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grey-a
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黑料网 does grey-a mean?
As with many things in life, sexuality isn’t black and white. Grey-a, or grey-asexuality, refers to sexual identities along a spectrum of asexuality and sexuality. Those who identify as grey-a experience sexual attraction or desire sex only rarely or under certain conditions. People of a variety of gender identities can be grey-a.
Where does grey-a come from?
Sexuality isn’t a binary of being sexual or being asexual.聽That’s where grey-a comes in. Falling between sexual and asexual,听驳谤别测-补听辞谤听grey asexuality聽describes someone who only has some聽or occasional feelings of sexual desire.
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The term聽grey-a was coined by user KPsaz in 2006 on AVEN, or the Asexual Visibility and Education Network. The a聽is short for asexual while the聽grey represents in-between-ness and alludes to AVEN’s logo, a triangle with a gradient from white to black. Of the identity, KPsaz wrote: “Is there really a line at which point you are asexual? According to our logo there isn’t. Just fuzziness. So, this thread I dedicate to our fuzzy members who may sometimes feel unsure of their asexuality/sexuality”
As greater awareness and inclusion of nonbinary gender and sexual identities has spread in popular culture in the 2000鈥�10s, 驳谤别测-补听began to spread from AVEN to communities on platforms such as Reddit and X (formerly Twitter). This greater visibility has earned grey-a attention in major publications such as聽Refinery29, Bustle,听NOW, and Vice.
The demisexual flag, whose grey represents grey-a / Wikipedia
Examples of grey-a
Who uses grey-a?
Grey-a and grey-asexual may also be referred to as grey-sexual. A related concept is grey-romantic, or a person whose experience of romantic attraction and desire falls between aromantic and romantic.聽Another related concept is demisexual, referring to people who only experience sexual attraction or desire after a strong emotional bond is formed with a person. Like grey-a,听demisexual was coined on AVEN in 2006.
Grey-a is commonly found as a self-identifier or topic on AVEN forums or social media messages boards like Reddit’s r/asexuality. Grey-a may also be found in popular discussions of the nature of human sexuality as on a continuum.
Being Grey-A is romantically frustrating tho, since I do occasionally fall for people, but it's soooo rare and most interests won't stay interested in a chick with a "low libido".
— Cody the Lovebird (@birdhism)
Someone who is聽grey-a might also refer to themselves as聽grey-ace, with ace聽styled after a shortening of asexual. Someone who is 驳谤别测-补听might also further identify their sexual orientation, e.g., grey-a heterosexual or grey-a homoromantic. Others who are grey-a may identify more generally as queer.
Bisexual > Lesbian > Pansexual Homoromantic Lesbian > Grey-A Pansexual Homoromantic Lesbian (who is married to a nonbinary person)
— Megzie @ Daishocon 馃枻馃挏馃枻 ONE LAST TIME (@SailorMegzie)
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