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[[File:Sex indifferent.png|thumb|220x220px|The sex-indifferent flag.]]
'''Sex-indifferent''', or '''sex-neutral''', is a [[Sex Stance|sex stance]] that describes an individual who has no strong feelings regarding the act or concept of [[Sexual Interaction|sexual interaction]]. The term is commonly used by [[Asexual Spectrum|asexual spectrum]] individuals, but is not exclusive to this community or sexuality.
Sex-indifferent individuals are not [[Sex-Repulsed|repulsed]] by sexual interaction or concepts, but they also do not have any [[Sex-Favorable|favorable]] feelings towards them. Sex-indifferent individuals may choose to engage in sexual activities for the enjoyment of a partner, reproduction, economic reasons, artistic expression, etc.
Some individuals may be indifferent toward certain sexual acts, while feeling favorable or repulsed by other sexual acts. The term [[Sex-Ambivalent|sex-ambivalent]] may be used to describe this experience.
== History ==
This term has existed within the asexual community with no clear first coining for many years. The term was recoined for the purpose of providing a concrete source by AnonymousHermitCrab on the subreddit r/asexuality on April 27th, 2022.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/asexuality/comments/ucy0kl/coiningrecoining_interaction_stance_terms/</ref>
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Sex-indifferent, or sex-neutral, is a sex stance that describes an individual who has no strong feelings regarding the act or concept of sexual interaction. The term is commonly used by asexual spectrum individuals, but is not exclusive to this community or sexuality.
Sex-indifferent individuals are not repulsed by sexual interaction or concepts, but they also do not have any favorable feelings towards them. Sex-indifferent individuals may choose to engage in sexual activities for the enjoyment of a partner, reproduction, economic reasons, artistic expression, etc.
Some individuals may be indifferent toward certain sexual acts, while feeling favorable or repulsed by other sexual acts. The term sex-ambivalent may be used to describe this experience.
History
This term has existed within the asexual community with no clear first coining for many years. The term was recoined for the purpose of providing a concrete source by AnonymousHermitCrab on the subreddit r/asexuality on April 27th, 2022.[1]