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'''ARCsexual''' is |
'''ARCsexual''' is a label describing individuals who feel Averse, Repulsed, or Conflicted (ARC) towards their [[Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]] or towards [[Sexual Interaction|sexual interaction]]. The label is commonly used by [[Asexual Spectrum|asexual spectrum]] individuals, but is not exclusive to this community or sexuality. |
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ARCsexual may be used as a label itself, but it is also an umbrella term containing a spectrum of [[Microlabel|microlabels]] beneath it related to [[Sex Stances|sex stances]]. These terms may also be used to refer to states that an ARCflux individual falls into at a given time. For microlabels/terms that fall under the ARCsexual umbrella, the suffix -carnal is used. Commonly used labels include: |
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* [[Discarnal]] ([[Sex-Averse|sex-averse]]): One feels repulsed by the idea of personal involvement in sexual attraction/interaction. |
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* [[ARCflux|Arcflux]]: One's ARC feelings fluctuate ([[Sex-Oscillating|sex-oscillating]]). |
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*[[Anticarnal]] ([[Sex-Repulsed|sex-repulsed]]): One feels repulsed by sexual attraction/interaction. |
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*[[Eriscarnal]] ([[Sex-Ambivalent|sex-conflicted]]): One has mixed feelings towards sexual attraction/interaction. |
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* [[Anticarnal]]: One feels a strong visceral reaction of disgust, negativity, etc. at the concept of sex ([[Sex-Repulsed|sex-repulsed]]). |
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*[[ARCflux]] ([[Sex-Oscillating|sex-oscillating]]): One’s feelings towards sexual attraction/interaction change or fluctuate over time. |
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⚫ | *Requiscarnal ([[Sex-Drained|sex-drained]]): One feels repulsed by sexual attraciton/interaction due to trauma or exhaustion (this is similar to [[requisexual]], but specifically pertaining to repulsion and ARC).<ref>{{Archive|URL=2021.07.24-185654/https://arcresources.tumblr.com/post/104955162345/requiesromantic-sexual}}</ref> |
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* [[Discarnal]]: One is opposed to the idea of engaging in sex themselves, but is fine with sexual activity that does not involve them ([[Sex-Averse|sex-averse]]). |
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Related labels that do not explicitly fall under the ARC umbrella due to not relating to aversion, repulsion, or confliction include the following: |
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* [[Eriscarnal]]: One has mixed feelings towards sex ([[Sex-Ambivalent|sex-ambivalent]]). |
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*[[Acarnal]] ([[Sex-Indifferent|sex-indifferent]]). |
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== History == |
== History == |