Homoaesthetic or homosthetic describes an aesthetic attraction towards any person of similar gender to the person experiencing attraction. Aesthetic attraction is defined as attraction towards a person's appearance, or how they look or present themselves. Homoaesthetic means one likes the appearance of people similar to their own gender.
History
Aesthetic attraction was first used on AVEN forums around 2005. Since then it has been combined with other terms to describe people's experiences of aesthetic attraction. It is not known when exactly "homoaesthetic" was first used.