Editing Romantic and sexual orientation

'''Romantic and sexual orientation''' are enduring personal qualities that incline people to feel romantic and sexual attraction to certain kinds of people. Sometimes terms for sexual orientation are also used to include romantic orientation, the tendency to feel romantic attraction to certain kinds of people. Other times, orientation labels differentiate between romantic and sexual attraction. Some of the most widely known labels for attraction, such as "lesbian," also imply the user's gender. Words for attraction experienced by nonbinary people or attraction to nonbinary people have been proposed, but are not as wide-spread yet. By some interpretations, every orientation includes attraction to some nonbinary people.<ref name="KravitzM">{{Cite web |title=Does Liking a Nonbinary Person Make You Bi or Pan? Not Necessarily. |last=M. |first=Kravitz |work=Medium |date=29 June 2020 |access-date=25 August 2020 |url= https://medium.com/an-injustice/does-liking-a-nonbinary-person-make-you-bi-or-pan-not-necessarily-359241923561|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209100024/https://medium.com/an-injustice/does-liking-a-nonbinary-person-make-you-bi-or-pan-not-necessarily-359241923561 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kil9.tumblr.com/post/617496855567286272/i-think-a-reason-why-so-many-people-dont-accept |title=i think a reason why so many people dont accept that every sexuality is inclusive of nonbinary people is because they think every sexuality must be inclusive of ALL nonbinary people, and that’s just not true| date= 7 May 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/jn8mh |archive-date=26 Jan 2022}}</ref> This wiki article includes many terms for romantic and sexual orientation that may include nonbinary people, and explains how they may. 

== Usually attracted to women ==
In the English-speaking world, most people know about three orientations that are usually attracted to women: bisexuals (who are attracted to two or more genders), [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Heterosexuality|heterosexual men]], and [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Homosexuality|homosexual women]] ([[Romantic and sexual orientation#Lesbian|lesbians]]). Some other identity labels have been proposed in order to have a way to say that one is usually attracted to women, without labeling one's own gender identity: [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Gynephilia|gynephilia]], [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Femaric|femaric]], [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Feminamoric|feminamoric]], [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Neptunic|neptunic]], and [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Venusic|venusic]]. Some identity labels have been proposed specifically for nonbinary people who are usually attracted to women: [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Azalian|azalian]], nonbinary people loving women ([[Romantic and sexual orientation#NBLW|NBLW]]), and [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Orbisian/Trixic|orbisian/trixic]]. 


=== Azalian ===
"An agender/genderless person who loves women." Coined by tumblr user genderless-gibberish.<ref name="gibberish1">https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/175819840125/so-i-think-i-figured-out-what-i-want-to-call-the [https://web.archive.org/web/20230527033129/https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/175819840125/so-i-think-i-figured-out-what-i-want-to-call-the Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>.
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File:Azalian1.png|An azalian flag created by tumblr user nooonbinaryyyy.<ref name="gibberish2">https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/175744061860/so-i-think-i-figured-out-what-i-want-to-call-the</ref>
File:Azalian2.png|An azalian flag created by tumblr user madmaxthepaledragon.<ref name="madmaxflags">https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/176019647610/</ref>
File:Azalian3.png|An azalian flag created by tumblr user madmaxthepaledragon.<ref name="madmaxflags" />
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=== Blossian ===
[[File:Blossian.jpg|thumb|right|Blossian pride flag]]
Blossian refers to an agender person who is attracted exclusively to women. This was coined by Twitter user kairofanatic on April 5, 2021.<ref>https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Blossian [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701051125/https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Blossian Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Donna- ===
[[File:Donna.png|thumb|Flag for donna- pride. Variations can be seen [https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/163851088970/donna-pride-flags in this blog post].]]
An [[Gender alignment|unaligned]] nonbinary person who is only attracted to women. Suffixes are added to specify type of attraction, e.g. donnasexual, donnaromantic, donnaqueerplatonic, etc. "Donna" means woman in Italian. Coined by a person named Fy in a 2017 submission to Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags.<ref name="beyo_Donn">{{Cite web |title=Donna- Pride Flags |author=Fy |work=Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags |date=5 August 2017 |access-date=19 September 2020 |url= https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/163851088970/donna-pride-flags|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127033113/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/163851088970/donna-pride-flags |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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=== Femaric ===
[[File:Femaric by goodpositivitylgbt.jpg|thumb|Femaric flag, created by tumblr user goodpositivitylgbt.]]
Non-straight attraction by anyone to women and feminine-aligned people. Coined by Tumblr user goodpositivitylgbt.<ref>https://goodpositivitylgbt.tumblr.com/post/162015830695/new-terms-as-many-of-you-know [https://web.archive.org/web/20230403141605/https://goodpositivitylgbt.tumblr.com/post/162015830695/new-terms-as-many-of-you-know Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Feminamoric ===
A nonbinary person attracted exclusively to women.<ref name="diamoricpositivity" /><ref name="kravitz-GIT">{{Cite web |title=Gender Identities and Terminology: An Abridged But Not-So-Basic Guide |last=M. |first=Kravitz |work=Medium |date=1 February 2021 |access-date=30 May 2021 |url= https://kravitzi.medium.com/gender-identities-and-terminology-an-abridged-but-not-so-basic-guide-d5ba7d2806fa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816071955/https://kravitzi.medium.com/gender-identities-and-terminology-an-abridged-but-not-so-basic-guide-d5ba7d2806fa |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Various flags have been created for this orientation.
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=== Femique ===
[[File:Femique by xenonflags.png|thumb|Femique pride flag.]]
Femique is "a non-gendered term for anyone who feels queer attraction to women [a femique person] / a non-gendered term for queer attraction to women [femique attraction]".<ref name="xenonflags">{{Cite web |title=! new terms ! |author=xenonflags |work=requests are open, happy pride month! |date=20 May 2021 |access-date=15 June 2021 |url= https://xenonflags.tumblr.com/post/651762622092525568/new-terms-femique-on-the-left-masquine-on|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328021132/https://xenonflags.tumblr.com/post/651762622092525568/new-terms-femique-on-the-left-masquine-on |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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=== Gay women ===
Some women who are attracted to women call themselves gay women. Gay women may or may not consider this to mean the exact same thing as lesbian. Gay women may or may not also consider themselves genderqueer. A notable example of this is American musician [[King Princess]], who describes herself as a [[genderqueer]] person and gay [[woman]].<ref name="Menuez">{{Cite web |title=King Princess |last=Menuez |first=Bobbi |work=theingenuemagazine.com |date= |access-date=6 May 2020 |url= https://theingenuemagazine.com/king-princess/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911191450/https://theingenuemagazine.com/king-princess/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

=== Gynephilic/Gynesexual ===
Gynephilia, also referred to as gynesexuality, gynosexuality<ref name="Kaplan">{{cite book|title=Bisexual Politics: Theories, Queries, and Visions |chapter=Your Fence Is Sitting on Me: The Hazards of Binary Thinking |author=Kaplan, Rebecca |year=1995 |quote=Even if I agreed that it is useful to have words to name the sex(es) to whom someone is erotically attracted, I would not have to use the categories homosexual and heterosexual. I could just as easily divide the world up into gynosexual (attracted to women), androsexual (attracted to men), and bisexual (attracted to both).}}</ref>, or femsexuality, is a romantic or sexual orientation in which a person feels attraction to women or to traits they perceive as feminine.<ref name="NeutroisTerms">"LGBTQ Terms." ''Neutrois.com.'' [http://neutrois.com/definitions/terms] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604171327/https://www.neutrois.com/definitions/terms/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

This term has gained criticism, arguing that the prefix "gyne-" is focused on genitals, not gender.<ref>https://enbysbians.carrd.co/#terf [https://web.archive.org/web/20230612131704/https://enbysbians.carrd.co/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Indeed, some sources do define it as "sexual attraction to the female anatomy".<ref name="Blake">{{Cite web |title=Are You Gynesexual? Here's What It Is & How To Tell |last=Blake |first=Jessica |work=Bolde |date= |access-date=28 November 2020 |url= https://www.bolde.com/gynesexual-what-how-tell/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319162208/https://www.bolde.com/gynesexual-what-how-tell/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Other sources disagree, saying that it is an "attraction toward women, females, and perceived femininity irrespective of whether or not they were assigned female at birth."<ref name="Zambon">{{Cite web |title=What are different types of sexualities? |author=Zambon, Veronica |work=medicalnewstoday.com |date=19 October 2020 |access-date=28 November 2020 |url= https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/types-of-sexuality#spectrum-or-sliding-scale|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305213125/https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/types-of-sexuality |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Thus, someone who uses the term "gynephilic" or "gynesexual" for themselves might be attracted to feminine women (both cis and trans) as well as feminine men.<ref name="Blake" />
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File:Gynephilia.png|This gynephilia flag has four stripes: black, grey, white and pink. This is sometimes confused with the [[asexual]] flag.<ref name="MichaelTannock">{{Cite web |title=Is your asexuality flag the gynephilia flag? |author=MichaelTannock |work=Asexual Visibility and Education Network |date=17 August 2020 |access-date=28 November 2020 |url= https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/201415-is-your-asexuality-flag-the-gynephilia-flag/}}</ref>
File:Gynephilia 2.png|This gynephilia flag consists of three stripes: pink, brown, and green.
File:Gynosexual by Ocrann.png|A gynosexual flag used on the /r/gynesexuality subreddit. It has four stripes: coral pink, lavender, purple, and blue.
File:Gynosexual by Artsy Aech.jpg|A gynosexual flag with six stripes: pink, light pink, light blue, light yellow, light purple, and purple. This flag was proposed by Artsy Aech (instagram user lgbtq.art_and_comics), who said the stripes from top to bottom represent Love, Femininity, Gender, Androgyny, Attraction, and Soul.
File:Gynesexual by JackIsAPotato.jpg|A gynesexual flag proposed by JackIsAPotato on Reddit, who said that "The pink triangle represents femininity and feminine attraction while the stripes represent the gender spectrum".
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=== Lesbian ===
[[File:Winning Orange-Pink Lesbian Pride Flag.png|thumb|A lesbian flag that won a contest for designing a lesbian flag in 2018, in which trans and nonbinary lesbians were welcome.<ref>''The search for the official lesbian flag.'' July 28, 2018. https://official-lesbian-flag.tumblr.com/post/176134630994/been-doing-some-research-and-looking-at-results [https://web.archive.org/web/20210604113320/https://official-lesbian-flag.tumblr.com/post/176134630994/been-doing-some-research-and-looking-at-results Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>]]

[[File:Sappho Lesbian.jpg|thumb|A lesbian flag design created in 2018, [https://archive.is/0rFRD based off the colors of flowers in a poem by Sappho]. The link explains it was created specifically to include ''all'' sapphics, including those who are trans, [[butch]], and people of color.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tumblr.com/tepkunset/175281520234/the-sapphic-flag-this-flag-was-originally-a?source=share|title=The Sapphic Flag|last=Moonstar|first=Dani|date=26 June 2018|website=@tepkunset (Tumblr)|access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref>]]

Simply put, people who identify as lesbians are usually women who feel attraction to other women. Historically and today, many lesbians have a gender identity and expression that they feel does not fit into the Western [[gender binary]] or patriarchal, heterosexual norms of womanhood. Some see "lesbian" as their gender identity as well as their sexuality.<ref name="Gender Census 2018">{{Cite web |title=Gender Census 2018 Identity words (public) |author=Cassian |date=21 June 2018 |access-date=27 July 2020 |url= https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12cN-ooc5EuLIaqbmfqbjZffYldTzWRAHc-qZaRJ2xsQ/edit#gid=1402706910|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521064702/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12cN-ooc5EuLIaqbmfqbjZffYldTzWRAHc-qZaRJ2xsQ/edit |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Gender Census 2019">{{Cite web |title=Gender Census 2019 - the public spreadsheet |author=Cassian |date=30 March 2019 |access-date=27 July 2020 |url= https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ePCyWMdorSHAaxNcd1Iv64oLvkdgeoZldTdGZZTHlvY/edit#gid=498446722|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522223529/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ePCyWMdorSHAaxNcd1Iv64oLvkdgeoZldTdGZZTHlvY/edit |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=23 July 2019|url=https://www.deviantart.com/pantomorph/art/lesbian-gender-pride-flag-806822407|title=lesbian gender pride flag|author=pantomorph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207155627/https://www.deviantart.com/pantomorph/art/lesbian-gender-pride-flag-806822407|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Some lesbians who use the words [[butch]], [[stone]], or [[dyke]] for themselves express and experience their gender identities through [[masculinity]], [[androgyny]], sexual difference, and nonconformity.<ref name=Feinberg>{{cite book|last1=Feinberg|first1=Leslie|title=Stone Butch Blues: A Novel|date=1993|edition=1st|publisher=Firebrand Books|location=|isbn=1563410303}}</ref><ref name=Halberstam>{{Cite book|last1=Halberstam|first1=Judith|authorlink=Judith Halberstam|title=Female Masculinity|year=1998|edition=1st|page=[https://archive.org/details/femalemasculinit00judi/page/111 111]|publisher=Duke University Press|location=|chapter=Lesbian Masculinity: Even Stone Butches Get the Blues|isbn=0822322269|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/femalemasculinit00judi/page/111|archive-url=False|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="Krantz">{{cite journal|last1=Krantz|first1=Susan E.|title=Reconsidering the Etymology of Bulldike|journal=American Speech|date=1995|volume=70|issue=2|pages=217–221|doi=10.2307/455819|issn=00031283|url=https://scholarworks.uno.edu/engl_facpubs/41|jstor=455819|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322153405/https://scholarworks.uno.edu/engl_facpubs/41/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Lesbians can be [[woman#cisgender women|cisgender women]], [[woman#transgender women|transgender women]], nonbinary/genderqueer women, and anyone else who feels that their identities [[gender alignment|align]] with womanhood or that they have some kind of connection to womanhood.<ref name="Carney">{{Cite web |title=In Defense of Non-Binary Lesbianism |last=Carney |first=Sasha |work=Broad Recognition |date=4 November 2019 |access-date=14 June 2020 |url= https://www.broadsatyale.com/in-defense-of-non-binary-lesbianism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515210021/http://www.broadsatyale.com/in-defense-of-non-binary-lesbianism/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The struggles of rejecting the gender binary |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/magazine/gender-nonbinary.html |date=4 June 2019 |work=The New York Times Magazine |access-date=1 February 2020 |last=Bergner |first=Daniel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604135436/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/magazine/gender-nonbinary.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/44110/1/andrea-lawlor-paul-takes-the-form-of-a-mortal-girl-book-interview |authorlink=Andrea Lawlor |title=Andrea Lawlor explores the wild possibilities of sexual-shapeshifting |publisher=Dazed |date=18 April 2019 |access-date=1 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204160540/https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/44110/1/andrea-lawlor-paul-takes-the-form-of-a-mortal-girl-book-interview |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/lesbian-slang-terms-definitions#slide-8 |title=17 lesbian slang terms every baby gay needs to learn |publisher=Refinery 29 |date=30 March 2018 |access-date=1 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619215450/http://www.refinery29.com/en-us/lesbian-slang-terms-definitions |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Ormiston |first=Wendy |title=Stone butch celebration: A Transgender-inspired revolution in academia |pages=198-216 |date=July 1996 |doi=10.17763/haer.66.2.46r7n64515203412 |journal=Harvard Educational Review |volume=66 |issue=2}}</ref> 

