theaceandaroadvocacyproject:For Pride Month, we decided to delve into the history of some of the ter
theaceandaroadvocacyproject:For Pride Month, we decided to delve into the history of some of the terms frequently used in the ace community (and next week, we’ll be diving into aro terms)! [ID: “History of Some Ace Spectrum Terminology. On May 30, 1997, Zoe O'Reilly posted an article online titled “My Life as an Amoeba”, discussing her experience with zero sexual attraction and using “asexual” to describe her orientation. The article had a thriving comments section of people realizing the term “asexual” might work for them, too.”“In 2003, the term “semisexual” was proposed on the AVEN forums as a word to describe a point between asexuality and allosexuality. It wasn’t until 2006 that AVEN user KSpaz suggested the term “gray-a”, which stuck. “Demisexual” was also coined in 2006 by another AVEN user - sonofzeal.”“ “Autochorissexual” was a term introduced in 2012 by researcher Anthony Bogaert . This has largely been replaced by the community-created term “aegosexual”, due to Bogaert’s description of autochorissexuality as a paraphila [a non-normative sexual behavior, sometimes synonymous with disorder] and people wanting to move away from that negative implication. “ End ID.] -- source link
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