What Does It Mean To Be Allosexual?
Allosexual means “all” or “the whole”. Asexual means “without sexual attraction.” Some people believe that allosexual is not correct. They say it’s wrong because they think there are other ways to define sexuality than just sexual attraction. For example, some people may have romantic feelings towards animals (e.g., cats) but do not consider themselves to be romantically attracted to them.
Asexuality is defined as “not having any sexual attraction towards anyone.” People with asexuality may feel no desire to engage in sexual activity with others, but they do not experience any romantic feelings toward them either. However, some people believe that asexuality is not correct. They claim that a person can still be sexually attracted to someone even if they don’t show physical signs of it such as touch or smell.
Demi-Sexuality is defined as “having sexual attractions towards two or more different individuals at the same time.” Demissosexuality is sometimes called polyamorous sexuality. It refers to people who have multiple partners simultaneously without experiencing romantic feelings for any of them.
Allosexuality and Grey Sexuality: A Definition of Both Terms
The term allosexual implies that everyone experiences sexual attraction, while greysexual suggests that some people only experience romantic attraction. Greysexuality means “grey” sexual attraction. Some people believe that this term is not correct because there are other ways to define sexual attraction than just romantic. For example, some people may have sexual feelings towards animals (e.g., dogs) but do not consider themselves to be sexually attracted to them.
Asexuality and Greyromanticism: A Definition of Both Terms
People who identify as asexual do not experience sexual attraction. Some people only experience sexual attraction if they have a close relationship with the person. Other people do not experience sexual attraction at all. They could be considered “asexual.”
What Is a Greyromantic?
Some people believe that greyromantic is not correct, but it does describe a group of people who do not feel sexual or romantic attraction towards other people under any circumstances. The term greyromantic is an attempt to take away some of the negative connotations of the word “asexual.”
Theses are only a few of the most common terms that describe human sexuality. You can find many more in various texts and on the internet. In addition, each person may have their own particular way of describing their own sexual identity.
What Does All This Mean?
Most of us do not completely understand sexual attraction. It’s complicated and we haven’t completely figured it out yet. That’s why our culture has so many different ways to describe it. In the future, our definitions will probably change and we will have even more words to describe human sexuality.
Sources & references used in this article:
“Between Rage and Love”: Disidentifications Among Racialized, Ethnicized, and Colonized Allosexual Activists in Montreal by A Wong – 2013 – spectrum.library.concordia.ca
Sexual behavior in lesbian and heterosexual women: relations with menstrual cycle phase and partner availability by MH Burleson, WR Trevathan, WL Gregory – Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2002 – Elsevier
Erotic imagery in women by C Crepault, G Abraham, R Porto, M Couture – Progress in sexology, 1977 – Springer
Does asexuality meet the stability criterion for a sexual orientation? by S Cranney – Archives of sexual behavior, 2017 – search.proquest.com
A Rethinking of Gray Asexuality: What do we Learn from an Undefinable Identity? by JM Gurevitch – 2019 – digitalcommons.colby.edu
