Demialterous is an a-spec orientation defined as someone who does not experience alterous attraction until they have formed a deep emotional connection with someone.
Demialterous can be a orientation on its own or can combined with other orientations. For example, one could be demialterous and omnialterous, meaning that when one does experience alterous attraction it's towards people of all genders, with the gender still factoring in the attraction.
The counterparts to demialterous are demisexual, demiromantic, and demiplatonic.
History
The term appears to have been first referenced/used by Pride-Flags on DeviantArt on July 5th, 2015, however it is unknown if this is the original coiner.
The first usage online appears to have been by by DeviantArt user GodofDarness18 on October 7, 2013, in their Pixel Sprite Montage.[1]
Flag
The flag was made by Pride-Flags on DeviantArt on July 5, 2015.[2] The light blue represents alterous attraction, while the right facing black triangle is associated with any kind of demi-attraction. It's similar to the demiaroace flag by aroaesflags.
References
- ↑ [https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.deviantart.com/godofdarness18/art/Pixel-Sprite-Montage-Last-Updated-Mar-3-2018-405729921 DeviantArt post with first known use of demialterous. ]
- ↑ [https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Demialterous-544377757 DeviantArt post with the demialterous flag. ]