# Tattoo ideas/suggestions (Bisexuality) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 25, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795 "2008-04-25T04:14:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Charter\_Member1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Charter\_Member1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charter_Member1)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/1 "2008-04-25T04:14:48Z")
I’ve been thinking about getting a tattoo recently, and became more interested when i saw someone use [this](http://www.simplesignshop.com/images/150/two_way_traffic_sign.jpg) as a symbol for bisexuality. I really like the idea (being bisexual) and would love to toy around with that idea some more. I imagine if i got the street sign it would be kind of small and on the inside of one of my ankles/heels. So are there any other simple symbols or designs that can imply bisexuality and “going both ways” so to speak? I figured here would be a good place to get some new ideas. (Also i will do all the normal tattoo stuff, find a good artist, make sure it’s safe, clean etc… make sure i really want the design and know it’ll be there forever. Lets have this be less of a “tattoo” thread and more of a “tattoo design” thread). Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/2 "2008-04-25T05:22:53Z")
In my opinion, separate up and down arrows would seem to imply a willingness to be a dominant or submissive as a sexual metaphor. I’d chose this [road sign](http://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/uploaded_images/Salgado%20yard%20sign%20under%20double%20arrow%20road%20sign-743189.jpg) as a bisexuality symbol. ---
**Author:** ![Charter\_Member1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Charter\_Member1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charter_Member1)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/3 "2008-04-25T05:46:28Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] In my opinion, separate up and down arrows would seem to imply a willingness to be a dominant or submissive as a sexual metaphor. I’d chose this [road sign](http://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/uploaded_images/Salgado%20yard%20sign%20under%20double%20arrow%20road%20sign-743189.jpg) as a bisexuality symbol. [/QUOTE] Well firstly i’d have it in a way so the arrows would be going left and right rather than up and down. And it’s more about it’s meaning to me rather than an advertisement to everyone else, i was just hoping to open my eyes to other symbols, or ways to expressing what i want that i may find appealing. But i do thank you for your input, it was thoughtful. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/4 "2008-04-25T06:08:08Z")
I have seen folks with the symbol for their gender, linked to symbols for both genders. Of course, I have to ask if you are thinking of the long term ramifications of using something like sexual orientation to decorate your body forever. Nothing wrong with it, but some may get offended by the “in your FACE!” factor, even if they would normally be ambivilent about it in most instances. (I don’t mean or this to be negative in anyway, but I can’t quite get the feeling I’m trying to convey to work with the words… gah!) ---
**Author:** ![Charter\_Member1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Charter\_Member1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charter_Member1)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/5 "2008-04-25T06:28:36Z")
[QUOTE=Tristan] I have seen folks with the symbol for their gender, linked to symbols for both genders. Of course, I have to ask if you are thinking of the long term ramifications of using something like sexual orientation to decorate your body forever. Nothing wrong with it, but some may get offended by the “in your FACE!” factor, even if they would normally be ambivilent about it in most instances. (I don’t mean or this to be negative in anyway, but I can’t quite get the feeling I’m trying to convey to work with the words… gah!) [/QUOTE] I know what you’re saying, which is why i didnt as much want this thread to be full of “Have you thought this through?!” I have, and about it being “in your face”, it would as “in your face” as a small (less than a square inch) ambiguous street sign on my ankle. So yeah, it’s about as “in your face” as it is close to my face. Which is also why i wanted to shy away from the obvious symbols like the linked gender signs or the linked blue/pink triangles. If i were to somehow wake-up in 5 years time and realise i was straight or gay all along, it would still be relevant to my past and a memorable time in my life. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/6 "2008-04-25T07:04:59Z")
[hijack] A guest named “Charter Member”? [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/7 "2008-04-25T07:38:06Z")
[QUOTE=Don’t fight the hypothetical] [hijack] A guest named “Charter Member”? [/hijack] [/QUOTE] I think that’s awesome, myself. * * * No problem. I have several friends who got sexual imagery tattoo’s, when they were into BDSM or had dabbled in bi-sexuality. About half of them express regret now. I like your idea though. If someone asks and you don’t want to have that discussion with them, you can say it’s a marker indicating the directions to move your legs. Hehehehe… ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/8 "2008-04-25T07:57:32Z")
