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| caption = The sunset aroace flag, created by [https://aroaesflags.tumblr.com aroaesflags]
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| altname = Fluid<ref name="WebMD: Gender Fluid" />
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| altname = Aroace, AceAro
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'''Aromantic asexual''', also known by the abbreviation '''aroace''', means people who are both [[aromantic]] (aro) and [[asexual]] (ace)<ref name="AUREA: All Terms">{{Cite web |url=https://www.aromanticism.org/en/all-terms |title=All Aromantic Terms |author=[[AUREA]] |work=[https://www.aromanticism.org AUREA - Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy] |archivedate=20220129083533}}</ref> or on the [[aromantic spectrum]] (aro-spec) and the [[asexual spectrum]] (ace-spec).<ref name="Ace and Aro Journeys">{{Cite print|author=The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project|title=Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing Your Asexual or Aromantic Identity|publisher=Jessica Kingsley Publishers|isbn=9781839976384|date=2023}}</ref><ref name="Amazing Ace Awesome Aro">{{Cite print|author=Victoria Barron|title=Amazing Ace, Awesome Aro: An Illustrated Exploration|publisher=Jessica Kingsley Publishers|isbn=9781839977145|date=2023}}</ref>
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'''Genderfluid''', or simply '''fluid''', refers to someone whose [[gender identity]] changes over time. A genderfluid individual can identify as any [[gender]], or combination of genders, at any given time. Their gender can change at random, or it may vary in response to different circumstances. At times, these individuals may identify as male, female, both, or neither.<ref name="WebMD: Gender Fluid">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.webmd.com/sex/what-is-fluid|title=Gender Fluid: What Does It Mean?}}</ref> Their [[pronoun]]s may vary at different times. The term genderfluid can be used as a specific identity in itself or as a descriptive term. They are generally considered under the [[non-binary]] and [[transgender]] [[Umbrella term|umbrellas]], but not all genderfluid individuals identify with those terms. Some genderfluid people [[transition]] socially, physically, and/or legally.<ref name="TLP: Genderfluid">{{Cite_web|url=https://translanguageprimer.com/genderfluid|title=Genderfluid / Genderflux|author=[[The Trans Language Primer]]|work=[https://translanguageprimer.com The Trans Language Primer]|archivedate=20211024132716}}</ref>
  
   
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As terms for specific identities, aromantic means someone who does not experience romantic attraction and asexual means someone who does not experience sexual attraction.<ref name="AUREA: All Terms" /><ref name="A-Z">{{Cite_print |author=Holleb, Morgan Lev Edward |title=The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze |publisher=Jessica Kingsley Publishers |date=2019 |isbn=9781784506636}}</ref> However, some people who experience little-to-no romantic or sexual attraction describe themselves as aromantic or asexual.<ref name="AUREA: All Terms" /> Aromantic asexual people may or may not feel other forms of attraction that are neither romantic nor sexual.<ref name="Ace and Aro Journeys" /><ref name="Amazing Ace Awesome Aro" /> Some aromantic, asexual, or aromantic asexual people may also feel romantic or sexual attraction for others, but don't feel a need to act on their attraction.<ref name="It Gets Better Project">{{Cite web|url=https://itgetsbetter.org/glossary/asexual-or-ace/ |title=Asexual, or ace (SO)|publisher=It Gets Better Project|archivedate=20230515030510}}</ref> They may also only see this attraction as fantasy, which is why some don't feel a need to act on it.<ref name="Refinery29 LGBTQ Glossary">{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/lgbtq-definitions-gender-sexuality-terms |title=LGBTQ Definitions Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation|publisher=Refinery29|date=2018-06-1|archivedate=20230522222831}}</ref>
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== Etymology==
  
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The word "genderfluid" has been in use since at least the 1990s, although with a different meaning. The earliest known definition appears in Kate Bornstein's book ''Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us'', which defines genderfluidity as the "ability to freely and knowingly become one of many of a limitless number of genders, for any length of time, at any rate of change. Gender fluidity recognizes no borders or rules of gender."<ref name="Outlaw">{{Cite print |author=Bornstein, Kate |title=Gender Outlaw: On men, women and the rest of us |publisher=Taylor & Francis |date=1994 |isbn=9781136603730 |url=https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Gender_Outlaw/_VsCl7Ek4N8C?hl=en&gbpv=1|}}</ref> This sentiment is echoed, though not repeated, by [[transgender]] advocate Michael M. Hernandez, who wrote 1996:<ref>{{Cite_print|author=Hernandez, Michael M.|titlepart=Boundaries: Gender and Transgenderism|title=The Second Coming: A Leatherdyke Reader|date=1996}}</ref>
  
