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In the 1950s, the Bambi effect was a biphobic slang term for young [[gay]] [[men]] who to others seemed to go from gay to [[straight]] or expressed [[Abrosexual|fluid sexuality]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Cassell_s_Dictionary_of_Slang/5GpLcC4a5fAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA63&printsec=frontcover ''Cassell's Dictionary of Slang'', Jonathon Green, Sterling Press.]</ref> While that usage of Bambi fell out of use, "[[bambi]]" and other terms related to deer are still used as a homophobic slurs against gay men in certain contexts.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/aaaaaaacccccccce/comments/g7apc6/ace_vibes_and_cute_nicknames/ Reddit user DustyScrub on deer-related slurs against gay men in Brazillian Portuguese.]</ref>

However, the modern definition and usage of bambi gay is the result of the revival of the term bambi lesbian by Tumblr user nonbinarysapphics on August 25, 2017<ref>[https://ambergirl986.tumblr.com/post/164619202934/nonbinarysapphic-nonbinarysapphic-ive Tumblr post on the history of bambi lesbians.]</ref>, which resulted in the creation of bambi-sexualities bambi gay, [[Squirrel Bi|squirrel bi]], and [[Fox Pan|fox pan]]. The first known use of bambi gay is by Tumblr user floramau on January 2, 2018.<ref>[https://floramau.tumblr.com/post/169247688167/gimme-dat-wils-wes-kiss-fluff-boi Tumblr post tagged #bambi gays.]</ref>

The first bambi gay flag was created by Tumblr user cockyroaches on December 2, 2018.<ref>[https://cockyroaches.tumblr.com/post/180716434733/in-the-same-vein-of-the-bambi-lesbian-flag-i-made Tumblr post displaying the bambi gay flag.]</ref> The colors used are meant to represent the character Thumper from the ''Bambi'' (1942) animated movie and show [[Sapphic|WLW]] and MLM solidarity.