Some notable nonbinary lesbians include:

* American autistic activist blogger [[Mel Baggs]] (1980 - 2020), who said sie<ref name="TDOV">{{cite web|url=https://withasmoothroundstone.tumblr.com/post/115187595380/transgender-day-of-visibility-mel-age-34|title=Transgender day of visibility.|date=April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413095312/https://withasmoothroundstone.tumblr.com/post/115187595380/transgender-day-of-visibility-mel-age-34|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> was a [[genderless]] lesbian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://withasmoothroundstone.tumblr.com/post/145842413020/im-a-genderless-lesbian-and|title=I’m a genderless lesbian and…|date=June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008200429/https://withasmoothroundstone.tumblr.com/post/145842413020/im-a-genderless-lesbian-and|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* American revolutionary communist and trans rights activist [[Leslie Feinberg]] (1949 - 2014). Feinberg identified as a transgender [[butch]] lesbian, describing butch as a sense of a queer masculine transgender identity neither female nor male. Feinberg's novel, ''Stone Butch Blues'' (1993), won the prestigious American Library Association Award for Gay and Lesbian Literature and a LAMBDA Literary Award.<ref name="lesliefeinberg">[http://www.lesliefeinberg.net/ Village Voice] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230705182548/https://www.lesliefeinberg.net/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* American musician [[Stevie Knipe]]<ref name="11-10-2019">{{cite tweet|title=it's national coming out day! I'm a non-binary lesbian and I use they/them and I recently started using the name “stevie”! past selves I was a straight het person and then a bisexual lady and then a queer gender fluid person. everyone’s journey is different! give ur self time [red heart emoji]|date=11 October 2019|user=adultmomband|number=1182677852136923141}}</ref>
* American ballet dancer and choreographer [[Katy Pyle]] identifies as a [[genderqueer]] lesbian.<ref>[http://www.ballez.org/company/ Bio], retrieved May 17, 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230606030034/https://www.ballez.org/company Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* Australian actor [[Ruby Rose]], a [[genderfluid]] lesbian<ref name="Gomez">{{Cite web |title=Gender-fluid Ruby Rose opens up about the backlash she's received for identifying as a lesbian |trans-title= |last=Gomez |first=Patrick |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=5 June 2019 |access-date=27 May 2020 |url= https://ew.com/celebrity/paul-lynde-life-legacy/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308224934/https://ew.com/celebrity/paul-lynde-life-legacy/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* American<ref name="OralHistory">{{Cite web |title=OralHistoryArchive • From a Whisper to a Roar lesbian decriminalisation |author= |work=From a Whisper to a Roar |date=17 June 2019 |access-date=8 May 2020 |url= http://www.whisper2roar.org.uk/oral-history-archive/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407065458/https://www.whisper2roar.org.uk/oral-history-archive/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> LGBT+ activist [[Jamie Wildman]] (1950-2020).<ref name="Video">{{Cite web |title=Coming out as non-binary at age 69 {{!}} This Is Life |author=PinkNews |work=YouTube |date=13 April 2020 |access-date=8 May 2020 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-W7AXC8URI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420112838/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-W7AXC8URI |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* American musician and comedian [[Maxine Feldman|Maxine "Max" Feldman]] (1945-2007) was a transgender butch lesbian and his/her gender identity was described by his/her partner as "both/and".<ref name="Kiritsy">{{cite news|last=Kiritsy|first=Laura|title=Lesbian trail blazer Maxine Feldman dies|url=http://www.edgeprovidence.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=36268|newspaper=Edge Providence|date=August 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331030136/http://www.edgeprovidence.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=36268|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
* American activist and actor [[Ianne Fields Stewart]], a [[transfeminine]] [[nonbinary woman]] and lesbian<ref name="SwiftMar2020">{{Cite web |title=Meet Ianne Fields Stewart: The Activist and Actress Who Is Combatting Food Insecurity In The Black Transgender Community |author=Swift, Jaimee A. |work=Black Women Radicals |date=March 2, 2020 |access-date=November 3, 2020 |url= https://www.blackwomenradicals.com/blog-feed/meet-ianne-fields-stewart-the-activist-and-actress-who-is-combating-food-insecurity-in-the-black-transgender-community|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128162056/https://www.blackwomenradicals.com/blog-feed/meet-ianne-fields-stewart-the-activist-and-actress-who-is-combating-food-insecurity-in-the-black-transgender-community |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="MastersAug2020">{{Cite web |title=This Activist Ensures Black Trans People Don't Go Hungry |last=Masters |first=Jeffrey |work=The Advocate |date=August 4, 2020 |access-date=November 3, 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/7/31/ianne-fields-stewart-okra-project-trans |quote=I am a Black, queer, nonbinary, lesbian woman. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529144011/https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/7/31/ianne-fields-stewart-okra-project-trans |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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File:Nonbinary lesbian by thepokedexisgay.png|A nonbinary lesbian pride flag designed by tumblr user thepokedexisgay.
File:Nonbinary lesbian by Mod Tath.png|A nonbinary lesbian pride flag designed by a deviantart user going by Mod Tath.
File:Nonbinary Lesbian by nbdyke.png|A nonbinary lesbian pride flag designed by tumblr user nbdyke.
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More lesbian and nonbinary lesbian flags can be seen in [[:Category:Lesbian pride flags]].
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=== NBLW ===
'''Non-binary people loving women''' (often abbreviated as '''nblw''') is an expression used to describe [[nonbinary]] people who feel some type of attraction towards [[Woman|women]]. [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Orbisian/Trixic|''Trixic'' or ''orbisian'']] are terms that can be used with the same meaning.

Some nblw prefer the term ''nonbinary lesbian'' to describe their attraction to women because it's easier, since ''lesbian'' is better known than ''trixic'' or ''orbisian,'' and some people can relate more to this term.

''Gynesexual'' or ''finsexual'' are also terms to describe the attraction to femininity but they're not specifically for non-binary people and also don't exclusively describe the attraction to women.

=== Neptunic ===
[[File:Neptunic.png|thumb|Neptunic flag, created by tumblr user Dark (loud-and-queer).]]
Attraction to women, nongendered people, and all nonbinary people who are not male-aligned or masculine.<ref>https://neptunicnbs.tumblr.com/terminology [https://web.archive.org/web/20220508205017/https://neptunicnbs.tumblr.com/terminology Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Orbisian/Trixic ===
[[File:trixic pride flag.png|thumb|Trixic or orbisian flag.]]
An orbisian or trixic person is a nonbinary person who is attracted to women (exclusively or not).<ref name="diamoricpositivity" /> The trixic or orbisian flag was created by non-alligned-sapphic on tumblr. Purples and yellows represent nonbinary-ness, while pink represents the attraction to women.

The most commonly-used trixic flag is pictured here. Alternative trixic flags can be seen in [[:Category:Trixic pride flags]].
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=== Sapphic ===
[[File:Sapphic Flag.png|alt=|thumb|The Sapphic flag.]]
Sapphic generally stands for feminine-aligned people being attracted to other feminine-aligned people and women.<ref>https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Sapphic [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701052206/https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Sapphic Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> It is an umbrella term for bisexual female-aligned people, lesbians, and any other people who consider themselves wlw (women who love women). Nonbinary people might consider themselves sapphic if they are partly female, sometimes female, [[Gender alignment|female-aligned]], or [[Galactian system|lunarian]].

The most commonly-used sapphic flag is pictured here. Alternative sapphic flags can be seen in [[:Category:Sapphic pride flags]].
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=== Umbalian ===
[[File:Umbalian.png|thumb|Umbalian flag]]
Term for [[nonbinary men]] who love women. Derived from the gemstone umbalite.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Umbalian Pride Flags |author= |work=Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags |date=3 June 2018 |access-date=11 May 2022 |url= https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/174536672860/umbalian-pride-flags|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519091722/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/174536672860/umbalian-pride-flags |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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=== Venusic ===
[[File:Venusic.jpg|thumb|Venusic flag.]]
Only attracted to women and fem-aligned nonbinary people or partial women. Sometimes called Venusian.<ref>https://non-aligned-sapphic.tumblr.com/post/166272150888/feminamoric-only-attracted-to-women-flag-by{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Coined in 2016.<ref>https://temp-nb-blog.tumblr.com/post/155188169959/temp-nb-blog-sending-this-as-a-submission-so [https://web.archive.org/web/20230221225936/http://temp-nb-blog.tumblr.com/post/155188169959/temp-nb-blog-sending-this-as-a-submission-so Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Violettian ===
Queer attraction to women, either exclusively to women or to women and other gender(s).<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CbdsAhYv9mK/</ref>
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=== Womasexual ===
[[File:Womasexual.png|thumb|Womasexual flag.]]
"Attraction to women (and/or feminine genders, depending on the person)."<ref name="polyamaesthetic2020">{{Cite web |title=Anonymous asked: Hi, I'm wondering if you know any systems of terms used to describe attraction to a specific gender without including the gender of the person experiencing the attraction? |author= |work=polyamaesthetic |date=15 August 2020 |access-date=10 September 2020 |url= https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/626554691551215616/hi-im-wondering-if-you-know-any-systems-of-terms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910153546/https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/626554691551215616/hi-im-wondering-if-you-know-any-systems-of-terms |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> 
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== Usually attracted to men ==
In the English-speaking world, most people know about three orientations that are usually attracted to men: bisexuals, [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Heterosexuality|heterosexual women]], and [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Homosexuality|homosexual men]] ([[Romantic and sexual orientation#Gay men|gay men]]). Some other identity labels have been proposed in order to have a way to say that one is usually attracted to men, without labeling one's own gender identity: [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Androphilia|androphilia]], [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Marsic|marsic]], [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Mascic|mascic]], and [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Uranic|uranic]]. Some identity labels have been proposed specifically for nonbinary people who are usually attracted to men: nonbinary people loving men ([[Romantic and sexual orientation#NBLM|NBLM]]), [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Azurian|azurian]], [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Quadrisian/Toric|quadrisian/toric]], [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Thistlian|thistlian]], and [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Viramoric|viramoric]]. 

=== Achillean/MLM ===
[[File:Achillean 2.png|thumb|A commonly-used flag for achillean pride. The green carnation historically indicated gayness.]]
An umbrella term for any male, male-aligned, or partially-male people who feel attraction to men (e.g. gay men, bisexual/pansexual men, gay asexual men, etc.) In short, anyone who considers themself an MLM (man who loves men) can identify as achillean.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Achillean-638170749 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230326185759/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Achillean-638170749 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The term is derived from the mythical character Achilles.<ref name="en.w_Achi">{{Cite web |title=Achillean - Wiktionary |author= |work=en.wiktionary.org |date= |access-date=8 September 2020 |url= https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Achillean |quote=4. Of or relating to sexual or romantic intimacy between men, in the style of Achilles' relationship with Patroclus. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708082434/https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/achillean |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Nonbinary people might consider themselves achillean if they are partly male, sometimes male, [[Gender alignment|male-aligned]], or [[Galactian system|solarian]].

