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This page contains the most basic flags for some of the most common identities in the paraphiliac community.

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== Paraphilia (umbrella term) ==
'''Paraphilia''' is a non-normative attraction.
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File:Paraphilia by Lecter.png
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Code: πφ

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== Minor/youth attraction ==
'''Minor/youth attraction''' is an attraction of an adult towards a child or a young teenager, or of a child or a teenager towards a much younger child.
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File:MAP by Stenna.png|Original
File:MAP enby inclusive by Pappy.png|Inclusive of nonbinary children
File:Map cat Miao.png|Mascot Miao
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Code: μ

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=== Childlove symbols ===
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File:CL sun symbol by Pappy.png|Childlove
File:GL symbol.png|Girllove
File:EL symbol by Pappy.png|Enbylove
File:Bl symbol.png|Boylove
File:XL symbol.svg|Xiplove
File:Cublove by roo.png|Cublove (furry)
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=== Chronophilias ===
'''Chronophilias''' are age attractions. Not all of them are under the map umbrella, yet they are thematically connected.
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File:Infanto by Pappy.svg|Infantophilia
File:Nepio by Pappy.svg|Nepiophilia
File:Pedo by Pappy.svg|Pedohilia
File:Hebe by Pappy.svg|Hebephilia
File:Ephebo by Pappy.svg|Ephebophilia
File:Teleio by Pappy.svg|Teleiophilia
File:Meso by Pappy.svg|Mesophilia
File:Geronto by Pappy.svg|Gerontophilia
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== Zoophilia ==
'''Zoophilia''' is an attraction towards a nonhuman animal.
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File:Zoophilia by unknown.png|Original (2016)
File:Zeta zoo2.svg|Zeta
File:Leaf aleph zoo.png|Alef
File:Zoophilia dog Zoe.png|Mascot Zoe
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Code: ζ, 𐤀, ◤✦◢

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== Necrophilia ==
'''Necrophilia''' is an attraction towards the dead.
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File:Necrophilia by necrophiliacoftheday on Tumblr.png
File:Necrophilia by Redeemer.png
File:Necro ram.png|Mascot
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Code: ν, 𝛎, ϑ

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== Aam ==
'''Aam''' stands for "adult attracted minor" and refers to a young person with an attraction to adults.
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File:AAM nonbinary inclusive modified by Pappy.png
File:AAM bunny edited.png|Mascot
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Code: λ<ref>Originally - minor map. Interpreting it as an aam symbol comes from antis, but has been adopted by some members of the community.</ref>

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== Acrotomophilia ==
'''Acrotomophilia''' is an attraction to amputees and amputated limbs.
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File:Acrotomophilia by Pappy.png
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== BDSM ==
'''BDSM''' stands for "bondage, discipline, sadism, masochism", with D and S sometimes additionally interpreted as referring to dominance and submission. It may refer both to engaging in these activities and being attracted to them.
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File:BDSM 2.png
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=== Sadism and masochism ===
'''Sadism''' is an attraction to the idea of inflicting pain, '''masochism''' is an attraction to being in pain, and '''sadomasochism''' means having both these attractions.
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File:Sadism by Lecter.png|Sadism
File:Masochism by Lecter.png|Masochism
File:Sadomasochism by Lecter.png|Sadomasochism
File:Sadism bunny Sadie.png|Sadism mascot Sadie
File:Masochism bunny Mason.png|Masochism mascot Mason
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== Biastophilia ==
'''Biastophilia''' is an attraction towards rape, typically understood as an attraction towards raping others.
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File:Raptophilia-biastophilia by Pappy.png
File:Autoraptophilia-autobiastophilia by Pappy.png|Auto
File:Biastophilia eagle.png|Mascot
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Code: β

