[Image Description:  A preview of a pamphlet entitled “Modifying and Crafting Unique Iden

[Image Description:  A preview of a pamphlet entitled “Modifying and Crafting Unique Identities,” with the front and back laid out side-by-side. There are sections entitled “Who is this pamphlet for?” and “What if I don’t understand something?” and helpful resources on the left page and sections titled “Identity Modifiers,” “Why Modify an Identity?,” “Feelings Modifiers,” and “Creating Entirely New Identities” on the right. The smaller text is too blurry to read. The entire pamphlet has a light green, turquoise, and purple color scheme.]Modifying and Crafting Unique Identities - Pamphlet #6Sadly, the last pamphlet we have planned at the moment. Future possibilities will be expanded upon in a post after this one.This pamphlet is less about specific identities, including lists of modifiers for identities and validation for those looking to create their own. 100% free advice 100% free to download. Click here to download pamphlet files!The original Publisher files may be requested through our ask box for modification. If you download, please reblog!The text can be read below the readmore, formatted in the intended reading order.Front PanelCrafting and Modifying Unique Identities, A Condensed GuideProduced by Queer Condensed, queercondensed.tumblr.comInside FlapWho Is This Pamphlet For?Anyone who could find it useful. Perhaps you have an identity that needs some modification to fully suit you. Maybe someone with an identity with unfamiliar parts wants you to read this to help you understand them better. Maybe you’re just curious. Whatever your reason for reading, this pamphlet is for you.What If I Don’t Understand Something?We, as the Queer Condensed team, strive to make our pamphlets as accessible as possible, and we include resources on the back panel of each pamphlet. However, we can’t cover everything in a handout. don’t be afraid to reach out for help through our provided resources or another trusted source, like LGBT centers or knowledgeable individuals who are okay with answering questions.Published on November 4th, 2016Leftmost Interior: Identity ModifiersIdentity modifiers are prefixes and suffixes that can be added to or swapped out in some identities to change their exact meaning. Here are some of them, with example identities provided for reference:PrefixesGray- (attraction)Indicating infrequent or “hazy” feelings of attraction or gender (grayromantic)Demi- (attraction or gender)Indicating a need for a strong emotional bond with an individual before feeling attraction, or being close to (but not quite) a gender (demisexual / demiboy)Suffixes-fluid (gender)Indicating an identity that is not set and may change often and easily (genderfluid)-flux (attraction and gender)Indicates attraction or gender that changes in intensity or moves between a small set of identities; more rigid than -fluid (aceflux / agenderflux)-flexible (attraction)Indicates possible but infrequent deviation from a certain type of attraction (homoflexible)-proximal (gender)Indicates that one’s gender is close to, but not fully a certain other gender (girlproximal)Note: (gender) and (attraction) indicate what the modifier is usually attached to, not what it absolutely must be used with!Middle Interior (top): Why Modify an Identity?For some, having a very specific identity that better represents their feelings than the better-known identities is important. It can give the identifying individual senses of agency, pride, and security. Finding just the right label can be an incredibly freeing experience. Sometimes, this comes at a cost of not having a large or visible community that shares that particular identity, but a strong community isn’t important to everyone.Having a modified identity can also be useful because it expresses gender and/or attraction better to peers and potential partners better. Modified identities can help explain certain behaviors, thought processes, and attractions.Middle Interior + Rightost Interior (bottom): Feelings ModifiersThe most common way someone expresses their attraction is their sexual orientation, but some people have different kinds of attraction that differ from one another. Each of these are usually used with a suffix indicating type of attraction (aka homo-,bi-,a-, etc). This is not an exhaustive list.-romanticWho an individual can be romantically attracted to-sexualWho an individual can be sexually attracted to-alterousWho an individual has feelings towards that are not easily described as simply/strictly romantic or platonic-sensualWho someone can feel the want to be sensually (but not sexually) intimate with, such as being physically affectionateRightmost Interior (top): Creating Entirely New IdentitiesSometimes, there just aren’t words that describe an individual’s attraction, gender, or general feelings. In those cases, an individual could come up with a new word to describe themselves. This can be an incredibly intimidating idea, mainly because there’s a fear that the new word won’t be taken seriously.For those considering making a new word: go for it! Language is constantly evolving, and new words are added to the dictionary every year. Words are supposed to be tools for communication between humans. If there’s not a good word for how you feel, you have every right to make a new one.For those encountering new, previously-unknown identities: have compassion and understanding for the individuals using words you might not know. Few people using an identity doesn’t give you the right to decide to accept and respect it or not. Taking time to learn and fully understand is completely acceptable. Deciding that the process of learning and understanding is too much work or not worth it is not.Back Panel: Helpful ResourcesFlags and IdentitiesPride-color-schemes.tumblr.comA collection of submitted pride flags for smaller / lesser-known identities, includes definitions of identitiesSmall / Personal IDsMogai-lexicon.tumblr.comUser-created or submitted identities with definitionsUPDATE NOTE: This blog is no longer functional and seems to be just a spam bot. Will be fixed if this pamphlet gets a proper update.NoteDue to the nature of small / unique identities, there are only so many concrete resources we can provide. Topics such as the ones covered in this pamphlet require a lot of self-reflection and personal knowledge-seeking -- source link

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