Alternate terms/synonyms are "vincian",<ref>https://gothpunkemowhatever.tumblr.com/post/620281922292203520/achilleanvincian-lockscreens [https://web.archive.org/web/20210607164937/https://gothpunkemowhatever.tumblr.com/post/620281922292203520/achilleanvincian-lockscreens Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://neopronouns.tumblr.com/post/190634945600/it-isnt-discourse-per-se-references-to-sexual [https://web.archive.org/web/20210607165229/https://neopronouns.tumblr.com/post/190634945600/it-isnt-discourse-per-se-references-to-sexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/190432654640/many-mlm-dont-like-the-achillean-thing-because [https://web.archive.org/web/20210607165058/https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/190432654640/many-mlm-dont-like-the-achillean-thing-because Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> inspired by Leonardo da Vinci<ref>https://peyotecookies.tumblr.com/post/189404727773/hi-can-someone-nice-please-explain-what-vincian [https://web.archive.org/web/20210426153350/https://peyotecookies.tumblr.com/post/189404727773/hi-can-someone-nice-please-explain-what-vincian Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>, "wildean" inspired by Oscar Wilde<ref>https://sweetslittlefactory-moved.tumblr.com/post/187377642638/i-know-vincian-is-getting-traction-as-an [https://web.archive.org/web/20201205184036/https://sweetslittlefactory-moved.tumblr.com/post/187377642638/i-know-vincian-is-getting-traction-as-an Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://sweetslittlefactory-moved.tumblr.com/post/187398369173/aroacepositivityplace-sweetslittlefactory [https://web.archive.org/web/20201205184040/https://sweetslittlefactory-moved.tumblr.com/post/187398369173/aroacepositivityplace-sweetslittlefactory Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>, and "hyacique" from the Hyacinth flower and the minor Greek deity.<ref>https://bijoumikhawal.tumblr.com/post/188264317374/hyacique [https://web.archive.org/web/20230529023322/https://bijoumikhawal.tumblr.com/post/188264317374/hyacique Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

The most common achillean/MLM flag is pictured here. Alternatives can be seen in [[:Category:Achillean pride flags]] and [[:Category:MLM pride flags]].
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=== Androphilia/Androsexuality ===
Androphilia or androsexuality is a romantic or sexual orientation in which one feels attraction to men or [[masculinity]], regardless of one's own gender identity.<ref name="NeutroisTerms" /><ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/androsexual [https://web.archive.org/web/20230425120021/https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/androsexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="Zambon" />
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File:Androsexual.png|A commonly-used androsexual/androphilic pride flag, with stripes of cyan, brown, and purple.
File:Androphilia.png|Another common androsexual/androphilic pride flag, with stripes of black, grey, white and green.
File:Androsexual by Artsy Aech.jpg|Androsexual pride flag with six stripes which are sky blue, light blue, mint green, light yellow, cerulean, and darker blue. This flag was proposed by Artsy Aech (instagram user lgbtq.art_and_comics), who said the stripes from top to bottom represent Masculinity, Attraction to masculinity, Freedom, Androgyny, Strength, and Soul.
File:Androsexual by AstraSouls.png|Androsexual pride flag with three stripes which are light blue (#a4e8fe), salmon pink (#fea3a2), and light purple (#ff89fb). This flag was proposed by twitter user AstraSouls, who said that "The blue stands for masculinity, the pink stands for love, the purple stands for the umbrella term nonbinary".
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To see more, visit [[:Category:Androphilic and Androsexual pride flags]].
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=== Azurian ===
An azurian is a [[nonbinary man]] who is attracted only to men. Coined by tumblr user bentonthefoxkin, the word is derived from the mineral azurite.<ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/174346001015/azurian-pride-flags [https://web.archive.org/web/20220911082152/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/174346001015/azurian-pride-flags Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Several flags have been created for this orientation.
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=== Cinthean ===
Cinthean was proposed as an alternative for the terms "gay man" and "homosexual."<ref>Now: Why cinthean? The word "gay" has become an umbrella term for multiple members of the LGBT+ community, which is great, except that leaves us with no term for our sexuality except for- "gay man" or "homosexual." Gay man may be an awkward term to use for nonbinary people who aren't exactly men but still connect to the gay label, and homosexual has negative connotations in general, and just sounds a bit awkward. https://twitter.com/bimbjus/status/1279769182809317376?s=20 https://twitter.com/bimbjus/status/1279769184902266880?s=20</ref> The term applies to men and nonbinary people who are exclusively attracted to men and nonbinary people. It is inspired by the tale of Hyacinthus, who was a lover of Apollo. As he died, Apollo transformed his blood into a flower to honor him, with that flower being believed to be what we now know as the hyacinth.<ref>https://cintheanz.carrd.co/#explanation [https://web.archive.org/web/20230612131707/https://cintheanz.carrd.co/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> [[File:Cinthean flag by bimbjus.png|thumb|Cinthean flag.]]
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=== Gay men ===
People who identify as gay men have a male gender identity, and are attracted only to men. This word is applicable regardless of whether one or both people involved are cisgender men or transgender men. Some nonbinary people also identify as men to some degree ([[nonbinary man|nonbinary men]]), and also usually experience attraction to men, and so they consider themselves gay.

Overall, most gay men have used the rainbow pride flag to represent themselves, but since it can also represent the whole LGBTQ community, several proposals for a gay-man-specific pride flag have been made, many with explicit inclusion of nonbinary gay men. It is impractical to include all the proposed flags here, so the gallery below is only a selection of those which gained some popularity and have been stated to include nonbinary men. See also [[:Category:Gay man pride flags]].

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Gay.png|The rainbow pride flag, which can represent either the entire LGBTQ community, or specifically gay men.
Gay_men_flag_-_Triton_7_stripe.png|Designed in 2019, this flag has become the commonest one specifically for gay men. The seven stripes represent 1. Community, 2. Healing, 3. Joy, 4. [[GNC]], [[nonbinary]], and [[trans]] men, 5. Pure love, 6. Fortitude, and 7. Diversity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gay Man Flag |author= |work=gayflagblog.tumblr.com |date=11 April 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022 |url= https://gayflagblog.tumblr.com/post/186181118619/gay-man-flag-russian-%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8-%D1%8F-portuguese}}</ref>
Gay Man Flag.jpg|Designed in 2018
Gay man flag by asexykeanu.png|Designed in 2018
Gay_men_flag_-_eiradescent.jpg|Designed in 2019
Gay men flag - nonbinaryfinnmertens.png|Designed in 2020
Gay_men_flag_-_i-do-art-i-guess.png|Designed in 2020
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=== Masquine ===
[[File:Masquine by xenonflags.png|thumb|Masquine pride flag.]]
Masquine is "a non-gendered term for anyone who feels queer attraction to men [a masquine person] / a non-gendered term for queer attraction to men [masquine attraction]".<ref name="xenonflags" />
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=== Marsic ===
[[File:Marsic.png|thumb|Marsic flag.]]
Only attracted to men and masc-aligned nonbinary people or partial men.<ref name="50wives">{{cite web|url=https://50wives.tumblr.com/post/164377019211/for-nb-peopleand-maybe-some-binary-who-want-some|title=for nb people(and maybe some binary) who want some words|date=19 August 2017|archive-date=23 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623233145/https://50wives.tumblr.com/post/164377019211/for-nb-peopleand-maybe-some-binary-who-want-some}}</ref>
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=== Mascic ===
[[File:Mascic by goodpositivitylgbt.jpg|thumb|Mascic flag, created by tumblr user goodpositivitylgbt.]]
Non-straight attraction by anyone to men and masculine-aligned people. Coined by Tumblr user goodpositivitylgbt.<ref>https://goodpositivitylgbt.tumblr.com/post/162015830695/new-terms-as-many-of-you-know [https://web.archive.org/web/20230403141605/https://goodpositivitylgbt.tumblr.com/post/162015830695/new-terms-as-many-of-you-know Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Masexual ===
[[File:Masexual.png|thumb|Masexual flag.]]
"Attraction to men (and/or masculine genders, depending on the person)."<ref name="polyamaesthetic2020" />
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=== NBLM ===
Nonbinary people loving men (very often abbreviated as nblm, NBLM) is a term that refers to nonbinary people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to men, either exclusively or not.

=== Quadrisian/Toric ===
Nonbinary person attracted to men (exclusively or not). <ref name="diamoricpositivity" />
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File:Quadrisian or toric (1).png
File:Quadrisian or toric (2).png
File:Toric_no_symbol.png
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Alternative flags can be seen in [[:Category:Toric pride flags]]

=== Thistlian ===
"An agender/genderless person who loves men." Coined by tumblr user genderless-gibberish.<ref name="gibberish1" />
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File:Thistlian.png|Thistlian pride flag by tumblr user nooonbinaryyyy.
File:Thistlian_by_madmaxthepaledragon.png|Thistlian pride flag by tumblr user madmaxthepaledragon<ref name="madmaxflags" />
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=== Uranic ===
[[File:Uranic.png|thumb|Uranic flag, created by tumblr user Dark (loud-and-queer).]]
Attraction to men, nongendered people, and all nonbinary people who are not female-aligned or feminine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loud-and-queer.tumblr.com/post/165451319627/i-tried-my-hand-at-making-some-flags-for-neptunic|title=I tried my hand at making some flags for Neptunic and Uranic.|date=17 September 2017|author=Dark|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104154012/https://loud-and-queer.tumblr.com/post/165451319627/i-tried-my-hand-at-making-some-flags-for-neptunic|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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=== Viramoric ===
Nonbinary person attracted exclusively to men.<ref name="diamoricpositivity" /> Various designs of the viramoric flag have been created; here is a selection.
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File:Viramoric 5.png
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File:Viramoric 2 without symbol.png
File:Viramoric 1 without symbol.png
Viramoric 5 stripe by 2kaitlynlouise4.jpg
Viramoric by 2kaitlynlouise4.jpg
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Note: The word "viramoric" should not be confused with "vixenamoric", which was created to exclude nonbinary lesbians and pronoun nonconforming lesbians from lesbianism.<ref name="Rylan">{{Cite web |title=“Vixenamoric” is TERF Ideology with Training Wheels |last=Rylan |first=Jules |work=Medium |date=16 October 2020 |access-date=26 June 2021 |url= https://radiantbutch.medium.com/vixenamoric-is-terf-ideology-with-training-wheels-dc7bb5ea01b1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207170811/https://radiantbutch.medium.com/vixenamoric-is-terf-ideology-with-training-wheels-dc7bb5ea01b1 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="lgbt_Vixe">{{Cite web |title=Vixenamoric |author= |work=LGBTA Wiki |date= |access-date=26 June 2021 |url=https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Vixenamoric |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721070728/https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Vixenamoric |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

== Usually attracted to a different gender than one's own ==

=== Heterosexuality ===
[[File:Straight nonbinary by xx R4TZ xx.jpg|thumb|A proposed flag to represent straight nonbinary people.]]
Also called being straight, heterosexuality is a romantic and sexual orientation in which a person tends to feel sexual attraction only to people of a different gender identity than their own. For example, women who usually feel attracted only to men. This is heterosexuality even if one or both of the people are [[transgender]], because this is based on [[gender identity]] rather than [[sex]]. Heterosexuality is often defined as attraction between persons of opposite gender<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality [https://web.archive.org/web/20230309135102/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>. However, the idea "opposite gender" only makes sense within the [[gender binary]], which sees all people as being either of only two genders, and that those two genders are supposedly opposites to each other. What "heterosexuality" means when [[nonbinary]] identities are taken into account is not agreed upon. By its etymology, it could imply "other" or "different" gender.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality#Etymology [https://web.archive.org/web/20230309135102/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=25 Great Lesson Plans about Sexual Orientation |year=2017 |last1=Clark |first1=Terri |last2=Gilbert |first2=Tracie Q. |last3=Rayne |first3=Karen |quote=The prefix ''hetero'' means "different" or "other". Thus, ''heterosexuality'' (often called ''straight'') refers to people who are exclusively attracted to different-sexed or other-sexed partners. For most straight people, this usually means attraction to the opposite biological sex, but for some straight people it can also include attraction to certain trans and intersex people, as well as people of all sorts of gender identities. |url=https://twitter.com/BiDotOrg/status/1442167110927470594/photo/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721070737/https://twitter.com/BiDotOrg/status/1442167110927470594 |archive-date=21 July 2023 |access-date=27 September 2021 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> In that case, a heterosexual nonbinary person could mean one who feels attraction to one gender other than nonbinary, to both binary genders, or to all genders other than their exact own. Nevertheless, heterosexuality is often assumed to refer to attraction between men and women only, even when nonbinary identities are acknowledged. This can cause distress to nonbinary people in a relationship and their partners as they struggle to find a labels for themselves. The question of whether a nonbinary person can identify as heterosexual-- and how exactly that person defines their heterosexuality-- is up to that individual person.


