[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.
[ ID: a flag with five even horizontal stripes, in order they are: pastel purple, dark grey purple, light lilac, dark grey purple, and pastel purple. there is a slight blur/glitch between each stripe. /End ID ]
(post link here)
my more hq flag:
[ ID: a flag with five even horizontal stripes, in order they are: pastel purple, dark grey purple, light lilac, dark grey purple, and pastel purple. /End ID ]
this is just for my other blog since i’m putting together a compillation of polymonoflux flags and the blur/glitch between stripes was messing with me ^^;
polymonoflux/monopolyflux: “when you fluctuate between being polyamorous and monoamorous.”
coining/earliest mention: november 29, 2015 by @pride-color-schemes and funcatty on deviantart (link here) (archived link here) - coining a few days prior (link here) (archived link here)
november 9, 2015: flags by funcatty on deviantart (link 1 here, link 2 here) (archived link 1 here, link 2 here)
[ ID: a flag split vertically in half. on the left half, there are three even horizontal stripes, in order they are: blue, red, and black. in the center of the left hald is a gold ‘pi’ symbol to form the polyamory pride flag. on the right side, the flag has two even horizontal stripes, in order they are: white and black. in the center of the right half is the greek letter ‘mu’ , with the top half of the letter being black and the bottom half being white. in the center of the whole flag is a symbol of two interlocking grey rings, with a pink heart over it. /End ID]
[ ID: a flag split diagonally in half, from the upper right corner to the bottom left corner. on the upper left half, there are three even horizontal stripes, in order they are: blue, red, and black. in the center of the left hald is a gold ‘pi’ symbol to form the polyamory pride flag. on the bottom right side, the flag has two even horizontal stripes, in order they are: white, and black. in the center of the lower right half is the greek letter ‘mu’, with the top half of the letter being black and the bottom half being white. in the center of the whole flag is a pink heart. /End ID ]
july 12, 2018: alternative flag by @/beyond-mogai-pride-flags (link here) (archived link here)
[ ID: a flag with five even horizontal stripes, in order they are: pastel purple, dark grey purple, light lilac, dark grey purple, and pastel purple. there is a slight blur/glitch between each stripe. /End ID ]
more hq flag (without the blur between stripes) by me (on @somniabyte): link here
[ ID: a flag with five even horizontal stripes, in order they are: pastel purple, dark grey purple, light lilac, dark grey purple, and pastel purple. /End ID ]
september 5, 2020: alternative fag by u/bakueolf (link here) (archived link here)
[ ID: a flag with two even horizontal stripes, in order they are: blue and red. between the stripes is a dark grey border. in the center of the flag is a dark grey heart with a gold figure eight going around it. on top of the figure eight and heart is a white greek letter ‘mu’. /End ID ]
[ID: A flag with horizontal stripes in the following colors: Blue, light blue-green, light green, white, light purple, and a dull pink, and a black heart with an infinity symbol in the middle. End ID]
Description: Elepertamonopoly is when one is almost entirely polyamorous, but would be okay with a monoamorous relationship as long as it's open and is able to become a polyamorous relationship eventually.
Alternative names: Eleapertamonopoly
Similar terms: Ambiamorous, polymono
Etymology: Ele- from the latin word "electio", which means choice, (a)perta- from the latin word aperta, which means open, mono- from the word monoamorous, and poly- from the word polyamorous
Flag meaning: Blue for opportunity to have polyamorous relationships, the blue-green for open monoamorous relationships, green for being mostly polyamorous, white for mono relationships, purple for the discomfort of closed mono relationships, and the pink for the complex feelings about monoamorous relationships. The symbol represents the polyamorous spectrum and polyamory in general.
Other flags
[ID: A flag with horizontal stripes in the following colors: Blue, light blue-green, light green, white, light purple, and a dull pink. End ID]
[ID: A pink image with the following text: "We are pro-endo, anti-ship, anti-transids, rad-inclus, pro-lesboys/turigirls, pro-mspec lesbians/gays, pro-mogai. Interact with this in mind". End ID]
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.
