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| − | + | ! style="width:15%; text-align:left; background:#ddcef2;"| Terminology | |
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| − | + | | ''[[A]], [[Ace]]'' || Someone who is [[asexuality|asexual]] | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Amoeba]] || One of many biologically asexual microorganisms, but also a word used informally to denote an [[asexuality|asexual]]. | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Antisexual]]' || Being opposed to sexuality, or someone for whom this is true. An Antisexual person may or may not be asexual. | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Aromantic]]'' || Not interested in romantic relationships. | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Asexuality|Asexual]]'' || A person who does not experience sexual attraction. | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Asexy]]'' || An informal word for [[asexuality|asexual]]; someone or something that is made more attractive by her/his/its lack of sexuality | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Autosexual]]'' || An asexual with a sex drive; someone who can experience sexual pleasure but considers it a private, solitary activity | |
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| − | + | | ''[[AVENite]], also [[AVENista]]'' || A member of the [[AVEN]] [[forums]] | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Biromantic]]' || Someone who is [[Romantic attraction|romantically]] attracted to people of many sexes/genders (and may be sexual or asexual) | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Celibate]]'' || Someone who does not engage in sexual activity (may be sexual or asexual) | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Crush]]'' || A (possibly temporary) romantic attraction to someone, that may or may not be acted upon | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Demisexual]]'' || A person who experiences sexual attraction only to people with whom they are in an close relationship, often a romantic one [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=29621 See here] | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Gray-A]]'' || A person in the gray area between sexuality and asexuality | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Heteroromantic]]'' || Someone who is [[Romantic attraction|romantically]] attracted to people of the opposite sex (and may be sexual or asexual) | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Homoromantic]]'' || Someone who is [[Romantic attraction|romantically]] attracted to people of the same sex (and may be sexual or asexual) | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Hyposexual]]'' || Having a low sex drive | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Indifferent]]'' || | |
| − | + | * 1) used by some asexual individuals to indicate that they feel neither revulsion toward nor powerful desire to engage in sex. | |
| − | + | * 2) also can be taken to mean they are indifferent toward the idea of sex in general | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Monoamorous]]'' || Loving just one person | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Nonlibidoim]]'' || Not having a sex drive, Never experiencing libido. | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Panromantic]]'' || Romantically attracted to others regardless of gender | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Polyamorous]]'' || Loving more than one person. Compare ''Monoamorous'' | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Primary sexual attraction]]'' || Instant sexual attraction | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Primary sexual desire]]'' || Wanting to engage in sexual activity for the purposes of pleasure | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Queer]]'' || An umbrella term that refers to those who are not heterosexual, heteronomative, or cisgender | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Repulsed]]'' || A term used by some asexual individuals to indicate that they find sex disgusting or revolting | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Secondary sexual attraction]]'' || Sexual attraction based on the strength of a relationship | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Secondary sexual desire]]'' || Wanting to engage in sexual activity for reasons other than pleasure | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Sensual]]'' || Enjoying pleasure brought through the senses, which may or may not be sexual [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=30621] | |
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| − | + | | ''[[53x+m³=Ø]]'' || An equation used on [http://www.cafepress.com/asexvisibility/668816 some products] in the [[AVEN store]] - it translates as '''"sex + me = no result"''' | |
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| − | + | | ''[[Sex-negative]]'' || | |
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| + | | ''[[Sex-positive]]'' || A term used by some members of the asexual community to mean that they do not mind if other people do sexual activities as long as they are consentual. | ||
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| + | | ''[[Sexual]]'' || A person whom experiences sexual attraction, a person who is not [[asexuality|asexual]] (i.e. a Heterosexual, Homosexual, Bisexual, Pansexual etc.) | ||
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| + | | ''[[Squish]]'' || An [[aromantic]] crush, a desire for a platonic relationship with someone | ||
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==Gender related terminology== | ==Gender related terminology== | ||
Revision as of 20:23, 26 August 2011
This page briefly explains many common terms seen on the AVEN site and community.