There are multiple flags proposed to represent heterosexuality, but none has been made "official".<ref>https://flagipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Heterosexual [https://web.archive.org/web/20230523214042/https://flagipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Heterosexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Here is a selection; more can be seen at [https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/Flags/qq-het.html this link].
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File:Heterosexual flag (black-white stripes).svg
File:Bandera heterosexual.PNG
File:Heterosexual Flag (proposed).png
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=== Strayt ===
[[File:Strayt flag.png|thumb|right|The strayt flag, designed by nblwnonsense.<ref name="Straytflag">https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Strayt-748740864 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701043411/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Strayt-748740864 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>]]
Coined by Mercuryretrograde<ref name="Straytflag" />, the term "strayt" is for nonbinary people who feel their attraction "is 'straight' but in a nonbinary way." Being strayt does not require attraction to only one gender or attraction to an "opposite" gender.<ref>[https://gai-strayt-alliance.tumblr.com/post/186223092828/what-is-a-strayt what is a “strayt”], 11 July 2019</ref>
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=== Contraic ===
[[File:Contraic.png|thumb|right|The contraic flag, designed by by identity-workshop. The blueish-purples and pinkish-purples represent masculinity and femininity, and the yellow represents nonbinary attraction.]]
Term for nonbinary people's attraction to an "opposite side of the binary" gender. Coined by identity-workshop in 2018.<ref name="symmaic_contraic">https://identity-workshop.tumblr.com/post/173088225231/so-i-noticed-that-theres-no-terms-to-represent [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601060949/https://identity-workshop.tumblr.com/post/173088225231/so-i-noticed-that-theres-no-terms-to-represent Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Contraic-2-750152604 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702002819/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Contraic-2-750152604 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Omnistraight ===
"Omnistraight" (likely coined to mirror [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Omnigay|omnigay]]) is a term which can be used by individuals with [[genderfluid|fluid gender]] who experience fluid attraction as well, such that they are always attracted to a gender different than their own current gender.<ref name="wren-omnistraight">{{Cite web |title=Omnistraight has quickly become one of my main identities, but there’s no actual flag for it, so I designed one myself! |author=wren |work=pride for all! |date=30 March 2020 |access-date=29 September 2020 |url= https://enb-ab-y.tumblr.com/post/614023456214974464/omnistraight-has-quickly-become-one-of-my-main|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601010152/https://enb-ab-y.tumblr.com/post/614023456214974464/omnistraight-has-quickly-become-one-of-my-main |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Omnistraight [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701053311/https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Omnistraight Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

The original omnistraight flag is a combination of the straight flag and the genderfluid flag. It was created by beyond-mogai-pride-flags on November 29, 2017.<ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/168002158820/omnistraight-pride-flag [https://web.archive.org/web/20230629024020/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/168002158820/omnistraight-pride-flag Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> An alternate omnistraight flag was designed by Tumblr user enb-ab-y on March 30, 2020.<ref name="wren-omnistraight" />
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File:Omnistraight 1.png|Original omnistraight flag, created 2017.
File:Omnistraight 2.png|Alternate flag, created 2020.
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== Usually attracted to the same gender as one's own ==

===Homosexuality===
Also called being gay, homosexuality is a sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction only to people of the same [[gender]] as one's self.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality [https://web.archive.org/web/20230705170849/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> All homosexual people can also call themselves gay. Homosexual attraction can sometimes include nonbinary people.<ref>{{cite book |title=25 Great Lesson Plans about Sexual Orientation |year=2017 |last1=Clark |first1=Terri |last2=Gilbert |first2=Tracie Q. |last3=Rayne |first3=Karen |quote=The prefix ''homo'' in the word ''homosexuality'' means "same" or "similar." Thus, homosexual (usually called ''gay'' or ''lesbian'') people are by definition exclusively attracted to people of the same sex. For most gay people, this usually means attraction to the same biological sex, but for some gay people it can also include attraction to certain trans and intersex people, as well as people of all sorts of gender identities. |url=https://twitter.com/BiDotOrg/status/1442167110927470594/photo/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721070737/https://twitter.com/BiDotOrg/status/1442167110927470594 |archive-date=21 July 2023 |access-date=27 September 2021 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

Nonbinary people who are mainly attracted to other nonbinary people could call themselves homosexual, gay, or [[#NBLNB|NBLNB]] (nonbinary loving nonbinary). Nonbinary people who also identify as men or women to some degree, and are mainly attracted to the same, might also call themselves homosexual, gay, and/or lesbian.

===Gai===
[[File:Gai flag.png|thumb|right|The gai flag, designed by opalescentorbisian on tumblr. Meaning: "Orange is for [[Galactian system|solarian]] nbs, yellow is for nbs in general, green is for stellarian nbs, blue is for multi-attracted nbs who feel gai towards more than one gender, and purple is for lunarian nbs."]]
The term "gai" is for nonbinary people who feel their attraction is gay but in a nonbinary way. Being gai does not require attraction to only one gender or attraction to the same gender.<ref>[https://gai-strayt-alliance.tumblr.com/post/175212373813/what-do-the-terms-gai-and-strayt-mean What *do* the terms gai and strayt mean?], 24 June 2018 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230517075604/https://gai-strayt-alliance.tumblr.com/post/175212373813/what-do-the-terms-gai-and-strayt-mean Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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File:Gaiflux arco-pluris.png|A gaiflux flag, designed by tumblr user arco-pluris.
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===Gay===
[[File:Nonbinary gay by thepokedexisgay.png|thumb|right|A nonbinary gay pride flag designed in 2018 by Alois (tumblr url thepokedexisgay)]]
Although gay is a synonym for homosexual, some people prefer the word gay over the word homosexual for themselves. A gay person can be any gender. There are gay men, gay women, and gay nonbinary people.<ref name="Cavar">{{Cite web |title=I Call Myself Nonbinary...And Gay |last=Cavar |first=Sarah |work=The Odyssey Online |date=2 October 2016 |access-date=23 November 2020 |url= https://www.theodysseyonline.com/call-nonbinaryand-gay |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608052554/https://www.theodysseyonline.com/call-nonbinaryand-gay |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Additionally, "gay" is sometimes used as a broad umbrella term for all non-[[Heterosexuality|hetero]] people.

American musician [[King Princess]] describes herself as a both a [[genderqueer]] person and gay [[woman]].<ref name="Menuez"/>
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===Omnigay===
"Omnigay" is a term which can be used by individuals with [[genderfluid|fluid gender]] who experience fluid attraction as well, "so that the individual is always attracted to [their] same gender."<ref>[https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/618510739577126913/is-there-a-genderorientation-word-for-when-your anonymous asked: is there a gender/orientation word for when your attraction changes with your gender?], 18 May 2020</ref> Omnigay was coined in 2014 by tumblr user monetarymollusk.<ref>[https://monetarymollusk.tumblr.com/post/78213960554/in-response-to-an-earlier-post-i-tagged-as In response to an earlier post I tagged as 'OMNIGAY' I would like to inform u what omnigay means.], 1 March 2014 [https://web.archive.org/web/20201106170606/https://monetarymollusk.tumblr.com/post/78213960554/in-response-to-an-earlier-post-i-tagged-as Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In 2017, tumblr user shadowofthedude coined a synonym "omnique" (pronounced om-NEEK) which can also be used as a noun (ex: "I'm an omnique.") "Omnique" is formed by combining "omnigay" and "[[queer]]".<ref>[https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/161192069014/ahh-hello-i-have-a-few-terms-genders-ive Ahh hello, I have a few terms (genders) I’ve coined that I also have flag designs for], 29 May 2017 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220127044207/https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/161192069014/ahh-hello-i-have-a-few-terms-genders-ive Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

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Omnigay flag 1.png|Original Omnigay flag. Has been criticised for resembling the Confederate flag.<ref name="Omnigay-alt-flags">https://salppho.tumblr.com/post/181845106432/the-omnigay-omnique-community</ref>
Omnique flag 1.png|Omnigay/omnique flag by shadowofthedude.
Omnigay flag 2.png|An omnigay/omnique flag by salppho. Intended as "combination of the sapphic, diamoric, and achillean flag colors in a configuration reflective of the trans flag."<ref name="Omnigay-alt-flags" />
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===Symmaic===
[[File:Symmaic.png|thumb|right|The symmaic flag, designed by by identity-workshop. Purple represents "the median between masculinity and femininity", and the yellow and white both represent nonbinary attraction.]]
Coined in 2018 by tumblr user identity-workshop. A symmaic person is a nonbinary person attracted to their same gender. The prefix sym is taken from the word "symmetry".<ref name="symmaic_contraic" />
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==Usually attracted to more than one gender== 

There are many orientations that feel attraction to more than one gender. The most well-known labels in this "multisexual umbrella" or "m-spectrum" are bisexuality, pansexuality, omnisexuality, and polysexuality, but there are many less common ones as well.
[[File:Pride_Parade_2016_(28069911654).jpg|thumb|A pride parade in which bisexual and pansexual flags can be seen.]]

===Bisexuality===
Bisexuality is a sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction to more than one gender.<ref>[https://bisexualresearch.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-bisexualityreport.pdf The Bisexuality Report: Bisexual inclusion in LGBT equality and diversity.] 2012. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230320103341/https://bisexualresearch.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-bisexualityreport.pdf Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=Under the Bisexual Umbrella: Diversity of Identity and Experience |last=Flanders |first=Corey E. |work=Journal of Bisexuality |date=March 15, 2017 |access-date=November 26, 2019 |url= https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15299716.2017.1297145 |doi=10.1080/15299716.2017.1297145 |quote=Bisexuality as a single identity encompasses so many different meanings and attractions and behaviors for people who explicitly identify as bisexual. The general identity definition most commonly used, attraction to more than one gender, then leaves room for the multitudinous expressions of that identity. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604182010/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15299716.2017.1297145 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="scot_What">{{Cite web |title=What's In A Name? |author=Lorna |work=Scottish Bi+ Network |date=15 October 2018 |access-date=November 26, 2019 |url= http://www.scottishbinet.org/2018/10/whats-in-name.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130235531/http://www.scottishbinet.org:80/2018/10/whats-in-name.html |archive-date=30 January 2010 |quote=Bi: Attraction to two or more genders, and can include non-binary gender(s). Can also be used for attraction to all genders. }}</ref> Some define this as attraction to "women and men".<ref name="Savin-Williams2018">{{Cite web |title=Are Pansexuals Bisexual, Queer, Trans, Asexual, or Unique? |last=Savin-Williams |first=Ritch C. |work=Psychology Today |date=14 June 2018 |access-date=18 September 2021 |url= https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-sexuality-and-romance/201806/are-pansexuals-bisexual-queer-trans-asexual-or-unique |quote=bisexuality refers to sexual/romantic attraction to both men and women, to varying degrees. }}</ref><ref name="Sutherland2020">{{Cite web |title=LGBTQIAPK: Let's Unpack the Acronym |last=Sutherland |first=Amy |work=Harlot |date=2020 |access-date=18 September 2021 |url= https://callmeharlot.com/all-learning-content/lgbtqiapk-lets-unpack-the-acronym |quote=A bisexual person is someone who is sexually and romantically attracted to both male- and female-identifying people. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111223859/https://www.callmeharlot.com/all-learning-content/lgbtqiapk-lets-unpack-the-acronym |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Others define bisexuality as attraction to two categories of people: the same as one's own gender, and different than one's own gender.<ref name="Harte2019">{{Cite web |title=Being bisexual+ & nonbinary while rejecting the gender binary |last=Harte |first=Mackenzie |work=Queerty |date=19 September 2019 |access-date=18 September 2021 |url= https://www.queerty.com/bisexual-nonbinary-rejecting-gender-binary-20190919 |quote=A common misconception about bisexuality+ is that it means that you are only attracted to men and women (typically assumed to be cisgender men and cisgender women). This is untrue. Bisexuality+ means that you have the capacity to be attracted to genders like your own and genders unlike your own. There is no inherent binary to a bisexual+ (bi+) identity, and I am the proof of that as someone who is bisexual+ and nonbinary. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817110525/https://www.queerty.com/bisexual-nonbinary-rejecting-gender-binary-20190919 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Others define bisexuality as attraction to people of any gender. What "bisexuality" means when nonbinary identities are taken into account is a matter of debate. Many people feel that "bi-" reinforces the gender binary, and erases nonbinary identities, preferring pansexual or polysexual. Others<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bisexualindex.org.uk/index.php/Bisexuality#binary|title="Bi means two so bisexuality is transphobic"|work=The Bisexual Index|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506225840/http://www.bisexualindex.org.uk/index.php/Bisexuality|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> argue that "bisexual" was originally coined to describe a sexuality which included aspects of both heterosexuality and homosexuality, and that it should be interpreted as inclusive of attraction to all genders or sexes, although there are certainly bisexuals who do only feel attraction to two specific genders, whether those be "men and women", "women and genderqueer folks", or any two genders imaginable.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Lapointe |first= Alicia Anne|date=2016| title='It's not Pans, It's People': Student and Teacher Perspectives on Bisexuality and Pansexuality|journal= Journal of Bisexuality|volume=17 |issue= 1 |pages= 88–107 |doi= 10.1080/15299716.2016.1196157}}</ref>

Notable bisexual nonbinary people include:
* Musician [[Sydney Dolezal]]
* Activist [[Shiri Eisner]]
* Activist, musician, and writer [[Denarii Grace]]
* Activist, educator, and therapist [[Alex Iantaffi]]
* Entrepreneur and activist [[Bethany C. Meyers]]
* Actor and musician [[Sara Ramirez]]
* Animator and musician [[Rebecca Sugar]]
* Musician and dancer [[Alex Sturbaum]]

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File:Bi flag.svg|Bisexual flag.
File:Bi triangles.svg|Bisexual triangle symbol. 
File:Bisexual-moon-symbol.svg|Bisexual double moon symbol, to avoid use of triangles. This example is in the bi flag colors. Moons are a reference to how bisexuality isn't "just a phase." 
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"Bisexual" has also sometimes been used to describe a [[gender identity]] that is nonbinary.<ref>{{cite book| title=Sexualities: Identities, Behaviors, and Society |year=2004 |url=https://archive.org/details/sexualitiesident0000unse/page/222/mode/2up |page=222 |chapter=Two Many and Not Enough: The Meanings of Bisexual Identities |last=Rust |first=Paula C. |quote=The question of the role of gender in sexuality is particularly problematic for individuals whose own genders do not fall neatly into either the 'woman' or the 'man' category. [...] Seven bisexual respondents in the current study identify themselves as bisexual not only because they are attracted to both women and men, but because they are, themselves, either both women and men, neither women and men, both passive and active in sex, or both genitally male and female— the latter occurring in one respondents' fantasies only.|archive-url=False |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