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== Consanguinamory ==
'''Consanguinamory''' is an attraction towards relatives. It is different from '''incest''', which denotes the act. Sometimes incest can be referred to as a '''consanguineous relationship''' and '''consang''' can be used as a shorthand both for that relationship type and for consanguinamory.
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File:Consanguinamory 2 by unknown.png
File:Friends of Lily Consanguinamory symbol.svg|Symbol
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=== Incest and incestophilia ===
'''Incestophilia''' is an attraction to the idea of incest rather than to one's own relatives.
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File:Incest 2 by unknown.png|Incest
File:Incestophilia by pluralinclus on tumblr.png|Incestophilia
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== Erotophonophilia ==
'''Erotophonophilia''' is an attraction towards murder, typically understood as an attraction towards murdering others.
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File:Erotophonophilia by Death.png
File:Autassassinophilia by Ezekiel.png|Auto (also called '''autoassassinophilia''')
File:Erotophonophilia fox Erin.png|Mascot Erin
File:Autassassinophilia possum Poppy.png|Mascot Poppy (auto)
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Code: χ

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== Fat fetish ==
'''Fat fetish''' or '''adipophilia''' is an attraction to fat people.
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File:Fat fetishism by Kevin Seguin.png
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== Fictophilia ==
'''Fictophilia''' is an attraction to fictional beings.
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File:Fictophilia by paraflags on Tumblr.png
File:Fictophilia by Iris.png|A combination of fictosexual and fictoromantic flags<ref>Outside of paraphiliac communities these identities are sometimes regarded as mutually exclusive with attractions to real living people and placed under the aspec umbrella.</ref>
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Code: Σ

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=== Kodocon ===
'''Kodocon''' is a fictophiliac identity that denotes attraction to fictional children. It is a gender neutral term that has varying gendered subtypes. It may also be referred to as '''fictomap'''.
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File:Kodocon by anonymous.png|Kodocon
File:Ficto-MAP by Dead Dove.png|Fictomap
File:Lolicon by anonymous.png|Lolicon (girls)
File:Shotacon by anonymous.png|Shotacon (boys)
File:Cronacon by Pappy.jpg|Cronacon (enbies)
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=== Furry ===
'''Furry''' refers to a subculture around fictional animals that may include attraction to said animals. An attraction to anthropomorphic animals, whcih falls under the furry spectrum, is called '''anthrozoophilia'''.
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File:Furry pride by unknown.png
File:Pawphi furry symbol.png
File:Adult furry lover.png|Adult furry attraction
File:Cublove by roo.svg|Cub attraction
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== Foot fetish ==
'''Foot fetish''' or '''podophilia''' is an attraction to feet.
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File:Foot fetish by Uboa.png
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== Hematolagnia ==
'''Hematolagnia''', '''hematophilia''' or '''blood kink''' is an attraction to blood.
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File:Hematolagnia by flagsetc.png
File:Haemotophilia bat.png|Mascot
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== Objectophilia ==
'''Objectophilia''' is an attraction to inanimate objects.
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File:Objectophilia flag by ballmf.png
File:Objectophilia by os-positive.png|Also referred to as "objectum" by paramisiac objectophiles
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Code: ω

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=== Plushophilia ===
'''Plushophilia''' is a type of objectophilia, an attraction to plushies.
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File:Plushophilia 2 by unknown.png
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Code: δ

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== Omniphilia ==
'''Omniphilia''' refers to having all or many paraphilias. It is meant to be understood as an additional identity to being a map, a zoophile, etc, rather than mutually exclusive.
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File:Omni 2 by waya.png
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Code: Φ, θ, Ω

== Somnophilia ==
'''Somnophilia''' is an attraction to sleeping people.
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File:Somnophilia by Pappy.png
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Code: σ

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== Stomach fetish ==
'''Stomach fetish''' or '''alvinolagnia''' is an attraction to stomaches.
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File:Alvinolagnia (stomachs) by webby-after-dark.png
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== Teratophilia ==
'''Teratophilia''' is an attraction to monsters.
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File:Teratophilia (monsters) by unknown.png
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== References ==