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“Some people find comfort in a phrase or label, and some people do not.”
Plus, it’s not just about the label, but all of the meaning wrapped up in it, Franklin adds. The prefix sym is taken from the word "symmetry".[76]
Usually attracted to more than one gender[edit | edit source]
There are many orientations that feel attraction to more than one gender.
I identify as non-binary.
LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Allies, Nonbinary/Genderqueer +) Resources and Research
"Some people have a gender which is neither male nor female and may identify as both male and female at one time, as different genders at different times, as no gender at all, or dispute the very idea of only two genders.
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".
Ammolic/ametrian pride flag, created in 2018
Brownitian pride flag, created in 2018.
Has been criticised for resembling the Confederate flag.[88]
Omnigay/omnique flag by shadowofthedude. No matter whether you make any obvious changes or not, your identity and feelings are just as valid.
The simple act of finding the right words to describe your experience can be important.
Bisexual double moon symbol, to avoid use of triangles. Pure love, 6. It can also give you a means of researching or finding communities to plug into, offering support, connection, and belonging.
This exploration can be worth it even if you discover what you aren’t. In fact, it’s ancient.
Fortitude, and 7. Population-based studies show a small percentage – but a sizable proportion in terms of raw numbers – of people who identify as non-binary."
From International Review of Psychiatry. Feb2016, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p95-102.
Strayt[edit | edit source]
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Coined by Mercuryretrograde[74], 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.[75]
Contraic[edit | edit source]
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". Working with an LGBTQ+ therapist is one of the best ways to continue self-exploration of gender in a safe, judgment-free zone, Signorella adds.
He notes that therapists can offer insight, share the latest research, and have a dialogue to help someone come to terms with their experience.
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. Others[95] 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.[96]
Notable bisexual nonbinary people include:
Bisexual triangle symbol.
There are gay men, gay women, and gay nonbinary people.[84] Additionally, "gay" is sometimes used as a broad umbrella term for all non-hetero people.
The rainbow pride flag, which can represent either the entire LGBTQ community, or specifically gay men. It is impractical to include all 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.
Sometimes called Venusian.[46] Coined in 2016.[47]
Violettian[edit | edit source]
Queer attraction to women, either exclusively to women or to women and other gender(s).[48]
Womasexual[edit | edit source]
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"Attraction to women (and/or feminine genders, depending on the person)."[49]
Usually attracted to men[edit | edit source]
In the English-speaking world, most people know about three orientations that are usually attracted to men: bisexuals, heterosexual women, and homosexual men (gay men).
Other times, orientation labels differentiate between romantic and sexual attraction. 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.