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    Ceterosexual, previously skoliosexual, is an orientation referring to someone who is exclusively attracted to non-binary and/or genderqueer people.

    The ceterosexual flag.

    An alternate/outdated term for ceterosexual is skoliosexual, but the label was highly controversial due to "skolio-" translating to "crooked" or "bent", and thus ceterosexual was made as a replacement term. While ceterosexual is a new term, it uses the same flags that skoliosexual used.

    Controversy

     
    Alternate ceterosexual (skoliosexual) flag by @potionflags on Tumblr.

    Ever since its creation, ceterosexual has remained a controversial identity within the LGBTA+ community. Some claim that only non-binary/genderqueer people may call themselves ceterosexual, while others believe the term should not be used at all due to accusations of fetishization.

    It is enbyphobic to gatekeep the term ceterosexual, just like the terms gay and queer are "fetishized" to the same degree as any terminology in the gay community and limiting our ability to use these terms only fetishizes our existence more. Ceterosexual is about representation for non-binary people in a binary society and it should be normalized to do so.

    Etymology

    The prefix cetero- means "other."

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