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In standard parlance, '''hyposexual''' person has a below average [[sex drive]] and may or may not identify as [[asexual]]. Some hyposexuals have naturally low sex drives throughout their lives, whereas some people experience a drop in sex drive later in life. Stress, illness or certain medications can also cause a loss or reduction of sex drive. In medical terminology, hyposexuality is considered a form of sexual dysfunction. Within the asexual community, the consensus is that hyposexuality is not a disorder unless a hyposexual person is dissatisfied with their sex drive.
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'''Gray-A''' or '''Grey-A''', short for gray-asexual or grey-asexual, refers to a gray area relationship to [[asexuality]], that is the area between black stripe asexual and allosexual. Reasons for identifying as gray-asexual are because [[Attraction|sexual attraction]] is infrequent, limited, conditional, or ambiguous. It might also include those who experience sexual attraction, but find they can ignore it or refuse it. The label may also include low [[sex drive]], or disinterest in sex. Out of the ace respondents to the 2019 Ace Community Survey, about 10% categorized themselves as gray-asexual.<ref>Weis, R., Hermann, L., Bauer, C., Miller, T. L., Baba, A., van der Biezen, T., Campos, A., Smiga, J. A., Tomaskovic-Moore, S., Trieu, T. H., Walfrand, A., & Ziebert, J. (2021). [https://asexualcensus.wordpress.com/2019-asexual-community-survey-summary-report/ ''The 2019 asexual community survey summary report.''] The Ace Community Survey Team.</ref>
  
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On AVEN, "hyposexual" - along with similar terms such as "demisexual" and "gray-A" - is sometimes used to refer, not to sex drive specifically, but to anyone who feels that they are in a gray or ambiguous area between standard sexuality and asexuality. This includes people with a below average sex drive, but can also include:
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The identity can encompass other labels such as [[demisexual]], [[orchidsexual]] and [[aceflux]], encompassing anything between black stripe aces and allosexual.
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* people who are technically sexual, but feel that it's not an important part of their lives and don't identify with standard sexual culture
 
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* people who experience sexual attraction and drive, but not strongly enough to want to act on them
 
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* people who can enjoy and desire sex, but only under very limited and specific circumstances
 
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* people who experience some parts of sexuality but not others, according to a theoretical model such as [[Rabger's model|Rabger's]]
 
  
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Other terms for the gray area include "semisexual", "pseudosexual", "low-key sexual", "soft sexual", and "gentle sexual".
 
  
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[http://www.asexuality.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=11822 Relevant thread 1]
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Among gray-asexuals, the identity has been broadly conceptualized as way to express finding asexuality to be "a useful idea" but an imperfect "fit."<ref>Siggy, [https://asexualagenda.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/many-ways-to-be-between/ Many ways to be between], ''The Asexual Agenda'', (August 2012).</ref> The ambiguity of the term is valuable, in this respect.<ref>Siggy, [https://asexualagenda.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/ambiguous-and-heading-nowhere/ Ambiguous and heading nowhere], ''The Asexual Agenda'', (March 2015).</ref><ref>Cor (epochryphal), [https://epochryphal.tumblr.com/post/90883721292/greyness-301 Greyness: 301], (July 2014).</ref>
  
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[http://www.asexuality.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=19379 Relevant thread 2]
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Gray-asexuality has been rarely discussed in mainstream media coverage (relative to asexuality)<ref>Siggy, [https://asexualagenda.wordpress.com/2022/04/25/gray-asexuality-in-mainstream-media/ Gray Asexuality in mainstream media], ''The Asexual Agenda'', (April 2022).</ref> or academic asexuality studies,<ref>Coyote, [https://theacetheist.wordpress.com/2021/08/17/gray-asexuality-in-asexuality-studies/ Gray-Asexuality in Asexuality Studies], ''The Ace Theist'', (August 2021).</ref> and gray-asexual characters have also been rare in ace fiction.<ref>Sara K., [https://thenoteswhichdonotfit.wordpress.com/2020/10/30/why-are-there-so-few-grey-a-characters-in-ace-fiction/ Why Are There So Few Grey-A Characters in Ace Fiction?], ''The Notes Which Do Not Fit'', (October 2020).</ref>
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==Origin==
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The concept of gray-asexuality was preceded by earlier discussion of semisexuality on the AVEN forums, referencing a spectrum of sexual intensity.<ref>Hezekiah, [https://pianycist.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/the-development-of-gray-asexuality-and-demisexuality-as-identity-terms/ The development of gray asexuality and demisexuality as identity terms], ''Critique of Popular Reason'', (May 2013).</ref> The term "Gray-A" itself comes from a 2006 thread by AVEN user KSpaz, who introduced the term for "fuzzy" experiences and those "who may sometimes feel unsure of their asexuality/sexuality."<ref>KSpaz, [https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/15539-gray-as "Gray-A's,"] (April 2006).</ref>
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==See also==
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* [[Gray-romantic]]
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* [[Demisexual]]
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==External links==
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*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/forum/72-the-gray-area/ AVEN's Gray Area]
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*[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
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==References==
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[[Category:Orientations]]

Latest revision as of 08:31, 22 December 2023

Gray-A or Grey-A, short for gray-asexual or grey-asexual, refers to a gray area relationship to asexuality, that is the area between black stripe asexual and allosexual. Reasons for identifying as gray-asexual are because sexual attraction is infrequent, limited, conditional, or ambiguous. It might also include those who experience sexual attraction, but find they can ignore it or refuse it. The label may also include low sex drive, or disinterest in sex. Out of the ace respondents to the 2019 Ace Community Survey, about 10% categorized themselves as gray-asexual.[1]

The identity can encompass other labels such as demisexual, orchidsexual and aceflux, encompassing anything between black stripe aces and allosexual.


Among gray-asexuals, the identity has been broadly conceptualized as way to express finding asexuality to be "a useful idea" but an imperfect "fit."[2] The ambiguity of the term is valuable, in this respect.[3][4]

Gray-asexuality has been rarely discussed in mainstream media coverage (relative to asexuality)[5] or academic asexuality studies,[6] and gray-asexual characters have also been rare in ace fiction.[7]

Origin

The concept of gray-asexuality was preceded by earlier discussion of semisexuality on the AVEN forums, referencing a spectrum of sexual intensity.[8] The term "Gray-A" itself comes from a 2006 thread by AVEN user KSpaz, who introduced the term for "fuzzy" experiences and those "who may sometimes feel unsure of their asexuality/sexuality."[9]

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ Weis, R., Hermann, L., Bauer, C., Miller, T. L., Baba, A., van der Biezen, T., Campos, A., Smiga, J. A., Tomaskovic-Moore, S., Trieu, T. H., Walfrand, A., & Ziebert, J. (2021). The 2019 asexual community survey summary report. The Ace Community Survey Team.
  2. ↑ Siggy, Many ways to be between, The Asexual Agenda, (August 2012).
  3. ↑ Siggy, Ambiguous and heading nowhere, The Asexual Agenda, (March 2015).
  4. ↑ Cor (epochryphal), Greyness: 301, (July 2014).
  5. ↑ Siggy, Gray Asexuality in mainstream media, The Asexual Agenda, (April 2022).
  6. ↑ Coyote, Gray-Asexuality in Asexuality Studies, The Ace Theist, (August 2021).
  7. ↑ Sara K., Why Are There So Few Grey-A Characters in Ace Fiction?, The Notes Which Do Not Fit, (October 2020).
  8. ↑ Hezekiah, The development of gray asexuality and demisexuality as identity terms, Critique of Popular Reason, (May 2013).
  9. ↑ KSpaz, "Gray-A's," (April 2006).
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