【 What Does Neptunic Mean? 】 Neptunic is a term used to describe a person who is primarily attracted to women, feminine people, and nonbinary people, but is not attracted to men or masculine people. It is a sexual orientation label some people use to more specifically describe their attraction. ⊹ Important ideas ⊹ ✦ Sexual orientation is about who someone is attracted to romantically and/or sexually. ✦ Neptunic is about attraction to femininity and nonbinary genders, while excluding masculinity. ✦ Every person’s experience of attraction is unique. ✦ Neptunic people can have any gender identity themselves. ⊹ Common experiences ⊹ ↪ Feeling attraction toward women and feminine-presenting people ↪ Feeling attraction toward some nonbinary people depending on the individual ↪ Not feeling attraction toward men or masculine-aligned people ↪ Exploring identity and finding labels that fit personal experiences ⊹ Respect and inclusion ⊹ ➷ Respecting how people describe their attraction ➷ Avoiding assumptions about who someone is or is not attracted to ➷ Understanding that identity labels can help people express themselves more clearly ➷ Creating safe and accepting spaces ⊹ Community and visibility ⊹ Neptunic is one of many newer or less widely known orientation labels used within LGBTQIAN+ communities. People use these terms to better describe their personal experiences of attraction. ● Pride Month — celebrates identity, community, and equality. ● Stonewall Riots — an important event connected to modern LGBTQ+ rights movements.
