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Asexuality and sexuality are not black and white; some people identify in the '''gray''' (spelled "'''grey'''" in some countries) area between them. People who identify as '''gray-A''' can include, but are not limited to those who:
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Sexuality is not black and white; some people identify in the '''gray''' (spelled "'''grey'''" in some countries) area between asexual and sexual. People who identify as '''gray-A''' can include, but are not limited to those who:
  
 
:* do not normally experience [[Attraction|sexual attraction]], but do experience it sometimes
 
:* do not normally experience [[Attraction|sexual attraction]], but do experience it sometimes
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Similarly, some people who might technically belong to the gray area choose to identify as asexual because it is easier to explain. For example, if someone has experienced sexual attraction on one or two brief, fleeting occasions in their life, they might prefer to call themselves asexual because it is not worth the bother of having to explain these one or two occasions to everyone who asks about their orientation.
 
Similarly, some people who might technically belong to the gray area choose to identify as asexual because it is easier to explain. For example, if someone has experienced sexual attraction on one or two brief, fleeting occasions in their life, they might prefer to call themselves asexual because it is not worth the bother of having to explain these one or two occasions to everyone who asks about their orientation.
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Gray-As may also append a gender orientation to the label, as in "Gray-heterosexual".
  
 
==Terms==
 
==Terms==
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Some of these terms refer to specific parts of the gray area rather than the entire gray area.
 
Some of these terms refer to specific parts of the gray area rather than the entire gray area.
  
'''Hyposexual''' can be used as a catch-all term for the gray area, and is commonly mistaken believed by asexuals to be a standard medical  term.<ref>http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=11822</ref> The actual name is Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, which is classified as a sexual dysfuction in the DSM-IV-TR.
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'''[[Demisexual]]''' is used, generally, to describe people who only experience sexual attraction after first forming a strong emotional connection.<ref>{{cite AVEN|29621|Demi's}}</ref>
 
 
'''[[Demisexual]]''' is used, generally, to describe people who only experience sexual attraction after first forming a strong emotional connection.<ref>http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=29621</ref>
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/forum/72-the-gray-area/ AVEN's Gray Area]
 
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/forum/72-the-gray-area/ AVEN's Gray Area]
 
*[http://demigrace.forumotion.com/ Demi Grace] - a forum for demisexuals, grey-asexuals and allies
 
*[http://demigrace.forumotion.com/ Demi Grace] - a forum for demisexuals, grey-asexuals and allies
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*[http://demigray.tumblr.com/ Demi Gray] - advice for demisexuals and gray-asexuals
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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{{Sexuality}}
 
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[[Category:Related identities]][[Category:Orientations]]
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[[Category:Orientations]]

Revision as of 02:35, 27 August 2017

Sexuality is not black and white; some people identify in the gray (spelled "grey" in some countries) area between asexual and sexual. People who identify as gray-A can include, but are not limited to those who:

  • do not normally experience sexual attraction, but do experience it sometimes
  • experience sexual attraction, but a low sex drive
  • experience sexual attraction and drive, but not strongly enough to want to act on them
  • people who can enjoy and desire sex, but only under very limited and specific circumstances

Similarly, some people who might technically belong to the gray area choose to identify as asexual because it is easier to explain. For example, if someone has experienced sexual attraction on one or two brief, fleeting occasions in their life, they might prefer to call themselves asexual because it is not worth the bother of having to explain these one or two occasions to everyone who asks about their orientation.

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

Terms

The most common term used to refer to the gray area is "gray-A". Other terms that have been used for the gray area include "hyposexual", "demisexual", "semisexual", "low sexual intensity", "asexual-ish" and "sexual-ish".

Some of these terms refer to specific parts of the gray area rather than the entire gray area.

Demisexual is used, generally, to describe people who only experience sexual attraction after first forming a strong emotional connection.[1]

See also

External links

References

  1. Demi's - on AVEN Forums
Sexual orientation
Asexual · Bisexual · Demisexual · Grey-A · Heterosexual · Homosexual · Pansexual
Research
Kinsey scale · Storms' model · Asexual studies · Asexual behavior in non-human animals
Category:Orientation