Mascusexual

Mascusexual or mascsexual is the attraction to men, masculine non-binary people, and androgynous non-binary people.

Its counterpart is femmesexual.

Etymology
Mascu- is a prefix related to the Latin word masculinus, translated to masculin in Middle English and masculine in modern English. Originally a synonym for "male," the term is often clipped to masc in queer and LGBT+ cultures to reference non-conformity.

History and Flag
The earliest known use of the term is on a DeviantArt stamp by OnyxNocturne from December 29, 2011. OnyxNocturne defined mascusexual as both attraction to masculinity over femininity as well as to masculine women and men. By May 7, 2015, the definition of mascusexual had been pared down to sexual attraction to masculinity as opposed to androsexual, which was defined as attraction to people who were exclusively men.

On February 5, 2019, Tumblr user momma-mogai-sphinx defined the term as it is known now and created the mascusexual flag. FANDOM user HakuoTan expanded the definition to include androgynous non-binary people and recoined it "mascusexual" to reflect this expansion on June 15, 2020. They also created an alternate flag at the same time.