batting for the other team
Preferring same sex
Batting for the other team is a euphemism for being gay or lesbian—playing for the opposing side in the game of sexual attraction.
The phrase treats heterosexuality as the default team: I finally told my parents I bat for the other team.
Sometimes used more broadly for any switch in allegiance or preference.
- bisexualityMulti-gender attraction
- gayAttracted to same sex
- lesbianWoman desiring women
- same sexIdentical in gender
- queerUnusual or non-normative
coming out · in the closet · crossing over · gender identity · pansexual · changing lanes · defection · jumping ship · LGBTQ+ · rainbow flag · out and proud · switch-hitter · swinging both ways · flipping the script · turning the tables · team player · solidarity · social movement
sexual orientation
batting for the other teamstraight
Not curved or crooked
heterosexual · conventional · mainstream · hetero · traditional