Polysexual

Sexual/romantic attraction to multiple - but not necessarily all - genders.

Definition

Sexual/romantic attraction to multiple - but not necessarily all - genders. Differs from pansexual (all genders) and bisexual (typically two or more).

Flag

Polysexual flag

Created because "they're all under the multisexual umbrella." Mirrors bisexual and pansexual flag layouts to signal shared plurisexual space.

Stripe	HEX	RGB	CMYK	Pantone	Meaning
1	`#F61CB9`	246,28,185	C:0 M:89 Y:25 K:4	PMS 807 C	Attraction to women/femininity
2	`#07D569`	7,213,105	C:97 M:0 Y:51 K:16	PMS 7479 C	Attraction to non-binary people
3	`#1C92F6`	28,146,246	C:89 M:41 Y:0 K:4	PMS 2727 C	Attraction to men/masculinity

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Etymology

Greek poly- (many) + sexual.

History

The term circulated in various contexts through the 20th century. Its use as a specific orientation describing attraction to many but not all genders became more defined in the 2000s-2010s as gender identity vocabulary expanded. Tumblr user Samlin's 2012 flag gave it a distinct visual symbol.