Toren (orientation)

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Torensexual

Orientation: Any

Genders: Any
Attracted To: Men, Non-Binary

Torensexual or Torenamoric refers to the exclusive attraction to men and non-binary individuals.[1]



Related Terms

Term Relationship Description Difference
Uranic Similar Attraction to men, masculine/masculine-aligned and neutral/neutral-aligned non-binary individuals. Uranic is the non-equivalent of Torensexual
Nowomasexual Similar Nowomasexual is the attraction to all genders except for binary women. Torensexual individuals are not attracted to women, binary or not.
Trixensexual Counterpart Exclusive attraction to woman and non-binary individuals. Torensexual is the mascic version of Trixensexual

Sub-Terms

Term Description Flag Creator
Torenflexible An individual who is primarily attracted to men and non-binary individuals, but experiences flexibility in this attraction so that it is not exclusive. Imoga-Pride[2]
Torenromantic Exclusive romantic attraction to men and non-binary individuals wedontcareaboutyourbinary[1]
Torensexual Exclusive sexual attraction to men and non-binary individuals wedontcareaboutyourbinary[1]

History

The term was coined on November 12, 2018 by Tumblr user wedontcareaboutyourbinary.[1]

The torensexual flag was created in November 13, 2018 by nlmgalaxy.[3]

The alternate torensexual flag was created by user Clear.Skyes on December 29, 2020. Blue represents men and purple and white represents non-binary individuals.Citation Needed

Flags and Symbols

Mint represents the blend of traditional blue for men and yellow for non-binary folks; White represents the expansiveness of the multi-attraction spectrum; Lavender represents queerness and non-normativity.[3]

Resources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wedontcareaboutyourbinary. "“women + nbs” and “men + nbs” orientation language". Tumblr, 12 Nov. 2018, https://wedontcareaboutyourbinary.tumblr.com/post/180050286353/women-nbs-and-men-nbs-orientation-language.
  2. Imoga-Pride. "Trixenflex/Torenflex Flags". Tumblr, 25 Dec. 2018, https://archive.ph/gQ4v1. Archived on 16 Sep. 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 nlmgalaxy. Tumblr, 13 Nov. 2018, https://nlmgalaxy.tumblr.com/post/180076177199/image-description-two-digitally-rendered-pride.