Someone who identifies as a member of the asexual community experiences little or no sexual attraction to others of any gender. This term intentionally includes attraction to those who identify as men, male, or masculine, regardless of biology, anatomy, or sex assigned at birth. AndrosexualĪ term used to communicate sexual or romantic attraction to men, males, or masculinity. This refers to norms, stereotypes, and practices in society that operate under the assumption that all human beings experience, or should experience, sexual attraction.Īllosexism grants privilege to those who experience attraction and leads to prejudice against and erasure of asexual people.

Use of this term helps normalize the experience of people on the asexual spectrum and provides a more specific label to describe those who aren’t part of the asexual community.

A word and category describing those who experience sexual attraction.