-together, and composed and presents masc
mutt - masc presenting bulky figure, body hair and overall masculinity
blueberry muffin - fat/chubby masculine person who is sweet, gentle etc
emerald - masculine presenting queer who acts elegantly

gender exclusive

jackhound - nonbinary person who presents masculine distinctly to defy gender expectations
knight - man/masc enby whose masculinity is typically masc
carnatian - masculine presenting nonbinary person
shark - xenic person who queers and subverts masculine in a distinct xenic way
stag - abinary person who queers and subverts masculinity in a distinctly abinary way
t-rex - outherine person who queers and subverts masculinity in a distinct outherine way
ox - genderless person who queers and subverts masculine in a distinct genderless way
rat - multigender person who queers and subverts masculinity in a distinct multigender way
vole - an alternate term for rat
wolverine - hairy, overtly masculine, “not quite” medium build queer man
coyote - lurkerian person who queers and subverts masculinity in a distinctly lurkerian way
hyena - monachoric person who presents masc in a distinctly monachoric way
vermil - nonbinary person who presents masc
chameleon - queer man who presents their masculinity through a specific colour e.g red chameleon
auburn glitan - warrven person who presents and subverts masculinity in a distinctly warrven way
carbon relan - zabainal person who presents and subverts masculinity in a distinctly zabainal way

orientation exclusive

griffin - masc presenting gay man
dragon asexual - masc asexual
drake demisexual - masc demisexual
drake graysexual - masc graysexual

gender + orientation excl

stag - a bisexual woman or woman-aligned who practices masculinity
crow - nonbinary bisexual person who is masculine-aligned
mech - masculine pan girl/girl aligned
butcher - masculine male-attracted male


feminine

pedigree - fem presenting slim figure, lack of body hair and overall femininity
opal - confidently feminine presenting queer
ruby - feminine presenting queer who acts "bratty" and "bitchy"

gender exclusive

femcat - nonbinary person who presents feminine distinctly to defy gender expectations
mage - man/masc enby whose masculinity is typically fem
azalean - feminine presenting nonbinary person
tenderic - xenic, presents feminine, soft, pastel inspired
lionfish xenic person who queers and subverts feminine in a distinct xenic way
swan - abinary person who queers and subverts femininity in a distinct abinary way
stegosaurus - outherine person who queers and subverts femininity in a distinct outherine way
chinchilla - genderless person who queers and subverts feminine in a distinct genderless way
hare - multigender person who queers and subverts femininity in a distinct multigender way
sandcat - lurkerian person who queers and subverts femininity in a distinctly lurkerian way
jackal - monachoric person who presents fem in a distinctly monachoric way
strawberry shortcake - fat/chubby femme person who is sweet, gentle etc
cerul - nonbinary person who presents fem
amber glitan - warrven person who presents and subverts femininity in a distinctly warrven way
iridium relan - zabainal person who presents and subverts femininity in a distinctly zabainal way

orientation exclusive

phoenix - fem presenting gay man
cupcake asexual - fem asexual
cupcake demisexual - fem demisexual
cupcake graysexual - fem graysexual

gender + orientation excl

doe - a bisexual woman or woman-aligned who practices femininity
dove - nonbinary bisexual person who is feminine-aligned
bunny - feminine fat gay man
flora - feminine pan girl/girl aligned
baker - feminine male-attracted male


neutral/other

canis - neu presentation term which is a combo of butch/bear and femme/twink qualities
parotia - a queer person who’s presentation is promiscuous/sexual in some fashion
chalice - a queer person who’s presentation is inherently holy/divine
dagger - a queer person who’s presentation is inherently unholy/sacrilege
tome - between or simultaneously a chalice and a dagger
amulet - fluctuates between chalice and dagger
holy dagger - queer person whose presentation is stereotypically unholy/sacrilege, but considers it holy/divine
unholy chalice - queer person whose presentation is stereotypically holy/divine, but considers it unholy/sacrilege
dark rabbit - a fat hairy gnc goth or emo
light bunny - a young gnc goth or emo working towards dark rabbit
snow leopard - a skinny hairy gnc goth or emo
snow kit - a young gnc goth or emo working towards snow leopard
jackalope - an outherine presenting person who is often mistaken for presenting masc/fem/etc
splintercat - a xenine presenting person who is often mistaken for presenting masc/fem/etc
obsidian - genderless presenting queer who disassociates
topaz - neutral presenting queer
crystal - androgynous presenting queer who acts elegantly

