Aromantic & Asexual Identities

Asexual

Commonly describes someone who experiences little to no sexual attraction, abbreviated to ace.

It also describes people whose experiences with sex are disconnected from normative societal expectations, due to feeling repulsed by or uninterested in sex.

Aromantic

Commonly describes someone who experiences little to no romantic attraction, abbreviated to aro.

It also describes someone whose experience of romance is disconnected from normative societal expectations, due to feeling repulsed by romance, or being uninterested in romantic relationships.

An asexual person does not experience sexual attraction – they are not drawn to people sexually and do not desire to act upon attraction to others in a sexual way.

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