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'''Femsexual''', or '''femmesexual''', is a [[sexual orientation]] describing an individual who is exclusively [[attracted]] to individuals with [[Fiaspec|feminine genders]] or [[feminine]] [[gender presentation]]s regardless of [[gender identity]].
'''Femsexual''', also known as '''Femmesexual''', is a term with several, independently created definitions. Currently one of the most widely seen definitions is a subcategory of pansexual, in which one is attracted to feminine people (and occasionally androgynous people), regardless of gender.<ref name=":0" /> It is also sometimes defined as the attraction to women and femininity people.<ref>https://twitter.com/noahfioresnz/status/1278606160212320256?lang=en</ref> These definitions are similar to [[finsexual]].
Because femsexual individuals may experience attraction to individuals regardless of gender identity, femsexual may be considered a [[microlabel]] of [[pansexual]].
It is sometimes also used a synonym of [[gynesexual]].<ref>[https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/158913786240/hi-sorry-if-you-already-had-this-in-a-different Tumblr post with femsexual represented by the gynesexual flag.]</ref>
Femsexual may be similar to [[finsexual]], which describes attraction to individuals who are [[Fingender|feminine in nature]] (FIN), or to [[womasexual]], which can describe attraction to [[women]] and female-[[aligned]] gender identities. It may be used as an alternative to [[gynesexual]].
The spelling femmesexual is sometimes used interchangeably with femsexual but it is less commonly used. It can also be interpreted to mean the attracted to [[Femme|femmes]].
The spelling femmesexual may also be interpreted to describe attracted to [[femme]]s.
The [[masculine]] equivalent of femsexual is [[mascsexual]]. The [[neutral]] equivalent of femsexual is [[neusexual]]. The [[butch]] counterpart is [[butchsexual]].
== History and Other Definitions ==
The earliest use of the term was by Twitter user BadBadOfelia on October 30, 2010, though no definition was given.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=today|URL=https://twitter.com/BadBadOfelia/status/29212352416 Twitter post tagged #femmesexual.]}}</ref> The most commonly seen definition of femmesexual was created by Urban Dictionary user cynxcity on September 12, 2011.<ref name=":0">[{{Archive|Site=today|URL=https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Femsexual Urban Dictionary entry for femsexual}}</ref><ref>https://pride-color-schemes.]tumblr.com/post/146511726503/fem</ref>
On June 15, 2020 femmesexual/femsexual was coined by HakuoTan and was defined as the attraction to [[Woman|women]], [[Femme|femmesfemme]]s, feminine-[[aligned]] [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] peopleindividuals, and [[Androgyne|androgynous]] non-binary peopleindividuals. This definition is also called venusexual. The counterpart to this definition is [[mascusexual]] (as defined by HakuoTan).
==Flag==
The femmesexual flag was created by Tumblr user milkydreamcast-waygalaxyofficial and an anonymous creator on January 21, 2019.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=today|URL=https://milkydreamcast-waygalaxyofficial.tumblr.com/post/182204756990/so-uh-these-are-some-variants-to-a-femmesexual Tumblr post announcing variant femmesexual flag.]}}</ref>
On February 25, 2020, Tumblr user lithigender redesigned the femmesexual flag based on the gynesexual flag.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=today|URL=https://lithigender.tumblr.com/post/610994703547187200/femmesexual-flag-redesign-i-never-really-liked Tumblr post redesigning the femmesexual flag based off the gynesexual flag.]}}</ref> The blue stripe represents attraction to feminine boys, the magenta stripe attraction to non-binary peopleindividuals, and the orange stripe attraction to feminine girls.
[[User:HakuoTan|HakuoTan]]'s femmesexual flag was created on June 15, 2020. The dark fuchsia stripe represents passion and strong femininity, the medium fuchsia stripe love, the light fuchsia stripe natural beauty, the brown stripe women and non-binary peopleindividuals of color, the gold stripe peopleindividuals who are mildly feminine, the light yellow stripe peopleindividuals who are completely androgynous, and the white stripe [[Transgender|trans]] women and other [[transfeminine]] peopleindividuals.
==References ==
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[[Category:Sexuality]]
[[Category:Fia/Fin Attraction]]
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