List of asexual spectrum sexual orientations
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Asexuality is a sexual orientation defined as having little or no sexual attraction to other people.[1] Asexuality is also a blanket term, known as the asexual spectrum, that contains various variants of asexuality.[2] It is the counterpart of aromanticism.
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- Gray asexuality – orientation in between allosexual and asexual[2]
- Demisexuality – orientation not feeling sexual attraction until developing an emotional bond[3]
- Aceflux – sexual orientation fluctuating within the asexual spectrum[4]
- Fraysexuality – (a.k.a. ignotasexuality) only feeling sexual attraction towards strangers and acquaintances and less sexual attraction towards people whom knowing well, and the opposite of demisexual[5]
- Cupiosexuality – desiring a sexual relationship but not feeling sexual attraction[6]
- Caligosexuality – feeling weak sexual attraction, comparingly to vapor, fog, or mist[7][clarification needed]
- Orchidsexuality – feeling sexual attraction but not desiring a sexual relationship, and the opposite of cupiosexual[8]
- Quoisexuality – orientation of being unsure if one experiences sexual attraction[5]
- Reciprosexuality – orientation feeling sexual attraction towards people who feel sexual attraction towards one first,[5] and the opposite of lithosexual
- Lithosexuality – (a.k.a. lithsexual or akoisexual) orientation feeling sexual attraction but not wanting it reciprocated[5]
- Placiosexuality – desiring to provide sexual acts but not to receive sexual acts, and the opposite of accipiosexuality[5]
- Fictosexuality – feeling exclusive sexual attraction to fictional characters[9][10][5]
- Accipiosexuality – (a.k.a. iamvanosexuality) desiring to receive sexual acts but not give them[5]
- Aegosexuality – (a.k.a. autochorissexualism) experiences sexual arousal, enjoys sexual content, masturbation, or sexual fantasies, but does not desire sexual activity[5][11]
- Autosexuality – orientation feeling sexual attraction towards oneself[12][13]
- Apothisexuality – orientation when one is asexual and sex-repulsed[5][14]
- Caedsexuality – orientation when one was allosexual but now asexual due to trauma[5][14]
- Requissexuality – orientation not feeling sexual attraction due to emotional exhaustion[14]
References
- ↑ "Asexuality Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- 1 2 "The 'Q' in LGBTQ: Queer/Questioning". www.psychiatry.org. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "Sexual orientation". apastyle.apa.org. Archived from the original on 2026-04-06. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ↑ "What does it mean to be aceflux? This micro-label is gaining traction in the asexual community". Mic. 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Daigle-Orians, Cody (2023-02-21). I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 978-1-83997-263-8.
- ↑ "Are You Cupiosexual? Here's What It Means, and How to Tell". Men's Health. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "Caligosexual". Asexual Visibility and Education Network. 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "'Orchidsexual' explained as more people are coming out". UNILAD. 2026-02-18. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "Fictosexuality: What is means to be attracted to fictional characters". 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ Karhulahti, Veli-Matti; Välisalo, Tanja (2020). "Fictosexuality, Fictoromance, and Fictophilia: A Qualitative Study of Love and Desire for Fictional Characters". Frontiers in Psychology. 11 575427. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.575427. ISSN 1664-1078. PMC 7835123. PMID 33510665.
- ↑ Cohen, Tracy. "'Do not want to have sex but still experience sexual feelings' - what to know about aegosexuality". News24. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "'I'm autosexual and I fancy myself more than other people'". BBC Three. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "Are You Sexually Attracted To Yourself? You Might Be Autosexual". mindbodygreen. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- 1 2 3 Barron, Victoria (2023-06-21). Amazing Ace, Awesome Aro: An Illustrated Exploration. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 978-1-83997-715-2.
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