[[File:Shadowstraight.png|thumb|Shadowstraight flag redesign by thepokedexisgay.]]
'''Shadowstraight''' is an [[orientation]] that has one of two definitions:
# An orientation affected by the fact that one is [[Transmasculine|transmasculine]], a [[Transgender|trans]] [[man]], [[Transneutral|transneutral]], [[Non-Binary|nonbinary]], or just not a [[woman]] (includes [[Multigender|multigender]] and [[Genderfluid|genderfluid]]/[[Genderflux|genderflux]]/[[Fluidflux|fluidflux]] folxs), as they either are dysphoric about being called a woman, and/or experience a disconnection from traditional womanhood. They may describe their attraction as any of the following: MLM; MLNB; MLX; NBLM; NBLNB; NBLX, etc – but they don’t identify their labels as WLM due to reasons listed above. With a [[multigender]] and/or [[genderfluid]]/[[genderflux]]/[[fluidflux]] identity, one feels straight when with a woman and/or has a fluctuating level of dysphoria where they may sometimes view their attraction as [[Straight|bennetian]] ([[straight]]/[[Julietian|julietian]]) in nature, or as WLM.
# An orientation affected by the fact one is [[Transfeminine|transfeminine]], a trans woman, transneutral, nonbinary, or just not a man (includes [[multigender]] and [[genderfluid]]/[[genderflux]]/[[fluidflux]] folxs), as they either are dysphoric about being called a man, and/or experience a disconnection from traditional manhood. They may describe their attraction as any of the following: WLW; WLNB; MLX; NBLW; NBLNB; NBLX, etc – but they don’t identify their labels as MLW due to reasons listed above. With a [[multigender]] and/or [[genderfluid]]/[[genderflux]]/[[fluidflux]] identity, one feels straight when with a man and/or has a fluctuating level of dysphoria where they may sometimes view your attraction as [[darcian]] (straight/[[Romeric|romeric]]) in nature, or as MLW.
In either case, to express the disconnection, the prefix shadow- is used.
In simpler terms, a shadowstraight may be defined as the following:
# Being multigender/genderfluid/genderflux/fluidflux but never MLW, yet feeling like their attraction to women is [[Strayt|strayt]]. Likewise, being multigender/genderfluid/genderflux/fluidflux but never WLM, yet feeling like their attraction to men is [[strayt]].
# Being [[Multisexual|m-spec]] and not WLM or MLW, yet feeling a connection to the label depending on your gender identity.
# Being too dysphoric about being called a woman/girl/being thought of as one, yet being either NBLM, MLM or XLM with a connection to the straight label. Likewise, being too dysphoric about being called a man/boy/being thought of as one, yet being either NBLW, WLW or XLW with a connection to the straight label.<ref>[https://ashix0trender0juice.tumblr.com/post/627552532701560832/shadowstraight Shadowstraight coining post]</ref>
This can also be called shadow[[duaric]].
==History==
The shadow- orientations ([[Shadowlesbian|shadowlesbian]], [[Shadowgay|shadowgay]], and [[Shadowfloric|shadowfloric]]) were first coined by Tumblr user [https://ashix0trender0juice.tumblr.com/ ashix0trender0juice] on 19 July 2020, with [[Shadowenbian|shadowenbian]] and shadowstraight being coined later on 26 August 2020. The flags were made around the same time.<ref>[https://ashix0trender0juice.tumblr.com/post/624108379417214976/shadow Shadow- coining post]</ref>
A redesign of the shadow- flags were created by Tumblr user [https://thepokedexisgay.tumblr.com thepokedexisgay]. The shadowstraight redesign was posted 28 February 2021.<ref>[https://thepokedexisgay.tumblr.com/post/644417096637464576/some-more-shadow-flags-some-at-the-request-of-an Shadow- redesigns 2 and some new shadow- flags]</ref>
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