Demiaegosexual

Demiaegosexal is a term that describes those who experience a disconnect between themselves and the subject of arousal, but have the possibility of connecting once an emotional bond is forged. The connection can be romantic, platonic, or some other form of connection.

It is important to remember that a demiaegosexual person will not be sexually attracted to every person they connect to romantically, platonically or otherwise. Before this connection, they may experience sexual fantasies, enjoy porn and other sexual content, or masturbate, but they generally feel little to no sexual attraction. Some will decide to engage in sex practices regardless of a lack of sexual attraction, while others may not. People who consensually engage are often known as sex-favorable.

History

The earliest this term can be traced to is October 23, 2018 when Tumblr user oceanivoxjoquainx came out as demiaegosexal, in the post submited to Wordpress user Mother0fgoats, and others have combined the two originating terms themselves (demisexual and aegosexual) to come to the same meaning.

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Flag by Tumblr user gray-ace-space

Flag by Reddit user beepbop24

Tumblr user gray-space-ace created a flag as well as reddit user beepbop24, and Tumgir user mogaiknights. Mogaiknight says their version of the flag black represents lack of sexual attraction, pink demisexual experiences, red sexual experiences, and the other pink stripe represents a differentiation between connection and sexual material. The other flags do not have available explanations to their designs.

Etymology

The prefix demi- means half or partial, and aego is derived from Latin words with the prefix "a-" meaning "without" and "ego" meaning "myself", making the whole word translate to "sexual without myself".

Altogether, the term literally means "partially sexual without self".

Flag from Tumgir user mogaiknights