Velaurian

*Note: This article is for people who are simultaneously gay and lesbian. For a term pertaining to lesbians, bisexual people, and gay men, see LesBiGay.*

### Alternate names & spellings

* Lesbigay
* Lesbivincian
* Lesburanian
* Gaybian
* Geiseric
* Gei
* Geisbian
* Glesbian
* Gesbian
* Gesbay
* Lesgay

### Spectrum or umbrella

* Sapphic
* Achillean
* Lesbian
* Gay
* Pluralian/Multisexual

### Gender(s)

Any (typically nonbinary, genderfluid, and/or multigender)

### Attracted to

* Men (in a gay/achillean way)
* Women (in a lesbian/sapphic way)
* Potentially nonbinary people/people under the nonbinary umbrella

## Related terms

### Similar or related

* Lesbian
* Gay (MLM/NBLM)
* Gay
* Gai
* Omnique
* Poudrettian
* Gaibian
* Sapphicchillean
* Symmaic
* Lahuric
* Anfisian

### Sometimes confused with

LesBiGay

**Velaurian**, also known as **lesbivincian**, **lesbigay**, **gaybian**, or **geiseric**, among other terms, is an orientation in which one is both a lesbian and gay. Velaurians may be lesbian and gay simultaneously, or may vary between the two. Examples of velaurian experiences include, but are not necessarily limited to:

* Being a lesbian sometimes, and gay other times, due to fluid attraction.
* Being genderfluid and abrosexual in a way that results in the person always being lesbian or gay; being omnique.
* Being part of a system in which some members are lesbians, while others are gay, and each member's identity is considered together as a whole.
* Only experiencing attraction to women in a sapphic way, while only experiencing attraction to men in an achillean way, as a multigender person.
* Experiencing lesbian attraction in one aspect of one's orientation, and gay attraction in another, due to being varioriented and nonbinary.
* Otherwise experiencing lesbian attraction to women and gay attraction to men.

Some lesbians may also use the gay label to describe their attraction to women, due to the growing popularity of gay as an umbrella term. These lesbians may also identify as lesbigay, but not in an way that involves attraction to men. The term "lesbigay" is also sometimes used as a term relating to lesbian, bisexual, and gay people (see *LesBiGay*).

The term "stargeiser" was also coined as a term of endearment among people who identify as geiseric and/or gei to any extent. It is a gender neutral term which can be used similarly to "significant other," "partner," "datemate," or any other related term. It can also be used to refer to geiseric and/or gei people.

## Etymology

The terms "lesbigay," "gaybian," and "gesbian" come from combining the words "lesbian" and "gay." The term "lesbivincian" combines the words "lesbian" and "vincian." The term "velaurian" comes from "veldian" and "aurora" (with the latter referring to the aurora lesbian flag).

The term "stergeiser" is a play on the words "stargazing" and "stargazer." It is meant to imply the way in which a geiseric person may look upon the people they're attracted to, as if those people held the beauty of a star in the galaxy.

## History

The earliest known combination of lesbian and gay, within this context, happened on June 18, 2018, via the Tumblr blog Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags. Mod AP used the word "lesbigay" to describe the following:

> a lesbian who considers emself gay, as if gayness encompasses her lesbianness; or someone who switches between gay (achillean mlm) and lesbian (sapphic wlw), such as omnigay, monofluid, attrafluid and novo- people (when gender fluctuates with their attraction) or abro-, varioriented and amplusic lesbians considering gay as un umbrella term for every marginalized orientation, they could be gayflexible or lesbiflexible (aniso-).
>
> - Mod AP, Gay Lesbian Pride Flag

Soon after, the labels "gaybian," "gesbian," "geiseric," and "gei" emerged. The origins of "gaybian" and "gesbian" are unclear, but the geiseric and gei labels seem to have been coined by (now deactivated) Tumblr user stargeisers. They coined both labels on or prior to July 26, 2018. Geiseric was coined as the primary label, with "gei" being a shorter variation. The etymology behind the term is unknown. They additionally coined the term "stargeiser" on or before March 12, 2019.

The velaurian label was coined by Tumblr user kenochoric on May 27, 2021.

## Flag

The lesbigay pride flag was designed by Mod AP of Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags on June 18, 2018. The flag has no specified symbolism, but it appears to combine the rainbow LGBTQIA+ pride flag with the pink lesbian flag.

