Just realised you aren't gay, straight or bi? Scared you don't exist? Worried that there isn't a label for what you're feeling? This is the book for you! It starts off with the less little-known sexualities (asexual, pansexual etc) but gets to the...
Yep, there's a spectrum! It isn't just "allosexual (the opposite of asexual) or asexual", there's ones in between. It's also referred to as the a-spec.
The asexual spectrum is basically just any sexuality that isn't allosexual, whether it's grey-ace, demi, lith or apothi (there are more though!)
Anyway, let's go a bit more into detail.
So, this
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is the sexuality triangle. Any area that is grey or black is the a-spec. The lighter grey areas would probably contain:
Demisexual Only feeling sexual attraction after you know somebody very well.
Fraysexual Only feeling sexual attraction for a limited amount of time, the opposite of demisexual.
The slightly darker grey would probably include:
Greysexual/grey-asexual Only feeling sexual attraction very, very rarely.
Lithsexual/akoisexual Feeling sexual attraction until it's reciprocated, or feeling sexual attraction but not desiring sex.
The dark grey would probably be:
Cupiosexual Not feeling sexual attraction but desiring sex, the opposite of lithsexual/akoisexual.
And the black at the bottom would be:
Apothisexual Being disgusted by sex.
Asexual Not feeling sexual attraction (this is how I identify!)
Anyway!
I hope this has helped you realise that there's more than just allosexual and asexual, and that there's many identities in between! This might help you understand more -
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If you're still confused, and want to here about the asexual spectrum from another point of view, watch this video!
