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Cupiosexual Pride Flag (2014, attribution unstable)

Identity Pride Flag · 2014

A pride flag for cupiosexual identity, the experience of desiring a sexual relationship without experiencing sexual attraction. The dominant 2014 flag is most often credited in secondary sources to Tumblr user Primadolly, with later color adjustment by Tumblr user Aro-Ace-Wonderwoman. Both originating accounts have been deactivated and no primary post has been independently verified. [CUPIO-S1][CUPIO-S2] An unrelated 2015 design by an unknown DeviantArt user also circulates and should not be merged with the 2014 Tumblr design without further evidence. The term cupiosexual replaced an earlier label kalosexual, which was coined by Tumblr user acelyssie on May 6, 2014. The kalos prefix was set aside roughly a month later because of Pokémon jokes (the Kalos region in Pokémon X and Y) and recurring misunderstandings about the prefix's meaning. The Latin cupio (meaning 'to desire' or 'to long for') was adopted as the replacement. [CUPIO-S1]

Designed by Primadolly (Tumblr handle, account deactivated, attribution unverified)

Cupiosexual Pride Flag (2014, attribution unstable)