Bellus (orientation)

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Bellusromantic
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Orientation: Any
Prefix: Bellus-
Main Umbrella: Orientation


Bellus is an orientation prefix describing individuals that enjoy participating in relationship-oriented activities but do not want a relationship, the prefix bellus- deriving from the Latin word bella meaning beauty.[1][2][3] A bellus individual may enjoy or desire these activities in non-relationship contexts but not enjoy them in the context of a relationship. Although it is most commonly used by aromantic and asexual individuals, the original creator did not intend for the term to imply any specific romantic or sexual orientation.[1] Despite this fact, it is often used and implied in a way that the bellus individual must be on the anattractional spectrum.[4][5]

History

Bellussexual has been used since at least 2017.[2] Bellusromantic was potentially coined (or recoined) by Tumblr user mogai-lexicon on or before the 30th of April, 2017.[1] Bellusromantic has been used since at least 2015.[6]

Related Terms

Label Relationship Description Difference
Aego- Similar Where one's attraction is centered around individuals other than oneself. Bellus individuals desire to be a direct participant of relationship-related activities, whereas aego individuals do not.
Cupio- Similar Experiencing no or limited attraction, yet still desiring a relationship(s). Bellus individuals do not desire a relationship(s).

Orientations

Label Orientation Flag Coiner(s)
Bellusromantic Romantic [7] [8] Anonymous, Hypnott
Bellusrose / Bellusaroace[9] Romantic and sexual / Aroace [10] aromantic-queen, ryanyflags
Bellussexual Sexual [11] [12] LovingInsomniac, DeathByGlamourrrr

Flags and Symbols

The original bellusromantic flag was created by an anonymous user on or before the 26th of June, 2016, published by the pride-color-schemes Tumblr account. On the same day, pride-color-schemes created the alternate flag, with colors inspired by the original flag.[7]

Resources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 mogai-lexicon. "bellusromantic". Tumblr, 30 Apr, 2017, https://web.archive.org/web/20230624020224/https://www.tumblr.com/aro-aceplace/160120897713/bellusromantic?source=share. Archived on 24 Jun, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 aro-aceplace. "Sexual and Romantic Orientation Masterpost". Tumblr, 20 Oct, 2017, https://web.archive.org/web/20220127035426/https://aro-aceplace.tumblr.com/post/166617033173/sexual-and-romantic-orientation-masterpost. Archived on 27 Jan, 2022.
  3. "bella". Wiktionary, 23 Mar, 2023, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bella#:~:text=beauty%2C%20belle%20(beautiful%20woman).
  4. "Asexual spectrum – From Ace to Z". Asexuals.net, https://www.asexuals.net/asexual-spectrum/#Bellussexual. Accessed on 5 Nov, 2023.
  5. Beevee. "Are you on the asexual spectrum?". Quotev, 17 Apr, 2022, https://www.quotev.com/quiz/13712676/Are-you-on-the-asexual-spectrum/15.
  6. audienceofdoubt. "I was doing some LGBT orientation research". Tumblr, 25 Apr, 2017, https://www.tumblr.com/aro-aceplace/159969885120/i-was-doing-some-lgbt-orientation-research-out-of?source=share.
  7. 7.0 7.1 pride-color-schemes. "Bellusromantic". Tumblr, 26 Jun, 2016, http://archive.today/2019.05.04-033242/https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/146528690482/bellusromantic. Archived on 4 May, 2019.
  8. Hypnott. "So I attempted to make a simplified flag, what do y’all think?". LGBTA Wiki, 16 Nov, 2020, https://archive.md/KyQrT#selection-3567.0-3567.40:~:text=So%20I%20attempted%20to%20make%20a%20simplified%20flag. Archived on 1 Dec, 2021.
  9. aromantic-queen. "In further inspiration of “demirose”". Tumblr, 24 Apr, https://web.archive.org/web/20230624020037/https://www.tumblr.com/aegosexual-moments/715444287381405696?source=share. Archived on 24 Jun, 2023.
  10. ryanyflags. "Bellusrose/bellusaroace alt flag". Tumblr, 5 Jan, 2023, https://ryanyflags.tumblr.com/post/705642318473183232/bellusrosebellusaroace-alt-flag-its-based-off-of.
  11. LovingInsomniac. "Bellussexual". LGBTQIA+ Wiki, 18 Oct, 2020, https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Bellussexual.
  12. DeathByGlamourrrr. "Bellussexual". LGBTQIA+ Wiki, 16 Nov, 2020, https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Bellussexual.