[PT: New versions of -amory/-gamy flags!! /End PT.]
Hello non-monogamous community!
You know how we have a new flag for polyamory now?
(Don't mind the fact I slightly tweaked the heart because it wasn't symmetrical, and there was an extra pixel between the blue and pink stripe).
It's been around for a while now, and is pretty well-known at this point.
However, I started lamenting the fact the other nonmonogamous identities got no update; they were mostly still in the old format with greek letters in the middle. I thought: why not update all of them? So I started brainstorming.
And then it hit me: the white chevron here kinda looks like a P in a spiky font. Do you see it? The heart is like the hole of the letter.
P, as in Polyamorous.
So I decided to stick with the "chevron represents the first letter of the label" theme, and here's what I came up with!
(Note: all previous flag colour symbolism stays the same. For flag-makers: I'll post the .png's of each element of the flags soon; bear in mind I will probably make -affectionate versions of all of these myself at some point, but no-one stops you from trying too!)
Ambiamorous:
The chevron is supposed to look like a capital A rotated 90 degrees to the right. Old flag to the right (also slightly tweaked to make it the same size as the other flags I have saved in my gallery). I mixed the colours of the fade to make it look more like it has 3 stripes, so it fits better with the model of the other flags.
The term is common enough that I actually did see an updated version, but it didn't fit this letter model so I made my own anyway (sorry).
For those who don't know what the term means, you can click here for a thorough definition, but in short it's "not having a preference between monogamous and polyamorous relationships".
Syndeamorous:
This is harder to make out but it's a squareish S. I used the colours of a second alt version (right pic) of the original flag. You can find the first original flag and a definition here.
In short: "defaulting to the -amory of your partner or partners e.g. being monogamous if you enter a relationship with a monogamous individual, polyamorous if your partner is polyamorous, etc.". It's a subset of ambiamory or amoryflux.
Nonamorous:
This one is DEFINITELY hard to see, but the chevron represents a capital N rotated 90 degrees to the right (and slanted, I guess)! It could also be interpreted as an A, as in agamous.
Instead of using a heart, I used a circle. It' supposed to represent being whole without a partner. This flag is also decisively different from the other ones, since nonamory itself is quite different from other types of nonmonogamy.
Amoryflux/Gamyflux/Fluxamorous:
I referenced the letter F for this since it's common across all terms. Think of a graffiti F with the top stroke longer than the bottom stroke!
There is a different original flag also in use, but I based it off this one on the right, instead of the one found here, because it explicitly mentions nonamory being part of the design, while the pink-blue-white-gray-black one does not. Amoryflux CAN include nonamory too!
Definition: "fluctuating between different -amory types". See also here for more details.
Demiamorous:
This time it's not an A, but a pointy capital D. I used a heart but fused it with a circle to reference the nonamory flag, and the roundness if creates hopefully helps make it look more like a D! Original flag on the right; I didn't change the stripes at all.
Definition: "being in-between monoamorous/monogamous and nonamorous/agamous". Check the wiki definition here.
Mesoamorous:
The Chevron is clearly a capital M rotated 90 degrees to the right. I also didn't change anything about the original (right pic) in terms of stripes. I used the circle-heart fusion again to reference nonamory.
What it means, from my understanding: "falling between amorous and nonamorous e.g. not actively seeking a relationship (nonamorous), but if having found someone one clicks with, being potentially open to any kind of relationship (ambiamorous)". It's explained much better here.
Equiamorous:
This uses the letter E, overlapped to the original stripes.
Definition: "wanting to be in a pluriad, a.k.a. a polyamorous relationship where all members are in a relationship with one another". More details here.
Moving on: not non-monogamous, and didn't need a PRIDE flag because it's the majority relationship orientation, but I needed it for the last combo flags and possibly other things…
Monogamous/monoamorous:
No definition needed. It's again a capital M, rotated 90 degrees to the left this time, and it's on the right side of the flag to distinguish it from non-monogamy flags and also to make it usable for combo flags. I used grayscale because of course.
Polymonoflux:
I used the F again; it is technically a subset of amoryflux, after all. Original flag to the right. I used the stripes from the new polyam flag followed by my monogamous flag grayscale.
Definition: "being fluid between polyamorous and monogamous". Wiki entry here.
Monopoly and Polymono:
This is what I meant by combo flags! The first could be used by those who call it "monopoly" and/or have a preference for monogamy, while the latter can be for those who call it "polymono" and/or have a preference for polyamory.
Definition here. It's the same as ambiamorous, but with the possibility of having a preference.
Homopolyamory or hompolyamory (hompolyamorous): the combination of homoamory and polyamory; a gay polyamorous identity; the practice of mutually consensual intimate relationships with more than one partner while experiencing homo- orientation/attraction.
It could be useful for individuals desiring an equaric equiamory. Flag inclusive of those who are ambiamorous too, as well as those who are exclusively polyam. Inspired on transpolyamorous.
Do you know of a term beyond “ambiamorous” where someone is open to monogamous relationships and triad type polyamorous relationships?
not that specifically. but there's polymonoflux and monopoly. equiamorous (equamorous/pluriamorous) specifies triad-like relationships. check also syndeamorous.