===Pansexuality===
Pansexuality is a sexual orientation that involves sexual attraction to people of all genders.<ref name="Webb">{{Cite web |title=5 things you should know on Pansexual Visibility Day |last=Webb |first=Laurence |work=LGBT Foundation |date=May 21, 2018 |access-date=November 26, 2019 |url= https://lgbt.foundation/news/5-things-you-should-know-on-pansexual-visibility-day/161|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527233157/https://lgbt.foundation/news/5-things-you-should-know-on-pansexual-visibility-day/161 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms Human Rights Campaign: Glossary of Terms] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230307132044/https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Pansexuals are attracted to all types of people. They might be "gender-blind" (meaning that gender is insignificant or irrelevant in determining their attraction), or they might not.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://posi-pan.tumblr.com/post/175752109717/whats-the-difference-between-pan-and-omni|title=ANONYMOUS ASKED:  What's the difference between pan and omni?|date= 10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104154856/https://posi-pan.tumblr.com/post/175752109717/whats-the-difference-between-pan-and-omni|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Some people prefer to call themselves 'pansexual' rather than bisexual because they feel the word "bisexual" has [[Gender binary|binary]] implications.<ref>https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/pansexual [https://web.archive.org/web/20220830201400/https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/pansexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansexuality [https://web.archive.org/web/20230608010348/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansexuality Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness & Visibility Day is celebrated on May 24.<ref>{{Cite web |title=May 24 is Pan Awareness Day |author= |work=diversity.lbl.gov |date=21 May 2021 |access-date=11 November 2021 |url= https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/05/21/may-24-is-pan-awareness-day/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604065708/https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/05/21/may-24-is-pan-awareness-day/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Notable pansexual nonbinary or genderqueer people include:
*Entertainer [[Courtney Act]]
*Musician and actor [[Shamir Bailey]]
*Musician [[Christine and the Queens]]
*Musician and actor [[Miley Cyrus]]
*Writer and CEO [[Tiffany Jana]]
*Astrophysicist and politician [[Amita Kuttner]]
*Model [[Kyle McCoy]]
*Writer and internet personality [[Jim Sterling]]
*DJ and music producer [[Moore Kismet]]

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File:Pansexuality_flag.svg|Pansexual flag. As defined by the flag's designers, the yellow is for non-binary attraction, as well as life & happiness.
File:Pansexual symbol.png|Pansexual symbol. 
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It is not uncommon for people to use both bisexual and pansexual as labels, due to the overlapping definitions. Notable nonbinary people who are both bi and pan include musician [[Mal Blum]], musician [[Sarah Shook]], and activist [[Gigi Raven Wilbur]].

===Omnisexuality===
[[File:Omni.png|thumb|Omnisexual flag.]]
Omnisexuality/omniromanticism is attraction to all genders/every gender.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Omni-543925827 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603002616/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Omni-543925827 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://queerheadcanonoftheday.tumblr.com/definitions [https://web.archive.org/web/20230517214704/http://queerheadcanonoftheday.tumblr.com/definitions Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> By some definitions, this is a synonym for pansexual.<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/omnisexual [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701043932/https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/omnisexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution|year=2013|quote=Pansexual/omnisexual: people who are attracted (sexually, romantically, and/or otherwise) to people of all genders and sexes, or to multiple genders and sexes, or regardless of sex and gender, and who identify as pan/omni. Pansexuality and omnisexuality differ from each other by their Greek and Latin roots (''pan'' meaning ''all'' in Greek, and ''omni'' the same in Latin.)|page=28|authorlink=Shiri Eisner|last=Eisner|first=Shiri}}</ref> By other definitions, it is similar to pansexuality but with gender playing a role in attraction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thisistheirs.tumblr.com/post/625989035693899776/omnisexual-polysexual-visibility-solidarity |title=Omnisexual, Polysexual Visibility & Solidarity|date=9 August 2020 |archive-date= 7 December 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201207155116/https://thisistheirs.tumblr.com/post/625989035693899776/omnisexual-polysexual-visibility-solidarity}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m-spec-as-heck.tumblr.com/post/625566805363195904/hey-i-have-an-mspec-question-if-you-can-answer-it|title=black-masquerade asked: Hey I have an mspec question if you can answer it maybe?|date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605030604/https://m-spec-as-heck.tumblr.com/post/625566805363195904/hey-i-have-an-mspec-question-if-you-can-answer-it|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="romero">{{Cite web |title=pansexual vs omnisexual (are they the same?) |author=Romero, Britney |work=YouTube |date=9 June 2019 |access-date=28 September 2020 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ4MwY8-iNQ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515235909/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ4MwY8-iNQ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

In 2020, the date of March 21 was proposed as Omni Pride Day, because rotating the M and N in "OMNI" makes it resemble the numerals 0321.<ref>{{Cite web |title=national Omni Pride Day |author=thepartyboy607 |work=r/omnisexual |date=6 November 2020 |access-date=11 November 2021 |url= https://www.reddit.com/r/omnisexual/comments/jp8lf5/national_omni_pride_day/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617113507/https://www.reddit.com/r/omnisexual/comments/jp8lf5/national_omni_pride_day/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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===Polysexuality===
[[File:Polysexual.jpg|thumb|Polysexual flag.]]
Polysexuals are attracted towards more than one gender, but not all genders (as in [[pansexuality]]) and not just both [[binary genders]] (as in some understandings of [[bisexuality]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Polysexuality&oldid=2167603 |title=Polysexuality |website=RationalWiki |date=21 March 2020 |access-date=11 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721221943/https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Polysexuality&oldid=2167603 |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> For example, someone attracted to all genders except [[men]] might identify as polysexual.<ref name="Murphy2021">{{Cite web |title=What Does It Mean to Be Polysexual? Here's How Experts Explain This Sexual Identity |last=Murphy |first=Colleen |work=Health.com |date=27 May 2021 |access-date=18 September 2021 |url= https://www.health.com/mind-body/health-diversity-inclusion/polysexual|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307201505/https://www.health.com/mind-body/health-diversity-inclusion/polysexual |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>  Polysexual people might or might not have a gender preference.<ref>{{cite book |title=Affirmative Counseling with LGBTQI+ People |date=2017 |publisher= Wiley |quote=Polysexual (adjective) describing a person who is predisposed to bond emotionally, physically, psychologically, and spiritually with many different sexes or genders. The attraction and interest are not necessarily equally split among these sexes or genders.}}</ref>

The polysexual flag, designed by Tumblr user Samlin in 2012, has pink for women, blue for men, and green for nonbinary people.<ref name="Murphy2021" />

Polysexuality should not be confused with polyamory, which is about openly being in a relationship with more than one partner at the same time.<ref name="Murphy2021" />
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===Agatic===
[[File:Agatic.png|thumb|Agatic flag.]]
"A woman who is attracted to women and nonbinary people (to any degree), exclusively or not."<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Agatic-symbol-850224926 Agatic symbol], 28 July 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220828062242/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Agatic-symbol-850224926 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Ammolic===

Any nonbinary person who is attracted to women and nonbinary people. (NBLW and NBLNB)<ref>[https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/618749903321088000/ammolic-ammolite ammolic + ammolite], 21 May 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210104155045/https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/618749903321088000/ammolic-ammolite Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://ideas-of-immortality.tumblr.com/post/176208037185/ammolic-love-moodboard-ammolic-a-non-binary Ammolic Love Moodboard], 23 July 2018 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210104155020/https://ideas-of-immortality.tumblr.com/post/176208037185/ammolic-love-moodboard-ammolic-a-non-binary Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Term coined and flag created by tumblr user ideas-of-immortality in July 2018, based on the gemstone ammolite.<ref>[https://ideas-of-immortality.tumblr.com/post/176098537825/ammolic-ahm-mawlic-nblnb-and-nblw-not-to-be Ammolic (Ahm-mawlic): NblNb and NblW], 20 July 2018 [https://web.archive.org/web/20201202165505/https://ideas-of-immortality.tumblr.com/post/176098537825/ammolic-ahm-mawlic-nblnb-and-nblw-not-to-be Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://ideas-of-immortality.tumblr.com/post/176096708815/id-like-to-propose-an-alternative-to-the-current I'd like to propose an alternative to the current label (which I think is Brownisian?) for NblNb and NblW.], 20 July 2018</ref> Also known as Brownitian (coined by tumblr user saturnic-vapour<ref>[https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/175444624570/brownitian-pride-flag Brownitian Pride Flag], 1 July 2018 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601040031/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/175444624570/brownitian-pride-flag Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>) or Ametrian.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Brownitian-Ammolic-Ametrian-Symbol-850045378 Brownitian/Ammolic/Ametrian Symbol], 27 July 2020</ref>
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Ammolic by ideas-of-immortality.jpg|Original ammolic flag made in 2018 by ideas-of-immortality.
Ammolic by sunshinepride.jpg|Redesign by sunshinepride. Red stripe for self-love & acceptance, Orange stripe for attraction to women, Yellow stripe for nonbinary love, Lighter green stripe for attraction to nonbinary people, and Green stripe for loyalty & strength.
Ammolic by sunshinepride - 7 stripes.jpg|A seven-stripe version, also by sunshinepride.
Ammolic or Ametrian.png|Ammolic/ametrian pride flag, created in 2018
Brownitian.png|Brownitian pride flag, created in 2018.
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===Citrinian===
[[File:Citrinian.png|thumb|Citrinian flag.]]
"A woman who is attracted to men and nonbinary people (to any degree), exclusively or not."<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Citrinian-symbol-850224951 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701052921/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Citrinian-symbol-850224951 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Dahlian ===
"An agender/genderless person who loves men, women, nbs, and other agender/genderless people." Coined by tumblr user ''genderless-gibberish''.<ref name="gibberish1" />
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Dahlian by nova-is-hella-cute.png|Flag proposed by tumblr user nova-is-hella-cute
Dahlian by libragender.png|Flag proposed by tumblr user libragender
Dahlian_by_madmaxthepaledragon.png|Flag proposed by tumblr user madmaxthepaledragon<ref name="madmaxflags" />
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===Differo-===
Differosexual or differoromantic refers to a person of any gender that is attracted to multiple genders that are different from their own gender.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Differo-1-869558442 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701052059/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Differo-1-869558442 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The term was created by Tumblr user ''mossy-maze'' on January 15, 2018, along with the below flags.<ref name="differo">{{Cite web |title=Differo- attraction |author=mossy-maze |work= |date=15 January 2018 |access-date=26 February 2021 |url=https://mossy-maze.tumblr.com/post/169724815541/differo-attraction |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721071731/https://mossy-maze.tumblr.com/post/169724815541/differo-attraction |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
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File:Differo 1.png
File:Differo 2.png
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===Disexual or Dyosexual===
'''Disexual''' or '''dyosexual''' is used to specify attraction to exactly two genders, whether those are binary genders or not.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disexual |author= |work=LGBTA Wiki |date= |access-date=2 October 2021 |url=https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Disexual |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721071811/https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Disexual |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

===Enbisian===
[[File:Enbisian.png|thumb|The enbisian flag.]]
A term coined in 2020 by tumblr user ''enbisian.'' This describes the orientation of nonbinary people (fem-aligned or non-aligned) who are attracted to only women and nonbinary people (fem-aligned or non-aligned). The word is a combination of "enby" and "orbisian". The definition is similar to [[Romantic_and_sexual_orientation#neptunic|neptunic]], but unlike neptunic, enbisian cannot be used by men or male-aligned people.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://non-aligned-sapphic.tumblr.com/post/623743928805523456/new-sexuality-enbisian-okay-this-is-a-long-shot| title= New Sexuality: Enbisian| access-date= 2020-08-16| archive-date= 2020-09-09| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200909004534/https://non-aligned-sapphic.tumblr.com/post/623743928805523456/new-sexuality-enbisian-okay-this-is-a-long-shot| url-status= dead}}</ref>
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===Florian===
[[File:Florian by incusins.png|thumb]]
Men who are exclusively attracted to men and nonbinary people.<ref>https://incusins.tumblr.com/post/648473079436247040/florian</ref>
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===Fincian===
[[File:Fincian by incusins.png|thumb]]
Women who are exclusively attracted to women and nonbinary people.<ref>https://incusins.tumblr.com/post/648473227753095168/fincian [https://web.archive.org/web/20210831095211/https://incusins.tumblr.com/post/648473227753095168/fincian Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Geranian===
[[File:Geranian by libragender.png|thumb|Geranian pride flag]]
Coined in November 2020, the term "geranian" describes "an agender/genderless person who loves women, non-binary people, and other agender/genderless people."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://libragender.tumblr.com/post/636165367266459648/geranian-pronounced-jer-ey-nee-an-an|title=Geranian|date=29 November 2020| author=Ezran|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604194434/https://libragender.tumblr.com/post/636165367266459648/geranian-pronounced-jer-ey-nee-an-an|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
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===Irisian===
[[File:Irisian by nova-is-hella-cute.png|thumb|Irisian flag by tumblr user nova-is-hella-cute.]]
"An agender/genderless person attracted to other agender/genderless people, non-binary people, and men." Coined by tumblr user ''libragender''.<ref>https://nova-is-hella-cute.tumblr.com/post/618966141548855296/irisian-an-agendergenderless-person-attracted-to [https://web.archive.org/web/20230527033217/https://nova-is-hella-cute.tumblr.com/post/618966141548855296/irisian-an-agendergenderless-person-attracted-to Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Jaspian ===
[[File:Jaspian.png|thumb|The jaspian flag, with colors inspired by the mineral. Created by Eli (tumblr user dispositiondocket).]]
A nonbinary person who is attracted to men, nonbinary people, and women. Coined 20 May 2018 by Eli (tumblr user ''dispositiondocket''). Named after the stone/mineral jasper.<ref>https://dispositiondocket.tumblr.com/post/174094472494/jaspian-nblnb-nblm-and-nblw-a-term-for-anyone [https://web.archive.org/web/20230314182644/https://dispositiondocket.tumblr.com/post/174094472494/jaspian-nblnb-nblm-and-nblw-a-term-for-anyone Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> See also Versian.
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===Lilacian===
[[File:Lilacian_by_nova-is-hella-cute.jpg|thumb|Lilacian flag]]
An agender/genderless person attracted to men and nonbinary people. Coined in 2018 by tumblr user ''saturnic-vapour''.<ref>https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/176093442190/i-made-another-term-lilacian-agender-loving-men [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702004240/https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/176093442190/i-made-another-term-lilacian-agender-loving-men Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Litian===
[[File:Litian.jpg|thumb|Litian flag]]
A man who loves women and nonbinary people (exclusively or not).<ref>https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/103 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230624061031/https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/103 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/184194879860/what-is-called-when-youre-a-man-but-your [https://web.archive.org/web/20201205183905/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/184194879860/what-is-called-when-youre-a-man-but-your Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Marblic/Astronic===
[[File:Marblic or Astronic.png|thumb|Marblic/astronic flag.]]
A man attracted to men, women, and nonbinary people.<ref>https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/54 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210117030937/https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/54 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="nbandproud2018">[https://nbandproud.tumblr.com/post/176217590471/is-there-a-word-other-than-labradorian-you-can-use Anonymous asked: is there a word other than labradorian you can use because i think most people are gonna think of the dog like i did and it was pretty confusing], 24 July 2018</ref>
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=== Mercuric ===
Also known as mercurian, this term can be used to describe attraction to women, men, and nonbinary people who are [[gender alignment|aligned]] towards one or the other, but not other-aligned or unaligned. Intended to be similar to other planetary-related terms to describe attraction for nonbinary people, such as venusic and marsic.<ref>https://loud-and-queer.tumblr.com/post/165489879497/hey-hey-so-i-saw-you-coined-some-terms-for-nb [https://web.archive.org/web/20201205183851/https://loud-and-queer.tumblr.com/post/165489879497/hey-hey-so-i-saw-you-coined-some-terms-for-nb Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

