[[File:Nonalterous Analterous.png|thumb|NonalterousThe analterous flag by Fandom user foreigntoolmaker.]]
[[File:Nonalterous .png|thumb|The nonalterous flag.]]
'''Nonalterous''', also known as '''a-alterous''' or '''analterous''', is an orientation where one does not experience [[Alterous Attraction|alterous attraction]]. Nonalterous peopleindividuals may still engage in activities typically defined by alterous attraction, such as strong emotional connections or relationships.
The opposite of nonalterous would be alloalterous, where one experiences alterous attraction.
== History ==
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== Flag==
The analterous flag was created by an anonymous Tumblr user through the blog beyond-mogai-pride-flags on July 31, 2017.<ref>[https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/163643520780/analterous-pride-flag Analterous flag creation]</ref>
The nonalterous flag was made in July of 2021 by Fandom user foreigntoolmaker. It keeps the pink and yellow from Tumblr user Alterous-Albatross's original alterous flag"<ref>[https://alterous-albatross.tumblr.com/post/138190598795/i-noticed-that-there-is-so-far-not-a-flag-for-the]</ref> to represent alterous attraction, but adds blue to represent alterous crushes (meshes/hushes), white to represent being valid without experiencing alterous attraction, and black to represent being nonalterous. ▼
▲The nonalterous flag was made in July of 2021created by Fandom user foreigntoolmaker on July 7, 2021. It keeps the pink and yellow from Tumblr user Alterous-Albatross's original alterous flag "<ref>[https://alterous-albatross.tumblr.com/post/138190598795/i-noticed-that-there-is-so-far-not-a-flag-for-the]</ref> to represent alterous attraction, but adds blue to represent alterous crushes (meshes/hushes), white to represent being valid without experiencing alterous attraction, and black to represent being nonalterous. <ref>[https://alterous-albatross.tumblr.com/post/138190598795/i-noticed-that-there-is-so-far-not-a-flag-for-the Alterous flag]</ref>
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