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=== Sapphic === | === Sapphic === | ||
[[File:Sapphic Flag.png|alt=|thumb|The Sapphic flag.]] | [[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.wikia.org/wiki/Sapphic</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 | Sapphic generally stands for feminine-aligned people being attracted to other feminine-aligned people and women.<ref>https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Sapphic</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]]. | ||
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===Achillean/MLM=== | ===Achillean/MLM=== | ||
[[File:Achillean 2.png|thumb|A commonly-used flag for achillean pride. The green carnation historically indicated gayness.]] | [[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 a MLM (man who loves men) can identify as achillean.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Achillean-638170749</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. }}</ref> Nonbinary people | 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 a MLM (man who loves men) can identify as achillean.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Achillean-638170749</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. }}</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</ref><ref>https://neopronouns.tumblr.com/post/190634945600/it-isnt-discourse-per-se-references-to-sexual</ref><ref>https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/190432654640/many-mlm-dont-like-the-achillean-thing-because</ref> inspired by Leonardo da Vinci<ref>https://peyotecookies.tumblr.com/post/189404727773/hi-can-someone-nice-please-explain-what-vincian</ref>, "wildean" inspired by Oscar Wilde<ref>https://sweetslittlefactory-moved.tumblr.com/post/187377642638/i-know-vincian-is-getting-traction-as-an</ref><ref>https://sweetslittlefactory-moved.tumblr.com/post/187398369173/aroacepositivityplace-sweetslittlefactory</ref>, and "hyacique" from the Hyacinth flower and the minor Greek deity.<ref>https://bijoumikhawal.tumblr.com/post/188264317374/hyacique</ref> | Alternate terms/synonyms are "vincian",<ref>https://gothpunkemowhatever.tumblr.com/post/620281922292203520/achilleanvincian-lockscreens</ref><ref>https://neopronouns.tumblr.com/post/190634945600/it-isnt-discourse-per-se-references-to-sexual</ref><ref>https://polyamaesthetic.tumblr.com/post/190432654640/many-mlm-dont-like-the-achillean-thing-because</ref> inspired by Leonardo da Vinci<ref>https://peyotecookies.tumblr.com/post/189404727773/hi-can-someone-nice-please-explain-what-vincian</ref>, "wildean" inspired by Oscar Wilde<ref>https://sweetslittlefactory-moved.tumblr.com/post/187377642638/i-know-vincian-is-getting-traction-as-an</ref><ref>https://sweetslittlefactory-moved.tumblr.com/post/187398369173/aroacepositivityplace-sweetslittlefactory</ref>, and "hyacique" from the Hyacinth flower and the minor Greek deity.<ref>https://bijoumikhawal.tumblr.com/post/188264317374/hyacique</ref> | ||
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===Ceterosexuality=== | ===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</ref> | 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</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}}</ref><ref>https://genderqueerid.com/post/16339992032/skoliosexual-adj</ref> | 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}}</ref><ref>https://genderqueerid.com/post/16339992032/skoliosexual-adj</ref> | ||
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File:Asexual flag.svg|Asexual flag. Black for | 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. | 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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