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{{Sexuality_Info|title1=Vincian|image1=Mlm_(seven-stripe_version).svg|caption1=The vincian flag by Tumblr user "gayflagblog".|gender(s):=Men/Man-Aligned|gender(s)_attracted_to:=Men/Man-Aligned}}[[File:Mlm (five-stripe version).svg|thumb|The simplified version of gayflagblog's flag |alt=]]
'''Vincian'''
The term is also sometimes used by [[neutral]]-aligned, [[abinary]], or unaligned non-binary people who are attracted to men, men-aligned people, masculine aligned people, and other non-binary people who identify as vincian. It is sometimes more broadly defined as non-women attracted to non-women, including all NBLM, MLNB, and NBLNB attractions. However, this definition is not the most commonly recognized, and not all non-binary people feel comfortable being included under vincian attraction. A non-woman attracted to non-women is also called [[floric]].
The term "[[gay]]" is used as an adjective to describe homosexuality, and is also often used by the entire [[LGBTA Wiki|LGBT]] community in general. For this reason, various proposed terms for homosexual men were coined, including vincian. Some individuals also argue that "gay" should just mean homosexual men all together, due to the fact that homosexual women are referred to as lesbian. Other people simply refer to homosexual men as "gay men".▼
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▲The term "[[gay]]" is used as an adjective to describe homosexuality, and is also often used by the entire [[LGBTA Wiki|LGBT]] community in general. For this reason, various proposed terms for homosexual men were coined, including vincian. Some individuals also argue that "gay" should just mean homosexual men all together, due to the fact that
=== Other Terms ===
* Patroclian comes from the Greek story of Patroclus, who was thought to be a romantic partner of Achilles (Achilles is also the origin of Achillean). Many people feel this term is too long and has too many syllables.▼
Although vincian is generally the most commonly seen term, many other proposed terms for gay men exist. Alternate terms include:
*[[Uranian]]: A historical term that is sometimes used to mean gay men.
*[[Turian|Turian or Veldian]]: Named after Alan Turing. Describes both gay men and gay (NBLM) non-binary people.
*[[Floric]]: Named after Florence, the birthplace of Leonardo Da Vinci, who is the namesake of vincian. is a term used for non-woman attracted to non-women, it includes and is ''sometimes'' used as a synonym for “gay men”
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*Hyacinthine, Hyacinthian, Hyacinthi or Cinthean: Based on Hyacinth/Hyacinthus from Greek mythology.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_(mythology) Hyacinth, wikipedia]</ref><ref name=":0">[https://lgbtqiarchive.tumblr.com/post/639268067833249792/ive-noticed-some-discussion-on-a-potential-term Origin of several alternate terms]</ref>
*Thamyrian or Thamyri: Based on Thamyris is Greek mythology, cited as “the first man to have loved another male”.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamyris Thamyris, wikipedia]</ref><ref name=":0" />
*Carnatian: From the green carnation flower, used in as a lapel in Victorian times to symbolize male homosexuality.<ref name=":0" />
*Viridian: Coming from ''viridi'' the Latin word for green, a color often associated with male homosexuality. ''Vir'' also means man.<ref name=":0" />
*Casian: Based on the Latin ''casia'' meaning "lavender".<ref>[https://queeraros.tumblr.com/post/638753963288707072/casian Casian origin]</ref>
*Gayan: Has the same meaning as “gay” in “gay man” just as “lesbian” has in “lesbian woman”.<ref>[https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/621479312786391040/gayan-pride-flag#notes Gayan origin]</ref>
*Magnian: Meant to honor Magnus Hirschfeld.<ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/flagalog/634807031298162688 Magnian origin]</ref>
== History ==
Vincian was coined by Tumblr user bivirgil on June 22, 2018.<ref>[https://bivirgil-moved.tumblr.com/post/175151881198/so-inspired-by-wuvsbian-i-wanted-to-make-my-own Vincian coining] </ref> The term was described as an alternative for achillean (implying non-exclusive attraction), but the creator also described the term as being a word for gay men<ref>[https://bivirgil-moved.tumblr.com/post/175149656828/i-really-wanna-work-on-getting-a-popular-flag Creator saying vincian is for gay men]</ref> (implying exclusive attraction). It is unclear what the exact meaning of the term was intended to be. Some people treat the term as variant of [[achillean]]. Some people use it as another word for gay men (exclusive attraction).
==Flags==
[[File:Gay man.png|thumb|The gay man flag by Valentin Belyaev.]]
[[File:C1c31a6a5cb184159f0a6bbcd465c9b8.jpg|thumb|The original vincian flag by ask-pride-color-schemes.
[[File:Cinthean.png|thumb|The cinthean flag.]]
[[File:Gay man 3 by pride flags ddx2cjp-fullview.png|thumb|An alternate gay man/vincian flag by gaymanflag on Tumblr.]]
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