Harmful Terminology

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Harmful terminology refers to terms that are considered harmful for what they refer to and are typically used by bad-faith actors.

Barlosexual/Barloromantic

Barlosexual “Flag”

Barlosexual or Barloromantic is used by zoophiles that have an attraction to bees.citation needed



Incestsexual/Incestromantic

Incestsexual “flag”

Incestsexual or Incestromantic are terms used by individuals who attempt to normalize incestual attraction and incestophilia as an orientation rather than a paraphilia, and often encourage acting on said attraction.citation needed


Menosexual/Menoromantic

Menosexual or Menoromantic is used by individuals who experience attraction only to those who menstruate.citation needed

Menosexual "Flag"


Antihaemosexual/Antihaemoromantic

Antihaemosexual "flag"

Antihaemosexual or Antihaemoromantic is used by individuals who aren't attracted to those who are menstruating either at the moment or at all.[1]



Womaantihaemosexual

Womaantihaemosexual "flag"

Womaantihaemosexual is similar to Antihaemosexual, except it exclusively is used towards women who do not menstruate.[2]



Teniasexual

Teniasexual “Flag"

Teniasexual is used by individuals who are attracted to those infected with tapeworms.citation needed



Yaoisexual

Yaoisexual "flag"

Yaoisexual is used by (mostly conformant) women who have an attraction to gay or achillean men that can be considered a "fetish."citation needed



Yurisexual

Yurisexual "flag”

Yurisexual is used by (mostly conformant) men who have an attraction to lesbian or sapphic women that can be considered a "fetish."citation needed




MAPs

MAP ”flag”

MAP (Minor-Attracted Person) is a term used by individuals who try to normalize pedophilia as orientation rather than paraphilia and even encourage acting on the said "attraction."



Rabiosexual/Rabioromantic

Rabiosexual "flag"

Rabiosexual/Rabioromantic is what individuals attracted to rabies/the thought of getting rabies. This term has also been used in a reclaiming manner by some of the individuals that participate in the Rabies Pride.citation needed


Aimagender/Autoaimagender

Amiagender "flag"

Aimagender or Autoaimagender is when an individual's gender is affected when seeing their own blood from an injury from anything including self-harm.[3]

Semi-Bisexual

Semi-Bisexual "flag"

Semi-Bisexual is a satire term referring to "bisexuals that are attracted to only one gender."citation needed




Zoosexual

Zoosexual 'flag'

Zoosexual is a term used by individuals (usually zoophiles) that attempt to normalize zoophilia as an orientation rather than a paraphilia. Sometimes, these individuals encourage acting on said 'attraction.'citation needed

Flags and Symbols

Resources

  1. Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags. "Antihaemo- Pride Flags". Tumblr, 27 Nov. 2016, https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/153757595920/antihaemo-pride-flags.
  2. gqodxu. "I made a flag for womaantihaemosexual". Reddit, https://web.archive.org/web/20210607013725/https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/gqodxu/i_made_a_flag_for_womaantihaemosexual/. Accessed on 04 Feb. 2026. Archived on 07 Jun. 2021.
  3. Masogender. "Fuck it gender coining time!". Tumblr, 12 Jan. 2020, https://archive.ph/0I5NK. Archived on 01 Sep. 2025.