   
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{{quote|quote=Gender-fluid means that their gender identity and/or expression encompass both masculine and feminine. Gender fluidity is becoming commonly known as transgenderism: the ability to transcend gender, whether biological, emotional, political, or otherwise; truly mixing male and female.|speaker=Michael M. Hernandez|source="Boundaries: Gender and Transgenderism"}}
  
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These definitions are less applicable to genderfluidity as it has become known in the 21st century. A definition of the term appears in Kirstin Cronn-Mills' book ''Transgender Lives: Complex Stories, Complex Voices'', which simply states that individuals prefer to be flexible regarding their gender.<ref name="TLCSCV">{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=mvFjDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=%22Gender-fluid+individuals+prefer+to+remain+flexible+about+their+gender%22&source=bl&ots=h67XRI5sv5&sig=ACfU3U0aDtlZj_gMCDHM_F2m7SDBZVCFxg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwim4aSkycT1AhWeUGwGHecdC1gQ6AF6BAgWEAM#v=onepage&q=Gender-fluid&f=false|title=Transgender Lives: Complex Stories, Complex Voices|author=Cronn-Mills, Kirstin|date=2014-09-01|accessdate=January 22, 2022}}</ref> Other modern definitions are included in the Urban Dictionary, with the earliest example being added in 2007.<ref name="UD">{{Cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20161018191041/http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gender+fluid|title=Urban Dictionary: gender fluid|publisher=Urban Dictionary|date=2007-01-21|accessdate=2022-01-22}}</ref>
  
   
 
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====Oriented aroace====
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There are some genderfluid [[microlabel]]s that specify what genders a person can feel. The following are just a few examples of such specificity.
  
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[[File:Oriented Aroace Flag.svg|thumb|left|200px|The oriented aroace flag created by biaroace on Tumblr<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biaroace.tumblr.com/post/175789820577/oriented-aroace-flag-this-flag-is-meant-to|title=Oriented Aroace Flag|author=biaroace|date=2018-07-11|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124013942/https://biaroace.tumblr.com/post/175789820577/oriented-aroace-flag-this-flag-is-meant-to}}</ref>]]
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'''Oriented aroace''' refers to someone who is aromantic and asexual and never experiences romantic or sexual attraction, but does experience another form of attraction that is significant enough to acknowledge alongside their aroace orientation.<ref name="AUREA: All Terms" />
   
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[[File:Angled Aroace Flag.svg|thumb|right|200px|The angled aroace flag created by black-aros on Tumblr<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://official-angledaroace.tumblr.com/post/183794179751/black-aros-angled-flag-if-you-read-the-tags-in|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124020454/https://official-angledaroace.tumblr.com/post/183794179751/black-aros-angled-flag-if-you-read-the-tags-in|title=Angled Flag|date=2019-03-29|author=official-angledaroace}}</ref>]]
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[[File:Genderfae flag.png|thumb|right|200px|The genderfae flag|alt=]]
  
