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===Asterian/Maedic=== | ===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.]] | [[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}}</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}}</ref>}} | {{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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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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