Sex-Favorable

Sex-favorable is a sex stance that describes an individual who is favorable towards or enjoys the act or concept of sexual interaction. The term is commonly used by asexual spectrum individuals, but is not exclusive to this community or sexuality.

Sex-favorable individuals, including those on the asexual spectrum, may enjoy sexual content, sex, or other sexual acts and they may seek out sexual relationships, possibly because they enjoy the physical sensation, because they want to use it to enhance a romantic relationship, or for other reasons.

Some individuals may be favorable toward certain sexual acts, while feeling indifferent or repulsed by other sexual acts. The term sex-ambivalent may be used to describe this experience.

Sex-favorable individuals may also identify as ARCsexual or procarnal.

The term sex-favorable is sometimes confused with sex-positive. Sex-positive is a political position used by those who embrace freedom of sexual expression and sexuality. It is also often used by individuals who are supportive of sex workers or the creation of sexual media (such as pornography).

History
This term has existed within the asexual community with no clear first coining for many years. The term was recoined for the purpose of providing a concrete source by AnonymousHermitCrab on the subreddit r/asexuality on April 27th, 2022.