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[[File:Placiosexual flag.png|thumb|220x220px|The placiosexual flag.]] |
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'''Placiosexual''' is an |
'''Placiosexual''' is an [[Micro-Label|micro-label]] on the [[Asexual Spectrum|asexual spectrum]] defined as someone who enjoys performing sexual acts for other people but does not want them reciprocated. Placiosexual people 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 simply being dominant, or having a sexual preference. Someone who is placiosexual may being repulsed at the thought of someone preforming 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. |
Placiosexual is not the same thing as simply being dominant, or having a sexual preference. Someone who is placiosexual may being repulsed at the thought of someone preforming 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]]. |
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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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Revision as of 23:52, 8 May 2021
Placiosexual is an micro-label on the asexual spectrum defined as someone who enjoys performing sexual acts for other people but does not want them reciprocated. Placiosexual people may be sex neutral or sex repulsed when it comes to having sexual acts performed on them.
Placiosexual is not the same thing as simply being dominant, or having a sexual preference. Someone who is placiosexual may being repulsed at the thought of someone preforming 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.
Etymology
The prefix placio- comes from the Latin word placere meaning 'to please'.