A switch lesbian is a person who enjoys both the dominant and submissive role in lesbian sex. The term "switch" is also used in BDSM, where it refers to someone who participates in BDSM activities sometimes as a top and other times as a bottom or sometimes as a dominant and other times as a submissive. The term "switch" is sometimes used interchangeably with the word "vers" among gay men. In the context of vanilla sex between people of the same sex, "switch" connotes that someone is interested in both "giving" and "receiving".