deltaxquadrant:

mestric

a catch-all term for all orientations, attractions, partnerships or similar involving non-binarity; all those that cannot be categorised according to a same-gender vs. opposite gender dichotomy. it encompasses non-binary loving women, non-binary loving men, non-binary loving non-binary, men loving non-binary, women-loving non-binary and more specific identities too, such as androgyne loving men, women loving xenogender or maverique loving agender.

in short, it’s an umbrella term for all orientations, attractions, partnerships and similar that aren’t (exclusively) binary loving binary and thus don’t fit neatly into the (binary) definitions of straight/hetero and gay/homo (of course non-binary people can still be gay or straight, but it’s mestric and thus different from binary experiences of straightness and gayness).

mestric unites everyone who has their orientation/attraction/partnership erased and invalidated based on the idea that non-binary people don’t exist or can be grouped in with binary genders. mestric is defiance against having to misgender our partners (and for non-binary people, ourselves), a demand to be taken seriously and have community. mestric is elevating our experiences to the same level as binary loving binary orientations. mestric is equality. mestric is affirming our partners’ (and our own) genders while visibilising love, attraction, affection to and partnerships involving non-binary people and the specific experiences that come with that.

the name mestric was chosen based on a genderfluid shapeshifter from greek mythology named mestra.

ALT

this is the mestric flag. the yellow stripes symbolise non-binarity and the sunflower represents joy.