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The '''stellate orientation system''' is a group of terms to describe the genders one is attracted to. All terms in this system are non-exclusive (meaning that one may or may not experience attraction to genders other than the ones they refer to); they do not inherently indicate that one's orientation involves any form of stacity or preference, and does not describe any information about one's own gender - simply that one experiences an attraction to a certain gender or
The -stellic suffix is taken from the word "stellate", which refers to something that resembles a star in shape (derived from the Latin word "stellatus", meaning "star"). This theme is used simply as a naming device, to distinguish the terms from others (similarly to the terms in the [[Galactian Alignments|galactian alignment system]]), though the multiple points of a star shape may be seen to represent the many aspects of one's identity.
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These terms may be combined with other identities in any way one feels is accurate. One may add prefixes and suffixes, such as "demi-" "-flux" "-fluid" and "-spike", to indicate a specific experience of attraction if one wishes, for example: "demitrixstellic" or "trixstellicflux". One may also add suffixes specifying a type of attraction, such as -sexual or -romantic, for example: "trixstellic-sexual" or "trixstellic-romantic".
These terms may be used to refer to any type of [[attraction]]. This includes (but is not limited to) any [[Split Attraction Model (SAM)|split attractions]], [[Angled Aroace|angled]] or
They may also be used general terms, encompassing anyone who experiences, or any identities that involve attraction to a certain gender or group of genders.
==Stellate Orientation System Terminology==
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