(In the comment section of "Caedsexual", someone asked if someone had coined a term for the inverse scenario. I decided to make term for people whose allosexuality is the result of trauma, to give them a term that describes their experience, especially since being traumatized can make people feel inadequate.) |
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[[File:Abasexual.png|thumb|The Abasexual flag.]] |
[[File:Abasexual.png|thumb|The Abasexual flag.]] |
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'''Abasexual''' (pronounced ''Ah-bah-sexual'') is an orientation describing one who was once [[asexual]], but due to trauma of either a sexual or non-sexual variety, has become [[allosexual]]. Its counterpart |
'''Abasexual''' (pronounced ''Ah-bah-sexual'') is an orientation describing one who was once [[asexual]], but due to trauma of either a sexual or non-sexual variety, has become [[allosexual]]. Its a counterpart to [[caedsexual]]. |
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Abasexual is only to be used by those who have experienced or are currently experiencing trauma. |
Abasexual is only to be used by those who have experienced or are currently experiencing trauma. Abasexual people may be attracted to any gender. For instance, someone who is abasexual and [[gay]] was previously attracted to no one, but after one or more traumatic events, is now attracted to the same gender as themselves. |
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Abasexual people may be attracted to any gender. For instance, someone who is abasexual and [[gay]] was previously attracted to no one, but after one or more traumatic events, is now attracted to the same gender as themselves. |
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The romantic equivalent of abasexual is abaromantic. |
The romantic equivalent of abasexual is abaromantic. |
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==Etymology== |
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The prefix "aba" is derived from the Latin word ''abactius'', meaning "stolen", to describe the feeling an abasexual individual may have that their orientation was stolen from them. |
The prefix "aba" is derived from the Latin word ''abactius'', meaning "stolen", to describe the feeling an abasexual individual may have that their orientation was stolen from them. |
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Revision as of 05:13, 13 February 2021
Abasexual (pronounced Ah-bah-sexual) is an orientation describing one who was once asexual, but due to trauma of either a sexual or non-sexual variety, has become allosexual. Its a counterpart to caedsexual.
Abasexual is only to be used by those who have experienced or are currently experiencing trauma. Abasexual people may be attracted to any gender. For instance, someone who is abasexual and gay was previously attracted to no one, but after one or more traumatic events, is now attracted to the same gender as themselves.
The romantic equivalent of abasexual is abaromantic.
Etymology
The prefix "aba" is derived from the Latin word abactius, meaning "stolen", to describe the feeling an abasexual individual may have that their orientation was stolen from them.