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AsexualityArchive.com Ace: Short for“asexual”. Biromantic: A romantic orientation Lithromantic: Someone who experiences characterized by romantic attraction romantic attraction, but does not desire Ace Spectrum: The grouping of asexual, regardless of gender. reciprocation. demisexual, and gray-asexual under a single umbrella of related sexual orientation. Demi: Short for “Demisexual”. MOGAI: Marginalized Orientations, Gender Identities, and Intersex. Aesthetic Attraction: Non-sexual/non- Demiromantic: Someone who does not romantic attraction to the way someone experience romantic attraction unless they Non-Libidoist: Someone who does not looks. have formed a strong emotional bond. have a libido.
Allo: Short for “Allosexual/romantic” Demisexual: Someone who does not Panromantic: A romantic orientation experience sexual attraction unless they characterized by romantic attraction Alloromantic: Someone who experiences have formed a strong emotional bond. regardless of gender. romantic attraction; not aromantic. Grace: An abbreviation of “Gray-Asexual”. Queerplatonic Relationship: A close Allosexual: Someone who experiences relationship that does not fit within the sexual attraction; not asexual. Gray-A: An abbreviation of “Gray- traditional boundaries of a romantic or Asexual”. sexual relationship or a friendship. Arc: Short for “Averse, Replused, or Conflicted”, which can describe someone's Gray-Asexual: Someone who rarely feels Repulsed: Feeling disgusted or put off by personal feelings about sex or romance. sexual attraction, may be unsure if they have, the thought of sex. or may experience low sexual desire, yet will Aro: Short for “Aromantic”. generally identify as being close to asexual. Romantic Attraction: A sense of “I would like to be involved in a romantic relationship Aroace: Short for “Aromantic Asexual”. GSRM: Gender, Sexuality, and Romantic with that person”. Minorities. Aromantic: A romantic orientation Romantic Orientation: A description of characterized by a persistent lack of romantic Heteroromantic: A romantic orientation the gender or genders (or lack thereof) that attraction toward any gender. characterized by romantic attraction to a one experiences romantic attraction different gender. towards. Asexuality: A sexual orientation characterized by a persistent lack of sexual Homoromantic: A romantic orientation Sensual Attraction: A sense of “I would attraction to any gender. characterized by romantic attraction to the like to engage in non-sexual physical activity same gender. with that person”. Autochorissexualism: Becoming aroused by or masturbating to sexual LGBTQIA: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Sexual Attraction: A sense of “I would situations or material, without attraction to Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, like to engage in sexual activity with that those involved and without wanting to be Asexual/Aromantic/Agender. person”. involved. Libido: Also called “sex drive” or desire to Sexual Orientation: A description of the Averse: Feeling disgusted or put off by the engage in sexual activity. gender or genders (or lack thereof) that one thought of sex. experiences sexual attraction towards. Libidoist: A person who has a libido.