Please note: This is not an exhaustive list of terms, but I'll be adding more definitions as I write the novel. Not all of these terms are included in the story. Rather I've included them for educational purposes.
If you see an inadvertent error, please inform me right away so that I can fix it. Thank you!
ace (adj.) identifying as somewhere on the asexual spectrum
ace of clubs (n) ace slang referring to an asexual who identifies as gray-romantic and/or gray-asexual
ace of diamonds (n) ace slang referring to an asexual who identifies as demiromantic and/or demisexual
ace of hearts (n) ace slang referring to an asexual who identifies as alloromantic
ace of spades (n) ace slang referring to someone who identifies as both aromantic and asexual
Examples of Aspec Orientations
Please note: This is not an exhaustive list. There are endless variations.
This list also applies to aspec (asexual and/or aromantic) orientations. Just replace 'sexual' with 'romantic' in each instance.
aceflux (adj) someone whose asexuality remains fluid
asexual (n/adj) someone who experiences little to no sexual attraction
autosexual (n/adj) someone sexually attracted to themselves
cupiosexual (n/adj) an asexual who still has the desire to engage in sexual behavior or to have a sexual relationship
demisexual (n/adj) an asexual who only experiences sexual attraction after building a close romantic or emotional bond with someone; contrast with fraysexual
fraysexual (n/adj) an asexual who can experience sexual attraction only with strangers; contrast with demisexual
graysexual/gray-asexual (n/adj) an asexual who experiences sexual attraction but not at the same level and/or frequency as an allosexual
lithrosexual (n/adj) an asexual whose sexual attraction fades once it is reciprocated; contrast with reciprosexual
placiosexual (n/adj) an asexual who can experience sexual attraction when performing sexual acts but may lose that same sexual attraction if/when the acts are reciprocated
reciprosexual (n/adj) an asexual who can experience sexual attraction only once it is reciprocated; contrast with lithrosexual
Ace Spectrum Sexual Preferences
sex-favorable/sex-positive: having positive feelings towards sex despite a lack of sexual attraction
sex-indifferent/sex-neutral: having neutral feelings towards sex despite a lack of sexual attraction
sex-repulsed/sex-averse: having an extreme disinterest in/being repulsed by sex in addition to a lack of sexual attraction
alloromantic (n/adj) a person who experiences romantic attraction or romantic desire in a clear, consistent, and frequent enough manner to have no relationship to the aromantic spectrum
allosexual (n/adj) a person who experiences sexual attraction or sexual desire in a clear, consistent, and frequent enough manner to have no relationship to the ace spectrum
aromantic (n/adj) a person who experiences little to no romantic attraction
asexual (n/adj) someone who experiences little to no sexual attraction
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Mask of Celibacy
Teen FictionIn the late nineties asexuality is all but ignored as an orientation. Jess doesn't understand her complex array of emotions or why she finds it so hard to relate to her fellow classmates. Catholic high schools and churches simply don't address the i...
