New identity just dropped!
Hello everyone! This is Quin, and I believe I've just discovered a new MOGAI identity entirely separate from, but closely linked to, both gender and orientation.
Exian is a term (adjective or noun) for someone who identifies with the term exia, as well as a term for things relating to exianism (the concept of exia).
Exia is separate from yet intrinsically linked to both gender and every kind of orientation. It essentially deals with the relations between different parts and states of our identity and consciousness. These states or identities are known as the 'ecstates,' and there are always at least two. They always include one LGBTQ+ identity along with at least one other ecstate, whether that be an LGBTQ+ identity, an emotion, a name, a color, or something else.
So, what does all this mean? Well, it basically means that an exian will only identify as certain things when in certain situations. For an example with two ecstates, maybe a hypothetical person only identifies as lesbian when they're feeling female, and identifies as straight when they're not. The 'ecstatic triggers' that would cause one to feel female can be anything, which means one does not necessarily have to identify as genderfluid or other similar identities to be exian. For an example with three ecstates, maybe a hypothetical person only feels nonbinary when they're feeling sad and the curtains in the room are red. This is very specific, and all three conditions must be met or they don't feel nonbinary. If all the conditions are right, they should predictably feel nonbinary.
A defining trait of exianism is that it always goes both ways; if you feel sad when you're gay, then you always feel gay when you're sad. This is part of what separates exians from enans (people who are not exians), along with the requirement that one of the ecstates must be a LGBTQ+ identity.
Here is the exian flag. From top to bottom the stripes are:
Represents the interconnected qualities of nature.
Represents neutrality and fluidity; not feeling like any particular ecstate or feeling between them.
Represents unity and love for the community.
Represents feeling like more than two ecstates at once; also represents disconnection from other LGBTQ+ identities.
Other interpretations of the flag are welcome, however!
Hopefully I explained this right lol-
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