gender exclusive

neufox - nonbinary person who presents androgynous distinctly to defy gender expectations
lavenderian - nonbinary person who refuses to present masc or fem
rosarian - nonbinary person who presents both masc and fem
wisterian - nonbinary person who presents both masc, fem and neither
magnolian - nonbinary person who presents both fem and neither
heatherian - nonbinary person who presents both masc and neither
amaranthian - nonbinary person who presents xenine
viscarian - nonbinary person who presents both masc and xenine
myosotian - nonbinary person who presents both fem and xenine
jellyfish - xenic person who presents themselves outside the gender binary
fox - abinary person who presents themselves outside the gender binary
raptor - outherine person who presents themselves outside the gender binary
gopher - genderless person who presents themselves outside the gender binary
skunk - lurkerian person who presents themselves outside/rejects the gender binary
lemur - lurkerian person who presents neutral
genet - lurkerian person who presents feminine and outside of/rejects the gender binary
civet - lurkerian person who presents neutral and outside of/rejects the gender binary
grison - lurkerian person who presents masculine and outside of/rejects the gender binary
marten - lurkerian person who presents masculine and neutral
mink - lurkerian person who presents feminine and neutral
ferret - lurkerian person who presents feminine, neutral and outside of/rejects the gender binary
weasel - lurkerian person who presents masculine, neutral and outside of/rejects the gender binary
dingo - lurkerian person who presents masculine, feminine and outside of/rejects the gender binary
junglecat - lurkerian person who presents masculine, feminine and neutral
culpeo - lurkerian person who presents masculine and feminine
wolfdog - monachoric person who presents themselves outside the gender binary
opossum - multigender person who presents themselves outside the gender binary
pewt - nonbinary person who presents neu
laven - nonbinary person who presents fem and neu
cinnab - nonbinary person who presents masc and neu
fuchs - nonbinary person who presents masc and fem
indig - nonbinary person who presents masc, fem and neu
virid - nonbinary person who presents in a way that rejects traditional binary descriptions
cicinnurus - a queer man who’s presentation is promiscuous/sexual in some fashion
lophorina - a queer woman who’s presentation is promiscuous/sexual in some fashion
fuel glitan - warrven person who presents and subverts neutral in a distinctly warrven way
gem glitan - warrven person who presents and subverts androgynous in a distinctly warrven way
linen glitan - warrven person who presents and subverts genderless in a distinctly warrven way
sunshade glitan - warrven person who presents and subverts xenine in a distinctly warrven way
flint relan - zabainal person who presents and subverts neutral in a distinctly zabainal way
dune relan - zabainal person who presents and subverts androgynous in a distinctly zabainal way
onyx relan - zabainal person who presents and subverts genderlrss in a distinctly zabainal way
ironside relan - zabainal person who presents and subverts xenine in a distinctly zabainal way

orientation exclusive

dragon - androgynous presenting gay man
bluecap - neu presenting gay man
asrai - fem + masc presenting gay man
peryton - fem + neu presenting gay man
kirin - masc + neu presenting gay man
plant asexual - neu/gnc asexual
succulent demisexual - androgynous demisexual
succulent graysexual - androgynous graysexual
nebula demisexual - demisexual who presents outside of gender
nebula graysexual - graysexual who presents outside of gender

gender + orientation excl

tomcat - a bisexual woman or woman-aligned who practices androgyny
pigeon - nonbinary bisexual person who is neutral or unaligned
fauna - androgynous pan girl/girl aligned
brewer - male-attracted male who fluctuates between masc and fem
barista - androgynous male-attracted male


bodytype

eagle - tall, skinny, hairy german person
unicorn - tall, chubby scottish person
adder - “average” sized scottish person
‼️ puffin - short and fat scottish person
sheep - weight or body hair fluctuates due to health
tarantula - hairy person with skinny limbs, chubby stomach person
black widow - hairless person with skinny limbs, chubby stomach
bull - very athletic, little to no body fat
orca - fat and hairless, or light body hair that looks hairless, person
exotic cat - wanting to gain weight/body hair, chubby person who is not a bear yet
seal - chubby hairless person, often a gay man
seal - medium height, chubby, black queer
arctic fox - hairy, medium/small build, whose hair is not noticeable due to albinism
người chuột - short, skinny, hairy queer vietnamese person
guar - large, any amount of hair, chubby black queer
squirrel - small, any amount of hair, chubby black queer
walrus - a chubby, hairless queer
bat-bod - a body that is fat and hairy
komodo dragon - alternative queer who is fat/heavy and tall
gila monster - alternative queer who is fat/heavy and average height
leachie - alternative queer who is fat/heavy and short
green iguana - alternative queer who is chubby/medium and tall
chuckwalla - alternative queer who is chubby/medium and average height
gold dust day gecko - alternative queer who is chubby/medium and short
blue tailed skink - alternative queer who is skinny/thin and tall
black rock agama - alternative queer who is skinny/thin and average height
green anole - alternative queer who is skinny/thin and short

