Asexual

Asexual, commonly shortened to ace, is a sexual orientation in which one experiences no sexual attraction. It is also sometimes used as an umbrella term for all identities under the asexual spectrum, or is defined as experiencing little to no sexual attraction; under this definition, an asexual person may experience some limited sexual attraction. Asexuality only specifies an absence of sexual attraction; asexual people may or may not experience romantic or tertiary attraction. Asexual people also have varying personal stances on sexual activity, as well as varying libido levels.
==Etymology==
A- is a prefix meaning "not" or "without". It is combined with "sexual" to indicate that one does not experience sexual attraction. "Ace" comes from the beginning of "asexual," which sounds like "ace."
== Distinction ==
===A-spec===
Main article: A-spec
A-spec is an umbrella term for all orientations involving little to no attraction, regardless of whether this refers to sexual attraction, romantic attraction, or tertiary attraction. This also sometimes includes identities on the agender spectrum. Asexuality is an a-spec identity, but a-spec identities do not always involve asexuality. For example, an a-spec person could be aromantic, aplatonic, and agender, but not asexual.
===Aromantic and aroace===
Main articles: Aromantic, Aroace
Aromantic is a romantic orientation in which one experiences no romantic attraction. It is also sometimes used as an umbrella term for all identities under the aromantic spectrum, or is defined as experiencing little to no romantic attraction; under this definition, an aromantic person may experience some limited romantic attraction. Aromantic is a romantic orientation, while asexual is a sexual orientation. Asexual people are not always aromantic, and aromantic people are not always asexual. However, some people are both; such people may identify as aroace.
===Sex-averse and sex-repulsed===
Main articles: Sex-averse, Sex-repulsed
Sex-averse and sex-repulsed are two sex stances which describe people who dislike engaging in some or all sexual activities. Sex-averse is generally used to describe an aversion to personally participating in sex, while sex-repulsed is more commonly used to describe a deep sense of repulsion towards anything sexual, whether personally involved or not, though the terms are also often used interchangeably. While many asexual people are sex-averse or repulsed, and many sex-averse or repulsed people are asexual, this is not always the case. An asexual person could, for example, be sex-favorable or sex-indifferent. Similarly, a sex-averse or repulsed person could be allosexual.
==Flag==
The asexual flag was created through collaboration within the asexual community in 2010. The black stripe represents a lack of sexual attraction, the grey stripe represents the grey area between asexuality and allosexuality, the white stripe represents allosexual allies, and the purple stripe represents the community as a whole.
==References==
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Category:Orientation
Category:Sexual orientation
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Category:Asexual spectrum
Category:Umbrella terms
Category:Prominent identities
Category:LGBTQIA acronym identity