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'''Angled aroace''' refers someone who is on the [[aromantic spectrum]] (arospec) and the [[asexual spectrum]] (acespec), and experiences a form of attraction other than romantic or sexual that is significant enough to acknowledge alongside their aroace orientation. The label is used by people who are arospec asexual, aromantic acespec, or arospec acespec.<ref name="AUREA: All Terms" /> The term "angled aroace" was coined in 2019 by Tumblr user black-aros after finding out that the oriented aroace identity did not include aroace-spec individuals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://official-angledaroace.tumblr.com/post/626716768687226880/angled-remake|title=Angled (Remake)|author=official-angledaroace|date=2020-08-17|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302030202/https://official-angledaroace.tumblr.com/post/626716768687226880/angled-remake}}</ref>
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Genderfae is a genderfluid identity experienced by a person who is fluid among multiple gender identities, but never man-aligned nor [[masculine]] genders. Hence, genderfae can include woman-aligned, [[feminine]] genders, and [[non-binary]] genders such as [[aporagender]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Kersey, E. and Voigt, M|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s13394-020-00356-5|date=2020-08-19|title=Finding community and overcoming barriers: experiences of queer and transgender postsecondary students in mathematics and other STEM fields}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://optimistminds.com/genderfae/|title=Genderfae (what Does It Mean?)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://halffullnotempty.com/genderfae/|title=Genderfae (A Complete Guide)|publisher=Half Full Not Empty|date=2021-09-01}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://spectrum-id.com/genderfae.html|title=Genderfae: What Does It Mean To Be Genderfae|publisher=Spectrum-ID|archivedate=20221217020409}}</ref> The "fae" suffix of genderfae is a shortened form of the word "faerie", which in turn is an alternative spelling of "fairy".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/faerie|title=Faerie Definition & Meaning}}</ref> In the 2021 Gender Census, 145 participants identified as genderfae. This was roughly 0.33% of the total participants of that survey.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://gendercensus.com/results/2021-worldwide/|title=Gender Census 2021: Worldwide Report|publisher=Gender Census}}</ref>
  
   
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The genderfae flag was made using a range of colors without using blue, in order to aesthetically represent how genderfae does not include man and masculine genders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Genderfae-656301909|archivedate=20210103033719|title=Genderfae|date=2017-01-09}}</ref>
  
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[[File:Aroaceflux.png|left|thumb|The aroaceflux flag by astraldomination.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://aroflagarchive.tumblr.com/post/625950433709588481/an-aroaceflux-design-based-on-toothcitys-aroflux|author=aroflagarchive|title=Aromantic Flag Archive|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124011131/https://aroflagarchive.tumblr.com/post/625950433709588481/an-aroaceflux-design-based-on-toothcitys-aroflux}}</ref>]]
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'''Aroaceflux''' refers to someone who is both [[Aromantic spectrum#Aroflux|aroflux]] and [[Asexual spectrum#Aceflux|aceflux]]. Essentially, both their sexual and romantic orientation fluctuates, but generally stays on the asexual and aromantic spectrums. These fluctuations may occur at the same time or they may be independent. Aroaceflux can be an orientation on its own or can be combined with other orientations.<ref name="Gayety Aroace">{{Cite web|title=All About the Aroace Flag|url=https://gayety.co/all-about-the-aroace-flag|publisher=Gayety|date=2022-09-02|archivedate=20221102205134}}</ref> The term "aroaceflux" was coined by Quora user Ezrasberry in October 2020.<ref name="Gayety Aroace" /><ref name="Quora: Aroaceflux">{{Cite web|url=https://theresultofinsanity.quora.com/Coining-a-not-so-new-term|title=Coining a (not so new) term|author=Calrissian, Willow|date=2020-10}}</ref>
   
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A flag design was also included alongside the coining, though the flag itself has no particular meanings.<ref name="Quora: Aroaceflux" /> There is an alternative flag design that is a straightforward combination of the main aroflux and aceflux flags at the time.<ref name="Pride-Flags Aroaceflux">{{Cite web|title=Aroaceflux by Pride-Flags|url=https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Aroaceflux-869559335|date=2021-02-14|archivedate=20220302032721}}</ref> Another design was created by astraldomination on February 29th, 2020, based on toothcity's aroflux and aceflux flag redesigns.<ref name=":0" />
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[[File:Genderfaun flag.png|thumb|left|200px|The genderfaun flag|alt=]]
  
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Genderfaun is a genderfluid identity experienced by a person who is fluid among multiple gender identities, but never woman-aligned nor feminine genders.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://optimistminds.com/genderfaun/|title=Genderfaun (tips for parents & caregivers)}}</ref> As a result, genderfaun is often seen as a complimentary identity to genderfae.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Genderfaun-683808171|archivedate=20220121154929|title=Genderfaun|date=2017-05-31}}</ref> In the 2021 Gender Census, 110 participants identified as genderfaun. This was roughly 0.25% of the total participants of that survey.<ref name=":0" />
  
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The genderfaun flag was made using a range of colors without using pinks or red, in order to aesthetically represent how genderfaun does not include woman-aligned and feminine genders.<ref name=":1" />
  
