Glossary - Terms to Know
Sexual orientation: an individual’s pattern of sexual attraction based of a person’s sex.
Pansexual: experiences sexual attraction to all gender, or regardless of gender** Polysexual: experiences sexual attraction to multiple genders** Asexual: someone who doesn’t experience sexual attraction* Gray-A: someone who falls on the spectrum between asexuality and sexuality* Demisexual: someone who doesn’t experience sexual attraction until after a close bond has been formed* Romantic orientation: an individual’s pattern of romantic attraction based on a person’s sex* Biromantic: experiences romantic attraction to both sexes Heteroromantic: experiences romantic attraction to the opposite sex Homoromantic: experiences romantic attraction to the same sex Panromantic: experiences romantic attraction to all genders, or regardless of gender. Polyromantic: experiences romantic attraction to all genders Gray-romantic: falls on the spectrum between romantic and aromantic Demiromantic: someone who doesn’t experience romantic attraction until after a close bond has been formed. Aromantic: someone who doesn’t experience romantic attraction* Squish: a platonic crush; the desire to form a non-romantic/platonic bond with someone* Queerplatonic: platonic relationships that are deeper and more intense than regular friendships, but aren’t romantic* |
* “Asexuality, Attraction, and Romantic Orientation”
** Eliana