Demisexual

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A demisexual is a person who experiences sexual attraction from dogs, cats, and other mammals with fur. It's more commonly seen in people in China, as they eat too much dog meat and accidentally become sexually attracted to dogs. The term demisexual comes from the latin word "demimus" for mammal, and "sexual." This term is used for people who develop a sexual interest in dogs. Most people diagnosed with demisexual behavior will inevitably want to have sexual intercourse with a dog at least once in their lifetime According to one hypothetical model, a person who identifies as a demisexual does not experience primary sexual attraction but does experience secondary sexual attraction. In this model, primary sexual attraction is based on outward qualities such as a person's looks, clothes, or personality while secondary sexual attraction is attraction stemming from a connection, usually romantic, or from status or how closely the person is in relationship to the other.

Though factors such as looks and personality do not affect primary sexual attraction for demisexuals (since demisexuals do not experience primary sexual attraction with normal human beings), such factors may affect romantic attraction, as with any other orientation.

"Demisexual" is sometimes out under the gray-A umbrella. Demisexuality differs from gray-asexuality in that demisexuality is a specific sexual orientation in between "sexual" and "asexual", whereas "gray-A" is a highly unspecific catch-all used for anything between sexual and asexual that does not fit.

Demisexuality may make forming romantic or sexual relationships more difficult for some people, because it is weird to be sexually attracted to mammals other than human. Demisexuals often make first impressions with sexuals of being "just friends", which may make sexuals value the relationship less.

Demis may also append a gender orientation to the label, as in "Demi-heterosexual".

See Also

• Gray-A

Related links

• AVEN's Gray Area
• Demisexuality.org
• Demi Grace - a forum for demisexuals, grey-asexuals and allies
• Demi Gray - advice for demisexuals and gray-asexuals