Graysexuality

Graysexual pride flag.

### Attracted To

Varies / Dependent on certain factors according to each Gray-A orientation/identity

## Related Terms

### Romantic Version

Grayromantic

**Graysexual** or **Grayasexual**, also spelled **Greysexual** or **Greyasexual** (shortened to **Grey ace, Grace, or Gray-A/Grey-A**) is a sexual orientation on the Asexual spectrum, often defined as the spectrum or "grey area" between Asexuality and Allosexuality. Grey Ace can be used as a specific identity, or as an umbrella term for many identities under the Ace umbrella, including Demisexual and others.

There are many ways to be, and reasons people identify as, Grey-A. Some of these include (but are not limited to):

* Experiencing sexual attraction only infrequently.
* Flipping back and forth between experiencing sexual attraction and not, over a period of months or years.
* Experiencing sexual attraction very weakly.
* Experiencing attraction that may or may not be called sexual, since it shares *some* characteristics with sexual attraction, but not others.
* Experiencing sexual attraction only in specific and narrow circumstances.
* Being uncertain about whether they experience sexual attraction or not.
* Experience sexual attraction, but be missing some other important component, like sex drive.

Grey-A can be an orientation on its own or be combined with other orientations. For example, one could be greysexual and pansexual (Greypansexual), meaning that when someone does experience sexual attraction it is towards individuals of any genders, no matter what.

The romantic counterpart to Greysexual is Greyromantic.

## History

The concept of "gray-asexuality" was preceded by earlier discussion of "semisexuality" on the AVEN forums, referencing a spectrum of sexual intensity.

The term "Gray-A" itself comes from a 2006 thread by AVEN user KSpaz, who introduced the term for "fuzzy" experiences and those "who may sometimes feel unsure of their asexuality/sexuality."

## Flag

The Gray-A spectrum and community are represented by the gray stripe in the Asexual community flag, which was created collaboratively within the AVEN community during a flag design contest held in summer 2010.

The most commonly used specific Gray-A flag was created by Milith Rusignuolo and uploaded to Wikimedia Commons on June 21, 2013. The colors have the following meanings:

* Purple: asexuality
* Gray: the transitional stage between asexuality and allosexuality.
* White: allosexuality.

## Related terms

### **Requissexual**

**Requissexual** (or **requiessexual)** is an orientation on the asexual and grey-a spectrums. It is defined as someone who has limited or no sexual attraction, interest, or activity due to some form of emotional exhaustion. This emotional exhaustion may be the result of previous sexual endeavors or past experiences dealing with sex, or from something else that is emotionally draining.

Requissexual and its flag were coined by an unknown user. The flag has no known meanings.

1. ↑ http://wiki.asexuality.org/Gray-A/Grey-A
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray\_asexuality#Definitions
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray\_asexuality#Demisexuality
4. ↑ https://asexualagenda.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/many-ways-to-be-between/
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray\_asexuality#General
6. ↑ https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Greypansexual
7. ↑ https://pianycist.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/the-development-of-gray-asexuality-and-demisexuality-as-identity-terms/
8. ↑ https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/15539-gray-as
9. ↑ https://asexualagenda.wordpress.com/2018/02/21/the-ace-flag-a-history-and-celebration/
10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180210192310/https://avia-viridis.neocities.org/flags.html
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/147081770865/requies