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Min (orientation)
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Minsexual
| Orientation: | Any |
|---|
| Genders: | Any |
|---|---|
| Attracted To: | Masculine individuals |
Min (orientation) is the attraction to those who are masculine-in-nature (MIN). It refers to those who are attracted to individuals with a masculine gender identity or gender presentation.
Related Terms
| Term | Relationship | Description | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uranic | Similar | An individual who is attracted men, masculine/masculine-aligned and neutral/neutral-aligned non-binary individuals. | Minsexual doesn’t necessarily include men. |
| Nominsexual | Opposite | An individual who is attracted to all genders but those who are masculine-in-nature. | Minsexual refers to one who is attracted to masculine-in-nature individuals whilst Nominsexual is for those who aren't. |
Sub-Terms
| Term | Description | Flag | Creator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minflexible | An individual who usually identifies as minsexual, but whose identity/attraction is flexible. | Unknown[1] | |
| Minromantic | Romantic attraction to those who are masculine in nature (MIN), in their gender and/or their presentation. | Pride-Flags[2]
Pride-Color-Schemes[3] | |
| Minsexual | Sexual attraction to those who are masculine in nature (MIN), in their gender and/or their presentation. | Pride-Color-Schemes[3]
Pride-flags-for-us[4] |
History
It is unclear who coined the term minsexual but it appeared via Pride-flags-for-us, the individual who mentioned the term was user Pleurocarpous on July 20, 2014.[5]
The flag was created by Tumblr users Pastelmemer and mutezeppeli on or before August 23, 2015 and was published on the Tumblr blog pride-flags-for-us.[6][4]
Resources
- ↑ Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags. "FMN -flexible Flags". Tumblr, 09 Feb. 2020, https://archive.ph/IvqeJ. Archived on 14 May. 2020.
- ↑ Pride Flags. "Minromantic Pride Flag (1)". Deviantart, 10 May. 2016, https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Minromantic-Pride-Flag-1-607943912.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pride-Color-Schemes. "Min-". Tumblr, 01 Jul. 2016, https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/146780120595/min.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pride-flags-for-us. "fin-, min-, and nin- flags!". Tumblr, 13 Feb. 2016, https://archive.is/D8pWb. Archived on 20 Feb. 2020.
- ↑ Pride-flags-for-us. Tumblr, https://web.archive.org/web/20150324190159/pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/tagged/androsexual. Accessed on 12 Jan. 2025. Archived on 24 Mar. 2015.
- ↑ Pride-Flags. "Min- (1)". Deviantart, 23 Aug. 2015, https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Min-1-555756252.
