Omni (orientation)

Omnisexual

---

Orientation:	Any
Prefix:	Omni-
Main Umbrella:	Mspec
GxG Format:	? x @^?

---

Genders:	All
Attracted To:	Any (usually with a preference)

Omni (orientation) is an orientation prefix encompassing the attraction to all genders, the Latin prefix 'omni-' meaning 'all' or 'universally'.

Some individuals who identify with this term have a gender preference and some do not. However, it is most commonly interpreted as including a gender preference to distinguish it from pan (orientation) individuals.

History

The word omnisexuality appears as early at the 1959 beat poet Lawrence Lipton's The Holy Barbarians, but the first time it was described in the context of the current definition was in a 1984 text titled simply Sexual Choices: An Introduction to Human Sexuality. This text described omnisexuality as "a state of attraction to all sexes", stating that some researchers believe that every individual is born omnisexual before developing their sexual attraction into the labels of homosexual, heterosexual, or other orientations.

The term spread even further in the early 1990s as M. Jimmie Killingsworth undertook an analysis of the poet Walt Whitman. In Killingsworth's study, he found that Whitman had a general omnisexual character throughout his work The Leaves of Grass. In the 2010s, The Atlantic noted that his poetry expresses sexuality towards all genders, sometimes even the sea or the Earth.

Omnisexual was a common message board term in the 2000s. The knowledge of this term was boosted even further when several celebrities, such as Janelle Monáe and Brendon Urie, came out as pansexual. The media made several non-monosexual terms known in the mainstream as that took place. Many popular articles discussed omnisexuality alongside these celebrities' pansexuality.

Omnisexuality in Fiction

Fictional characters Jack Harkness from Doctor Who/Torchwood, Elim Garak from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Kevin Crawford from Paradise P.D. have been canonically confirmed as omnisexual.^{citation needed} Omnisexuality is also referenced in Big Mouth, and Deadpool from Marvel Comics has a fluid sexuality due to fluctuating brain cells.^{citation needed}

Related Terms

Label	Relationship	Description	Difference
Bi	Similar	Attraction to two or more genders	Omnisexuality encompasses attraction to all
Pan	Similar	Attraction to all genders	Omnisexuality can indicate a preference; Pansexuality rejects attraction to gender constructs
Poly	Similar	Attraction to many genders	Omnisexuality encompasses attraction to all

Orientations

Label	Orientation	Flag	Creator(s)
Omniaesthetic	Aesthetic		Fy
Omnialterous	Alterous		Pride-Flags
Omniplatonic	Platonic		Fy
Omniqueerplatonic	Queerplatonic		Cool-Location9912
Omniromantic	Romantic		Pride-Flags
Omnisensual	Sensual		Fy
Omnisexual	Sexual		Pride-Flags

Prefixes and Suffixes

Label	Prefix / Suffix	Flag	Description	Creator(s)
Omni-abro	-abro		An individual who is attracted to all genders but the gender(s) they prefer changes.	Liver.On.A.Plate
Omnicurious	-curious		First Definition: Omnicurious is a sexuality for people that are questioning whether or not they're omnisexual. They may be primarily attracted to one or a few genders, but be questioning and unsure if they're attracted to all genders while not being gender-blind like pansexual individuals. Second Definition: One may be primarily attracted to one or few genders but are interested/curious/open to all genders	First Definition- Unknown Second Definition- a1ly
Omniflux	-Flux		Preference of genders or gender identities attracted to can change.	Foxivity

Combination Identities

These are identities that use the Split Attraction Model (SAM) or one who uses these can be referred to as Varioriented/Variangled, it can also be referred to as Multioriented.

Label	Sexuality	Flag	Description	Creator(s)
Omni-Achillean	Achillean		Refers to when a man, or male-aligned non-binary person may be attracted to all genders, but they prioritize their attraction to men and/or male-aligned people.	benjos-jammies
Omni-Gay	Gay
Omni-Heterosexual	Heterosexual			Asayae
Omni-Lesbian	Lesbian			les_bi_an
Omni-Sapphic	Sapphic		Refers to when a woman, or woman-aligned nonbinary individual may be attracted to all genders, but they prioritize their attraction to women and/or women-aligned individuals.	benjos-jammies
Omni-Veldian	Veldian

Flags and Symbols

The omnisexual flag was designed by Pastelmemer on or before July 4, 2015. Although the meaning of the colours are unconfirmed, a commonly understood meaning is as follows: The light pink and light blue represents the gender spectrum. Pink represents attraction to femininity and women. Blue represents attraction to masculinity and men. Deep purple (sometimes depicted as black) represents attraction to individuals whose gender identity falls outside of the named categories.

An alternate flag was made by FANDOM user TheNelsonSystem on July 22, 2021. It was made by an alter with tritanopia colour blindness as an exact/near-exact version of how they see the omnisexual flag.^{citation needed}

Another alternate flag was created by Cryptocrew at Hayden000's request on January 16, 2021, and was first published on a post one day later.^{citation needed} In Cryptocrew's flag dark blue represents men, mid-blue represents masculine genders, light blue represents non-masculine genders that have masculine presentation (such as azurgirls), dark green represents the agender/genderless spectrum, yellowish-green represents demigenders, yellow represents non-demigenders and non-genderless individuals with neutral presentation (such as a pewt man), red represents women, pale red represents feminine genders, reddish-pink represents non-feminine genders that have feminine presentation (such as rosboys), black represents anonbinary genders, purple represents androgynous genders, grey represents non-outherine and non-androgynous genders that present androgynously or in an amaranthian manner (such as a linproche agender individual), white represents fluid genders/multigenders and individuals with fluid or multiple presentations, and the yellow design represents attraction and community, and a burst of love/attraction.

The omni-abro flag was created by Liver.On.A.Plate, the colors emulating the colors on the omnisexual and abrosexual flags with a pastel tint. The gold ring in the center represents the infinite love for all genders.