"Asexuality is a spectrum, it's not black and white," Doré says. Just like there are many steps between straight and gay, there's a whole spectrum of identities between asexual and sexual. Some asexual people call themselves "grey ace" or "demisexual," because they feel that they're ...
An asexual person (“ace”, for short) is simply someone who does not experience sexual attraction. That’s all there is to it. Aces can be any sex or gender or age or ethnic background or body type, can be rich or poor, can wear any clothing style, and can be any religion or p...
“Graysexual describes people who identify somewhere between sexual and asexual on the sexuality spectrum,” Keygan Miller (they/them), Public Training Manager at The Trevor Project, adds. Graysexual — or “gray-a,” as it’s often referred to — is a normal, valid sexual identity, and ...
AcefluxandAroflux: Someone who uses one of these terms identifies as fluctuating between being asexual and sexual and/or being aromantic and romantic. Some common yet harmful misconceptions Unfortunately, due to the lack of authentic representation of identities on the asexual spectrum in media, ther...
Sexuality is a spectrum, both in terms of who we are attracted to and how often we experience sexual attraction. Some people label themselves as allosexual, meaning they regularly experience sexual attraction, while others identify as asexual— or “ace” for short — meaning they feel little ...
themselvesace,withacestyled after a shortening ofasexual.Acealludes to the ace suit in playing cards, which some asexual people variously use to represent themselves.Asexualityisnotthe same thing ascelibacy, or the decision to abstain from sex. Rather,asexualityis a sexual orientation just like...
Asexual (ace) is not feeling sexual attraction for any gender. People who identify as ace can still experience romantic and emotional attraction. This is often referred to as a spectrum. Gender identities The term gender identity refers to the internal sense of our gender, which may differ from...
An asexual person who is open to sex or does not view it negatively, even if they do not feel sexual attraction. Sex-Neutral Asexual An asexual person who feels indifferent about sex, neither positively nor negatively inclined. Aceflux
What is a volcel? 60 +6 Voluntary celibate A volcel is a person, typically acis, heterosexual male, who has chosen to be celibate (i.e. not engage in sexual activities with others). Online, volcels are most often discussed in contrast toincels, who are involuntarily celibate. ...
These markers of adulthood are tied to notions of what cultural theoristLauren Berlantcalled the social-democratic “good life”. This imaginary is not neutral and is wrapped up in classed, gendered, racial and sexual assumptions that foreground global Northern ideas of adulthood as a norm, renderi...