- This article is about the identity label for individuals. For the umbrella term of multiple-attraction identities, see Multisexual spectrum.
A multisexual pride flag for individuals and for multisexual as an umbrella term
Multisexual is both an individual identity label for sexual orientation[1] and a descriptor of other specific sexual identity terms for sexual and/or romantic attraction to more than one gender and/or sex. Multisexual identities are contrasted with monosexual identities,[note 1] meaning people who are attracted to a single gender (e.g. gay, lesbian, straight).[1][3] Multisexuality collectively includes labels such as bisexual, omnisexual, pansexual, and queer.[3] These multisexual identities are collectively grouped in the multisexual spectrum (abbreviated m-spec);[2] m-spec is also known as multiple-attraction spectrum,[4] or multi-attraction spectrum.[2] Due to the term "multisexual" being both an individual label and an umbrella term, this article addresses its use as a standalone label.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The ABC's of LGBT+ by Ash Hardell. Published 2016 by Mango Media. ISBN 9781633534087.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "You Can Stand Under My Bi+ Umbrella: Exploring Students' Chosen Plurisexual Identity Labels" by Victoria Barbosa Olivo, Kaity Prieto, and Olivia M. Copeland in LGBTQIA Students in Higher Education: Approaches to Student Identity and Policy, with Kaity Prieto and Andrew Herridge (editors). Published 2024 by IGI Global. ISBN 9798369328538. (web archive)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Multisexual Youth Mental Health: Risk and Protective Factors for Bisexual, Pansexual, and Queer Youth Who are Attracted to More than One Gender" by The Trevor Project on The Trevor Project. Published 2021-04-23. (Archived on 2023-09-30)
- ↑ "What does 'm-spec' mean?" on The Bi Pan Library. Published 2021-10-17. (Archived on 2024-04-21)