Amatopunk

Amatopunk is a subculture and identity which refers to challenging notions of what it means to be in a relationship, defining love, and how important each form of it is to society. It is against amatonormantivity, and how society views aspec people, polyamorous people, and others who do not fit into the “right” mold.

Amatopunk can include things like relationship anarchy, loveless aros (or romo-aros), normalization of relationships not commonly accepted in society (mlm/wlw/nln, people who don't date at all, qprs, polyam people, etc..), breaking down gender roles, normalization of trans, genderqueer, and GNC people in relationships, and various other experiences, but one does not need to fit into any specific box in order to identify with amatopunk.

Anybody of any group can identify with amatopunk. It is a broad, inclusive label for many different types of people, and how amatonormantivity affects them and/or their community.

Amatosonas
Amatopunk, similar to voidpunk, has personas called amatosonas. They are based around flora, such as plants, flowers, mushrooms, and anything similar. This is because the way plants work is fundamentally different from people, and it may be seen as relatable for some people. For instance, many plants work in large colonies and communicate between on another, but do not "date", some are solitary their entire lives, and so on. It may also be reclamation for some aspec people, who are often jokingly called "plants."

Etymology
Amatopunk comes from the term "amato", which means "beloved", alongside similar sounding words like amor and amorous, which refers to love. The punk suffix refers to how it is a subculture defined by defying or rejecting amatonormantivity.

History
Amatopunk, and its flag, was created by Tumblr user kenochoric on February 21st, 2021. The stripes on the amatopunk have no specific meanings due to how many groups are included, however the coiner has stated that it was taken from multiple other flags.

After its coining, a blog, called amatopunk, was created for this subculture. On July 28th, a Carrd was created to further explain the amatopunk subculture/identity.