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[[File:Sam.png|thumb|220x220px|A visual representation of romantic and sexual orientation using a modified Kinsey scale. ]] |
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'''Romantic Orientation''' is a |
'''Romantic Orientation''' is a term, or group of terms, that refers to the gender(s) one feels [[Romantic Attraction|romantic attraction]] to and/or how one feels romantic attraction. Typically, romantic orientation labels are derived using a prefix combined with the suffix "-romantic." For example, [[aromantic]], [[biromantic]], [[Heteromantic|heteroromantic]], and [[demiromantic]] are all examples of romantic orientations. Other labels that do not use the "-romantic" suffix, such as [[gay]], [[lesbian]], [[trixic]], etc, can also be used to describe one's romantic orientation. |
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The sexual counterpart is [[Sexual Orientation|sexual orientation]]. For most [[perioriented]] people sexual orientation is the only label used, as one's romantic orientation can be assumed to be the same unless specified otherwise. Though, for [[Asexual Spectrum|ace-spec]], [[Aromantic Spectrum|aro-spec]], or otherwise [[varioriented]] people it is often useful to identify with separate sexual and romantic orientations. |
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Romantic orientation as an identity concept remains very popular in the aromantic and asexual communities, but its prevalence has sometimes veered into being treated as compulsory. For this reason, the [[quoiromantic]] identity emerged among aces in the early 2010s. |
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Romantic orientation as an identity concept remains very popular in the aromantic and asexual communities, but its prevalence has sometimes veered into being treated as compulsory. For this reason, some members of the aromantic community have had to push back on this expectation with labels such as [[Aro Neu|aro neu]], [[quoiromantic]], and [[quoisexual]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Sometime in the 1980s, the term "affectional orientation" started becoming more common, though the exact origins are unknown. For example, the term was used by J.W. Wells in 1989.<ref>Wells, J. W. (1989). [http://www.wiu.edu/equal_opportunity_and_access/ucoso/docs/Wells%20article.pdf Teaching about gay lesbian sexual and affectional orientation using explicit films to reduce homophobia]. ''Journal of Humanistic Education and Development'', 28, 18-31.</ref> Prior to that, it was used in 1959 by the American Bar Association.<ref>American Bar Association, [https://books.google.com/books?id=5a4jAQAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=affectional Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities Newsletter], Volumes 1-5, 1959.</ref> In its contemporary form, the concept of romantic orientation was popularized by the online asexual community in the early 2000s. For example, it became common for asexuals to identify as gay, bi, or straight to express a partnership preference, and the term "aromantic" entered circulation in asexual spaces around the year 2005.<ref>[https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/73978-the-aromantic-threads-index/#comment-2136134 History of the term "Aromantic"]</ref> |
Sometime in the 1980s, the term "affectional orientation" started becoming more common, though the exact origins are unknown. For example, the term was used by J.W. Wells in 1989.<ref>Wells, J. W. (1989). [http://www.wiu.edu/equal_opportunity_and_access/ucoso/docs/Wells%20article.pdf Teaching about gay lesbian sexual and affectional orientation using explicit films to reduce homophobia]. ''Journal of Humanistic Education and Development'', 28, 18-31.</ref> Prior to that, it was used in 1959 by the American Bar Association.<ref>American Bar Association, [https://books.google.com/books?id=5a4jAQAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=affectional Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities Newsletter], Volumes 1-5, 1959.</ref> In its contemporary form, the concept of romantic orientation was popularized by the online asexual community in the early 2000s. For example, it became common for asexuals to identify as gay, bi, or straight to express a partnership preference, and the term "aromantic" entered circulation in asexual spaces around the year 2005.<ref>[https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/73978-the-aromantic-threads-index/#comment-2136134 History of the term "Aromantic"]</ref> |
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== Criticism == |
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The concept of romantic orientation and different [[attraction]] types came under fire on Tumblr in 2015. There its critics coined the term "split attraction model" as their own way to talk about the concepts.<ref>[https://theacetheist.wordpress.com/2020/05/18/history-term-split-attraction-model/ An Actual History Of The Term “Split Attraction Model”] |
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</ref> Since then the term has spread as many people don't fully understand its origins. |
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== References == |
== References == |