3
edits
Romantic and sexual orientation: Difference between revisions
m
Reverted edits by 2604:3D09:7682:4B00:A44C:79AE:FF38:C0BB (talk) to last revision by TXJ
m (Reverted edits by 2604:3D09:7682:4B00:A44C:79AE:FF38:C0BB (talk) to last revision by TXJ) |
|||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
===Gynephilia=== | ===Gynephilia=== | ||
Gynephilia, also referred to as gynesexual, is a romantic or sexual orientation in which a person feels attraction femininity itself instead of women/the person. <ref name="NeutroisTerms">"LGBTQ Terms." ''Neutrois.com.'' [http://neutrois.com/definitions/terms]</ref> This term has gained criticism, arguing that the prefix "gyne-" is focused on genitals, not gender. Proponents of the term "gynephilia/gynesexual" argue that the term refers to women, not genitals.[[File:Sapphic Flag.jpg|thumb|Another lesbian flag design, [https://archive.is/0rFRD based off a poem by Sappho].]] | Gynephilia, also referred to as gynesexual, is a romantic or sexual orientation in which a person feels attraction femininity itself instead of women/the person. <ref name="NeutroisTerms">"LGBTQ Terms." ''Neutrois.com.'' [http://neutrois.com/definitions/terms]</ref> This term has gained criticism, arguing that the prefix "gyne-" is focused on genitals, not gender. Proponents of the term "gynephilia/gynesexual" argue that the term refers to women, not genitals. | ||
===Lesbian=== | |||
[[File:Winning Orange-Pink Lesbian Pride Flag.png|thumb|A lesbian flag design popularized in 2018.]] | |||
People who identify as lesbians are only attracted to women. This word is applicable regardless of whether one or both people involved are cisgender women or transgender women. Some nonbinary people also identify as women to some degree (nonbinary women), and also usually experience attraction to women, and so they consider themselves lesbians.<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/}}</ref> Some people see "lesbian" as a gender identity as well as a sexuality. | |||
[[File:Sapphic Flag.jpg|thumb|Another lesbian flag design, [https://archive.is/0rFRD based off a poem by Sappho].]] | |||
===NBLW=== | ===NBLW=== | ||
| Line 54: | Line 61: | ||
===Androphilia=== | ===Androphilia=== | ||
Androphilia 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" />{{clear}} | Androphilia 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" /> | ||
===Gay men=== | |||
[[File:Gay Man Flag.jpg|thumb|right|A flag designed in 2018 for gay men. Inclusive of nonbinary and a-spectrum 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. | |||
{{clear}} | |||
=== Marsic === | === Marsic === | ||