The lesbian gay flag was designed by Mod AP of Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags on August 6, 2018. This flag also has no specified symbolism. However, it seems to combine either the blue gay flag or uranian flag with the pink lesbian flag.

The geiseric flag was designed by Tumblr user stargeisers as late as July 26, 2018. The symbolism behind the flag design is unknown. Its design appears to be completely separate from existing gay and lesbian flags, and does not borrow any colors or stripes. The stripes range between yellow, blue, and green, and there is a white circle in the center of the flag.

The gaybian pride flag was designed by Mod AP of Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags on February 5, 2020. Ap presumably designed this new flag to reflect the new commonly preferred flags in the lesbian and gay (MLM/NBLM) communities. The stripes are based on the community lesbian flag and ocean gay flag. No further symbolism was specified.

The sunset meadow gaybian flag was originally designed by Tumblr user almondvaledeer (also known as Almond) on March 29, 2021. It had no symbolism behind the stripes, but is appears to have been loosely based on various lesbian and gay flags. Its stripes were originally deep red, medium red, orange, very light green, lime, turquoise, and teal. It was likely named after its warm colors (sunset) and green gradient (meadow). Almond later updated the sunset meadow flag on October 6, 2021, slightly changing the colors and adding meanings to the stripes. The red stripes were given a purple tint, and the green stripes were shifted slightly. Each stripe has its own individual meaning:

* Maroon represents multitudes. This refers to multiple genders, ways of defining oneself, systems, multiplicity, and fluidity.
* Dark red represents diversity. This refers to the diversity of people's identities across the world, and the individual uniqueness in each person's description of themselves. This stripe also acknowledges the variation in identity across races, cultures, ethnicities, and religions.
* Orange represents resilience. This refers to strength to recover from, as well as push against, societal norms, expectations, and understandings. It symbolizes flexibility and willingness to explore identity in different ways, despite disapproval and opposition from others.
* White represents complexity. This refers to embracing that one's complicated selfhood may never be fully understood by oneself or others. This stripe encourages embracing the "weird," the incomprehensible, and the contradictory nature of the universe.
* Light green represents harmony. This refers to being at peace and feeling confident in oneself.
* Teal represents inclusivity. This refers to standing against bigotry, exclusionism, and assimilation. It acknowledges that each individual knows their own identity better than anyone else, and that everyone should be allowed to exist as who they are. This welcomes all good-faith identification, xenogenders, cultural genders, and more.
* Dark blue-green represents fluidity in one's identity, as well as one's mind. This refers to keeping oneself open to change and new concepts. It encourages people to never stop learning, and to always be willing to correct one's knowledge in the face of new information.

The velaurian flag was designed by Tumblr user kenochoric on May 27, 2021. The stripes are based on the aurora lesbian flag and the turian/veldian flag. No further symbolism was specified.

Another velaurian flag was designed by Mod AP of Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags on April 9, 2022. Similarly to aer previous flag, the stripes are based on the community lesbian flag and ocean gay flag. However, unlike the previous flag, this version takes stripes from the top and bottom of both flags, rather than only taking from the bottom stripes. No further symbolism was specified.

## Gallery

The outdated version of the sunset meadow flag.
## Notes

1. ↑ The word "gay" is used throughout this article to specifically refer to gay MLM/NBLM attraction and people, rather than as an umbrella term or gender neutral term, unless otherwise specified. This is due to gay MLM/NBLM people not having one distinct, agreed-upon label at the time of this article's creation. Synonyms include turian, veldian, cinthean, and uranian, among others.

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Rowan (2021-05-27). Velaurian. Tumblr. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Pride-Flags (2021-04-18). Gaybian / Lesbigay / Lesbivincian / Geiseric. DeviantArt. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 AP (2018-06-18). Gay Lesbian Pride Flag. Tumblr. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 AP (2020-02-05). Gaybian Pride Flag. Tumblr. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 stargeisers (2018-07-26). 💫 Introducing the Geiseric Flag 💫. Tumblr. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 AP (2018-08-06). Lesbian Gay Pride Flag. Tumblr. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024.
7. ↑ les·bi·gay. Google & Oxford Languages.
8. ↑ lesbigay. Wiktionary.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 stargeisers (2019-03-12). Stargeiser. Tumblr. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024.
10. ↑ Almond. Sunset Meadow Flag ✨. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 Almond (2021-10-06). Gaybian Sunset Meadow Flag. Tumblr. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024.
12. ↑ AP (2022-04-09). Gaybian Man Pride Flag. Tumblr.