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[[File:Genderflor flag.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The genderflor flag]]
  
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Genderflor is a genderfluid identity experienced by a person who is fluid among multiple gender identities, but never man-aligned, woman-aligned, masculine genders, nor feminine genders.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://optimistminds.com/genderflor/|title=Genderflor (a form of GenderFluidity)}}</ref> It is sometimes referred to as a counterpart to genderfae and genderfaun.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Genderflor-748394066|archivedate=20200822081427|title=Genderflor|date=2018-06-05}}</ref> In the 2021 Gender Census, 30 participants identified as genderflor or otherwise some variation of it, such as "genderfloren" and "genderfloret". This was roughly 0.07% of the total participants of that survey.<ref name=":0" />
  
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The genderflor flag was based on the designs of the genderfae and genderfaun flags, using a range of colors to represent the fluidity between genders that are neither feminine nor masculine.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/173441979870/genderflor-a-fluid-gender-that-never-encompasses|title=Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags|archivedate=20220320040133}}</ref>
  
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[[File:FluidFlux.png|left|thumb|200px|The fluidflux flag]]
  
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Fluidflux, also known as genderfluidflux,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://criphumanimal.org/2021/03/02/interview-zzane-mcneill/|title=On being a queer, neurodiverse, animal activist and scholar in Baltimore. Interview with Z. Zane McNeill|author=Bruges, Trudi|date=2021-03-02|archivedate=20210414045407}}</ref> is an identity that is a combination of genderfluid and [[genderflux]]. It is essentially both fluid in what gender it is, as well as fluctuating in intensity.<ref name="Navigating Trans">{{Cite_print |author=Green, Jamison; Hoskin, Rhea Ashley; Mayo, Cris; and Miller, sj |title=Navigating Trans<nowiki>*+</nowiki> and Complex Gender Identities |publisher=Bloomsbury |date=2020 |isbn=9781350061064}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Fluidflux-Fluxfluid-Genderfliux-1-554424750|title=Fluidflux / Fluxfluid / Genderfliux (1)|date=2015-08-17|archivedate=20201201152613}}</ref> The term itself was coined sometime in 2014 by two Tumblr users, genderabbit and trigenby.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://purrloinsucks.tumblr.com/post/95787621284/fluidflux|title=fluidflux|date=2014|archivedate=20220121013800|author=mogai-archive}}</ref>
  
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A flag design for this identity was available online as early as August 17, 2015.<ref name=":3" /> The creator of the flag is unknown, but the assumed flag meaning is as follows: The multitude of colors represent how a fluidflux person can be fluid between multiple genders, with the paler colors at the bottom of the flag representing fluctuations in those genders, and the black line representing agender.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/157135087819/fluidflux-fluxfluid-fliux-fluix-or-genderfliux|title=Fluidflux, Fluxfluid, Fliux, Fluix, or Genderfliux|author=ask-pride-color-schemes|date=2017-02-11|archivedate=20220403211944}}</ref>
  
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In the 18th century, French diplomat Chevalier d'Éon worked as a spy in London before political exile. They presented as both a man and a woman at various points in life, having been assigned male at birth and choosing to live as a woman in the latter years of their life.<ref name="Conversation">{{Cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/lgbt-history-month-forgotten-figures-who-challenged-gender-expression-and-identity-centuries-ago-153815|title=LGBT+ history month: forgotten figures who challenged gender expression and identity centuries ago|author=Armstrong, Catherine|date=2021-02-04|accessdate=2022-01-22}}</ref> Some regard d'Éon as a figure of the genderfluid community, while others believe they merely changed genders to gain a political or societal strategy.<ref name="ArtUK">{{Cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-gender-fluidity-of-the-chevalier-don|title=The gender fluidity of the Chevalier d'Éon|author=Figes, Lydia|publisher=Art UK|date=2021-02-23|accessdate=2022-01-22}}</ref>
  
   
 
