NHLNH

NHLNH or nonhuman-loving-nonhuman is an identity for nonhumans who are attracted to other nonhumans, exclusively or not. Interpretation of the term varies from being nonhumans in systems only to any individual who is nonhuman, such as otherkin and alterhumans.

Alternate Names

 * Nonhumansexual (nonhuman headmates only)

Etymology
"NH" is short for "nonhuman," any being that is not a wholly or exclusively human.

Definitions

 * Medusan: referring to alterhuman/nonhuman people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to other alterhuman people and/or nonhumans. this can mean monsters, aliens, or mythical creatures - any intelligent nonhuman creature. - queer-buccaneers, 2017
 * Echidean: The love between two Intelligible nonhumans [who are members of a system] - autistic-xenbi, 2019
 * Nonhumansexual: a term specifically for non-human headmates in systems, that are attracted to other non-human headmates, or have a preference for other non-human headmates. - TheNelsonSystem, 2021
 * Gleichaeus: a term to describe nonhumans who are attracted to other nonhumans; being nhlnh/nh4nh/nonhuman-loving-nonhuman; prioritizing the influence ones nonhuman-ness has over their attractions exclusively or in conjunction with ones other orientations. ... part of the a nonhuman based attraction system and is therefore nonhuman exclusive - mogaicemetery, 2021
 * Echidean (recoin): nonhuman loving nonhuman. A term for nonhuman system members whom are attracted to other nonhumans, exclusively or not. - autistic-xenbi, 2021

All above terms are terms that involve NHLNH attraction, though not all use the term itself. There is no specific first coining of NHLNH, only multiple terms that state or imply it. Some argue medusan was the original coining of NHLNH through implication, some say nonhumansexual was.

Alterhuman is an umbrella term for anyone who doesn't fully connect with social ideas of humanity, and includes nonhumanity. In the context of NHLNH, a nonhuman is an intelligent being that does not identify wholly or exclusively as human, or a strictly nonsentient being. For example, in the context of NHLNH, a nonhuman includes:


 * Dogkin (an individual identifying as a dog while bodily human)
 * A non-sentient object such as a stuffed animal (as it is incapable of experiencing harm--this falls under objectum attraction)

But would not include:


 * A dog incapable of sapient (human/human-level) thought who is bodily a dog
 * Any sentient being that is not sapient



History
Medusan, a closely related term and likely the inspiration for NHLNH was coined along with its flag by Tumblr user queer-buccaneers on December 26 2017. Unlike the similar terms that followed, medusan was not coined to be system exclusive, and was instead open to any alterhuman or nonhuman.

Echidean was coined by Tumblr user queerso on August 3rd, 2019. The term "NHLNH" was originally not in the post, but after moving to its blog autistic-xenbi, it recoined the term on August 28 2021 as explicitly NHLNH. It was also linked to the terms gleichaeus and medusan. which were described as "similar." This term was coined to be system and plural exclusive.

Tumblr user mogaicemetery coined gleichaeus on August 20 2021 as a near synonym for medusan, with the difference that gleichaeus was nonhuman exclusive (though possibly not system exclusive). Ve did, however, say that dolls gleichaeus flag could be used as an alternate medusan flag.

Nonhumansexual and its flag were both coined by Fandom user TheNelsonSystem May 1 2021 through the LGBTA Wiki. It was coined as system and plural exclusive, and was intended to be synonymous with NHLNH.

Subsets

 * Medusan
 * Echidean
 * Gleichaeus

TheNelsonSystem's flag
The symbolism of the flag was described as follows: "The colours on it represent all forms of non-human headmates, and the tree represents the non-human headmate community."

As the other terms have their own pages, other flag meanings can be found on their respective articles.