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'''Femsexual''', also known as '''Femmesexual''', is a term with several, independently created definitions. Currently one of the most widely seen definitions is a subcategory of pansexual, in which one is attracted to feminine people (and occasionally androgynous people), regardless of gender.<ref name=":0" /> It is also sometimes defined as the attraction to women and femininity people.<ref>https://twitter.com/noahfioresnz/status/1278606160212320256?lang=en</ref> These definitions are similar to [[finsexual]]. |
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It is sometimes also used a synonym of [[gynesexual]].<ref>[https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/158913786240/hi-sorry-if-you-already-had-this-in-a-different Tumblr post with femsexual represented by the gynesexual flag.]</ref> |
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The spelling femmesexual is sometimes used interchangeably with femsexual but it is less commonly used. It can also be interpreted to mean the attracted to [[Femme|femmes]]. |
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Its counterpart is [[mascusexual]]. |
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==History== |
== History and Other Definitions == |
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| ⚫ | The earliest use of the term was by Twitter user BadBadOfelia on October 30, 2010, though no definition was given.<ref>[https://twitter.com/BadBadOfelia/status/29212352416 Twitter post tagged #femmesexual.]</ref> The most commonly seen definition of femmesexual was created by Urban Dictionary user cynxcity on September 12, 2011.<ref name=":0">[https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Femsexual Urban Dictionary entry for femsexual.]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On June 15, 2020 femmesexual/femsexual was coined by HakuoTan and was defined as the attraction to [[Woman|women]], [[Femme|femmes]], feminine-aligned [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] people, and [[Androgyne|androgynous]] non-binary people. This definition is also called venusexual. The counterpart to this definition is [[mascusexual]] (as defined by HakuoTan). |
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| ⚫ | The earliest use of the term was by Twitter user BadBadOfelia on October 30, 2010.<ref>[https://twitter.com/BadBadOfelia/status/29212352416 Twitter post tagged #femmesexual.]</ref> The |
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Femmesexual was originally seen as both a synonym for [[Gynesexual|gynesexual]]<ref>[https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/158913786240/hi-sorry-if-you-already-had-this-in-a-different Tumblr post with femsexual represented by the gynesexual flag.]</ref> and a unique identity.<ref>[https://fuckyeahsexeducation.tumblr.com/post/19043626382/what-does-femmesexual-mean Tumblr post defining femmesexual as slightly different from gynesexual.]</ref><ref>[https://fakeandroid.tumblr.com/post/22546230904/ive-never-seen-femmesexualmassexual-before-but Tumblr post defining femmesexual as attraction to femininity regardless of gender from 2012.]</ref> |
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In response to the controversial definition of gynesexual,<ref>[https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/146511726503/fem-attraction-to-women-or-femininity-this-term Tumblr post referring to the controversial definition of gynesexual.]</ref> femmesexual began to be defined as a unique identity. |
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==Flag== |
==Flag== |
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The femmesexual flag was created by Tumblr user milky-waygalaxy and an anonymous creator on January 21, 2019.<ref>[https://milky-waygalaxy.tumblr.com/post/182204756990/so-uh-these-are-some-variants-to-a-femmesexual Tumblr post announcing variant femmesexual flag.]</ref> |
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An alternate femmesexual flag was created by Tumblr user milky-waygalaxy and an anonymous creator on January 21, 2019.<ref>[https://milky-waygalaxy.tumblr.com/post/182204756990/so-uh-these-are-some-variants-to-a-femmesexual Tumblr post announcing variant femmesexual flag.]</ref> |
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On February 25, 2020, Tumblr user lithigender redesigned the femmesexual flag based on the gynesexual flag.<ref>[https://lithigender.tumblr.com/post/610994703547187200/femmesexual-flag-redesign-i-never-really-liked Tumblr post redesigning the femmesexual flag based off the gynesexual flag.]</ref> The blue stripe represents attraction to feminine boys, the magenta stripe attraction to non-binary people, and the orange stripe attraction to feminine girls. |
On February 25, 2020, Tumblr user lithigender redesigned the femmesexual flag based on the gynesexual flag.<ref>[https://lithigender.tumblr.com/post/610994703547187200/femmesexual-flag-redesign-i-never-really-liked Tumblr post redesigning the femmesexual flag based off the gynesexual flag.]</ref> The blue stripe represents attraction to feminine boys, the magenta stripe attraction to non-binary people, and the orange stripe attraction to feminine girls. |
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[[User:HakuoTan|HakuoTan]]'s femmesexual flag was created on June 15, 2020. The dark fuchsia stripe represents passion and strong femininity, the medium fuchsia stripe love, the light fuchsia stripe natural beauty, the brown stripe women and non-binary people of color, the gold stripe people who are mildly feminine, the light yellow stripe people who are completely androgynous, and the white stripe [[Transgender|trans]] women and other [[transfeminine]] people. |
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==Gallery== |
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Без названия.png|The gynesexual flag. |
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Og femmesexual flag 2.png|The alternate femmesexual flag. |
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Variant femmesexual flag.jpg|milky-waygalaxy's alternate femmesexual flag. |
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Femmesexual flag redesign.png|The redesigned femmesexual flag based off the gynesexual flag. |
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Revision as of 18:14, 19 May 2021
Femsexual, also known as Femmesexual, is a term with several, independently created definitions. Currently one of the most widely seen definitions is a subcategory of pansexual, in which one is attracted to feminine people (and occasionally androgynous people), regardless of gender.[1] It is also sometimes defined as the attraction to women and femininity people.[2] These definitions are similar to finsexual.
It is sometimes also used a synonym of gynesexual.[3]
The spelling femmesexual is sometimes used interchangeably with femsexual but it is less commonly used. It can also be interpreted to mean the attracted to femmes.
History and Other Definitions
The earliest use of the term was by Twitter user BadBadOfelia on October 30, 2010, though no definition was given.[4] The most commonly seen definition of femmesexual was created by Urban Dictionary user cynxcity on September 12, 2011.[1]
On June 15, 2020 femmesexual/femsexual was coined by HakuoTan and was defined as the attraction to women, femmes, feminine-aligned non-binary people, and androgynous non-binary people. This definition is also called venusexual. The counterpart to this definition is mascusexual (as defined by HakuoTan).
Flag
The femmesexual flag was created by Tumblr user milky-waygalaxy and an anonymous creator on January 21, 2019.[5]
On February 25, 2020, Tumblr user lithigender redesigned the femmesexual flag based on the gynesexual flag.[6] The blue stripe represents attraction to feminine boys, the magenta stripe attraction to non-binary people, and the orange stripe attraction to feminine girls.
HakuoTan's femmesexual flag was created on June 15, 2020. The dark fuchsia stripe represents passion and strong femininity, the medium fuchsia stripe love, the light fuchsia stripe natural beauty, the brown stripe women and non-binary people of color, the gold stripe people who are mildly feminine, the light yellow stripe people who are completely androgynous, and the white stripe trans women and other transfeminine people.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Urban Dictionary entry for femsexual.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/noahfioresnz/status/1278606160212320256?lang=en
- ↑ Tumblr post with femsexual represented by the gynesexual flag.
- ↑ Twitter post tagged #femmesexual.
- ↑ Tumblr post announcing variant femmesexual flag.
- ↑ Tumblr post redesigning the femmesexual flag based off the gynesexual flag.