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'''Aceflexible''' (or '''Flexible Asexual''') refers to those who are mostly [[asexual]] and occasionally experience [[Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]]; however, the attraction they experience is so little and/or rare that they consider themselves asexual with sexual fluidity. This would fit the "little to no attraction" definition of asexuality. ▼
[[File:Aceflexible .png|thumb|A gradient aceflexible flag by The Bigender Cosmonaut.]]
[[File:Aceflexible alternate.png|thumb|An alternate aceflexible flag.]]
▲'''Aceflexible''' (or '''Flexible Asexual''') refers to those who are mostly [[asexual]] and occasionally experience [[Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]]; however, the [[attraction]] they experience is so little and/or rare that they consider themselves asexual with sexual fluidity. This would fit the "little to no attraction" definition of asexuality.
The term is identical to nanosexual and can be used interchangeably or used as a synonym. It is sometimes also given the same definition as [[Dark Greysexual|dark greysexual]]
One may prefer calling themself aceflexible rather than [[greysexual]] if they are [[enigmasexual]] and can't tell what [[gender]](s) they are attracted to, or because their attraction isn't based on gender. Aceflexible may also be used because one doesn't want to place gender and attraction, or simply feels that they don't have an actual [[orientation]] besides asexual.
Similar to greysexual, it is very broad and can be both an [[Umbrella Term|umbrella term]]
== History ==▼
The term was coined by AVEN user R_1 on February 9, 2013.<ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/83926-ace-flexible-label/</ref> Aceflexibility, as a concept, was also mentioned by users on AVEN who didn't like the redefining of asexuality as "little to no sexual attraction" rather than "no sexual attraction," and who thought that aceflexibility would make more sense to describe individuals whose attraction is so little and/or rare that it seems nonexistent.<ref>[https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/220180-poll-proposed-new-definition-demographics/?tab=comments#comment-1064431871 https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/220180-poll-proposed-new-definition-demographics/]</ref>▼
The [[Romantic Orientation|romantic]] counterpart is [[aroflexible]].
== Flag ==▼
▲The term was coined by AVEN user R_1 on February 9, 2013.<ref>{{Archive|URL=2022.02.14-050324/https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/83926-ace-flexible-label/}}</ref> Aceflexibility, as a concept, was also mentioned by users on AVEN who didn't like the redefining of asexuality as "little to no sexual attraction" rather than "no sexual attraction," and who thought that aceflexibility would make more sense to describe individuals whose attraction is so little and/or rare that it seems nonexistent.<ref>
▲[[File:Aceflexible flag.png|thumb|The Aceflexible flag (proposed design).]]
The term "flexible asexual" also refers to an asexual individual who is open to the idea of sex, and it is included as a sub-classification of asexuality on the dating site, ''Seeking'', alongside [[Aroace|aromantic asexual]] and [[Sex-Repulsed|repulsed]] asexual.<ref>{{Archive|URL=2022.02.14-050430/https://www.seeking.com/glossary/sexual-orientation/asexual}}</ref> The term "flexible asexual" itself was originally coined by Urban Dictionary user AromanticAsexual and was first published and seen on Urban Dictionary on April 17th, 2010.
== References ==▼
A similar term, "Asexual-Flexible" was used by mountland of Livejournal to explain his sexual experience, though the definition and descriptions of said post may be better suited to greysexuality than aceflexibility.
The original aceflexible flag was designed by PennedWriters on November 25, 2021. The reversing of the asexual flag represents flexibility or fluidity in asexuality. An alternate flag was created by The Bigender Cosmonaut on the same day and takes aspects from both the asexual flag and the [[aceflux]] flag.
<references />4.{{Archive|URL=2022.02.14-050353/https://asexuality.livejournal.com/844318.html}}
5. {{Archive|URL=2022.02.14-050406/https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/135841-gray-sexual-and-gray-asexual-need-to-be-two-different-terms/}}
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