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The aroace flag, also referred to as the sunset aroace flag<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/aromanticasexual/comments/ipwmgr/the_aroace_flag_debate/|title=The Aroace Flag debate|archivedate=20220331022233}}</ref>, was created by Tumblr user aroaesflags on December 11, 2018. The flag was created "with the experiences of aroaces who don’t split their attraction in mind", which is why the flag does not contain purple for asexual nor green for aromantic. It is meant to represent anyone who is on the asexual spectrum and aromantic spectrum together.<ref name="Aroaesflags">{{Cite web|url=https://aroaesflags.tumblr.com/post/181034758671/revised-aroace-flag-after-some-conversation-among|title=Revised Aroace Flag|author=aroaesflags|date=2018-12-11|archivedate=20230403183204}}</ref> The specific meanings of the sunset flag are as follows:
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[[File:Genderfluid Flag.svg|thumb|right|200px|The genderfluid pride flag]]
  
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The first genderfluid flag was seen in [https://www.fotw.info/flags/qq-gflpf.html 2005] at the gay pride in Columbus, Ohio.<ref name="Lost">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotw.info/flags/qq-gflpf.html|author=Tomislav Todorovic|title="Photos of genderfluid pride flag, taken at the 2005 Gay Pride in Columbus, Ohio"|accessdate=2022-01-22}}</ref> Pink represents femininity, blue represents masculinity, purple represents both femininity and masculinity, black represents a lack of gender, and white represents all genders.<ref name="WAGF&quot;">{{Cite web|url=https://genderfluidity.tumblr.com/post/28614422659|author=thoughtstoberemembered|title=We are Genderfluid!|date=2012-08-03|accessdate=2022-01-22}}</ref> This flag is widely considered to be the "chosen" flag of the community, with replicas selling on popular online services such as Amazon.
  
   
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*'''Two shades of blue''': Represents "the aroace identity as well as the spectrum of aroace identities and experiences". The choice of color here is intended to be between green, for aromantic, and purple, for asexual.<ref name="Aroaesflags" />
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[[File:Alt Genderfluid Flag.png|thumb|left|200px|An alternative genderfluid pride flag.|alt=]]
  
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*'''White''': Wholeness. This is meant to represent aroaces who are "aplatonic, nonamorous, or otherwise not seeking a committed partnership", and also "how we are all whole people on our own".<ref name="Aroaesflags" />
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*'''Yellow''': Love and relationships that exist outside of more conventional ideas of romantic and sexual relationships.<ref name="Aroaesflags" />
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*'''Orange''': Community. Similar to the use of blue on this flag, orange is in between purple and green, for asexual and aromantic respectively. This represents "both the unity of ourselves as aroaces as well as our places in both the aro and ace communities".<ref name="Aroaesflags" />
   
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[[File:Aroace alt design.jpg|thumb|right|150px|An older aroace flag design]]
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In one iteration of the genderfluid flag, created by Wikipedia user MarijnFlorence, the colored lines were waves as a visual pun in reference to the fluidity of the gender identity.<ref name="AltFlag">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alternative_genderfluid_flag.png|author=Marijn Florence Robert van Hoorn|title=Alternative genderfluid flag|date=2019-03-02|accessdate=2022-01-22}}</ref>{{clear}}
  
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There are other alternative designs used as the aroace flag, most of which are some combination of the individual aromantic and asexual flags. In addition, some of these designs were also created before the sunset aroace flag.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aro-neir-o.tumblr.com/post/184671635170/aroace-pride-flags-a-collection-post|title=Aroace Pride Flags: A Collection Post|date=2019-05-05|author=aro-neir-o|archivedate=20220615195510}}</ref> An example of this is the design shown to the right, which was published on December 6, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Aroace-646132640|title=Aroace|author=Pride-Flags|date=2016-12-06|archivedate=20210521043306}}</ref>
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Genderfluid is often compared to or confused with [[non-binary]] people. Non-binary people do not classify themselves as either binary gender, male or female, while a genderfluid individual's gender is not fixed, allowing them to identify as male, female, or both at any given moment.<ref name="Healthline Gender-Fluid">{{Cite web|url=https://www.healthline.com/health/gender-fluid#gender-fluid-vs-nonbinary|title=9 FAQs About Being Gender-Fluid: Other Terms, Pronouns, and More|author=Ferguson, Sian|publisher=Healthline|date=2020-06-11|accessdate=2022-01-22}}</ref>
  
