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Quoi (orientation)
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Quoi- is an orientation about being unsure of what an attraction is, being unsure if one experiences the attraction, and more. It can refer to someone who feels confusion about their feelings towards the attraction, or can describe if they are able to relate and understand the experiences.[1]
Quoi comes from the French and means ‘What’, it is pronounced like ‘Kwa’
History
The term quoisexual originated in approximately 2014, after Tumblr user epochryphal (or Cor) coined quoiromantic, itself an alternative to the term wtfromantic.[2][3]
A timeline of the term was put together by Theacetheist[4]
In 2010, Kat wrote about eirs romantic orientation and eirs rejection of it.[5] User: Sciatrix in 2011 wrote about her experiences where she mentions calling herself ‘WTFromantic’ [6]
Orientations
| Label | Prefix/Suffix | Flag | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quoiaesthetic / WTFaesthetic
/ Whataesthetic |
Aesthetic | Rat0Meat | |
| Quoialterous / WTFalterous
/ Whatalterous |
Alterous | ||
| Quoiattraction / WTFattraction
/ Whatattraction |
Attraction | ThatAnnoyingDemigirl | |
| Quoiplatonic / WTFplatonic
/ Whatplatonic |
Platonic | ||
| Quoiquaplatonic / WTFquaplatonic
/ Whatquaplatonic |
Queerplatonic | Spaceisawesome[7] | |
| Quoiromantic / WTFromantic
/ Whatromantic |
Romantic | ||
| Quoisexual / WTFsexual
/ Whatsexual |
Sexual |
Flags and Symbols
A flag was created by a unknown individual on or before July 4th 2015.[8]
Another flag was created by chaotic-evil-gender on or before August 29th 2015.[9]
A flag for Quoisexual was created by Cor on or before September 21st 2015.[10]
An alternate to Cor’s design was created by queer-bucaneers on an unknown date.[11]
Another alternate was created in 2019 by Osteophage.[12]
Resources
- ↑ "Quoisexual Meaning". Dictionary.com, 07 Feb. 2019, https://www.dictionary.com/e/gender-sexuality/quoisexual/#.
- ↑ epochryphal. Tumblr, 16 May. 2014, https://epochryphal.tumblr.com/post/85980519267/so-glad-to-see-people-are-finding-quoiromantic.
- ↑ epochryphal. "A Note On Quoi-". Tumblr, 31 Dec. 2014, https://epochryphal.tumblr.com/post/106762907052/a-note-on-quoi.
- ↑ theacetheist. "Quoiro / WTFromantic: a brief timeline of disidentification with & personal rejection of romantic orientation". Wordpress, 04 Jan. 2019, https://theacetheist.wordpress.com/2019/01/04/quoiro-wtfromantic-a-brief-timeline-of-disidentification-with-personal-rejection-of-romantic-orientation/.
- ↑ Kaz. "A/romanticisim". Dreamwidth, 24 Dec. 2010, https://kaz.dreamwidth.org/238564.html.
- ↑ writingfromfactorx. "Writhing in the Throes of Unrequited Like". Wordpress, 22 May. 2011, https://writingfromfactorx.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/writhing-in-the-throes-of-unrequited-like/.
- ↑ -Spaceisawesome-. "quoi- and aquoiquaplatonic! (quaplatonic is short for queerplatonic)". Reddit, https://www.reddit.com/r/XenogendersAndMore/comments/15pudeq/quoi_and_aquoiquaplatonic_quaplatonic_is_short/. Accessed on 28 Oct. 2025.
- ↑ Pride-Flags. "Quoi-/WTF-/What- (1)". Deviantart, 04 Jul. 2015, https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Quoi-WTF-What-1-543925941.
- ↑ Pride-Flags. "Quoi-/WTF-/What-". Deviantart, 29 Aug. 2015, https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Quoi-WTF-What-556862325.
- ↑ epochryphal. Tumblr, 21 Sep. 2015, https://epochryphal.tumblr.com/post/129602967777/ok-problem-solved-i-found-a-color-called-cool.
- ↑ Queer-buccaneers. Tumblr, https://queer-buccaneers.tumblr.com/post/185068311262/heres-an-idea-i-had-for-a-quoi-flag-thats-easier. Accessed on 28 Oct. 2025.
- ↑ Osteophage. Pillowfort, 2019, https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/748780.
