On autochorissexualism, akiosexuality and lesser-known gray-ace identities
As I want this post to be comprehensive, to start discussions, and to be a resource to anybody who wants to use it, I feel the best place to start is probably definitions of these terms:
Asexual - a person who does not experience sexual attraction
Allosexual - a person who does experience sexual attraction
Grey-asexual - a person who fits somewhere inbetween the two (to my understanding, just like the term ‘queer’, grey-ace is a blanket term in this sense; describing all the bits inbetween ace and allo, but is also used by some as a valid identity in its own right, to describe someone who experiences sexual attraction only very rarely).
Akiosexual / Lithsexual - these two words mean the same thing; that a person feels sexual attraction, but has no desire for reciprocation. The prefix ‘lith’ was originally coined, but there were concerns about appropriation, so many people use ‘akio’ instead. They’re two words for the same thing.
Autochorissexual - a person experiences a disconnect between themselves and what they’re desiring. So they might enjoy erotica or porn, but feel no desire to participate in the activities they’re fantasizing about.
I’m aware that there are many other sexualities that exist in the shaded areas between asexuality and allosexuality, and that there are corollary romantic orientations for all the shades of grey aromantics, however, I don’t feel I have any authority to speak about these when I’m still trying to get all the knowledge straight in my head, and feel secure in my own identity. So…
Why are these labels important?
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This is really interesting.