gender exclusive

harbour seal - chubby, slightly hairy, laid back man, sometimes gay
spider - a kenochoric version of a bear/a fat kenochoric person
fat bull - fat queer man
cow - fat queer woman
calf - a younger cow/fat queer woman
lemon cake - fat/chubby enby person who is sweet, gentle etc
pig - fat hairy nonbinary person (bear/cow equivalent)
fur-bearing trout - hairy queer man with a clean face
wolverine - hairy scruffy grungy queer man
thylacine - a younger wolverine/hairy scruffy grungy queer man

orientation exclusive

badger - chubby/fat lesbian german
axolotl - an mspec version of a bear/a fat mspec person
pallas cat - an aspec version of a bear/a fat aspec person
millipede - an arospec version of a bear/a fat arospec person
moth - an acespec version of a bear/a fat acespec person
ursule - diamoric bear equivalent / fat/larger hairy diamoric person


fashion/personality

jackdaw - queer person with body modifications
pitbull - a queer person who is seen as aggressive but is actually sweet
biird - often flamboyant, presenting with no definitive sex characteristics
stray - seen as "dirty" or "diseased" due to ones personality disorder
creampuff - queer person who looks and is sweet, may dress cutesy
jumping spider - small hairy alternative queer who is seen as scary but really a friendly sweetheart
sphinx cat - hairless alternative queer who is fashionable with body mods
siamese cat - alternative queer who is seen as aggressive for being vocal and loud
diamond - flamboyant presenting queer
jade - posh and elegant queer

gender exclusive

noircadian - xenic, wearing black/dark clothing
vulture - queer man with body modifications
hawk - queer woman with body modifications
slasher - a slasherval person who dresses edgier and may be seen as hostile
first victim - a slasherval person who dresses bright and stylish and is outgoing and fun
final person - a slasherval person who dresses more casual and is laid back and rational
harbinger - a slasherval person who is between a slasher and a first victim
skeptic - a slasherval person who is between a first victim and a final person
nerd - a slasherval person who is between a slasher and a final person
bird's eye chilli - monachoric person who presents "bitchy" and "bratty"
serrano - monachoric person who presents "distant" and "lonely"
jalapeño - monachoric person who presents "weird" and "nerdy"

orientation exclusive

peacock - diamoric person with a flashy, bright style
kiwi - a diamoric person with a simple, casual, neutral coloured style
crow - a diamoric person who is flashier than a kiwi but more neutral than a peacock
pigeon - a diamoric person between a peacock and a crow
falcon - a diamoric person between a crow and a kiwi
cherry - lesbians and mspec lesbians who are fashionable, punk, sassy etc


fruit system

peach - fem presenting
apple - masc presenting
lychee - neu presenting
apricot - masc + fem presenting
cherry - fem + neu presenting
grape - masc + neu presenting
lemon - fem + neu + masc presenting
starfruit - xenine presenting
dragonfruit - masc + xenine presenting
plum - fem + xenine presenting
pomegranate - neu + xenine presenting
mango - masc + fem + xenine presenting
pear - masc + neu + xenine presenting
tangerine - fem + neu + xenine presenting
mangosteen - masc + fem + neu + xenine presenting

bug system

ant - fem presenting
millipede - masc presenting
bee - neu presenting
beetle - masc + fem presenting
moth - fem + neu presenting
wasp - masc + neu presenting
cricket - fem + neu + masc presenting
mantis - xenine presenting
grasshopper - masc + xenine presenting
spider - fem + xenine presenting
firefly - neu + xenine presenting
butterfly - masc + fem + xenine presenting
dragonfly - masc + neu + xenine presenting
scorpion - fem + neu + xenine presenting
caterpillar - masc + fem + neu + xenine presenting

aquatic system

squid - alternative to twink (no gender/sexuality affiliated)
octo - alternative to otter (no gender/sexuality affiliated)
shark - alternative to bear (no gender/sexuality affiliated)
ray - alternative to cub (no gender/sexuality affiliated)
seaslug - uncomfortable with any (human) body (no gender/sexuality affiliated)
nautilus - xenine presenting (no gender/sexuality affiliated)
anenome - alternative to femme (no gender/sexuality affiliated)
isopod - alternative to butch (no gender/sexuality affiliated)
eel - alternative to futch (no gender/sexuality affiliated)

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Pub: 24 Jun 2024 11:22 UTC

Edit: 01 Oct 2025 15:33 UTC

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