Sakhret

In Nentian society, "sakhret" is the social identity of those who do not have the desire to be with the opposite gender (in modern real-life terms, this would be their "gay" or "queer" social identity). Our most prominent example of this is Abhi.

There does appear to be some level of social stigma associated with this identity, based on Abhi's fear of coming out to his family, as well as his internal realization that many sakhret do not feel acceptance from their families. However, the full extent of the stigma isn't clear.

It is presently unclear, if this identity is limited exclusively to men who are attracted only to other men or if it includes other forms of non-hetero-normative attraction (such as woman-to-woman attraction, bisexuality, asexuality, and attractions and identities related to non-binary genders to name a few).