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[[File:Anthrosexual flag.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The anthrosexual flag.]]
'''Anthrosexual''' refers to someone who is [[attracted]] to humans and [[alterhuman:Alterhuman|alterhumans]] regardless of their [[gender identity]]/[[Gender expression|expression]]. The term avoids referencing a particular [[sexual orientation]] or predilection towards a particular [[gender]].<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2009/05/word-of-gay-anthrosexual.html Word of the Gay: "Anthrosexual" - Queers United}}]
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Anthrosexual and [[pansexual]] might be used interchangeably. The prefix ''pan-'' means "all" and ''anthro-'' means "humanoid," so the word anthrosexual might be considered easier to understand for
Another use of anthrosexual could come from someone having a [[fictosexual]] or [[fictoromantic]] identity as well (eg. anthrosexual [[cartosexual]], the attraction to cartoon characters so long as they’re human/alterhuman). So although anthrosexual alone means attraction to humans and alterhumans regardless of gender, anthrosexual combined with a fictosexual identity may not include all genders (eg. [[lesbian]] anthrosexual-[[animatesexual]]).
==Flag==
The anthrosexual flag was created by DeviantArt user SaffronMasalathekiwi on February 20, 2018.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.deviantart.com/saffronmasalathekiwi/art/Anthrosexual-Flag-731845728 Anthrosexual Flag by SaffronMasalathekiwi}}]
</ref> The three stripes represent the following: blue/green for being attracted to the same gender, purple for being attracted to the opposite gender, and white for being attracted to other genders.
==Etymology==
''Anthro-'' is an alternative form of ''anthropo-'' which comes from Greek and means
== References==
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File:Anthrosexual (feminine).png|Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) feminine-attraction flag.
File:Anthrosexual (masculine).png|Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) masculine-attraction flag.
File:Anthrosexual (androgyny-neutrality).png|Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) androgynous/neutral-attraction flag.
File:Anthrosexual (genderless-agender).png|Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) agender/genderless-attraction flag.
File:Anthrosexual (xenic-outherine).png|Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) xenic/outherine-attraction flag.
File:Anthrosexual (multi).png|Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) multigender-attraction flag.
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