soulqueer (also known as almaqueer) is a term to describe queerness of the soul. it is a queer identity beyond the realms of queer sexuality and gender identity. it describes when the deepest parts of one’s soul, who they are, are intrinsically queer. it describes one who is queer through and through, like queerness is embedded in the very foundation of your soul, your bones, and everything about you.
it is a term to describe how one is queer in their gender and their sexuality, but that queerness also shapes everything about them- queerness radiates from the very core of who you are and explains the way you see the world. it is an identity and a worldview of queerness, of viewing your interactions, your beliefs, your passions, your core philosophy, through a lens of queerness planted intrinsically within you- queer describes your heart, who you are, and is a fundamental tenet of the way in which you view the world in a sense of passionately queer defiance of conformance.
this may be different for everyone, as queerness is different for everyone- but it’s when your soul itself seems queer and that in turn queers the lens through which you gaze at life such that everything about who you are is best interpreted as queerness and queer identity in all forms of societal liberation, not just gender identity and sexuality. it is not inherently a religious term, but it can be for those who interpret their identities and queerness in the lens of their religion.
[Image ID: A flag with nine equally-sized horizontal stripes. From top to bottom the colors are red-pink, orange, golden yellow, pale yellow, white, mint grey, medium grey-turquoise, medium grey-blue, and medium grey-pink/purple. End ID.]
flag meanings-
Overall, the color theme represents pride and joy and full vibrance of the self
Top stripe- red pink: the beauty of humanity
2nd stripe- orange: independence from and defiance of standards; the audacity of autonomy
3rd stripe- golden yellow: hope and the burning, blazing fire of passion for justice and peace
4th stripe- pale yellow: often pale yellow is associated with innocence and childhood, and the state of internal bliss that comes from total independence from stress. that’s what it means in this situation- the internal balance that comes from a childlike state of peace and calm with inner self
5th stripe- white: unity, kindness, diversity, and the unity of the queer community
6th stripe- grey mint-green: a metaphor for the natural self and being in harmony with your queerness as the natural root and blossom of your identity
7th stripe- medium blue-grey: often, disillusionment with paradigms of happiness can come from pain, grief, depression, or other forms of mental obstacles, often seen as stormy (blue and grey)- this stripe represents internal conflicts with emotions, mental health, and its effects on one’s queerness
8th stripe- medium grey-purple: sovereignty of queer identity
9th (bottom) stripe- medium grey-pink/purple: POC whose queer identity is soulqueer and also tied into how they experience their culture and cultural identity
PSA: this term is not to be touched by racists, sexists, queerphobes, islamophobes, anti-semitic people, ableists, bigots of any form, exclusionists (this means anyone who is anti-enby/male/mspec/trans lesbians and gays, anti-xenogenders or neopronouns, anti-pan, a-spec exclusionist, or otherwise a shitty exclusionist), or people who are not queer when it comes to their gender identity and sexuality. this term is an identity for a broader worldview of queerness, but it is still specifically for queer people.
this term is the culmination of everything i’ve been discovering about myself. it makes me deeply happy and feel whole in a way i’ve never felt from any label, and i hope it can be helpful to other queer people too. i would appreciate some boosts, as i am extremely happy with this and i’m certain others could be too, and i’d like it to spread if it can! note that i don’t necessarily support the views or past actions of some of the blogs i’m tagging here, but their platform could help distribute a term i feel could be helpful to many more queer people than just me and the few people who would see it from my platform.
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