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Alloromantic
A person who identifies as alloromantic experiences romantic attraction toward others.
Allosexual
This is an umbrella term.
A person who identifies as allosexual typically feels sexual attraction toward other people. They may also want to have sex with a partner.
People who identify with this orientation may also identify with another sexuality, such as being gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
Androsexual
People who consider themselves androsexual feel attraction toward men, males, or perceived masculinity, irrespective of whether or not they were assigned male at birth.
Aromantic
A person who identifies as aromantic may not feel any romantic attraction toward anyone. They may not want a relationship beyond friendship.
Those who identify with this orientation may also identify with another orientation.
A person’s romantic attraction can differ from their sexual attraction. For example, a person may not feel romantic attraction toward people but may still be sexually attracted to some individuals.
Asexual
Asexual is an umbrella term that encompasses a broad spectrum of sexual orientations.
According to the LGBTQIA Resource Center, asexuality is a spectrum. Some people may experience no sexual or romantic attraction toward anyone, while others may experience varying degrees of sexual or romantic attraction toward people.
Those who identify with this orientation do not have to abstain from sex to be asexual.
Some orientations that exist within the asexuality spectrum include:
Sex-averse: This is when a person is averse to or entirely disinterested in sex and sexual behavior.
Sex-favorable: This is when a person has positive feelings toward sex in some situations.
Sex-indifferent: This refers to those who feel neutral about sex and sexual behavior.
Sex-repulsed: This refers to those who are repulsed by sex and sexual behavior.
Cupiosexual: If someone identifies as cupiosexual, they do not experience sexual attraction but still desire to engage in sexual behavior or have a sexual relationship.
Libidoist asexual: This term refers to those who identify as asexual but experience sexual feelings that they can satisfy with masturbation or self-stimulation.
Graysexual: Those who are graysexual experience sexual attraction either infrequently or not very intensely.
Grayromantic: People who identify as grayromantic may experience romantic attraction either rarely or not very strongly.
Learn more about asexuality.
Autoromantic
Those who are autoromantic experience a romantic attraction toward themselves.
This does not mean they do not also experience romantic attraction toward others.
Autosexual
Those who identify as autosexual experience a sexual attraction toward themselves.
Similar to those who are autoromantic, people who are autosexual may also experience sexual attraction toward other people.
Bicurious
People who identify as bicurious are interested in having a sexual or romantic experience with someone of the same gender.
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