Touch-indifferent individuals are not repulsed by sensual interaction or concepts, but they also do not have any favorable feelings towards them. Touch-indifferent individuals may choose to engage in sensual activities for the enjoyment of a partner, artistic expression, etc.
Some individuals may be indifferent toward certain sensual acts while feeling favorable or repulsed by other sensual acts. The term touch-ambivalent may be used to describe this experience.
Flag
The touch-indifferent flag was designed by Tumblr user arco-pluris on March 12, 2018. It is based on the sex-indifferent and romance-indifferent flags.[1]
History
This term has existed within the asensual 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.[2]