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Anthrosexual refers to someone who is attracted to humans and alterhumans regardless of their gender identity/expression. The term avoids referencing a particular sexual orientation or predilection towards a particular gender.^[1]

Anthrosexual and pansexual might be used interchangeably. The prefix pan- means "all" and anthro- means "humanoid," so the word anthrosexual might be considered easier to understand for individuals who don't know either term.

Another use of anthrosexual could come from someone having a fictosexual or fictoromantic identity as well (eg. anthrosexual cartosexual, the attraction to cartoon characters so long as they’re human/alterhuman). So although anthrosexual alone means attraction to humans and alterhumans regardless of gender, anthrosexual combined with a fictosexual identity may not include all genders (eg. lesbian anthrosexual-animatesexual).

Flag

The anthrosexual flag was created by DeviantArt user SaffronMasalathekiwi on February 20, 2018.^[2] The three stripes represent the following: blue/green for being attracted to the same gender, purple for being attracted to the opposite gender, and white for being attracted to other genders.

Etymology

Anthro- is an alternative form of anthropo- which comes from Greek and means "human," "humanoid," and "human-like."

References

↑ [https://web.archive.org/web/http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2009/05/word-of-gay-anthrosexual.html Word of the Gay: "Anthrosexual" - Queers United ]
↑ [https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.deviantart.com/saffronmasalathekiwi/art/Anthrosexual-Flag-731845728 Anthrosexual Flag by SaffronMasalathekiwi ]

Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) feminine-attraction flag.
Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) masculine-attraction flag.
Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) androgynous/neutral-attraction flag.
Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) agender/genderless-attraction flag.
Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) xenic/outherine-attraction flag.
Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) multigender-attraction flag.
Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) multisexual flag.

[1] [https://web.archive.org/web/http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2009/05/word-of-gay-anthrosexual.html Word of the Gay: "Anthrosexual" - Queers United ]

[2] [https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.deviantart.com/saffronmasalathekiwi/art/Anthrosexual-Flag-731845728 Anthrosexual Flag by SaffronMasalathekiwi ]

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 [[File:Anthrosexual flag.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The anthrosexual flag.]]
-'''Anthrosexual''' refers to someone who is attracted to humans regardless of their gender identity/expression. The term avoids referencing a particular sexual orientation or predilection towards a particular gender.
+'''Anthrosexual''' refers to someone who is [[attracted]] to humans and [[alterhuman:Alterhuman|alterhumans]] regardless of their [[gender identity]]/[[Gender expression|expression]]. The term avoids referencing a particular [[sexual orientation]] or predilection towards a particular [[gender]].<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2009/05/word-of-gay-anthrosexual.html Word of the Gay: "Anthrosexual" - Queers United}}]
+</ref>
-The difference between the anthrosexuality and [[pansexual|pansexuality]] is that the prefix ''pan-'' means ''everything'' and ''anthro-'' means ''human'', so the word ''anthrosexual'' is easier to understand for people who don't know either term and the harmful stereotypes can be avoided.
+Anthrosexual and [[pansexual]] might be used interchangeably. The prefix ''pan-'' means "all" and ''anthro-'' means "humanoid," so the word anthrosexual might be considered easier to understand for individuals who don't know either term.
+Another use of anthrosexual could come from someone having a [[fictosexual]] or [[fictoromantic]] identity as well (eg. anthrosexual [[cartosexual]], the attraction to cartoon characters so long as they’re human/alterhuman). So although anthrosexual alone means attraction to humans and alterhumans regardless of gender, anthrosexual combined with a fictosexual identity may not include all genders (eg. [[lesbian]] anthrosexual-[[animatesexual]]).
-== Etymology ==
-''Anthro-'' is an alternative form of ''anthropo-'' which comes from Greek and means ''human, humanoid and human-like''.
-== Flag ==
+==Flag==
-The anthrosexual flag was designated by DeviantArt user SaffronMasalathekiwi and and was uploaded on February 20th, 2018.<sup><ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/saffronmasalathekiwi/art/Anthrosexual-Flag-731845728 Anthrosexual Flag by SaffronMasalathekiwi]
+The anthrosexual flag was created by DeviantArt user SaffronMasalathekiwi on February 20, 2018.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.deviantart.com/saffronmasalathekiwi/art/Anthrosexual-Flag-731845728 Anthrosexual Flag by SaffronMasalathekiwi}}]
-</ref></sup> The three stripes represent the following: marine blue for being attracted by the same gender, violet for being attracted by the opposite gender and white for being attracted by other genders.
+</ref> The three stripes represent the following: blue/green for being attracted to the same gender, purple for being attracted to the opposite gender, and white for being attracted to other genders.
-== References ==
+==Etymology==
+''Anthro-'' is an alternative form of ''anthropo-'' which comes from Greek and means "human," "humanoid," and "human-like."
-<references />
-[[Category:Sexuality]]
+== References==
+<references /><gallery mode="nolines" class="center">
+File:Anthrosexual (feminine).png|Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) feminine-attraction flag.
+File:Anthrosexual (masculine).png|Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) masculine-attraction flag.
+File:Anthrosexual (androgyny-neutrality).png|Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) androgynous/neutral-attraction flag.
+File:Anthrosexual (genderless-agender).png|Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) agender/genderless-attraction flag.
+File:Anthrosexual (xenic-outherine).png|Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) xenic/outherine-attraction flag.
+File:Anthrosexual (multi).png|Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) multigender-attraction flag.
+File:Anthrosexual (multisexual).png|Anthrosexual (ficto-definition) multisexual flag.
+</gallery><gallery>
+</gallery>
+[[Category:Pages With No History Section]]
+[[Category:Pansexual Terms]]