Gender-Loving-Gender (GLG) is a format used to describe some juvelic attractions or relationships. These terms are based on stating one's own gender and the gender(s) one is attracted to. Examples include mlm (man loving man) and wlnb (woman loving non-binary). For terms that use the gender-loving-gender format attraction does not have to be exclusive.
These terms are commonly used as umbrella terms to form a sense of community around a common attraction. For example, lesbians, bisexual women, and pansexual women all fall under the category of women loving women (wlw)/sapphic, because they are all attracted to women and these attractions don't have to be exclusive. In this case by identifying as sapphic they are usually emphasizing or prioritizing their attraction to women over any other attractions that they may have.
Some individuals, such as multigender and/or multisexual individuals, may fall under multiple of these categories. One may identify as multiple of these terms or some combination of them, all dependent upon how one views themself and how one views their relationships/attraction(s).
How To Use
First Letter
The first letter indicates what gender one personally identifies as. The most commonly used letters are:
- M: represents men, those who are partially men, those who are man-aligned, those who are man-related, and those who are masculine-aligned.
- W: represents women, those who are partially women, those who are woman-aligned, those who are woman-related, and those who are feminine-aligned.
- NB or N: represents those who are non-binary, generally those who are neutral-aligned, unaligned, or abinary, but it may be used by any non-binary individual.
Theoretically any gender can be abbreviated and represented here. Some lesser used letters include:
- A: represents agender, abinary, androgyne or aporagender individuals. Occasionally AG is used for agender, AB is used for abinary and AN is used for androgyne. This is usually included under non-binary, but sometimes individuals want to specify this attraction.
- D: represents demigender individuals and forms combinations with other letters (for example, DG is a demigirl and DB is a demiboy).
- GF: represents genderfluid, genderflux, or genderfluix individuals.
- I: stands for intergender, intersex, ipsogender, or indeterminate.
- T: stands for trans, used for trans-loving-trans identities. It can also be used to modify existing letters such TW for trans woman or TM for trans man.
- MG: represents multigender people.
- X: represents xenic individuals. X is also sometimes used to represent genderless individuals. This is usually included under non-binary, but sometimes individuals want to specify this attraction. XE is sometimes used to represent xenogender individuals.
One can fall under multiple of the gender categories at once. The category(s) one falls under is based entirely on one's own perception of their gender and what aspects of their gender they consider important in regards to their attraction. For example, a woman aligned non-binary individual may identify only in the W category, or they may identify only in the NB category, or they may identify as being in both categories.
Second Letter
The second letter is almost always “L”, standing for "loving". It is rarely replaced by a "4", meaning "for". An example using 4 is T4T (Trans For Trans).
Third Letter
The third letter indicates the gender one is attracted to. Just like the first letter, the most common are “M”, “W”, or “NB”, but theoretically any gender could be put here. One could experience attraction to that gender and/or participate in relationships with that gender exclusively or not.
Orientations
The following lists all of the possible combinations of W, M, and NB using this system.
Masculine identities
These identities are for men, individuals who are partially men, individuals who are man-aligned, man-related, and/or individuals who are masculine-aligned.
- Equaric or achillean (mlm): A man who is attracted to other men.
- Duaric or Romeric (mlw): A man who is attracted to women.
- Astroidian (mlnb): A man who is attracted to non-binary individuals.
- Litian (mlnb and mlw): A man who is attracted to non-binary individuals and women.
- Asterosian (mlnb and mlm): A man who is attracted to non-binary individuals and men.
- Rochillic (mlw and mlm): A man who is attracted to women and men.
- Marblic/Astronic (mlw, mlm, and mlnb): A man who is attracted to women, men, and non-binary individuals.
Feminine Identities
These identities are for women, individuals who are partially women, individuals who are woman-aligned, woman-related, and/or individuals who are feminine-aligned.
- Equaric or sapphic (wlw): A woman who is attracted to other women.
- Duaric or Julietian (wlm): A woman who is attracted to men.
- Maedic/Asterian (wlnb): A woman who is attracted to non-binary individuals.
- Agatic (wlnb and wlw): A woman who is attracted to non-binary individuals and women.
- Citrinian (wlnb and wlm): A woman who is attracted to non-binary individuals and men.
- Salietian (wlm and wlw): A woman who is attracted to men and women.
- Taaffeitian (wlm, wlw, and wlnb): A woman who is attracted to men, women, and non-binary individuals.
Non-Binary Identities
These identities are for non-binary individuals. It may be used by any non-binary individuals.
- Equaric or enbian (nblnb): A non-binary individual who is attracted to other non-binary individuals.
- Toric/Quadrisian (nblm): A non-binary individual who is attracted to men.
- Trixic/Orbisian (nblw): A non-binary individual who is attracted to women.
- Brownitian/Ammolic/Ametrian (nblw and nblnb): A non-binary individual who is attracted to women and non-binary individuals.
- Carnelian (nblm and nblnb): A non-binary individual who is attracted to men and non-binary individuals.
- Scapolitian (nblw and nblm): A non-binary individual who is attracted to women and men.
- Versian/Jaspian (nblw, nblm, nblnb): A non-binary individual who is attracted to women, men, and non-binary individuals.
