Vincian

Definition
Vincian is a term to describe men, masc-aligned, and sometimes neutral-aligned/fem-aligned people who are attracted to men and/or masc-aligned people. It can be used by pretty much any gender except possibly binary women, however it can be used by multigender people with one of their genders being binary woman. It is a common alternative for the word gay, which is often used to describe gay men and masc-aligned people. It is often described as the masculine equivalent of lesbian. A more broad definition is "non-women loving non-women" however some non-binary people prefer not to be grouped under vincian attraction, so it may not be best to use this term.

Flag
There are many flags that represent gay men or vincians. In the mid-2010s, gay activist Valentin Belyaev posted his version of the gay man flag in an initiative group in VKontakte to combat gayphobia (homophobia against men) and on Tumblr. It later spread further on the internet and especially spread in the gay activist space. This flag consists of shades of azure and blue, symbolizes the diversity of the gay community and is an analog of the traditional lesbian flag, consisting of shades of rose and red. The original vincian flag was made by Mod Hermy of the @ask-pride-color-schemes Tumblr blog in 2017. It was based on the lipstick lesbian flag, which in turn was plagiarized from a satirical cougar pride flag. This design has been criticized for its stereotypical use of blue to represent gay men in terms of masculinity.

In 2019, Tumblr blog @gayflagblog designed a flag (now the current flag) based off of the original flag, and fixed some issues about the original flag and added meanings to the colours. The top three stripes represent community, healing, and joy, and the bottom three represent love, fortitude, and diversity.

History
Vincian was coined by Tumblr user bivirgil on June 22, 2018. The term was described as an alternative for achillean (implying non-exclusive attraction), but the creator also described the term as being a word for gay men (implying exclusive attraction). It is unclear what the exact meaning of the term was intended to be. Some individuals treat the term as variant of achillean. Some individuals use it as another word for gay men (exclusive attraction).

Etymology
The term Vincian was coined in honor of Leonardo da Vinci, who was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance. He was thought to be involved in various homosexual relationships, although no one has proven it. He is most famous for his painting of Mona Lisa.