Cinthean Flag by twitter user @bimbjus
Cinthean is a term used by men, men-aligned nonbinary people, and unaligned nonbinary people who are attracted to men, men-aligned non-binary people, and unaligned nonbinary people.
Seeing as the term "gay" and rainbow flag are for the entire community, this serves as a new term/flag for gay men/non-binary individuals to use if they so desire.
Meaning[]
Alternate Cinthean flag with a Hyacinth flower in the center.
Cinthean is based heavily off of the ancient Greek tale of Hyacinthus, lover of the Greek god Apollo. One day, Apollo was teaching him the game of quoit. They decided to have a friendly competition by taking turns to throw the discus. Apollo threw first, with such a strength that the discus slit the clouds in the sky. Hyacinth ran behind it to catch it, at an attempt to impress Apollo, but as the discus hit the ground, it bounced back, hitting Hyacinth's head and wounding him fatally.
Apollo's face turned pale as he held his dying lover in his arms. He used all his medicinal skills and even tried giving ambrosia to heal Hyacinth's wound, but in vain, for he could not cure the wound inflicted by the Fates. When Hyacinth died, Apollo wept, blaming himself. He wished to become a mortal and join his lover in death. However, as that was not possible, Apollo promised that he would always remember Hyacinth in his songs and the music of his lyre. From Hyacinth's spilled blood, he created a flower, the hyacinth, and on its petals inscribed the words of despair, "AI AI" – "alas".
Seeing as the gay men/nby community has many ties with Greek mythology, it is a fitting and beautiful story to represent it.
The flag colors are based off of common Hyacinth flowers, and the symbol for the flag resembles a bud of the flower.
Flag[]
The deep blue stripe represents depth, the purple stripe represents beauty, the bright red stripe represents passion, the light red stripe represents pure love, the light orange/salmon stripe represents joy, and the white stripe represents trans/gnc/non-binary cintheans.