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[[Genderqueer]] is also used in conjunction with genderfluid due to their similarities. Genderqueer people do not fit into any gender binary, while genderfluid people may simply "switch" between the binaries or along the gender spectrum.<ref name="QitW">{{Cite web|url=https://queerintheworld.com/what-is-genderfluid-vs-genderqueer/|title=What is Genderfluid vs. Genderqueer? Let's Break It Down... 🌈|publisher=Queer in the World|date=2021|accessdate=2022-01-22}}</ref>
  
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[[Agender]] can also be confused for genderfluid; however, they are vastly different gender identities. Agender individuals do not identify as any gender, while genderfluid people almost always identify with one binary or another.<ref name="Healthline Agender">{{Cite web|url=https://www.healthline.com/health/agender#agender-vs-other-terms|title=What Does It Mean to Be Agender? 18 Questions Answered|author=Ferguson, Sian|publisher=Healthline|date=2021-01-20|accessdate=2022-01-22}}</ref>
  
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A common misconception regarding genderfluidity is that it is "just a phase". According to WebMD, "The very nature of being gender fluid means you may change the way you identify. If this happens, it doesn't mean the person is no longer gender fluid." Furthermore, when speaking on children exhibiting genderfluidity, "cross-gender preferences and play are part of their normal exploration process and do not necessarily affect their future gender identity. However, if a child continues to identify as gender diverse over the years, then it's more likely not a phase." Contrary to popular beliefs, gender fluidity is not linked to any sort of mental illness or developmental disorder. Rather, it is an identity.<ref name="WebMD: Gender Fluid" />
  
   
 
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A study done by [[GLAAD]] in 2017-2018 found there were a total of 17 transgender characters on screen, of which only 4 of them identified as non-binary, though none as specifically genderfluid. Similarly, in 2019, GLAAD did another study and found there were no genderfluid characters in major films. GLAAD had looked over 118 films from major studios, and of the 18.6% of characters that were part of the LGBTQ community, none were non-binary or genderfluid.<ref name="Ink">{{Cite web|url=https://inkspire.org/post/non-binary-gender-identities-representation-in-media/|title=Non-Binary Gender Identities Representation in Media|author=Yang, Jie|publisher=Inkspire|date=2021-08-18|accessdate=2022-01-22}}</ref>
  
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===Literature===
  
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* [[w:c:marvel::Gwendolyn Poole (Earth-TRN565)| Gwenpool]] from [[w:c:marvel::Marvel Comics|''Marvel Comics'']]<ref>{{Cite_print |author=Jeremy Whitley |title=Love Unlimited Infinity Comic #48 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=04-05-2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/love-unlimited-gwenpool-interview-creative-team-marvel-unlimited/ |title=Gwenpool Makes an Important Discovery in ‘Love Unlimited: Gwenpool’ #47 |author=Cass Clarke |date=27-04-2023 |publisher=Marvel |archivedate=20230623234018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite_print |author=Marieke Nijkamp |titlepart=Everything’s Coming Up Aces |title=Marvel's Voices: Pride Vol 3 #1 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=14-06-2023 }}</ref>
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*Riley Cavanaugh - ''Symptoms of Being Human''<ref name="Riley Cavanaugh">This character is explicitly stated to be genderfluid, both in the narrative, and on the author's [https://jeffgarvinbooks.com/symptoms-of-being-human-2/ personal website].</ref>
  
   
 
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* [[w:c:aliceoseman:Alice Oseman|Alice Oseman]]<ref name="Alice Oseman">{{Cite_web |url=https://acesandaros.org/stories/loveless-interview |title='Loveless' author Alice Oseman on why aroace representation in fiction is important |author=Laura |date=2020-07-08 |work=[https://acesandaros.org aces & aros] |archivedate=20220221224105}}</ref>
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*Miley Cyrus<ref>{{Cite_web| url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/miley-cyrus-gender-fluid-nothing-to-do-with-any-parts-6598191 |title=Miley Cyrus Says She's Gender Fluid: 'It Has Nothing To Do With Any Parts of Me' |work=[https://www.billboard.com Billboard]}}</ref>
  
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* [[w:c:youtube:Jaiden Animations|Jaiden]] from Jaiden Animations<ref name="JaidenAnimations">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF1DTK4U1AM|title=Being Not Straight|author=Jaiden Animations|publisher=Youtube|date=2022-03-21}}</ref>
   
