Floral System

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The Floral System is a system describing of non-binary gender presentation without having to use binary language like "masculine" or "woman-aligned".

In the Floral System, one's gender expression is very important to their gender and/or overall identity. Their gender or gender alignment does not have to align with their presentation.

Presentations

Term Description Flag Coiner
Amaranthian Describes a non-binary individual who has a xenine gender presentation. Hauntedmlm
Azalean Describes a non-binary individual who has a feminine gender presentation. Hauntedmlm[1]
Carnatian Describes a non-binary individual who has a masculine gender presentation. Hauntedmlm[1]
Heatherian Describes a non-binary individual who has a masculine and a neutral gender presentation. Hauntedmlm[1]
Lavenderian Describes a non-binary individual who has neither a masculine or feminine gender presentation. Hauntedmlm[1]
Magnolian Describes a non-binary individual who has a neutral and feminine gender presentation. Hauntedmlm[1]
Myosotian Describes a non-binary individual who has a neutral and xenine gender presentation. Hauntedmlm
Rosarian Describes a non-binary individual who has both a masculine and feminine gender presentation. Hauntedmlm[1]
Viscarian Describes a non-binary individual who has a masculine and xenine gender presentation. Hauntedmlm
Wisterian Describes a non-binary individual who has a masculine, feminine and neutral gender presentation. Hauntedmlm[1]

History

The floral non-binary system was created by Tumblr user Hauntedmlm on June 21st, 2019.[1]

The floral system flag was designed by Fandom user foreigntoolmaker on August 24th, 2021. “The colors are pink for feminine presentation and blue for masculine presentation. There are also teals, reds, oranges, and yellows to represent the diversity of gender identity and presentation. The flower bouquet represents all the terms in the system.”[2]

Information has been gathered from the LGBTQIA+ Wiki on August 11th, 2024 from the system’s main page and the terms respective pages.[2]

Flags

Resources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 hauntedmlm. "Floral NB terms! :0". Tumblr, 25 Jul. 2019, https://web.archive.org/web/20220121023408/https://lgbtqiarchive.tumblr.com/post/186549820970/floral-nb-terms-o. Archived on 21 Jan. 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Floral System". LGBTQIA+ Wiki, https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Floral_System. Accessed on 11 Aug. 2024.