===Multisexual/Plurisexual/Mspec===
Multisexual, plurisexual, and mspec (or m-spec) are umbrella terms used to describe people who experience attraction to more than one gender, which may include many or all genders. It can describe individuals who are bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, omnisexual, etc, or can be used as a stand-alone identity if one does not wish to specify their orientation further.<ref>{{cite web|title=Multisexual {{!}} LGBTA Wiki |url=https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Multisexual|archive-url=https://archive.ph/5rs7p|archive-date=15 February 2022}}</ref>

There is not one widely-agreed-upon flag for this umbrella term. Some proposed flags are shown here.
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File:Multisexual (purple white blue pink).svg|This flag was created in 2019 by synp.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/kinkflagsrus/art/Multisexual-Official-Pride-Flag-785458128</ref> It has four stripes of purple, white, light blue and pink/magenta. The colors stand for peace, unity, freedom and love/compassion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Multisexual Flag Colors Color Scheme |author= |work=schemecolor.com |date= |access-date=15 February 2022 |url= https://www.schemecolor.com/multisexual-flag-colors.php}}</ref>
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File:Multisexuality flag.svg
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===Nomasexual/Nomaromantic===
Attraction to all genders except (binary) men.<ref name="NSM">{{Cite web |title=Nonbinary Sexuality Masterpost |author= |work=Lovesick Romantic |date=21 September 2017 |access-date=10 September 2020 |url= https://sparrowpraxis.tumblr.com/post/165570721870/nonbinary-sexuality-masterpost-hey-there-the-enby|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604223353/https://sparrowpraxis.tumblr.com/post/165570721870/nonbinary-sexuality-masterpost-hey-there-the-enby |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="polyamaesthetic2020"/>
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===Nowomasexual/Nowomaromantic===
Attraction to all genders except (binary) women.<ref name="NSM" /><ref name="polyamaesthetic2020" />
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===Opalian===
Opalian is a label for people who are both nonbinary and a man, attracted to men and nonbinary people.<ref>https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Opalian [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702003608/https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Opalian Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Orchidian===
"An agender/genderless person who loves women and men". Coined in January 2020 by tumblr user ''genderless-gibberish''.<ref name="gibberish3">https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/190556226130/so-i-think-i-figured-out-what-i-want-to-call-the [https://web.archive.org/web/20230528041335/https://genderless-gibberish.tumblr.com/post/190556226130/so-i-think-i-figured-out-what-i-want-to-call-the Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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File:Orchidian.jpg|Orchidian pride flag. Background by flowerfallsyndrome and symbol by queerso.
File:Orchidian by nova-is-hella-cute.png|Orchidian pride flag by nova-is-hella-cute.
File:Orchidian (lavender and white with flower).png|
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===Pluralian===
[[File:Pluralian.png|thumb|Pluralian flag.]]
Umbrella term for anyone (of any gender) who is attracted to more than one gender. Can be used as a noun ("The pluralian decided to date John") or as an adjective ("I'm so pluralian"). A synonym for "m-spec". Coined by ''dinolove453'' on deviantart.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Pluralian-660063419 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702004334/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Pluralian-660063419 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Penultisexual/Penultiromantic===
[[File:Penulti.png|thumb|Penulti- pride flag.]]
Being attracted to all genders except your own.<ref>https://cubeflag.tumblr.com/post/188383541447/penultisexual-flag-attraction-to-every-gender-but [https://web.archive.org/web/20230608011544/https://cubeflag.tumblr.com/post/188383541447/penultisexual-flag-attraction-to-every-gender-but Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Periso/Perisosexual/Perisoromantic===
"Being attracted to the same gender and some or all non binary genders but NOT to the other binary gender [...] The word comes from 'per' (through) and 'iso' (identical) meaning literally 'being attracted to the same gender and through the binary i.e. to non binary genders'." Coined by ''queer-coloured-glasses'' on tumblr.<ref>https://queer-coloured-glasses.tumblr.com/post/178573665779/new-orientations-terms [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702003639/https://queer-coloured-glasses.tumblr.com/post/178573665779/new-orientations-terms Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

===Spectrasexual===
[[File:Spectrasexual flag.png|thumb|A spectrasexual pride flag, with stripes of lavender, deep purple, white, cyan, light blue. The stripes represent (in order) female people, love, nonbinary people, sex, and male people.<ref name="spectra">https://sexuality.fandom.com/wiki/Spectrasexual [https://web.archive.org/web/20230522111102/https://sexuality.fandom.com/wiki/Spectrasexual Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>]]
Attracted to multiple genders, but not all genders<ref name="Zambon" />, or attraction to "a wide range of genders".<ref name="spectra"/> Spectrasexual falls under the umbrella term of polysexual.
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===Toren-===
[[File:Toren- by nlmgalaxy.png|thumb|Toren- flag created by Tumblr user nlmgalaxy.]]
Torensexual, torenromantic, or torenamoric refer to a person of any gender who experiences attraction to only men and nonbinary people. The term was coined on November 12, 2018 by Tumblr user ''wedontcareaboutyourbinary''.<ref name="toren-trixen">{{Cite web |title="women + nbs" and "men + nbs" orientation language |author= |work=we don't care about your binary |date= |access-date=26 February 2021 |url= https://wedontcareaboutyourbinary.tumblr.com/post/180050286353/women-nbs-and-men-nbs-orientation-language|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612003659/https://wedontcareaboutyourbinary.tumblr.com/post/180050286353/women-nbs-and-men-nbs-orientation-language|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Torenamoric-871234458 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701050856/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Torenamoric-871234458 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> 
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===Trixen-===
[[File:Trixen- by nlmgalaxy.png|thumb|Trixen- flag created by Tumblr user nlmgalaxy.]]
Trixensexual, trixenromantic, or trixenamoric refer to a person of any gender who experiences attraction to only women and nonbinary people. The term was coined on November 12, 2018 by Tumblr user ''wedontcareaboutyourbinary''. The prefix "trixen-" combines the Latin noun suffix "-trix", used to form feminine agent nouns (also used in "trixic") with "en" from the term "enby".<ref name="toren-trixen" /><ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Trixenamoric-871234440 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701043502/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Trixenamoric-871234440 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

Note: The word "trixenamoric" should not be confused with "vixenamoric", which was created to exclude nonbinary lesbians and pronoun nonconforming lesbians from lesbianism.<ref name="Rylan" /><ref name="lgbt_Vixe" />
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===Versian===
[[File:Versian.png|thumb|Versian pride flag.]]
Term meaning "nonbinary people who love women, nonbinary people, and men. Comes from the word universe, keeping in with the [[Galactian system|space-themed terms]] for nonbinary people. of course, a versian person could also i.d as pan-, but this term places emphasis on being of a nonbinary gender(s)". Term and flag created by xeno-aligned on tumblr in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/174514680991/versian-an-alternate-term-flag-for-nonbinary|title=Versian|author=xeno-aligned|date=3 June 2018|archive-url=https://archive.ph/xcKP0|archive-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> See also Jaspian.
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==Usually attracted to nonbinary people== 

Words for orientations involving [[nonbinary]] people are, at this time in history, not as developed or widely agreed upon as those involving people who have [[binary genders]].

Orientations tend to be named and categorized in a way that involves one's own gender identity. For example, "lesbian" indicates not only that one is attracted to women, but also that one identifies as a woman. Some words for sexual orientations make reference to one's own gender: heterosexuality and homosexuality, gay and lesbian.

Some words for sexual orientations don't make reference to one's own gender, which makes it easier for nonbinary people to use them. This includes androphilic, gynephilic, ceterosexuality, and asexuality. This is also the case for bisexuality, polysexuality, omnisexuality, and pansexuality, which mean attraction to more than one gender of people. People disagree about how each of these involve transgender, nonbinary, and [[intersex]] people, and which of these words is the most inclusive and respectful of the legitimacy of them.
===Ageninic===
[[File:Ageninic.png|thumb|Ageninic flag]]
Attraction to only [[agender]] people.<ref>https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/18 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210117020805/https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/18 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Aliamoric===
[[File:Aliamoric (new) by ragamuffins system.png|thumb]]
Word for a nonbinary person exclusively attracted to other nonbinary people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CU-0qopLPQw/|author=kaykaylovesbooks|date=13 October 2021|access-date=20 November 2021|title=Hello lovely people! Today's pride stack is the Aliamoric flag!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721071812/https://www.instagram.com/p/CU-0qopLPQw/|archive-date=21 July 2023|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> The term and the flags were made by Tumblr user gay-rats-sys (now called the-ragamuffins-sys).<ref>https://mogai.miraheze.org/wiki/Aliamoric [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701052438/https://mogai.miraheze.org/wiki/Aliamoric Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Androgynesexual===
Androgynesexual refers to attraction to androgynous or gender neutral people.<ref>https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/146780123855/nin [https://web.archive.org/web/20230119202325/https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/146780123855/nin Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> However, androgynesexual carries the connotation that the person of attraction is both masculine and feminine, rather than neither.<ref>https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/162155422185/androgyne-orientation [https://web.archive.org/web/20221230043500/https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/162155422185/androgyne-orientation Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Sometimes it is defined as attraction to men and women with [[androgynous]] appearances<ref name="wiki_Andr">{{Cite web |title=Androgynosexual |author= |work=AVENwiki |date= |access-date=26 September 2020 |url= http://wiki.asexuality.org/Androgynosexual|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510011703/http://wiki.asexuality.org/Androgynosexual|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>, or to simply anyone with [[androgynous]] appearance.<ref name="coll_Defi">{{Cite web |title=Definition of androgynosexual {{!}} New Word Suggestion |author= |work=Collins Dictionary |date=26 May 2016 |access-date=26 September 2020 |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/submission/17417/androgynosexual |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721072234/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/submission/17417/androgynosexual |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
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===Antigendersexual / Antigenderromantic===
[[File:Antigender orientation.png|thumb|Antigendersexual/antigenderromantic flag.]]
Attracted to [[genderless]]/[[agender]] people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explaining Sexualities {{!}} Explaining Antigendersexuality |author= |work=Quotev |date=27 July 2019 |access-date=26 September 2020 |url= https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/61|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117024419/https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/61 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Coined in 2018 by an anonymous tumblr user.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.is/pqHeV|title=Antigendersexual / antigenderromantic|url=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/176703554485/antigendersexual-antigenderromantic-attracted|date=6 August 2018|archive-date=29 September 2019}}</ref>
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===Aquian===
[[File:Aquian.png|thumb|Aquian pride flag, by an anonymous creator.]]
Only attracted to people whose genders change, e.g. [[genderfluid]] and [[genderflux]]. The term comes from "aqua" meaning water, because water is a fluid.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Aquian-870194475 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701050000/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Aquian-870194475 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===WLNB/Asterian/Maedic===
[[File:Maedic - WLNB with symbol by Mod Fy.png|thumb|The maedic/WLNB flag created by Mod Fy of beyond-mogai-pride-flags.]]
Terms for a woman attracted to nonbinary people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soft-sapphic-love.tumblr.com/post/612236371144458240/hey-im-a-girl-and-im-pretty-sure-that-im-only |title=Anonymous asked: hey! i'm a girl and i'm pretty sure that i'm only attracted to non-binary people (no matter how they present/align), so what would that make me exactly label-wise???|date=10 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127213558/https://soft-sapphic-love.tumblr.com/post/612236371144458240/hey-im-a-girl-and-im-pretty-sure-that-im-only|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.etsy.com/listing/798601197/custom-sexuality-symbol-pride-flag |title= Custom Sexuality Symbol Pride Flag Buttons|first=Christopher|last=Ikonomou|website=etsy.com}}</ref> The term "asterian" was coined in 2018 or possibly earlier by tumblr user orbisian-prinxess, who wrote:
{{quote|Aster comes from the ancient greek word for star, and specifically the term asterian is derived from asterisk, meaning ‘little star’. As non-binaries are often represented by stars (hence [[Galactian system|stellarian]]) as there are countless billions of stars completely seperate from the influence of our human gender binary (unlike the sun and moon, having been gendered in religions and cultures through time), loving nb people as a woman is known as being an asterian, especially as women are represented by circles, and if the outer points of an asterisk are joined it forms a circle - representing the union of nb people and woman.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asterian |url=https://bigendering.tumblr.com/post/176383259124/asterian |author=orbisian-prinxess |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721082306/https://bigendering.tumblr.com/post/176383259124/asterian |archive-date=21 July 2023 |access-date=9 February 2021 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>}}