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*[[w:c:theowlhouse:Lilith Clawthorne|Lilith Clawthorne]] from [[w:c:theowlhouse:The Owl House Wiki|''The Owl House'']]<ref>https://twitter.com/cissyspeaks/status/1503188885953605635?s=20&t=lsNHpOU5pBZxAa0mB9ukXg</ref><ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CbQxEx_rVEO/</ref>
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*[[w:c:hazbinhotel:Alastor|Alastor]] from [[w:c:hazbinhotel:Hazbin_Hotel_(series)|''Hazbin Hotel'']]<ref>https://youtu.be/y5ONxBZoR0A?t=3682 (1:03:13)</ref>
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*[[w:c:steven-universe.fandom.com:Peridot|Peridot]] from [[w:c:steven-universe:Steven Universe|''Steven Universe'']]<ref>https://twitter.com/rnn_tweet/status/1237596056746987520</ref>
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*[https://eddsworld.fandom.com/wiki/Edd Edd] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddsworld Eddsworld]<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs80lSvMzES/</ref>
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Aromantic asexual, also known by the abbreviation aroace, means people who are both aromantic (aro) and asexual (ace)[1] or on the aromantic spectrum (aro-spec) and the asexual spectrum (ace-spec).[2][3]

As terms for specific identities, aromantic means someone who does not experience romantic attraction and asexual means someone who does not experience sexual attraction.[1][4] However, some people who experience little-to-no romantic or sexual attraction describe themselves as aromantic or asexual.[1] Aromantic asexual people may or may not feel other forms of attraction that are neither romantic nor sexual.[2][3] Some aromantic, asexual, or aromantic asexual people may also feel romantic or sexual attraction for others, but don't feel a need to act on their attraction.[5] They may also only see this attraction as fantasy, which is why some don't feel a need to act on it.[6]

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Oriented aroace

Oriented Aroace Flag

The oriented aroace flag created by biaroace on Tumblr[7]

Oriented aroace refers to someone who is aromantic and asexual and never experiences romantic or sexual attraction, but does experience another form of attraction that is significant enough to acknowledge alongside their aroace orientation.[1]

Angled aroace

Angled Aroace Flag

The angled aroace flag created by black-aros on Tumblr[8]

Angled aroace refers someone who is on the aromantic spectrum (arospec) and the asexual spectrum (acespec), and experiences a form of attraction other than romantic or sexual that is significant enough to acknowledge alongside their aroace orientation. The label is used by people who are arospec asexual, aromantic acespec, or arospec acespec.[1] The term "angled aroace" was coined in 2019 by Tumblr user black-aros after finding out that the oriented aroace identity did not include aroace-spec individuals.[9]

Aroaceflux

Aroaceflux

The aroaceflux flag by astraldomination.[10]

Aroaceflux refers to someone who is both aroflux and aceflux. Essentially, both their sexual and romantic orientation fluctuates, but generally stays on the asexual and aromantic spectrums. These fluctuations may occur at the same time or they may be independent. Aroaceflux can be an orientation on its own or can be combined with other orientations.[11] The term "aroaceflux" was coined by Quora user Ezrasberry in October 2020.[11][12]

A flag design was also included alongside the coining, though the flag itself has no particular meanings.[12] There is an alternative flag design that is a straightforward combination of the main aroflux and aceflux flags at the time.[13] Another design was created by astraldomination on February 29th, 2020, based on toothcity's aroflux and aceflux flag redesigns.[10]

Flag

The aroace flag, also referred to as the sunset aroace flag[14], was created by Tumblr user aroaesflags on December 11, 2018. The flag was created "with the experiences of aroaces who don’t split their attraction in mind", which is why the flag does not contain purple for asexual nor green for aromantic. It is meant to represent anyone who is on the asexual spectrum and aromantic spectrum together.[15] The specific meanings of the sunset flag are as follows:

