Tusing

Tusing is a term that originated on the r/lgballt discord server on September 30, 2020. It is defined as when you do not feel like an identity quite fits you, but it is the closest you can find, and you wish to identify with it. For example, if you do not feel like you are fully asexual, but you are sex repulsed and feel more comfortable identifying as ace, you can say you are tusing asexual. Another example would be if you feel that you are in between cis and gender fluid, you could say you are tusing cis and gender fluid. Any LGBT+ or MOGAI identity can be tused.

Term Origin
Tus originated from the airport code for Tucson, Arizona, after a discussion about how identities are not always exactly perfect fits, and sometimes the line around identities is weird. This was compared to how addresses in Arizona are listed as being in Tucson, when they are not actually within city limits.

Flag
The flag is a gradient of purple stripes, centered around a white stripe, with a purple circle over it. The white stripe represents the term, the purple gradient represents being close to, but not in the term, and the circle is taken from the flag of Tucson, Arizona. The flag was created by Luna (Discord: Luna-Moon, Reddit: u/lunaissickofhate).