Asexual: A term describing someone who does not experience sexual attraction or possess an inherent desire to engage in sexual relationships.
Demisexual: A term referring to someone who can only develop sexual attraction or desire after establishing an emotional bond with another person. This is distinct from choosing to abstain from sex until specific criteria are met.
Gray-asexual (gray-a) or gray-sexual: A term used for individuals who identify with the space between asexuality and sexuality. For instance, they may rarely experience sexual attraction, only under specific circumstances, or at such a low intensity that it is easily ignored and not a requirement in relationships. (Note: The spelling of gray/grey may vary by country.)
Aegosexual: A person who experiences sexual attraction to fantasies or imagines scenarios, but not to real people.
Aceflux: A person who experiences flucations in their level of sexual attraction.
Aromantic: A person who does not experience romantic attraction to anyone.
Queerplatonic: A person who has a strong emotional bond with someone that goes beyond a typical friendship, but does not involve friendship.
Lithromantic: A person who only experiences sexual attractions towards that they are not deeply connected with and lose that attraction as they get to know the person.
Apothisexual: A person who is a sex repulsed asexual.
Cupiosexual: A person who does not experience sexual attraction but still desires/likes a sexual relationship.
Allosexual: A term describing individuals who do experience sexual attraction or possess an inherent desire to engage in sexual relationships. This category is often referred to simply as “sexual.”
Attraction: A psychological or emotional force that draws people together. It can manifest in various forms such as sexual, romantic, aesthetic, or sensual attraction. This attraction can be directed toward specific individuals, specific types of people, or be more of a general personal feeling. Asexual individuals do not experience sexual attraction but may still experience other forms of attraction.
Aesthetic attraction: Attraction to someone’s physical appearance without it being romantic or sexual in nature.
Romantic attraction: The desire to be romantically involved with another person or having strong romantic feelings toward them.
Sensual attraction: The desire to engage in non-sexual physical contact with another person, such as affectionate touching, cuddling, hugging, or kissing.
Sexual attraction: The desire to engage in sexual activity with another person or to share one’s own sexuality with them. (Note: Sexual attraction is not solely based on appearance and can also develop gradually over time.)
Sexual orientation: An identity or label typically based on the gendered direction of sexual attraction or its absence. Examples include heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, or asexual.
Romantic orientation: An identity or label typically based on the gendered direction of romantic attraction. Examples include heteroromantic, homoromantic, biromantic, panromantic, or aromantic. Some individuals may have different sexual and romantic orientations, such as being biromantic and asexual.
Spectrum: A range representing the intensity of sexuality, from asexual to sexual. The term “asexual spectrum” can refer to a range of sexual orientations that align more closely with asexuality than other sexual identities due to their lower levels of sexuality.
Asexual umbrella: A collective term encompassing asexuality and related identities like demisexuality or graysexuality, which are interconnected within a broader community.
Ace: An informal label used to refer to asexual individuals or those under the asexual umbrella.
Queerplatonic relationship: A committed relationship that is neither romantic nor sexual in nature but is based on an emotional bond beyond friendship. These relationships often occur between aromantic and/or asexual
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