[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.
aaa shit i'm so sorry!! /gen, i'll make sure i don't make that same mistake again, and yes i've checked the carrd, and i'm pretty sure these aren't there, again, im sorry for the bother, and thanks in advance!
I think it would be like polyamorish and monogamish flags. so the ambiamorous/mesoamorous flag can be in the center, and the amorous/monogamous and polyamorous/nonamorous around
