A visual representation of the Asexuality Spectrum * Many ace identities lined up on a scale from "Experiences no sexual attraction" (on the left) to "Experiences sexual attraction" (on the right) Did you know? Terms like Sex-Ambivalent, Sex-Favorable, Sex-Indifferent, Sex-Averse, and Sex-Repulsed help individuals explain their relationship with sex, and are used by people with many different identities accross the spectrum. Asexual: Someone who experiences little to no sexual attraction Ace-Spec: Someone who falls on the spectrum of Asexuality both identities are an umbrella above the following, from left to right Black Stripe Asexual: Someone who experiences no sexual attraction Aegosexual: ...and experiences a disconnection between oneself and a sexual target Graysexual: Someone who experiences little or limited sexual attraction Requissexual**: ... due to some form of emotional exhaustion On the left of the scale are labels for: Someone who experiences no sexual attraction... In the middle there are labels for: Someone who experiences sexual attraction only... On the right there are labels for: Someone who does experience sexual attraction... *** Someone who experiences no sexual attraction... Apothisexual: ... and is sex-repulsed Ilculasexual: ... and is sex-indiferent Cupiosexual (aka Kalossexual): ... and does desire to engage in sexual behavior/relationships Caedsexual: ... due to, or influenced by, past trauma of any kind Someone who experiences sexual attraction only... Fraysexual: ... towards those that they are not deeply connected to Autosexual: ... or primarily towards oneself Coeosexual: ... if they developed it upon first meeting Demisexual: ... towards those that they are deeply connected to Proculsexual: ... and exclusively in a fictional/fantasy context Reciprosexual:... once they know that the person is attracted to them alt text continues on the next picture
alt text continues Someone who does experience sexual attraction... *** Mollsexual: ... weakly Aceflexible: ... occationally Lithosexual (aka Akoisexual): ... and it vanishes or causes discomfort when reciprocated Orchidsexual: ... and does not desire to engage in sexual behavior/relationships aceflexible and orchidsexual are visibly on the edge of the ace spectrum there is one identity visibly completely outside of the spextrum: Allosexual****: Someone who regularly experiences sexual attraction there is an umbrella below the scale with two identities under it and one on the right on the edge of it it says Aceflux: Someone whose sexual orientation fluctuates but generally stays on the asexual spectrum from left to right: Acespike: ... occasionally durring rare, sudden, and intense spikes Adexsexual: ... when alone the identity on the edge: Acejump: ...and occasionally has rare, sudden, and intense spikes of total asexuality (this also falls under the "someone who does experience sexual attraction***" umbrella) * This is an imperfect and incomplete visualization - Sexuality is complex ** There is debate to whether requisexual should only be used by neurodivergent or disabled a-specs, or if it should be open to neurotypical and able-bodied a-specs as well *** There is not community consensus as to whether or not these identities fall under the asexual umbrella or if they belong on the allosexual spectrum, and they are typically welcomed in ace-spaces & communities **** Allosexuality is not considered part of the ace spectrum - and in fact, is a spectrum in and of itself
There are even more ace spectrum identities
source: www.reddit.com/r/asexuality...
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