  • Two shades of blue: Represents "the aroace identity as well as the spectrum of aroace identities and experiences". The choice of color here is intended to be between green, for aromantic, and purple, for asexual.[15]
  • White: Wholeness. This is meant to represent aroaces who are "aplatonic, nonamorous, or otherwise not seeking a committed partnership", and also "how we are all whole people on our own".[15]
  • Yellow: Love and relationships that exist outside of more conventional ideas of romantic and sexual relationships.[15]
  • Orange: Community. Similar to the use of blue on this flag, orange is in between purple and green, for asexual and aromantic respectively. This represents "both the unity of ourselves as aroaces as well as our places in both the aro and ace communities".[15]
Aroace alt design

An older aroace flag design

There are other alternative designs used as the aroace flag, most of which are some combination of the individual aromantic and asexual flags. In addition, some of these designs were also created before the sunset aroace flag.[16] An example of this is the design shown to the right, which was published on December 6, 2016.[17]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "All Aromantic Terms" by AUREA on aromanticism.org (Archived on January 29, 2022).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project. Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing Your Asexual or Aromantic Identity. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2023. ISBN 9781839976384.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Victoria Barron. Amazing Ace, Awesome Aro: An Illustrated Exploration. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2023. ISBN 9781839977145.
  4. ↑ Holleb, Morgan Lev Edward. The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019. ISBN 9781784506636.
  5. ↑ "Asexual, or ace (SO)" on itgetsbetter.org. Published by It Gets Better Project (Archived on May 15, 2023).
  6. ↑ "LGBTQ Definitions Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation" on refinery29.com. Published 2018-06-1 by Refinery29 (Archived on May 22, 2023).
  7. ↑ "Oriented Aroace Flag" by biaroace on biaroace.tumblr.com. Published 2018-07-11 (Archived on January 24, 2022)
  8. ↑ "Angled Flag" by official-angledaroace on official-angledaroace.tumblr.com. Published 2019-03-29 (Archived on January 24, 2022)
  9. ↑ "Angled (Remake)" by official-angledaroace on official-angledaroace.tumblr.com. Published 2020-08-17 (Archived on March 2, 2022)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Aromantic Flag Archive" by aroflagarchive on aroflagarchive.tumblr.com (Archived on January 24, 2021)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "All About the Aroace Flag" on gayety.co. Published 2022-09-02 by Gayety (Archived on November 2, 2022).
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Coining a (not so new) term" by Calrissian, Willow on theresultofinsanity.quora.com. Published 2020-10
  13. ↑ "Aroaceflux by Pride-Flags" on deviantart.com. Published 2021-02-14 (Archived on March 2, 2022).
  14. ↑ "The Aroace Flag debate" on reddit.com (Archived on March 31, 2022).
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 "Revised Aroace Flag" by aroaesflags on aroaesflags.tumblr.com. Published 2018-12-11 (Archived on April 3, 2023).
  16. ↑ "Aroace Pride Flags: A Collection Post" by aro-neir-o on aro-neir-o.tumblr.com. Published 2019-05-05 (Archived on June 15, 2022).
  17. ↑ "Aroace" by Pride-Flags on deviantart.com. Published 2016-12-06 (Archived on May 21, 2021).
  18. ↑ Jeremy Whitley. Love Unlimited Infinity Comic #48. Marvel Comics, 04-05-2023.
  19. ↑ "Gwenpool Makes an Important Discovery in ‘Love Unlimited: Gwenpool’ #47" by Cass Clarke on marvel.com. Published 27-04-2023 by Marvel (Archived on June 23, 2023).
  20. ↑ Marieke Nijkamp. "Everything’s Coming Up Aces". Marvel's Voices: Pride Vol 3 #1. Marvel Comics, 14-06-2023.
  21. ↑ "'Loveless' author Alice Oseman on why aroace representation in fiction is important" by Laura on acesandaros.org. Published 2020-07-08 (Archived on February 21, 2022).
  22. ↑ "Being Not Straight" by Jaiden Animations on youtube.com. Published 2022-03-21 by Youtube
  23. ↑ https://twitter.com/cissyspeaks/status/1503188885953605635?s=20&t=lsNHpOU5pBZxAa0mB9ukXg
  24. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CbQxEx_rVEO/
  25. ↑ https://youtu.be/y5ONxBZoR0A?t=3682 (1:03:13)
  26. ↑ https://twitter.com/rnn_tweet/status/1237596056746987520
  27. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs80lSvMzES/
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