Noerossexual

Potentially ControversialThis identity is not generally considered to be part of the LGBT+ community. It may be considered offensive or discriminatory. This article is educational. This wiki does not necessarily support the use of this term.

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Noerossexual is an orientation on the asexual spectrum to describe an attraction exclusively to people with whom has formed a strong mental bond. A very similar, but non-potentially-controversial version of this term is encephalosexual.

History

Noerosexual was coined by reddit user u/Jovian260, 21st April 2021.^[1] It was inspired by demisexuality, and may be seen as a demisexual counterpart to noetisexual. The term is derived from "noeros" which is Greek for "mental".^[2]

Flag

The noerosexual flag was created by reddit user u/Jovian260, 21st April 2021. Green represents mental heath, blue represents the mind, yellow represents intellect, and red was chosen as it stimulates the body and mind.^[3]

Controversy

Cw: Invalidation of identities.

This term may be viewed as potentially-controversial as its coiner repeatedly expressed that they do not see the term as valid: the first line of the description of r/noerossexuality is currently, "(This is a made up sexuality, so no this is not valid)", and they have stated that the term is "not a valid sexuality, not yet at least".^[4]. They have also expressed some sentiments that may be perceived as mocking/invalidating identities such as dreamsexual^[5] (and listed dreamsexual in a post alongside MAPs titled "Me dissing the other invalid sexualities"), which may be interpreted as implying that the coiner also views noerosexuality as belonging to this category.^[6]

Resources

[1] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Noerossexuality/comments/mp3qww/im_sorry_if_i_have_offended_the_lgbtq_community/

[2] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Noerossexuality/comments/mp3rpk/for_anyone_who_doesnt_know_why_i_picked_the/

[3] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Noerossexuality/comments/mp4ga7/the_reason_why_i_chose_the_colors_of/

[4] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Noerossexuality/comments/mp78jg/just_so_you_know_this_is_not_a_valid_sexuality/

[5] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Noerossexuality/comments/mp6jy2/if_you_are_wondering_no_i_dont_believe_in_invalid/

[6] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Noerossexuality/comments/mp6rqu/me_dissing_the_other_invalid_sexualities/

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