[[File:Nequent flag.jpg|thumb|A flag for theThe nequent umbrella of terms by Reign of the breadsticcsflag.]]
[[File:Alt nequent flag.jpg|thumb|An alternate nequent flag by Reign of the breadsticcs.]]
'''Nequent''' refers to genders, gender[[Gender identitiesPresentation|presentations]], gender presentation, gender/pronoun conformity, sexual/romantic/tertiary orientations, [[Sex|sexes]], relationship categories, and other related thingsidentities which are neither [[LGBT+|LGBTQ+variant]] nor [[conformant]]. This means theyThey are not [[LGBT+|LGBTQ+]]the "standard" for their category, but theyalso are also not thestrictly "standard"variant for their categoryeither.
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There are many clear-cut standards for what gender, gender identity, sex, orientation, and relationships are "supposed" to be in society, and for many of those categories, not meeting that standard would make one [[LGBT+|LGBTQ+]], but there is nuance to everything which means some identities are neither [[LGBT+|LGBTQ+]] nor conformant.
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== Reasons ==
▲The most common reason for terms falling into the nequent category/criteria is that they fit into a category that is either too new or not well known enough to have a "standard" for it. For example, the idea of tertiary attraction has only recently begun to be more explored among variant communities, so there's no societal "standard" for things like tertiary attractions (sensual, queeplatonic, etc.), meaning using those terms aren't conformant because there's no existing standard for those terms to conform to, but they're also not [[LGBT+|LGBTQ+]] because they also technically don't break any standard- there's no standard for them, so they neither live up to nor break a standard, making them neither conformant (living up to a societal standard) nor [[LGBT+|LGBTQ+]] (not living up to the societal standard).
▲Other reasons an identity may fall into this category are that they may be both conformant and [[LGBT+|LGBTQ+]] simultaneously, they may be a non-[[LGBT+|LGBTQ+]] category but may still be in the general vicinity of those categories (like some [[Xenogender|xenogenders]] and [[otherkin]]), among other reasons.
== Tertiary Orientations ==
All tertiary orientations (orientations for forms of attraction other than [[Romantic Attraction|romantic]] and [[Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]]) are nequent because there is no "standard" for tertiary attraction forms due to them being only newly named and discussed. There is no standard for orientations like [[Sensual Attraction|sensual]], [[Queerplatonic Attraction|queerplatonic]], [[Aesthetic Attraction|aesthetic]], [[Alterous Attraction|alterous]], and other [[Tertiary Attraction|tertiary orientations]], so having one of those orientations neither meets nor breaks a standard because a standard doesn't exist- so all tertiary orientations (i.e things like [[pansensual]], omni[[Queerplatonic Attraction|queerplatonic]], etc.).
== Tertiary A-Spectrums ==
Similarly, all tertiary [[Anattractional Spectrum|anattractional spectrums]] are nequent. Just as there is no standard for tertiary orientation, there is no standard for the amount of tertiary attraction one feels, so identities like [[aplatonic]], [[demisensual]], etc. are nequent identities.
== Other ==
Other examples of nequent identities are [[otherkin]], [[meliusgender]], [[cis-genderless]], [[kaitasexual]]/[[Kaitaromantic|romantic]], and potentially identities like [[ambiamorous]] and [[demicisgender]].
== History ==
Nequent was coined by FANDOM user Reign of the breadsticcs on May 15, 2021 and was inspired by an idea from fellow FANDOM user Ariathatsme. Reign of the breadsticcs designed the two flags the same day.
== Etymology ==
Nequent comes from the Latin word for neither, "neque", describing how identities in this category are neither [[LGBT+|LGBTQ+]]variant nor [[conformant]].
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