User:Ephilei/List of orientations

This is a brainstorming list, not an official categorization. I ignore the differences between orientation and paraphilia on purpose.

General

• Androphile
• Asexual
• Autogynephilia
• Autosexual
• Bicurious
• Bisexual
• Gay
• Gynephile
• Heterosexual
• Homosexual
• Monamorous
• Pansexual
• Polyamorous
• Polysexual
• Pomosexual
• Queer
• Same gender loving
• Straight
• Questioning

Asexual

• Asexual
• Antisexual: being opposed to sexuality, or someone for whom this is true. An antisexual person may or may not be asexual.
• Aromantic: not interested in romantic relationships
• Autosexual: an asexual with a sex drive; someone who can experience sexual pleasure but considers it a private, solitary activity
• Hetero-romantic: someone who is romantically attracted to people of the opposite sex (and may be sexual or asexual)
• Bi-romantic: someone who is romantically attracted to people of many sexes/genders (and may be sexual or asexual)
• Homo-romantic: someone who is romantically attracted to people of the same sex (and may be sexual or asexual)
• Hetero-asexual: a shorten form of hetero-romantic asexual
• Bi-asexual: a shorten form of bi-romantic asexual
• Homo-asexual: a shorten form of homo-romantic asexual
• Demisexual: a person who experiences sexual attraction only to one person with whom they are in an intense romantic relationship or a person who only experiences secondary sexual attraction
• Grey-A: a person in the grey area between sexuality and asexuality
• Gay-A: another term for homoromantic-asexual
• Straight-A: another term for heteroromantic-asexual
• Hyposexual: having a low sex drive
• Nonlibidoism: not having a sex drive
• Pan-romantic: Asexual and romantically attracted to others regardless of gender
• primary sexual attraction: instant sexual attraction, according to Rabger's model
• primary sexual desire: wanting to engage in sexual activity for the purposes of pleasure, according to Rabger's Model
• secondary sexual attraction: sexual attraction based on the strength of a relationship, according to Rabger's Model
• secondary sexual desire: wanting to engage in sexual activity for reasons other than pleasure, according to Rabger's Model
• sensual: enjoying pleasure brought through the senses, which may or may not be sexual
• Sexual: a person who is not asexual (i.e. a heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual etc.)
• Type A: an asexual having a sex drive and no romantic attraction
• Type B: an asexual experiencing romantic attraction and no sex drive
• Type C: an asexual experiencing both romantic attraction and sex drive, but not experiencing sexual attraction
• Type D: an asexual who experiences neither romantic attraction nor sex drive