an individual whose sexuality is somewhere on the asexual spectrum between asexual and allosexual; that is, that their asexuality isn’t “black or white”. As such, grey-asexuality and greysexuals encompasses a wide variety of experiences and therefore definitions. Demisexual is an example of a greysexual identity, although demisexual is more specific in that it is a […]

an individual who possesses acephobia; an adjective describing attitudes and behaviours that are hostile or negative towards asexual people and/or those on the asexual spectrum.

the acts and attitudes of ignoring, removing or falsifying asexual and aromantic people and identity. In its most extreme form, this could be the belief that asexuality doesn’t exist, or is the result of people on the asexual spectrum being ‘broken’ or the result of a mental/sexual dysfunction, rather than as a legitimate, sexual orientation. Erasure of asexual […]

The range of negative attitudes, intolerance and resentment of asexual individuals and/or individuals on the asexual spectrum. This results in the erasure and invisibility of asexuals (asexual erasure). Acephobia is unfortunately not restricted to the heterosexual community, as asexuals have, and continue to face, opposition from members of the Queer community; particularly, but not restricted […]

In Queer contexts, alignment generally refers to whether two or more parts of an identity are in cohesion or not; whether they ‘match’ or are ‘different’. In gender identity, one such example is the alignment of birth sex and gender. Typically, a transgender individual is transgender because their birth sex and perceived gender do not […]

a term that refers to those who are not asexual. Simply, those who regularly experience a sexual attraction; those who are not on the asexual spectrum.

the wide variety of identities that can be loosely defined as being either asexual or aromantic; the spectrum in which these identities are placed upon in relation to one another.

Aromantic is an identity within the asexual umbrella. It describes an individual who experiences little or no romantic attraction. An aromantic person, may, or may not also be asexual. An individual who is both aromantic and asexual is often known as aroace. Otherwise, aromantic people who experience sexual attraction may also identify with a sexual […]

An individual who is exclusively or predominantly attracted to members of the opposite sex or gender; but may not be heterosexual. For example, an asexual person who is heteroromantic.