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[[File:Tumblr inline orj43n1Zyd1re2bou 500.png|thumb|The |
[[File:Tumblr inline orj43n1Zyd1re2bou 500.png|thumb|The aspectus flag.]] |
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[[File:Aspectussexual by pride flags.jpg|thumb|The aspectussexual flag.]] |
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'''Aspectussexual''' is an [[Asexual Spectrum|ace-spec]] orientation where a person |
'''Aspectussexual''' is an [[Asexual Spectrum|ace-spec]] orientation where a person appears to have [[sexual attraction]] but actually feels little to no sexual attraction at all. They tend to act in ways that most people would assume [[allosexual]] people do. For example, an aspectussexual person likes to flirt, make sexual jokes, or look sexy, but they do so because they enjoy it, not because they have the goal of attracting someone for a sexual relationship. |
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Aspecussexual have been |
Aspecussexual have been accused of leading people on as well as pretending to be [[asexual]]. Aspecussexual people are no less a-spec just because they choose to act in a supposedly allosexual way. |
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=== History and Flag === |
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The term was created on or before February 11, 2017. The first aspectussexual flag was created by DeviantArt user Pride-Flags on February 11, 2017.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Aspectussexual-662926289 DeviantArt post on aspectussexual.]</ref> The aspectussexual flag is a variation of the aspectus flag.<ref>[https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/161881430940/aspectus Tumblr post on aspectus.]</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:16, 3 May 2021
Aspectussexual is an ace-spec orientation where a person appears to have sexual attraction but actually feels little to no sexual attraction at all. They tend to act in ways that most people would assume allosexual people do. For example, an aspectussexual person likes to flirt, make sexual jokes, or look sexy, but they do so because they enjoy it, not because they have the goal of attracting someone for a sexual relationship.
Aspecussexual have been accused of leading people on as well as pretending to be asexual. Aspecussexual people are no less a-spec just because they choose to act in a supposedly allosexual way.
History and Flag
The term was created on or before February 11, 2017. The first aspectussexual flag was created by DeviantArt user Pride-Flags on February 11, 2017.[1] The aspectussexual flag is a variation of the aspectus flag.[2]
References