- Zeroic (nbl0): A non-binary individual who is attracted to no one.
Woman and Non-Binary Identities
These identities are for individuals who identify as both women and as non-binary. This includes but is not limited to: A) individuals who are bigender or multigender. B) individuals who are partially a woman and partially non-binary. C) individuals who are girlflux. D) individuals who are genderfluid primarily between female/female-aligned genders and non-binary genders. E) Woman-aligned non-binary individuals who feel a strong connection to their non-binary identity as well as a strong connection to womanhood. F) individuals who are a gender that is in between woman and non-binary. G) individuals who otherwise identify as a non-binary woman.
- Iridian (wlw, wlnb, nblw, and nblnb): A non-binary woman who is attracted to women and non-binary individuals.
- Rubian (nblm and wlm): A non-binary woman who is attracted to men.
- Axinitian (nblw and wlw): A non-binary woman who is attracted to women.
- Hecatolic (nblnb and wlnb): A non-binary woman who is attracted to non-binary individuals.
- Aventurian (nblnb, nblm, wlnb, and wlm): A non-binary woman who is attracted to men and non-binary individuals.
- Callistian (wlw, nblw, nblm, and wlm): A non-binary woman who is attracted to men and women.
- Luminian (nblw, nblnb, nblm, wlw, wlm, wlnb): A non-binary woman who is attracted to men, women, and non-binary individuals.
Man and Non-Binary Identities
These identities are for individuals who are both men and non-binary. This includes but is not limited to: A) individuals who are bigender or multigender. B) individuals who are partially a man and partially non-binary. C) individuals who are boyflux. D) individuals who are genderfluid primarily between male/male-aligned genders and non-binary genders. E) Man-aligned non-binary individuals who feel a strong connection to their non-binary identity as well as a strong connection to manhood. F) individuals who are a gender that is in between man and non-binary. G) individuals who otherwise identify as a non-binary man.
- Opalian (mlm, mlnb, nblm, and nblnb): A non-binary man who is attracted to men and non-binary individuals.
- Azurian (nblm and mlm): A non-binary man who is attracted to men.
- Umbalian (nblw and mlw): A non-binary man who is attracted to women.
- Turquoian (nblnb and mlnb): A non-binary man who is attracted to non-binary individuals.
- Spinelian (mlnb, nblnb, mlw, and nblw): A non-binary man who is attracted to women and non-binary individuals.
- Lapian (mlm, nblm, nblw, and mlw): A non-binary man who is attracted to men and women.
- Courscatian (nblm, nblnb, nblw, mlm, mlw, mlnb): A non-binary man who is attracted to men, women, and non-binary individuals.
Man and Woman Identities
These identities are for individuals who are both men and women. This includes but is not limited to: A) individuals who are bigender or multigender. B) individuals who are partially a man and partially a woman. C) individuals who are genderfluid primarily between male/male-aligned genders and woman/woman-aligned genders. D) individuals who are a gender that is in between man and woman (androgyne) or other androgynous aligned individuals. E) individuals who otherwise identify as male-female, androgyne, or similar.
- Anfisian (wlw, wlm, mlm, and mlw): An androgyne individual who is attracted to men and women.
- Diamondian (mlm and wlm): An androgyne individual individual who is attracted to men.
- Larimarian (wlw and mlw): An androgyne individual who is attracted to women.
- Topazian (mlnb and wlnb): An androgyne individual who is attracted to non-binary individuals.
- Benitoitic (wlw, wlnb, mlnb, and mlw): An androgyne individual who is attracted to women and non-binary individuals.
- Alexandritic (mlm, wlm, mlnb, and wlnb): An androgyne individual who is attracted to men and non-binary individuals.
- Serendibitian (mlm, wlw, mlnb, wlnb, mlw, and wlm): An androgyne individual who is attracted to men, women, and non-binary individuals.
Man, Woman, and Non-Binary Identities
These identities are for individuals who are men, women, and non-binary. This includes but is not limited to: A) individuals who are trigender or multigender. B) individuals who are partially a man/man-align, partially a woman/woman-aligned, and partially non-binary. C) individuals who are genderfluid between male/male-aligned genders, female/female-aligned genders, and non-binary genders. D) Androgynous aligned individuals who feel a strong connection to their non-binary identity as well as a strong connection to manhood and to womanhood.
- Hauynitian/Pearlian (wlm, wlw, wlnb, mlm, mlnb, mlw, nblw, nblm, and nblnb): A multigender individual who is attracted to men, women, and non-binary individuals.
- Fluorian (nblm, mlm, and wlm): A multigender individual who is attracted to men.
- Morganitian (nblw, mlw, and wlw): A multigender individual who is attracted to women.
- Kyanitian (nblnb, mlnb, and wlnb): A multigender individual who is attracted to non-binary individuals.
- Iolitian (nblnb, wlnb, mlnb, nblw, mlw, and wlw): A multigender individual who is attracted to non-binary individuals and women.
- Labradorian (mlm, mlnb, wlm, wlnb, nblm, and nblnb): A multigender individual who is attracted to men and non-binary individuals.
- Aurian (nblw, nblm, wlw, wlm, mlm, mlw): A multigender individual who is attracted to men and women.