Cupioromantic — A term for people who don't experience romantic attraction, but desire a romantic relationship. Also sometimes alternatively used as:
A term for people on the aromantic spectrum who desire a romantic relationship, without necessarily experiencing a complete absence of romantic attraction.
A term for people on the aromantic spectrum who desire a relationship even when attraction is not present.
Etymology, flag symbolism, and further info is below the cut.
Etymology — From the Latin cupio, meaning "I desire."
Flag Symbolism — Inspired by the cupiosexual, asexual, and aromantic flags. The stripe order was flipped from the cupiosexual flag, due to the asexual and aromantic flags being similarly flipped. The flag was additionally given an additional stripe, referencing the aromantic flag's five stripes in comparison to the asexual flag's four.
Peach represents the desire for romantic relationships. The color was chosen due to it being offset from the cupiosexual flag’s pink stripe. This represents a desire for romance, rather than necessarily desiring sex, though a cupioromantic person may or may not desire that too.
The rest of the stripes originally had no meaning, due to their lack of specified meaning in the cupiosexual flag. They were given meaning later on, a few years later:
White represents inclusion, as a combination of all light. Lavender represents queerness, rejection of the false idea that cupioromanticism is an “amatonormative” identity, and rejection of the false idea that aromanticism “can’t be queer” on its own. Lavender has a cultural association with queerness. Grey represents “grey” areas, such as cupioromantics on the greyromantic spectrum, questioning cupioromantics, people who use cupioromantic as a “not quite, but close enough” label, etc.
Term coined by — aro-ace-wonderwoman (unknown date)
Flag made by — bloomcoining (Oct. 1, 2020; adjusted Sep. 10, 2023)
Cupid's Aro — A term for aromantic people who have a notable connection to attraction, romance, love, affection, intimacy, and/or partnership. For example, this includes:
People on the aromantic spectrum who experience some level of attraction, regardless of whether that attraction is romantic or not. This includes greyromantics, aroallos, oriented aroaces, etc.
People on the aromantic spectrum who are romance-favorable, romance-indifferent, or otherwise have feelings towards romance which can’t be described as wholly averse or repulsed.
People on the aromantic spectrum who are partnering, regardless of whether they are romantically partnering or not.
People on the aromantic spectrum who experience love.
People on the aromantic spectrum who enjoy being deeply affectionate and/or intimate with other people.
People on the aromantic spectrum who enjoy aesthetics like lovecore, and/or enjoy holidays like Valentine’s day.
The term is intentionally loosely defined.
Etymology, flag symbolism, and further info is below the cut.
Etymology — A pun on "Cupid's arrow" and "aro" (as in aromantic).
Flag Symbolism — The stripes were taken from the aromantic pride flag. There isn’t any symbolic meaning behind the widths being different; I just found it more visually appealing with the heart.
The pink heart in the center represents connection to attraction, love, romance, affection, intimacy, and/or partnership. The grey arrow piercing the heart represents aromanticism.
The symbol references Cupid’s arrows piercing through people’s hearts, which is what the “Cupid’s aro” pun is based on.
Ambonec — A term for a person who is a man, a woman, and neither at the same time. This can generally be interpreted in two ways:
One is a man, a woman, and at least one other gender which is neither (e.g. aporagender, maverique, neutrois, etc.)
One’s gender is paradoxical in nature, simultaneously feeling like “both” and “neither” at the same time, in regards to being a man or woman.
Etymology, flag symbolism, and further info is below the cut.
Etymology — From the Latin ambo ("both") and nec ("neither").
Flag Symbolism — Based on a preexisting amobonec flag. I wanted to make a version of this flag that is more accessible, while still maintaining the general feel of the stripes. I reduced the number of stripes to half the amount, going from ten stripes to only five. I additionally made the stripes darker and gave them greater contrast.
The ten-stripe flag doesn’t have any specified meanings behind the stripes as far as I could find. Here’s is my proposed symbolism, but this is not strict, and it can be interpreted in other ways if you wish:
Magenta represents womanhood.
Cyan represents manhood.
The gradient represents nonbinary genders, potentially feeling like one’s gender is paradoxical, and possible blurred lines between each aspect of one’s gender identity.
Flexible — A term for people who have a primary orientation, with exceptions. They may experience attraction outside their typical orientation on rare occasion, or may be open to the possibility of attraction, encounters, and/or relationships outside their typical orientation. It is often used as a suffix, as in homoflexible, heteroflexible, or other orientations ending in -flexible.
Etymology, flag symbolism, and further info is below the cut.
Etymology — From the word "flexible," denoting fluidity, adaptability, and openness to change.
Flag Symbolism — The colors are symbolic of a sunset over an ocean, representing flexibility via the flowing ocean and changing sky. The stripes are wavy instead of straight, also representing flexibility. Each stripe additionally has its own meaning:
Peach represents openness to different possibilities.
Sunset Ocean Pride Flag — A flag for people who are gay for both men and women, without it being tied to a specific label.
Whether you identify as bi, pan, omni, queer, gay, sapphillean, velaurian, unlabeled, or whatever the case may be, you can use this flag if you are gay for both men and women. Additionally, this does not have to be exclusive! People who experience attraction to nonbinary people are also included, as are people whose attraction is not strictly gay.
Etymology, flag symbolism, and further info is below the cut. Fair warning: the full description of the flag symbolism is very long, though a TLDR version is also included.
Etymology — Based on the names of the sunset lesbian and ocean gay pride flags.
Flag Symbolism (TLDR) — The flag symbolism is as follows:
The top half of the flag represents the "sunset" portion.
The center three stripes represent where the ocean meets the sky.
The bottom half of the flag represents the "ocean" portion.
