A paraphilia for grooming, regardless of the age attraction. Can be any type of attraction, not limited to sexual and romantic. Stemming from the Latin word, "apto", meaning to fit, adapt, adjust, make ready, or fit. This does not condone non-consensual harm.
Flag stripes/symbolism meaning:
The candy symbol hints at the stereotype that grooming involves giving people candy.
The colorful yet slightly muted stripes symbolize deceit in a friendly package.
The white stripe symbolizes the light at the end of a tunnel, the endgoal of grooming constantly being kept in mind.
The black stripes symbolize the destruction of grooming.
Current variants of Aptophilia by Vile:
Achilleaptophilia: Achillean + Aptophile
For any apto individual who is attracted to men/man-aligned/Solarian individuals, and feels that the attraction is similar to/exactly like same-gender attraction. Man is defined loosely and can be replaced with any "male" / "boyish" / "masc" / "Solarian" term. These are not used as synonyms but as suggestions with sometimes overlapping meanings.
Sapphiaptophilia: Sapphic + Aptophile
For any apto individual who is attracted to women/woman-aligned/Lunarian individuals, and feels that the attraction is similar to/exactly like same-gender attraction. Woman is defined loosely and can be replaced with any "female" / "girlish" / "fem" / "Lunarian" term. These are not used as synonyms but as suggestions with sometimes overlapping meanings.
Diamoriaptophilia: Diamoric + Apiophile
For any apto individual who is attracted to nonbinary/nonbinary-aligned individuals, and feels that the attraction is similar to/exactly like same-identity attraction. Although the attraction is technically not same-gender attraction, as nonbinary isn't another gender in the binary, some may feel that the description fits their attraction. Nonbinary is defined loosely and can be replaced with any identity that is not exclusively within one specific gender binary 100% of the time with no exceptions.
MAP-apiophile (MAPtophile): MAP + Aptophile
Stripes inspired by Stenna's MAP flag. For any apto individual who is attracted to minors. The definition of minor depends on the region's Age of Consent laws but is often defined as under/around the age of 16, taking into account both common societal definitions of minor and the common law definitions.
GenderMAP-aptophile (GenderMAPtophile) (GenderMAP coined by Soulqueer)
Stripes inspired by Soulqueer's GenderMAP flag. GenderMAP coined by Soulqueer, Queerpedia creators (check the link for an important announcement as to the future of Queerpedia). For any apto individual who feels that their gender is related to minor attraction. Can include aptogender and minor attraction paraphilias, but not necessarily.
AAM-aptophilia (AAMaptophilia): Adult Attracted Minor + Apto
Stripes inspired from an AAM flag made by Cherry on Paraphiliaflagsandmore. For any apto individual who is an adult attracted minor. Not to be confused with autoaptophilia, as the AAMapto has a paraphilia for grooming others.
Hetaptophilia: Hetero + Apto
Stripes inspired from a straight flag made by Anonymous. For any apto individual who is hetero, or straight. Can be exclusively or non-exclusively hetero.
Aptogender: Apto + gender.
For any individual who feels that their gender is related to apto attraction. The individual does not necessarily need to be an aptophile in order to be aptogender.
Autoaptophilia: Auto (self) + Apto.
A paraphilia for being groomed. Not age-specific and does not necessarily need to be an aptophile to be an autoaptophile.
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