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[[File:Virescin flag.png|thumb|The virescin flag.]] |
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[[File:Flag .png|thumb]]'''Virescin''' is a term similar to [[vincian]], being a little different that it doesn't intrinsically mean [[gay]] man but also extending to gay-aligned and man-aligned people. |
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[[File:Flag .png|thumb|Tr-ee's virescin flag.]] |
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'''Virescin''' is a term for all [[Vincian|gay men]], gay man-aligned people, and non-aligned people who are gay for men, meaning [[Achillean|men-loving men]] and non-binary-loving-men. It can be a stand-alone identity, but it also brings together all people who are gay for men. |
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The general consensus is that the term is no longer in use.<ref>[https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/186879384905/i-always-question-myself-the-same-since-gay-in Tumblr post mentioning the discontinued use of virescin.]</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
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''Virescin'' comes from the word “virescent,” meaning greenish. It is based off green carnations, a symbol associated with gay men in the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras in England and with Oscar Wilde in particular. <ref>[https://www.oscarwildetours.com/our-symbol-the-green-carnation/ Blog post on green carnations by the Oscar Wilde Tours organizers.]</ref> |
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Virescin was created on a Discord server that hosted the former mods of the virescin Tumblr account on November 29, 2017.<ref>[https://krillfingers.tumblr.com/post/168023218383/virescin Tumblr post on virescin.]</ref> On December 1, 2017, one of the mods requested that people stop using the term.<ref>[https://hyacean.tumblr.com/post/168081658227/i-wasnt-one-of-the-mods-on-this-blog-at-any-point Tumblr post requesting that people stop using the term. Content warning for discussion of pedophilia.]</ref> The original post was deleted, and the blog was abandoned. |
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==Flag== |
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The original virescin flag was created on November 29, 2017 by the virescin Tumblr account.<ref>[https://krillfingers.tumblr.com/post/168023218383/virescin Tumblr post on virescin (again).]</ref> The flag was made of five horizontal stripes of equal thickness. From top to bottom, the colors of the stripes were dark green, green, yellow-green, yellow, and purple. The shades of green represented energy, strength, sexuality, and life. The shades of yellow represented unity and happiness. The use of purple was meant to represent loyalty and love, specifically love for men. |
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On March 25, 2021, a virescin pin flag was uploaded to DeviantArt by Tr-ee.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/tr-ee/art/Virescin-pixel-flag-f2u-874284947 DeviantArt post for a virescin pin flag.]</ref> |
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==References== |
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Virescin was created [https://me.me/i/virescin-definition-an-adjective-i-am-virescin-a-term-for-19700381] on tumblr but deleted. |
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Revision as of 15:13, 2 May 2021
Virescin is a term for all gay men, gay man-aligned people, and non-aligned people who are gay for men, meaning men-loving men and non-binary-loving-men. It can be a stand-alone identity, but it also brings together all people who are gay for men.
The general consensus is that the term is no longer in use.[1]
Etymology
Virescin comes from the word “virescent,” meaning greenish. It is based off green carnations, a symbol associated with gay men in the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras in England and with Oscar Wilde in particular. [2]
History
Virescin was created on a Discord server that hosted the former mods of the virescin Tumblr account on November 29, 2017.[3] On December 1, 2017, one of the mods requested that people stop using the term.[4] The original post was deleted, and the blog was abandoned.
Flag
The original virescin flag was created on November 29, 2017 by the virescin Tumblr account.[5] The flag was made of five horizontal stripes of equal thickness. From top to bottom, the colors of the stripes were dark green, green, yellow-green, yellow, and purple. The shades of green represented energy, strength, sexuality, and life. The shades of yellow represented unity and happiness. The use of purple was meant to represent loyalty and love, specifically love for men.
On March 25, 2021, a virescin pin flag was uploaded to DeviantArt by Tr-ee.[6]
References
- ↑ Tumblr post mentioning the discontinued use of virescin.
- ↑ Blog post on green carnations by the Oscar Wilde Tours organizers.
- ↑ Tumblr post on virescin.
- ↑ Tumblr post requesting that people stop using the term. Content warning for discussion of pedophilia.
- ↑ Tumblr post on virescin (again).
- ↑ DeviantArt post for a virescin pin flag.