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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 people who don't know either term.

Another use of anthrosexual could come from someone having a fictosexual or fictoromantic identity as well. (Example: 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. (Example: Lesbian anthrosexual-animatesexual.)

Etymology

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

Flag

The anthrosexual flag was designated by DeviantArt user SaffronMasalathekiwi and was uploaded on February 20th, 2018.^{^[2]} 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.

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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] Word of the Gay: "Anthrosexual" - Queers United

[2] 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.<sup><ref>[http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2009/05/word-of-gay-anthrosexual.html Word of the Gay: "Anthrosexual" - Queers United]
+'''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.<sup><ref>[http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2009/05/word-of-gay-anthrosexual.html Word of the Gay: "Anthrosexual" - Queers United]
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-Anthrosexual and [[pansexual]] might be used interchangeably. The prefix ''pan-'' means "''all''" and "''anthro-''" means ''human'', so the word anthrosexual might be considered easier to understand for people who don't know either term.
+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 people who don't know either term.
+Another use of anthrosexual could come from someone having a [[fictosexual]] or [[fictoromantic]] identity as well. (Example: 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. (Example: [[Lesbian]] anthrosexual-[[animatesexual]].)
-Another potential difference is that, while anthrosexual people are attracted to humans regards of gender, pansexual leaves open the potential to be attracted to sapient non-human beings. So while pansexual and anthrosexual are interchangeable in modern day reality, in science fiction or fantasy settings, and potentially in the future there is the potential to distinguish the two terms.
-Another use of anthrosexual could come from someone having a [[fictosexual]] or [[fictoromantic]] identity as well. (Example: Anthrosexual [[cartosexual]], the attraction to cartoon characters so long as theyre human.) So although anthrosexual alone means attraction to humans regardless of gender, anthrosexual combined with a fictosexual identity may not include all genders. (Example: [[Lesbian]] anthrosexual-[[animatesexual]].)
 == Etymology ==