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 == History ==
-Nonamorous was coined by Tumblr user Anagnori on December 1, 2013<ref>https://anagnori.tumblr.com/post/68737057155/nonamory</ref>. The term originated from a conversation between them and the user Uselessladders<ref>https://anagnori.tumblr.com/post/68729400949/adding-to-the-aromantic-asexual-conversation</ref>.
+Nonamorous was coined by Tumblr user Anagnori on December 1, 2013.<ref>https://anagnori.tumblr.com/post/68737057155/nonamory</ref> The term originated from a conversation between them and the user Uselessladders.<ref>https://anagnori.tumblr.com/post/68729400949/adding-to-the-aromantic-asexual-conversation</ref>
 Around summer of 2019 the term nonamorous, along with other terms like it, was criticized by part of the aromantic community. The criticism stemmed from the fact that the term implied that someone who is not nonamorous would be "amorous". Since amorous and armory is typically used to exclusively describe sexual or romantic relationships this caused discomfort among parts of the community that would fall under this "amorous" label.
-However, when potential alternatives to nonamorous were created they were similarly criticizes, leaving the nonamorous part of the community frustrated at not having an "acceptable" term to describe themselves. This led to the user Arotaro replacing any instance of "nonamous" with the self introduction monologue of Greed from Fullmetal Alchemist<ref>https://arotaro.tumblr.com/post/185810716576/ive-decided-from-now-on-instead-of-trying-to-find</ref> to show the futility in trying to create perfect labels and the frustration of not being able to label themselves, as well as showing showing that the meaning of any given word is completely arbitrary. The quote goes ''"I’m Greed. I want everything you can think of: money and women, power and sex, status, glory, I demand the finer things. And of course I crave eternal life." ''
+However, when potential alternatives to nonamorous were created they were similarly criticizes, leaving the nonamorous part of the community frustrated at not having an "acceptable" term to describe themselves. This led to the user Arotaro replacing any instance of "nonamous" with the self introduction monologue of Greed from [[wikipedia:Fullmetal Alchemist|Fullmetal Alchemist]]<ref>https://arotaro.tumblr.com/post/185810716576/ive-decided-from-now-on-instead-of-trying-to-find</ref> to show the futility in trying to create perfect labels and the frustration of not being able to label themselves, as well as showing showing that the meaning of any given word is completely arbitrary. The quote goes ''"I’m Greed. I want everything you can think of: money and women, power and sex, status, glory, I demand the finer things. And of course I crave eternal life." ''
 == Flag ==
-The nonamorous flag was designed by an anonymous used, submitted to beyond-mogai-pride-flags on January 25, 2019<ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/182310677230/ive-personally-had-some-problems-with-the</ref>. The color meanings are as follows:
+The nonamorous flag was designed by an anonymous used, submitted to beyond-mogai-pride-flags on January 25, 2019.<ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/182310677230/ive-personally-had-some-problems-with-the</ref> The color meanings are as follows:
 Indigo represents the integrity nonamorous people show towards themselves in spite of social pressure to enter into monogamous relationships. Magenta represents compassion and solidarity between members of the nonamorous community as well as other people who struggle against the pressures of a hetero- and monogamocentric society. It also represents the harmony we can achieve outside of ‘traditional’ long-term partnerships. Amber represents the joy, independence, and confidence nonamorous people harbor, both in non-monogamous relationships and with themselves, as well as solidarity.