Joyfriend

From LGBTQIA

Joyfriend refers to a partner in a relationship who identifies as non-binary or are under the umbrella. Those who aren’t non-binary can still also use this term, if they feel that other descriptors don’t work for them.

History

The term was first coined by Twitter user ThatBoyYouLike on August 16, 2019.[1]

The joyfriend flag appeared on Tumblr blog Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags on February 4th, 2020, it is unknown if they made the flag.[2]

Resources

  1. ThatBoyYouLike. Twitter, 16 Aug. 2019, https://web.archive.org/web/20200311094908if_/https://twitter.com/ThatBoyYouLike/status/1162219438667472898.
  2. Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags. "Joy Pride Flag". Tumblr, 04 Feb. 2020, https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/190653598480/joy-pride-flag. Archived on 11 Mar. 2020.