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[[File:Placiosexual flag.png|thumb|220x220px|The placiosexual flag.]] |
{{Partially Unverified}}[[File:Placiosexual flag.png|thumb|220x220px|The placiosexual flag.]] |
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[[File:Placio.png|thumb|Alternate placiosexual flag<ref>https://lgbta.wikia.org/f/p/4400000000000044054</ref>]] |
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'''Placiosexual''' is |
'''Placiosexual''' is a [[microlabel]] on the [[Asexual Spectrum|asexual spectrum]] defined as someone who enjoys performing sexual acts for other individuals but does not want them reciprocated. Placiosexual individuals may be [[Sex-Indifferent|sex neutral]] or [[Sex-Repulsed|sex repulsed]] when it comes to having sexual acts performed on them. |
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Placiosexual is not the same thing as |
Placiosexual is not the same thing as being dominant or having a sexual preference. Someone who is placiosexual may be repulsed at the thought of someone performing sexual acts on them. This may cause them to lose any sexual desire or attraction. This discomfort may be caused by [[dysphoria]] or similar discomfort with one's body, but it does not necessarily have to be. |
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The opposite of placiosexual is [[iamvanosexual]]. |
The opposite of placiosexual is [[iamvanosexual]]. A similar term may include [[merosexual]]. |
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Placiosexual is known as a [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Micro-Label micro-label], meaning that by saying that one is placiosexual it is implied that one is also [[asexual]], or another [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Category:Ace-spec_identity ace-spec identity]. In this case asexual is the primary sexual identity and placiosexual acts as a modifier, making a specific sub-category of asexuals. |
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The romantic counterpart to placiosexual is [[placioromantic]]. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The prefix placio- comes from the Latin word placere meaning 'to please'. |
The prefix placio- comes from the Latin word placere meaning 'to please'. |
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[[Category:Microlabel]] |
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[[Category:Ace-spec identity]] |
[[Category:Ace-spec identity]] |
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[[Category:Needs Resource Verification]] |
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[[Category:Identities With unarchived resources]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:43, 8 February 2022
Placiosexual is a microlabel on the asexual spectrum defined as someone who enjoys performing sexual acts for other individuals but does not want them reciprocated. Placiosexual individuals may be sex neutral or sex repulsed when it comes to having sexual acts performed on them.
Placiosexual is not the same thing as being dominant or having a sexual preference. Someone who is placiosexual may be repulsed at the thought of someone performing sexual acts on them. This may cause them to lose any sexual desire or attraction. This discomfort may be caused by dysphoria or similar discomfort with one's body, but it does not necessarily have to be.
The opposite of placiosexual is iamvanosexual. A similar term may include merosexual.
Etymology
The prefix placio- comes from the Latin word placere meaning 'to please'.