[[File:Og_femmesexual_flag_1Variant femmesexual flag.pngjpg|thumb|The femmesexual flag by milky-waygalaxy.|alt=|220x220px]]
[[File:Femmesexual.png|thumb|The femmesexual flag by lithigender.]]
[[File:D36815E3-67F1-4250-A090-AF9B5C6BED23.png| HakuoTan'sthumb|The femmesexual flag by HakuoTan. ]]▼
'''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]].
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>
'''Femmesexual''', also known as '''femsexual''' or '''venusexual''', is the attraction to [[Woman|women]], [[Femme|femmes]], [[feminine]] [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] people, and [[Androgyne|androgynous]] non-binary people. Unlike [[venusic]], femmesexual is not exclusive to non-binary people. ▼
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]].
Its counterpart is [[mascusexual]].
== 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>[https://twitter.com/BadBadOfelia/status/29212352416 Twitter post tagged #femmesexual.]</ref> The currentmost commonly seen definition of femmesexual was created by Urban Dictionary user cynxcity on September 12, 2011.<ref name=":0">[https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Femsexual Urban Dictionary entry for femmesexualfemsexual.]</ref> ▼
▲'''Femmesexual''',On alsoJune known15, as2020 '''femmesexual/femsexual ''' orwas '''venusexual''',coined isby HakuoTan and was defined as the attraction to [[Woman|women]], [[Femme|femmes]], [[feminine ]]-aligned [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] people, and [[Androgyne|androgynous]] non-binary people. UnlikeThis [[venusic]], femmesexualdefinition is notalso exclusivecalled venusexual. The counterpart to non-binarythis peopledefinition is [[mascusexual]] (as defined by HakuoTan).
▲The earliest use of the term was by Twitter user BadBadOfelia on October 30, 2010.<ref>[https://twitter.com/BadBadOfelia/status/29212352416 Twitter post tagged #femmesexual.]</ref> The current definition of femmesexual was created by Urban Dictionary user cynxcity on September 12, 2011.<ref>[https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Femsexual Urban Dictionary entry for femmesexual.]</ref>
Femmesexual was originally seen as both a synonym for [[Gynesexual|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> and a unique identity.<ref>[https://fuckyeahsexeducation.tumblr.com/post/19043626382/what-does-femmesexual-mean Tumblr post defining femmesexual as slightly different from gynesexual.]</ref><ref>[https://fakeandroid.tumblr.com/post/22546230904/ive-never-seen-femmesexualmassexual-before-but Tumblr post defining femmesexual as attraction to femininity regardless of gender from 2012.]</ref>
In response to the controversial definition of gynesexual,<ref>[https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/146511726503/fem-attraction-to-women-or-femininity-this-term Tumblr post referring to the controversial definition of gynesexual.]</ref> femmesexual began to be defined as a unique identity.
==Flag==
The first femmesexual flagsflag werewas created onby orTumblr beforeuser Junemilky-waygalaxy 26,and 2016an byanonymous ancreator unknownon creatorJanuary 21, 2019.<ref>[https://pridemilky-color-schemeswaygalaxy.tumblr.com/post/146511726503182204756990/femso-attractionuh-tothese-womenare-orsome-femininityvariants-thisto-terma-femmesexual Tumblr post referringannouncing tovariant thefemmesexual controversy (again)flag.]</ref> Both of these flags emerged at the beginning of the move to separate femmesexual and gynesexual.
An alternate femmesexual flag was created by Tumblr user milky-waygalaxy and an anonymous creator on January 21, 2019.<ref>[https://milky-waygalaxy.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>[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 people, and the orange stripe attraction to feminine girls.
Another femmesexual flag was created by FANDOM user [[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 people of color, the gold stripe people who are mildly feminine, the light yellow stripe people who are completely androgynous, and the white stripe [[Transgender|trans]] women and other [[transfeminine]] people.
==Gallery==
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Без названия.png|The gynesexual flag.
Og femmesexual flag 2.png|The alternate femmesexual flag.
Variant femmesexual flag.jpg|milky-waygalaxy's alternate femmesexual flag.
Femmesexual flag redesign.png|The redesigned femmesexual flag based off the gynesexual flag.
▲D36815E3-67F1-4250-A090-AF9B5C6BED23.png|HakuoTan's femmesexual flag.
</gallery>
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