Mirrorsexual or Reflectsexual is a label for people who mirror the sexual orientation of someone who they have an important relationship with. This relationship can be platonic, romantic, or another type of relationships. Some examples could include:
- Coming out as gay after a friend came out as gay.
- Mirroring the orientation of an idol they admire.
- Mirroring the orientation of their romantic partner or friend.
After breaking the bond/relationship with the person who was mirrored, some mirrorsexuals may become "mirrorless" until they find someone else of high importance to them. Other mirrorsexuals, may stay with mirroring the sexuality.
The gender counterpart is gendermirror.
Additional Terminology
Hemi-Mirror
Hemi-mirror refers to when one is struggling to be accepting of the sexuality they are mirroring, despite it fitting well, the struggle could be from homophobia, household environment, dysphoria, trauma, etc.
Demi-Mirror
Demi-mirror refers to when one feels they aren't fully the sexuality they are mirroring.
Mirror-Fragment
Mirror-fragmenting refers to when one gains an attraction that opposes the orientation they are mirroring (for example: gaining attraction to the opposite gender when one's mirrored sexuality is gay).
Cracked
Cracking refers to when someone feels that the sexuality they're mirroring isn't the same, yet they don't wish to leave it. People with a cracked mirror might get mirror-fragments.
Breaking
Breaking refers to when one loses to connection to the sexuality they've been mirroring, some people may just stay with a "cracked" mirror, other might drop the sexuality entirely and replace it.
Restoration
Restoration refers to when someone who has broken or cracked connection to the mirrored sexuality gets strong connection to it again.
Not-Quite-Fixed
Not-quite-fited can refer to when someone experiences breaking or cracking, but later on went through restoration, however, something happened that caused them to get a sexuality that is similar, but not the same as the one they were mirroring.
Mirrorless
Mirrorless refers to when a mirrorsexual is no longer mirroring someone, some mirrorsexual might feel a void inside them, a feeling of discomfort, or they might not even feel anything it all, all depending on the person.
History
The term and flag were created on the June 23, 2021 by Musephile.[1] The flag shows a mirror reflecting the LGBT+ flag.
The alternative flag was made by a Discord user on the same day as the original.