Added information about orchidspec's recent recoining, as well as the flags that came with this
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'''Orchid spectrum''' is an umbrella term for orientations that hold Attraction without Action, or “Allo through an Aspec Lense”.<ref>[https://orchidspec.carrd.co/ Orchidspec Carrd by the creator of the term]</ref>
Orchid- is when an individual feels attraction, but doesn’t desire a relationship in real life (inalthough simpleit termsmay not always be this clear-cut). The person can be Aspec or Allo or use the term in itself.
Some examples of Orchid-spec are,
==History==
Orchidspec was originally coined on May 31, 2021 by tumblr user [https://plurgai.tumblr.com Plurgai].<ref>[https://plurgai.tumblr.com/post/652640652311576576/orchidspec-a-flag-for-people-that-are-under-the Orchidspec Coining and Flag]</ref> Due to major concerns and controversy concerning the original coiner, it was recoined by Tumblr user [https://web.archive.org/web/20211121144924/https://warnlistrecoins.tumblr.com/post/667164964874846208/the-orchid-spectrum-orchidspec Warnlistrecoins]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20211121144924/https://warnlistrecoins.tumblr.com/post/667164964874846208/the-orchid-spectrum-orchidspec</ref> on November 7th, 2021, along with it's subtypes. A new flag and symbol for it was also created at the same time, along with an alternative Carrd for the umbrella<ref>https://orchidspectrum.carrd.co/</ref>
==Related Terms==
==Gallery==
===Flag===
The flag was created at the same time as the coining of the term. The alternative flags were created along with it's recoining on November 7th 2021
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File:Orchidspec.png|The Orchid Spectrum flag by [https://plurgai.tumblr.com Plurgai]
File:Alt Orchidspec flag.png|thumb|Alternative Orchid Spectrum flag by [https://web.archive.org/web/20211121144924/https://warnlistrecoins.tumblr.com/post/667164964874846208/the-orchid-spectrum-orchidspec Warnlistrecoins]
File:Alt Orchidspec flag 2.png|thumb|Another alternative orchidspec flag by [https://web.archive.org/web/20211121144924/https://warnlistrecoins.tumblr.com/post/667164964874846208/the-orchid-spectrum-orchidspec Warnlistrecoins]
</gallery>
==Symbol==
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File:Orchidspec symbol.png|thumb|A symbol for orchidspec, created by [https://web.archive.org/web/20211121144924/https://warnlistrecoins.tumblr.com/post/667164964874846208/the-orchid-spectrum-orchidspec Warnlistrecoins]
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