'''Shadowstraight''' is an orientation that has one of two definitions:
# An orientation affected by the fact you’rethat 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 youthey either are dysphoric about being called a woman, and/or experience a disconnection from traditional womanhood. YouThey may describe yourtheir attraction as any of the following: MLM; MLNB; MLX; NBLM; NBLNB; NBLX, etc – but youthey don’t identify yourtheir 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 yourtheir attraction as [[Straight|straight]]/[[Julietian|julietian]] in nature, or as WLM.
# An orientation affected by the fact you’reone is [[Transfeminine|transfeminine]], a trans woman, transneutral, nonbinary, or just not a man (includes [[multigender]] and [[genderfluid]]/[[genderflux]]/[[fluidflux]] folxs), as youthey either are dysphoric about being called a man, and/or experience a disconnection from traditional manhood. YouThey may describe yourtheir attraction as any of the following: WLW; WLNB; MLX; NBLW; NBLNB; NBLX, etc – but youthey don’t identify yourtheir 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 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 yourtheir attraction to women is [[Strayt|strayt]]. Likewise, being multigender/genderfluid/genderflux/fluidflux but never WLM, yet feeling like yourtheir 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>
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