"Maedic", coined in 2018 by Mod Alec/Jace of tumblr blog beyond-mogai-pride-flags, is a synonym for asterian. This word was derived from the maenads of Greek mythology, who were female followers of Dionysus and consorts of Hermaphrodite (deity of [[androgyny]]).<ref name="beyo_Maed">{{Cite web |title=Maedic/WLNB Pride Flag |author= |work=Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags |date=7 February 2018 |access-date=19 June 2021 |url= https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/170626057825/maedicwlnb-pride-flag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623192317/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/170626057825/maedicwlnb-pride-flag |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="beyo_Hell">{{Cite web |title=Hello Followers! |author= |work=Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags |date=2 February 2018 |access-date=19 June 2021 |url=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/170442283755/hello-follows |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721072308/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/170442283755/hello-followers |archive-date=21 July 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

Note: "Asterian" is also an alternative term for men who love men.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=lumiexalt |number=1289682980894466048|title=asterian and blue rose are both such wonderful terms for mlm.. they're based on FLOWERS.... and the achillean flag has a flower too AAAHHHHHH|date=1 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|title=gay / mlm / asterian oomfs should watch this show already if they havent yet like its very good content|date=2 September 2020|user=bloomfilters|number=1301257371705135114}}</ref>

Various WLNB flags can be seen in [[:Category:WLNB pride flags]].
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===Astroidian or Asteroidian===
[[File:Astroidian.png|thumb|Astroidian flag.]]
Umbrella term for any man or masculine-aligned person who is attracted to nonbinary people, including but not limited to: gay men, bisexuals, pansexuals, polysexuals, etc.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230721072308/https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/187519089415/astroidian-panromantic-sunrises-requested-by astroidian panromantic + sunrises], 15 September 2019</ref> An alternative term for this is Adonic.<ref name="nbandproud2018" /><ref>https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Orientations/70 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702002717/https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Orientations/70 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=gimmemrss|number=1253624117103902721|title=like diamoric was created for enbies that found terms like "straight" or "gay" insufficient. astroidian/adonic which essentially means MLNB and maedic which basically means WLNB. do these terms have problems? probably, i dont know but theyre there|date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
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===Bigeninic===
[[File:Bigeninic.jpg|thumb|Bigeninic pride flag]]
Attracted to [[bigender]] people.<ref>https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Orientations/31 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701052236/https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Orientations/31 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

=== Delphinian ===
"An agender/genderless person who loves other agender/genderless people." Coined by tumblr user genderless-gibberish.<ref name="gibberish1" />
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File:Delphinian.png|Delphinian flag by tumblr user nooonbinaryyyy.
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=== Diamoric ===
[[File:Diamoric.png|thumb|The diamoric pride flag, created on 26 June 2016.]]
"A form of attraction felt by nonbinary people who feel that being nonbinary affects their experience with attraction or a nonbinary form of attraction that does not fit a same or similar vs opposite or other gender attraction dichotomy. ‘Diamoric orientations’ is an umbrella term for all orientations lables that describe nonbinary attraction that does not conform to a similar/opposite gender dichotomy."<ref name="diamoricpositivity">{{cite web|url= https://diamoricpositivity.tumblr.com/post/174544315194/nonbinary-orientation-terms|date=3 June 2018|title=Nonbinary orientation terms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507232637/https://diamoricpositivity.tumblr.com/post/174544315194/nonbinary-orientation-terms|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> "Diamoric" can also describe a relationship or attraction that involves at least one nonbinary person.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Diamoric-629060256 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701051927/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Diamoric-629060256 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

The term was originally going to be "dionysian" from the god Dionysus, but this drew criticism, and "diamoric" was decided as the replacement. It is formed from the Greek prefix "dia-", meaning "passing through", "going apart", or "thoroughly/completely" and the Latin "amor" for love.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128193139/http://androgyne-enjolras.tumblr.com/post/147395086504/diamoric-love|url=http://androgyne-enjolras.tumblr.com/post/147395086504/diamoric-love|archive-date=18 January 2018|date=14 July 2016|title=Diamoric Love}}</ref>

=== Enbian ===
"[NBLNB], nonbinary people who experience attraction towards nonbinary people (whether exclusively or not)."<ref name="diamoricpositivity" />
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File:Enbian.jpg|Enbian flag, created by tumblr user the-ross-winchester.
File:Enbian pride.png|Another enbian flag: a pair of interlocking nonbinary symbols on the nonbinary flag.
File:Enbian Pride flag.svg|Enbian flag. Yellow for gender outside the binary. Purple for genders that are a mix or between male & female. Black for genderlessness. White for those who are many/all genders.
File:Enbian 2.png|Another variant of enbian flag.
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More enbian flag designs can be seen in [[:Category:Enbian pride flags]].

===Enboric===
[[File:Enboric by goodpositivitylgbt.jpg|thumb|Enboric flag, created by tumblr user goodpositivitylgbt.]]
"[A]n umbrella term to describe any attraction to nonbinary people. coined with nonbinary people in mind, but can be used by anyone who is attracted to nonbinary people and not straight."<ref name="polyamaesthetic2020" />
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=== Lunaric ===
[[File:Lunaric.png|thumb|Lunaric flag]]
Attraction solely to lunarians, female-aligned nonbinary people, and feminine nonbinary people (but not women). Coined in 2017 by tumblr user loud-and-queer.<ref name=":2">https://loud-and-queer.tumblr.com/post/165279086792/non-aligned-sapphic-and-nonaligned-nblw-if [https://web.archive.org/web/20201205184001/https://loud-and-queer.tumblr.com/post/165279086792/non-aligned-sapphic-and-nonaligned-nblw-if Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Magnolian===
[[File:Magnolian by nova-is-hella-cute.png|thumb|Magnolian pride flag, by tumblr user nova-is-hella-cute.]]
"An agender/genderless person who loves nonbinary people and agender/genderless people". Coined in January 2020 by tumblr user genderless-gibberish.<ref name="gibberish3" /> Note: this word has also been used to mean a certain type of nonbinary [[gender expression]].<ref name="queerdolls" />

===Mixsexual===
In 2018, [[Kate Bornstein]] proposed the term "mixsexual" to mean "people who are attracted to people who, intentionally or not, mix gender in body or soul."<ref>{{cite tweet|user=katebornstein|number=988865060289286145|title=Q4 Using hetero/homo/bi -sexual as base for the language of gendered sexual attraction, I propose mixsexual for people who are attracted to people who, intentionally or not, mix gender in body or soul. Mix is actually a legit prefix. Discuss, please? #SexTalkTuesday|date=24 April 2018}}</ref>

===NBLNB===
Nonbinary people loving nonbinary people (often abbreviated as nblnb, NBlNB, NblNb) is a term that refers to nonbinary people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to other nonbinary people.

===Neutric/neutray/neutrian===
"[A] specific term for [[neutrois]] attracted to neutrois". Coined in 2018 by tumblr user arco-pluris. The flags are shades of yellow, since yellow is "the neutral color."<ref name="arco_Neut">{{Cite web |title=Neutric/NLN Flags |author=arco-pluris |work=diversity |date=4 March 2018 |access-date=28 November 2020 |url= https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/171538679862/neutriannln-pride-flags|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831094933/https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/171538679862/neutriannln-pride-flags |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
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File:Neutric 1.png
File:Neutric 2.png
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===Ninsexual/Ninromantic===
[[File:Ninsexual.png|thumb|A ninsexual pride flag.]]
Attraction to genders that are '''N'''eutral '''I'''n '''N'''ature<ref name="polyamaesthetic2020" /> (e.g. [[neutrois]], [[gender neutral]], etc.)
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===Paninic/Pangeninic===
[[File:Paninic.jpg|thumb|Paninic flag.]]
Attracted to [[pangender]] people.<ref>https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/25 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210117033729/https://www.quotev.com/story/10279601/Explaining-Sexualities/25 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/176747281290/paninicpangeninic-pride-flag [https://web.archive.org/web/20220127034245/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/176747281290/paninicpangeninic-pride-flag Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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=== Saturnic ===
[[File:Saturnic.jpg|thumb|Saturnic flag.]]
Attraction solely to other nonbinary people, including those who may be woman-aligned and/or man-aligned, but not to women nor men.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Saturnic-747909854 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220716225331/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Saturnic-747909854 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Appears to have been coined in 2018 by tumblr user arco-pluris.<ref>https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/174064997072/saturnics-saturnic-attracted-to [https://web.archive.org/web/20220131074032/https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/174064997072/saturnics-saturnic-attracted-to Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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===Ceterosexuality===
Ceterosexuality, formerly skoliosexuality, means a sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction to nonbinary people, and perhaps other kinds of transgender people as well. <ref>{{cite web|first=Jack|last= Molay|title=Transgender, Genderqueer and Transsexual Glossary|date=25 January 2010| url=http://www.crossdreamers.com/2010/01/transgender-and-transsexual-glossary.html}}</ref> Some believe the term is only to be used by nonbinary people<ref name="diamoricpositivity" />, though it was coined in the context of binary people's attraction to nonbinary people.<ref name="Nelde">[https://www.deviantart.com/nelde/art/Sexual-Attraction-v2-180255547 Sexual Attraction v2], Sep 23, 2010 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220120222527/https://www.deviantart.com/nelde/art/Sexual-Attraction-v2-180255547 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Nonbinary people who are attracted to other nonbinary people might also use the terms homosexual, homoromantic, gay, NBLNB, etc. Skoliosexual was coined in 2010 by the user Nelde on DeviantArt<ref name="Nelde" />, but due to a somewhat problematic etymology (skolio- comes from the Greek for "crooked"), some prefer to use the term ceterosexual, (from Latin "cetera", meaning "other") or allotroposexual (from Greek "allotropo" meaning "different").<ref name="Stieg">{{Cite web |title=What Does It Mean To Be Skoliosexual? |last=Stieg |first=Cory |work=refinery29.com |date=17 November 2017 |access-date=7 September 2020 |url= https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/what-is-skoliosexual-definition|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603123425/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/what-is-skoliosexual-definition |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>https://genderqueerid.com/post/16339992032/skoliosexual-adj [https://web.archive.org/web/20230701052033/https://genderqueerid.com/post/16339992032/skoliosexual-adj Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

Several flags have been proposed and used for ceterosexuality. See [[:Category:Cetero pride flags]].

=== Solaric ===
[[File:Solaric.png|thumb|Solaric pride flag.]]
Attraction solely to solarians, male-aligned nonbinary people, and masculine nonbinary people (but not men).<ref name=":2" />
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=== Stellaric ===
[[File:Stellaric.png|thumb|Stellaric pride flag.]]
Attraction solely to non-aligned nonbinary people and stellarians.<ref name=":2" /><ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Stellaric-748747050 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230324212123/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Stellaric-748747050 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Given that this term is based on [[Galactian system#Stellarian|stellarian]], it could also be taken as a term for attraction solely to stellarians and gender-neutral nonbinary people. This would be similar to the origins and use of lunaric and solaric.
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=== Terraric ===
A nonbinary person attracted to nonbinary people and [[Galactian system|stellarians]]. Also may be called Terrasexual, Terraromantic, or Terrarian.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Terraric-1-665395945 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603010841/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Terraric-1-665395945 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Judging by the wording, the use of "nonbinary people" here may be referring to [[Gender alignment|non-aligned]] nonbinary people.
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File:Terraric with symbol.png
File:Terraric no symbol.png
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=== Wisterian ===
"An agender/genderless person who loves enbies." Coined by tumblr user genderless-gibberish.<ref name="gibberish1" /> Note: this word has also been used to mean a certain type of nonbinary [[gender expression]].<ref name="queerdolls">https://queer-dolls.tumblr.com/post/190876317516/rosarian-a-nonbinary-person-who-expresses-their [https://web.archive.org/web/20230702004108/https://queer-dolls.tumblr.com/post/190876317516/rosarian-a-nonbinary-person-who-expresses-their Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
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File:Wisterian.png|Wisterian pride flag by tumblr user nooonbinaryyyy.
File:Wisterian_by_madmaxthepaledragon.png|Wisterian pride flag by tumblr user madmaxthepaledragon<ref name="madmaxflags" />
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==Usually not attracted== 
[[File:Pride in London 2016 - Asexual people in the parade at Trafalgar Square.png|thumb|Asexual participants in the Pride in London 2016 parade. Photo by Katy Blackwood.]]

===Asexuality===

''Disambiguation: for asexuality in the sense of a person born without sexual organs, that is an intersex condition, so instead see [[intersex]]. People who don't experience sexual attraction are most often not intersex.''