I like it too. I think he (she?) should fit right in. ---
**Author:** ![Charter\_Member1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Charter\_Member1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charter_Member1)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/9 "2008-04-25T09:01:32Z")
[QUOTE=Paul in Saudi] I like it too. I think he (she?) should fit right in. [/QUOTE] He. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/10 "2008-04-25T12:01:08Z")
Have you considered “His” tattooed on one buttock and “Hers” on the other? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/11 "2008-04-25T12:29:34Z")
If you’re considering road signs, there’s [this](http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Images/226032_4343_Humps%20Road%20Sign_tcm6-11581.jpg) one… ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/12 "2008-04-25T14:38:50Z")
[QUOTE=Charter Member] I know what you’re saying, which is why i didnt as much want this thread to be full of “Have you thought this through?!” I have, and about it being “in your face”, it would as “in your face” as a small (less than a square inch) ambiguous street sign on my ankle. So yeah, it’s about as “in your face” as it is close to my face. Which is also why i wanted to shy away from the obvious symbols like the linked gender signs or the linked blue/pink triangles. [/QUOTE] A Google image search brings up [this double-moon symbol](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Bisexual-moon-symbol.svg) as an icon for bisexuals. Seems relatively unobtrusive to me. ---
**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/13 "2008-04-25T18:19:51Z")
I don’t know. Salgado’s a nice name and all, but would you want it permanently inked on your body? Also, I didn’t know until today that she was bi. I’m not sure that people are going to “get” your tattoo. Of course, I’m apparently totally out of the loop on this type of thing, so YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/14 "2008-04-25T18:28:21Z")
I was going to ask if there was a symbol for AC / DC, but all I can find is either reference to the band (not that there’s anything wrong with that! 😛 ) or pretty poor sketches that I don’t think would work very well. Any folks out there with electrical experience that could help a lost girl out? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/15 "2008-04-25T18:57:16Z")
Oooh, that’s a good idea, **faithfool.** I just wanted to say I think it’s a cool tattoo idea and your user name is brilliant. Symbol-wise I think the moons are cooler, but I guess it depends on whether you want delicate pink and purple moons tattooed your body. I know you said you didn’t want anything too overt, but [this design](http://rippsblack.tripod.com/images/Art/bisexual.gif) is badass. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/16 "2008-04-25T19:03:53Z")
Thanks **olives**! And I’m very much interested in seeing the image you linked to, but it’s only showing the tripod logo. Although it can be pretty badass too. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/17 "2008-04-25T19:08:24Z")
That is weird, it shows up when I click on it. You can see it on google images if you search ‘‘bisexual symbols’’… top row, third from the left. Basically it’s a blue faded to purple triangle with the gender symbols linked together in kind of a neat, almost celtic cross sort of way. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/18 "2008-04-25T19:17:07Z")
[QUOTE=Charter Member] I know what you’re saying, which is why i didnt as much want this thread to be full of “Have you thought this through?!” I have, and about it being “in your face”, it would as “in your face” as a small (less than a square inch) ambiguous street sign on my ankle. So yeah, it’s about as “in your face” as it is close to my face. Which is also why i wanted to shy away from the obvious symbols like the linked gender signs or the linked blue/pink triangles. If i were to somehow wake-up in 5 years time and realise i was straight or gay all along, it would still be relevant to my past and a memorable time in my life. [/QUOTE] All well and good. May I ask two questions? 1. Would this be your first tattoo? 2. Do you know that most artists would resist doing something that was less than a square inch? ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/19 "2008-04-25T20:15:36Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] In my opinion, separate up and down arrows would seem to imply a willingness to be a dominant or submissive as a sexual metaphor. I’d chose this [road sign](http://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/uploaded_images/Salgado%20yard%20sign%20under%20double%20arrow%20road%20sign-743189.jpg) as a bisexuality symbol. [/QUOTE] Is Sandra Salgado Bi? ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795/20 "2008-04-25T20:19:47Z")
[QUOTE=olivesmarch4th] That is weird, it shows up when I click on it. You can see it on google images if you search ‘‘bisexual symbols’’… top row, third from the left. Basically it’s a blue faded to purple triangle with the gender symbols linked together in kind of a neat, almost celtic cross sort of way. [/QUOTE] If you link to a Tripod image, it thinks you’re hotlinking and shows a Tripod image. Copy and paste the URL instead. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-ideas-suggestions-bisexuality/446795.md?page=2)