Violet represents gay attraction to women.
Rose represents independence, serenity, and peace.
Coral and sky blue both represent diversity, community, and love.
White represents unique relationships to gender and sex.
Lapis represents joy, healing, and fortitude.
Indigo represents gay attraction to men.
Flag Symbolism (Full Explanation) — The flag incorporates themes from both the sunset lesbian flag and the ocean gay flag, hence it being based on a sunset over an ocean. It visually symbolizes the unity of both gay attraction to women, and gay attraction to men.
The top stripes represent the “sunset” portion of the flag, and have meanings inspired by the sunset lesbian flag:
Violet represents gay attraction to women. You may also describe this as lesbian attraction, sapphic attraction, trixic attraction, or whatever else you may prefer, as long as it essentially feels gay. This color was originally described as “grape” for aesthetic reasons, but “violet” better captures its intent, and better represents the shade used in the updated flag.
Rose represents independence, serenity, and peace. These were three major themes in the sunset lesbian flag which were not shared with the ocean gay flag.
The three center stripes represent where the ocean meets the sun and sky, signifying dual gay attraction:
Coral and sky blue both represent diversity, community, and love. These were themes present in both the sunset lesbian and ocean gay flags. This is also why the coral part of the sunset additionally represents marine life, and the sky blue part of the ocean represents the sky.
White represents gender nonconformity, transgender/genderqueer people, intersex people, and unique relationships to gender and sex. These were themes present in both the sunset and ocean flags, and are also common meanings for center white stripes in queer flags.
The bottom stripes represent the “ocean” portion of the flag, and have meanings inspired by the ocean gay flag:
Lapis represents joy, healing, and fortitude. These were three major themes in the ocean gay flag which were not shared with the sunset lesbian flag.
Indigo represents gay attraction to men. You may also describe this as vincian attraction, achillean attraction, toric attraction, or whatever else you may prefer, as long as it essentially feels gay.
The flag originally had slightly different colors, but was updated on November 8, 2025 to further differentiate it from the nebularomantic flag, as well as to fit with the symbolism more accurately.
Term coined by — inapplicable; no specific term
Flag made by — bloomcoining (July 12, 2024; updated Nov. 8, 2025)
Bambi-sexual — A term for people who prefer non-genital forms of touch, such as cuddling, hugging, and kissing. Bambi-sexual people may or may not enjoy genital touch as well, and may or may not be on the asexual spectrum. It may also be spelled as bambisexual, and may be paired with any sexuality (e.g. bambi lesbian, bambi gay, etc.)
It's earliest known use was in The Alyson Almanac in 1989, with the following definition:
BAMBI-SEXUALITY. Physical interaction centered more about touching, kissing, and caressing than around genital sexuality.
Etymology, flag symbolism, and further info is below the cut.
Etymology — Unknown. Possibly inspired by Disney's Bambi.
Flag Symbolism — inspired by the asexual flag and Disney's Bambi. The flag has four stripes, as a nod towards the asexual flag, due to the common overlap of the two identities. The colors reference Bambi, the character from the 1942 Disney film by the same name. Each stripe additionally has its own meaning:
Yellow represents “light” or non-genital forms of touch. The color was chosen because yellow is a light color. Genital touch is often associated with dim lighting, and many forms of touch are considered “light” in and of themselves, such as gentle caressing.
Orange represents energy, joy, and warmth, highlighting some of the positive feelings that can come from physical touch, without genital touch being necessary. The color was chosen due to its cultural associations with these feelings.
Red is commonly depicted as a fiery, passionate color. It represents love, passion, and intimacy, without genital involvement.
Purply brown represents asexual and ace-spec bambis, due to the common overlap in these identities. The color was chosen due to purple’s association with asexuality, and brown’s association with bambi-sexuality.
Alterous Attraction — A term for emotional attraction which is neither exactly romantic, nor exactly platonic. It is sort of the "nonbinary" of emotional attraction, and can refer to:
Emotional attraction which is neither platonic nor romantic
Emotional attraction which is a blend of both, or in between
Emotional attraction which is ambiguous or not strictly defined
... Or any other emotional attraction that does not fit into the binary of either platonic or romantic!
Etymology, flag symbolism, and further info is below the cut.
Etymology — Unknown. Presumably comes from words like "alternative" or the Latin alter.
Flag Symbolism — Orange represents attraction which exists between platonic and romantic, or blends the two. The color was chosen due to it being between yellow and pink/red, which are colors most often associated with friendship and romance, respectively.
Grey represents alterous attraction which feels blurry, exists in a "grey" area, or is otherwise difficult to define.
Blue represents alterous attraction which exists completely outside of platonic and romantic attraction. The color was chosen because it is the opposite of orange.
The lighter stripes represent the spectrum of alterous attraction, such as the different forms that exist, different intensities of attraction, etc.
Term coined by — unknown, possibly schizotypal-scully (2015)
Nebulaplatonic — A term for people who find it difficult or impossible to distinguish between platonic attraction and other types of attraction, specifically due to neurodivergence. It falls under the aplatonic and quoiplatonic umbrellas.
This may overlap with nebularomantic in some cases, and can be considered a near-synonym, particularly if one experiences difficulty distinguishing between platonic and romantic attraction.
Etymology, flag symbolism, and further info is below the cut.
Etymology — From nebulous, as in "clouded" or "unclear."
Flag Symbolism — The colors were picked from the same image that the nebularomantic flag was picked from. However, for this flag, I specifically picked colors similar to those of the aplatonic flag: purple, blue, green, and white/cream. This flag’s center stripe can be cream, as shown here, or white, depending on preference.
Term coined by — the-gender-collector-emself (Sep. 28, 2020)
