askagenderfluidandgenderflux:

ASEXUALITY PRIDE BOOST

Because of PrideMonth, I wanted to share the asexuality and aromanticity spectrum with everyone.

I know this blog is a genderblog, but I feel like there isn’t enough representation for asexual people during PrideMonth. So, I made a list of all of the asexual identities to let everyone know how big this part of the LGBTQ+ community actually is. You heard it, people on the asexuality and aromanticity spectrum are LGBTQ+.

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Asexual: Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity.

Aromantic: An aromantic is a person who experiences little or no romantic attraction to others.

Demisexual: A demisexual is a person who does not experience sexual attraction unless they form a strong emotional connection with someone.

Demiromantic: A demiromantic is a type of grey-romantic who only experiences romantic attraction after developing an emotional connection beforehand.

Greysexual: Someone who experiences occasional and/or mild sexual attraction.

Greyromantic: Someone who experiences occasional and/or mild romantic attraction.

Cupiosexual and cupioromantic: Cupiosexual is a subset of asexual. It is used to describe asexuals (people who never experience sexual attraction) who still desire a sexual relationship. Cupioromantic is a subset of aromantic.

Lithsexual: Akoisexual (also called akoinesexual and lithsexual) refers to a person who experiences sexual attraction, but has their feelings fade if reciprocated.

Lithromantic: Lithromantic (also known as akoiromantic or apromantic) is a romantic orientation on the asexual spectrum. Somebody who is lithromantic can feel romantic attraction towards others and also enjoy being in romantic relationships but only in theory. They do not need the affection to be reciprocated, and as such do not usually feel compelled to seek out a relationship with someone they are interested in.

Fraysexual and frayromantic: Fraysexual (and also frayromantic; also called reverse-demisexual/romantic) people feel attraction only initially upon meeting or seeing someone. These feelings weaken or disappear once a bond is formed.