Gay Men

Vincian/Gay man pride flag

Vincian , также называемый Patroclian и Wildean, является одним из нескольких терминов, доступных для описания других мужчин. Это также иногда используется как вариант ахиллова. Термин предназначен для мужского эквивалента лесбиянок. Термин «гей» используется в целом для ЛГБТ- сообщества в целом. По этой причине были предложены различные предложенные термины для гомосексуальных мужчин, в том числе и Винчиан. Некоторые люди также утверждают, что «геи» должны означать просто гомосексуальные мужчины, потому что гомосексуальные женщины упоминаются как лесбиянки. Другие люди просто называют гомосексуальных мужчин "геями".

Etymology

The term vincian was coined in honor of Leonardo da Vinci, who was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance. He was thought to be involved in various homosexual relationships, although no one can prove it. This man is most famous for his painting of Mona Lisa.

An Older Vincian Flag

Etymology of Other Terms

• Patroclian comes from the Greek story of Patroclus, who was thought to be a romantic partner of Achilles (Achilles is also the origin of achillean). Many people feel this term is too long and has too many syllables.
• Wildean was coined in honor of Oscar Wilde, an important figure in LGBT history. (This is also used as a variant of achillean.) Wildean is also used as an adjective to describe things connected to Oscar Wilde.

Flag

One of the options for the Vincian flag

The vincian (gay man) flag is based off of various lesbian flag designs. There is no specific vincian flag (or lesbian flag), but the popular ones feature blue, azure and teal/green stripes to represent attraction to men. An older version of the flag was based off of the pink lesbian flag, while the newer one was based off of the orange lesbian flag. A five stripe version was also designed. The vincian flags are often known as the "gay man" flags.

In In the mid-2010s, gay activist Valentin Belyaev placed his azure and blue version of the gay man flag in an initiative group in VKontakte to combat gayphobia (homophobia against men) and in the Tumblr. Later spread further on the Internet and especially spread in the gay activist space. This flag consists of shades of azure and blue, symbolizes the diversity of the gay community and is an analog of the traditional lesbian flag, consisting of shades of rose and red.