Mestellic is a term from the stellate orientation system referring to an attraction to liaspec (androgyne, partially androgyne or androgyne-aligned) and/or lingender (androgynous in nature) genders. This may also include fluid and fluctuating genders that sometimes align with these identities, or genders that partially align with these identities, such as some multigenders.
One may or may not experience mestellic attraction exclusively (one may or may not experience attraction to genders other than the ones the term refers to). It does not inherently indicate that one's orientation is static or involves any form of preference, and does not describe any information about one's own gender - simply that one experiences an attraction to liaspec and/or lingender genders in some form.
Usage
Mestellic may be used to refer to any type of attraction. This includes (but is not limited to): any split attractions, angled or oriented a-spec identities, and fluid or fluctuating attractions. It may be used as an adjective to describe an aspect of one's attraction, or as an identity - whether combined with other identities or used on its own. It may also be used as a general term, encompassing anyone who experiences, or any identities that involve, an attraction to liaspec and/or lingender genders.
Mestellic may be seen as a non-exclusive counterpart to terms such as linsexual, androgynesexual and andrsexual.
Subsets
Liastellic
Liastellic is a subset of mestellic, referring to an attraction to liaspec (androgyne, partially androgyne or androgyne-aligned) genders. One may or may not also identify with mestellic, linstellic and/or other -stellic terms.
Linstellic
Linstellic is a subset of mestellic, referring to an attraction to lingender (androgynous in nature) genders. One may or may not also identify with mestellic, liastellic and/or other -stellic terms.
History and Flag
The terms mestellic, liastellic and linstellic were coined by FANDOM user Contie, 21st June 2021 - 24th June 2021, along with the other terms in the stellate orientation system; the original source for these terms is the LGBTA wiki page: Stellate Orientation System.
Flag
The mestellic, liastellic and linstellic flags were created by FANDOM user Contie, 25th June 2021.
- For the mestellic flag: purple represents liaspec genders, dark purple represents lingender genders, and yellow and green represent the wide range of non-binary genders that may be androgyne or androgynous-aligned in some form.
- For the liastellic flag: purple and dark purple represent androgyne genders, androgyne-aligned and androgyne-related genders; white represents multigender, fluid and fluctuating identities that may include androgyne in some form.
- For the linstellic flag: purple and light purple represent androgyny and androgynous-aligned genders, and white represents multigender, fluid and fluctuating identities that may include androgyny in some form.