Asexuality is a sexual orientation in which a person usually does not feel sexual attraction to any gender identity. Asexuality is a condition characterized by a lack of sexual attraction. This is an enduring characteristic.<ref name="apahelp">{{cite web|title=Sexual orientation, homosexuality and bisexuality|publisher=American Psychological Association|accessdate=March 30, 2013|url=http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307042644/https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Asexuality is not the same as celibacy, in which a person may feel sexual attraction, but intentionally chooses not to have sex.<ref name="Halter">{{cite book|author=Margaret Jordan Halter |author2=Elizabeth M. Varcarolis|title=Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing|isbn=978-1-4557-5358-1|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|year=2013|page=382|accessdate=May 7, 2014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mZ15AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA382#v=onepage|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115092147/https://books.google.com/books?id=mZ15AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA382|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="DePaulo">{{cite journal|first=Bella|last=DePaulo|title=ASEXUALS: Who Are They and Why Are They Important?|journal=Psychology Today|date=September 26, 2011|accessdate=December 13, 2011|url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single/200912/asexuals-who-are-they-and-why-are-they-important}}</ref> Asexuality can be mistaken for aromanticism, however they are different (aromanticism is the lack of ''romantic'' attraction rather than sexual). More often than not, people use asexuality to mean something distinct from aromanticism, to say that they may feel romantic attraction, but not sexual attraction.<ref name="Richards and Barker">{{cite book|author=Christina Richards |author2=Meg Barker|title=Sexuality and Gender for Mental Health Professionals: A Practical Guide|isbn=978-1-4462-9313-3|publisher=Sage Publications|year=2013|pages=124–127|accessdate=July 3, 2014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uSiXAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT124|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706223115/https://books.google.com/books?id=uSiXAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT124|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Asexuality is not the same as a lack of libido. They may have little or no interest in sexual activity, yet sexual activity is viewed independently from sexual attraction. Asexual identifying individuals may also identify, for example, as sex repulsed or sex positive or sex neutral.  Some asexual people enjoy taking part in sexual relationships, even though some do not feel an instinctive need to do so.<ref name="Prause">{{cite journal|last=Prause |first=Nicole |author2=Cynthia A. Graham |s2cid=12034925 |date=August 2004 |url=http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf |title=Asexuality: Classification and Characterization |journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior |volume=36 |pages=341–356 |accessdate=August 31, 2007 |doi=10.1007/s10508-006-9142-3 |pmid=17345167 |issue=3 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927014407/http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf |archivedate=September 27, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307111406/http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Many asexuals see asexuality as a queer identity, and under the umbrella of [[MOGII|marginalized orientations, gender identities, and intersex (MOGII)]], because they experience discrimination for their orientation, like lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. Asexuality can also be defined as an umbrella term, which can include other kinds of sexuality labels in the asexual spectrum, such as and gray-asexuality, demisexuality, and more.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Scherrer|first=Kristin|title=Coming to an Asexual Identity: Negotiating Identity, Negotiating Desire|journal=Sexualities|volume=11|issue=5|pages=621–641|doi=10.1177/1363460708094269|pmid=20593009|pmc=2893352|year=2008}}</ref><ref>Jillian Cottle, "Hallelujah, it's raining labels." [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305111555/http://jilliancottle.com/hallelujah-its-raining-labels] [https://web.archive.org/web/20220205075913/http://jilliancottle.com//hallelujah-its-raining-labels Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

Notable asexual nonbinary people include: 

* American writer, public speaker, and model [[Tyler Ford]] (b. 1990) is [[agender]] and asexual.<ref name="Childress">{{Cite web |title=“I Like to Exist as a Person”: What It Means to Live Beyond Gender |last=Childress |first=Sarah |work=FRONTLINE |date=30 June 2015 |access-date=28 April 2020 |url= https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/i-like-to-exist-as-a-person-what-it-means-to-live-beyond-gender/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521053235/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/i-like-to-exist-as-a-person-what-it-means-to-live-beyond-gender/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Yates">{{Cite web |title=Tyler Ford |last=Yates |first=Kieran |work=Dazed |date= |access-date=28 April 2020 |url= https://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/article/29255/1/tyler-ford|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408095543/https://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/article/29255/1/tyler-ford |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="inte_Tyle">{{Cite web |title=Tyler Ford |work=Interview Magazine |date=March 24, 2016 |access-date=April 28, 2020 |url= https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/tyler-ford |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603110949/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/tyler-ford |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* Japanese manga artist [[Yuhki Kamatani]] (b. 1983) came out in 2012 as asexual and [[X-gender]].
* American author and illustrator [[Maia Kobabe]]<ref name="Oliver">{{Cite web |title=Gender Queer: A Memoir – Maia Kobabe Explains What it Means to Be Non-Binary and Asexual in Eir Vitally Important Graphic Memoir from Lion Forge |last=Oliver |first=Andy |work=Broken Frontier |date=May 15, 2019 |access-date=May 10, 2020 |url= http://www.brokenfrontier.com/gender-queer-memoir-maia-kobabe-lion-forge/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129135530/https://www.brokenfrontier.com/gender-queer-memoir-maia-kobabe-lion-forge/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
* American writer [[Sassafras Lowrey]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user= sassafraslowrey|number= 1182723625448685568|date=11 October 2019|title=and to have made a core aspect of my career around writing the queerest books and stories I can imagine. Happy #NationalComingOutDay Queerly yours a: #runaway, formerly #homeless, #genderqueer, #trans, #femme, #queer, #polyamorous, #asexual, #little, #leather boy}}</ref>
* British transgender and asexual activist [[Nat Titman]] (b. 1979).

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File:Asexual flag.svg|Asexual flag. Black for absence of sexuality (asexuality). Grey for grey-asexuality & demisexuality. White for non-asexual partners & allies. Purple for community.
File:Ace-logo4.svg|Logo of Asexual Visibility & Education Network (AVEN). Sometimes used as a symbol of asexuality. Representing the third point on the Kinsey Scale, asexuality, seperate from heterosexuality & homosexuality. Juxtaposed on a purple triangle, for queer identity. 
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=== Aromanticism ===
Aromanticism (often abbreviated to aro) is a romantic orientation in which a person usually experiences no romantic attraction towards any genders.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aromantic |author= |work=AVENwiki |date= |access-date=14 May 2023 |url= http://wiki.asexuality.org/Aromantic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621035815/http://wiki.asexuality.org/Aromantic |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Basic Terms: Everyday Terms Used in the Aromantic Community |author= |work=AUREA - Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy |date=October 2021 |access-date=14 May 2023 |url= https://www.aromanticism.org/en/basic-terms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701094537/https://www.aromanticism.org/en/basic-terms |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> An aromantic person may have interest in romantic activity, however, they tend not to. Aromanticism is not the same as asexuality (the lack of ''sexual'' attraction), nor is it on the asexual or greysexual spectrums. Additionally, not all aromantics are asexual and vice versa. Aromantics who are not asexual or greysexual (allosexual) are known as AroAllos, and those who are both aromantic and asexual are known as AroAces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aromantic Allosexual |work=LGBTQIA+ Wiki |date= |access-date=14 May 2023 |url= https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Aromantic_Allosexual|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331194300/http://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Aromantic_Allosexual |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aroace |work=LGBTQIA+ Wiki |date= |access-date=14 May 2023 |url= https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Aroace|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624222235/https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Aroace |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Some aromantics actively seek out and enjoy being in romantic relationships or queerplatonic relationships, while others do not.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Queerplatonic Relationship |work=LGBTQIA+ Wiki |date= |access-date=14 May 2023 |url= https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Queerplatonic_Relationship|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627163404/https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Queerplatonic_Relationship |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Many, though not all, aromantics see their aromanticism as an inherently queer identity and feel that they are included in the LGBT+ acronym and community, since they can experience discrimination due to their romantic orientation and are generally marginalized because of societal norms around romance and amatonormativity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amatonormativity |work=Wikipedia |date= |access-date=14 May 2023 |url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amatonormativity|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607050624/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amatonormativity |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Aromanticism can also be defined as an umbrella term or a spectrum which includes identities such as greyromantic (or grey-aromantic), demiromantic, among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aromantic Spectrum |work=LGBTQIA+ Wiki |date= |access-date=14 May 2023 |url= https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Aromantic_Spectrum|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508023532/https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Aromantic_Spectrum |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

Aromantic Visibility Day was established as June 5th in 2023.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Aromanticvisday |number=1654882160707248131 |date=6 May 2023 |title=this year, we are going to have our first ever Aromantic Visibility Day on June 5. mark your calendars and spread the word. #aromanticvisibilityday}}</ref>

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File:Aromantic Flag.svg|Aromantic flag. The dark and light greens represent the aromantic spectrum, the white represents platonic friendships and intimacy, and the grey and black represent the sexuality spectrum.
File:Aromantic.svg|Aromantic heart symbol. The hexagon is a visual pun on the chemical structure of aromatic hydrocarbons ("aromatic"≈"aromantic").
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===Demisexuality and Gray-Asexuality===
'''Gray-Asexuality''' falls "in the gray area" between allosexuality and asexuality. Gray-aces can be sexually attracted, but less often or to a lesser extent than allosexuals.

'''Demisexuality''' is similar, but different in that a demisexual person will feel sexual attraction only if they have formed an emotional bond with someone, a friend for example.

Notable [[genderqueer]] and [[nonbinary]] people who fall under the demi- umbrella of identities include 

* Intersex activist [[Hans Lindahl]] (demisexual)<ref>{{cite tweet|user=hiHelloHans|number=1143204820318162944|title=Just realized that of LGBTQIA, I am 5/7: -Bi -Trans (umbrella: nonbinary/genderqueer) -Queer -Intersex -Asexual (umbrella: demi) can my prize be being left alone|date=June 24, 2019}}</ref>
*Author [[Corey Alexander]] (demiromantic and demigraysexual)<ref name="Simkiss">{{Cite web |title=Author Interview: Xan West |last=Simkiss |first=Ceillie |work=Let's Fox About It |date= |access-date=5 October 2020 |url= https://letsfoxaboutit.com/author-interview-xan-west/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809232147/https://www.letsfoxaboutit.com/author-interview-xan-west/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
*Drag performer [[Eureka O'Hara]] (pansexual/demisexual)<ref name="Masters">{{Cite web |title=Drag Race's Eureka O'Hara Shares Their Personal Journey With Gender |last=Masters |first=Jeffrey |work=The Advocate |date=22 October 2019 |access-date=25 February 2021 |url= https://www.advocate.com/television/2019/10/22/drag-races-eureka-ohara-tells-us-why-they-detransitioned|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126092645/https://www.advocate.com/television/2019/10/22/drag-races-eureka-ohara-tells-us-why-they-detransitioned |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

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File:Demisexual Flag.svg|Demisexual flag. 
File:Asexuality Symbol.svg|Demisexual heart symbol. Derived from AVEN logo. 
</gallery>

=== Demiromanticism and Greyromanticism ===
'''Demiromanticism''' is a romantic identity label describing a person who may feel romantic attraction only to people they have formed a bond with. For example, a demiromantic person may be friends with someone for a while before they develop romantic feelings for them. Demiromanticism is on the '''greyromantic''' spectrum and may be considered aromantic too.<gallery>
File:Demiromantic.png|Demiromantic flag.
File:Heart Demiromantic Pride 2.png|Demiromantic Heart Symbol.
</gallery>Some other identity labels that may fall under the asexual and aromantic spectrums are listed [http://www.oulgbtq.org/acearo-spectrum-definitions.html here (external link)].

==Other terms== 

===Abrosexuality and Abroromanticism===
'''Abrosexual''' and/or '''abroromantic''' are terms for an orientation that is fluid/changes from time to time. "For example, a person who is abrosexual might be sexually attracted to men at one point, then not sexually attracted to anyone weeks later."<ref name="Abro-WebMD">{{Cite web |title=What Is Abrosexual? |work=WebMD |date=28 June 2021 |access-date=25 January 2022 |url= https://www.webmd.com/sex/what-is-abrosexual|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603123636/https://www.webmd.com/sex/what-is-abrosexual |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> It is important to note that the timeframes of orientation changes are different between different abrosexual/Abroromantic people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ+ 101 - What does abrosexual mean? |author= |work=Gay Times |date=21 June 2021 |access-date=25 January 2022 |url= https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/what-does-abrosexual-mean/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702183049/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/what-does-abrosexual-mean/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

The abro- prefix was taken from the Greek root for "delicate" or "graceful", and was chosen to represent "the movement and changing nature of" this orientation.<ref name="Abro-WebMD" />

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File:Abrosexual.png| Most commonly used abrosexual pride flag
File:Abroromantic.png| Most commonly used abroromantic pride flag
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===Novosexuality and Novoromanticism===
[[File:Novosexual.png|thumb|Novosexual flag.]]
Novosexual and/or novoromantic are terms for when someone's orientation changes along with their gender changing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terms to Know |author= |work=Out Front Theatre Company {{!}} Georgia's only LGBTQIA+ Theater Company |date= |access-date=3 March 2022 |url= https://outfronttheatre.com/terms-to-know/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702053920/https://outfronttheatre.com/terms-to-know/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What Does It Mean If Someone Identifies As Novosexual? |author= |work=Dictionary.com |date=20 February 2020 |access-date=3 March 2022 |url= https://www.dictionary.com/e/gender-sexuality/novosexual/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701110926/http://www.dictionary.com/e/gender-sexuality/novosexual/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> See also [[Romantic_and_sexual_orientation#Omnistraight|omnistraight]] and [[Romantic_and_sexual_orientation#Omnigay|omnigay]], earlier in this page.
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==See also==
* [[Sexes]], in the sense of how bodies are put into categories such as female and male
* [[Intimacy]]
* [[LGBT]]
* [https://lgbta.miraheze.org/wiki/Gender-Loving-Gender Gender-Loving-Gender] (external link)

==References==
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[[Category:Identities]]