| Terminology | Meaning |
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| A, Ace | Someone who is asexual |
| Amoeba | One of many biologically asexual microorganisms, but also a word used informally to denote an asexual. |
| Antisexual' | Being opposed to sexuality, or someone for whom this is true. An Antisexual person may or may not be asexual. |
| Aromantic | Not interested in romantic relationships. |
| Asexual | A person who does not experience sexual attraction. |
| Asexy | An informal word for asexual; someone or something that is made more attractive by her/his/its lack of sexuality |
| Autosexual | An asexual with a sex drive; someone who can experience sexual pleasure but considers it a private, solitary activity |
| AVENite, also AVENista | A member of the AVEN forums |
| Biromantic' | Someone who is romantically attracted to people of many sexes/genders (and may be sexual or asexual) |
| Celibate | Someone who does not engage in sexual activity (may be sexual or asexual) |
| Crush | A (possibly temporary) romantic attraction to someone, that may or may not be acted upon |
| Demisexual | A person who experiences sexual attraction only to people with whom they are in an close relationship, often a romantic one See here |
| Gray-A | A person in the gray area between sexuality and asexuality |
| Heteroromantic | Someone who is romantically attracted to people of the opposite sex (and may be sexual or asexual) |
| Homoromantic | Someone who is romantically attracted to people of the same sex (and may be sexual or asexual) |
| Hyposexual | Having a low sex drive |
| Indifferent |
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| Monoamorous | Loving just one person |
| Nonlibidoim | Not having a sex drive, Never experiencing libido. |
| Panromantic | Romantically attracted to others regardless of gender |
| Polyamorous | Loving more than one person. Compare Monoamorous |
| Primary sexual attraction | Instant sexual attraction |
| Primary sexual desire | Wanting to engage in sexual activity for the purposes of pleasure |
| Queer | An umbrella term that refers to those who are not heterosexual, heteronomative, or cisgender |
| Repulsed | A term used by some asexual individuals to indicate that they find sex disgusting or revolting |
| Secondary sexual attraction | Sexual attraction based on the strength of a relationship |
| Secondary sexual desire | Wanting to engage in sexual activity for reasons other than pleasure |
| Sensual | Enjoying pleasure brought through the senses, which may or may not be sexual [1] |
| 53x+m³=Ø | An equation used on some products in the AVEN store - it translates as "sex + me = no result" |
| Sex-negative | |
| Sex-positive | A term used by some members of the asexual community to mean that they do not mind if other people do sexual activities as long as they are consentual. |
| Sexual | A person whom experiences sexual attraction, a person who is not asexual (i.e. a Heterosexual, Homosexual, Bisexual, Pansexual etc.) |
| Squish | An aromantic crush, a desire for a platonic relationship with someone |
See also: Gender Identity
- agender: having neither male nor female gender, or not associating with any gender
- androgynous: identifying between male and female on the gender spectrum. Many asexual people identify as androgynous, but it is not limited to asexuals.
- androsexual: sexual orientation of anyone who has sexual feelings towards a man
- bigender: having a gender which is both male and female, either simultaneously or alternating
- cisgender: having the same gender as the one assigned at birth.
- FtM: (female to male transsexual, trans man) a person who identifies as male, but was assigned a female sex at birth.
- genderqueer: having a gender identity that is self-defined as queer (usually falls outside the gender binary).
- gynosexual: sexual orientation of anyone who has sexual feelings towards a woman
- intersex: having a physical sex which is neither male nor female.
- MtF: (male to female transsexual, trans woman) a person who identifies as female, but was assigned a male sex at birth.
- neutrois: an agender person who seeks to be without the physical characteristics of their sex, and may experience gender dysphoria much like transsexuals.
- transgender: an umbrella term for those who have gender identities not matching the one assigned at birth.
- transsexual: an individual who identifies with a physical sex different from the one that assigned at birth.
- transyada or yada: on AVEN, a general self-identification for those outside of the gender binary.
Dated asexual terminology
- AS3: a sexual person who is supportive of asexuality; also an imaginary stamp given to such people ("Asexuals in Support of Supportive Sexuals").
- bi-asexual: a shortened form of the more commonly used term, biromantic asexual
- gay-A: another term for a homoromantic asexual
- hetero-asexual: a shortened form of the more commonly used term, heteroromantic asexual
- homo-asexual: a shortened form of the more commonly used term, homoromantic asexual
- ineffable: cannot or should not be expressed in spoken words
- effanineffable: bard of aven explains: Well, the dictionary definition is "unable to be expressed in words." And ... T. S. Eliot used it to speak of cats contemplating their "ineffable, effable, effanineffable" names. My theory is that effan is as close as you could get to having "fucking" printed in a book of poetry when he was writing. So if the first [e]ff stans for "fuck", why shouldn't the second? (introduced in this thread)
- straight-A: another term for a heteroromantic asexual
