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Different Types of Sexual Orientation

There are many types of sexual orientations that describe a person's attraction to others. These include androsexuality (attraction to masculinity), aromanticism (not experiencing romantic desire), asexuality (not experiencing sexual attraction), bisexuality (attraction to multiple genders), demisexuality (only feeling attraction after an emotional bond forms), gynesexuality (attraction to femininity), heterosexuality (attraction to a different gender), homosexuality (attraction to the same gender), pansexuality (attraction regardless of gender), and queer (a non-label umbrella term). Each orientation describes different experiences of attraction independent of gender or identity.

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Different Types of Sexual Orientation

There are many types of sexual orientations that describe a person's attraction to others. These include androsexuality (attraction to masculinity), aromanticism (not experiencing romantic desire), asexuality (not experiencing sexual attraction), bisexuality (attraction to multiple genders), demisexuality (only feeling attraction after an emotional bond forms), gynesexuality (attraction to femininity), heterosexuality (attraction to a different gender), homosexuality (attraction to the same gender), pansexuality (attraction regardless of gender), and queer (a non-label umbrella term). Each orientation describes different experiences of attraction independent of gender or identity.

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Different Types of Sexual Orientation

There are a variety of different sexual orientations with which a person might identify, all of which are
independent of their gender and gender identity. Below are the different types of sexual orientation:

Androsexuality or Androphilia

 Defined as attraction to men, males, and/or masculinity


 Does not limit a person to one specific sexual orientation, but can be felt by members of
multiple categories
 For example, a heterosexual woman and a gay man are both androphillic as they are sexually
interested in males.

Aromanticism

 People who do not feel romantic desire are considered aromantic

Asexuality

 A person who generally does not experience sexual attraction or has little to no desire to engage
in sexual activity

Bisexuality

 Often simply referred to as “bi,” a person who is bisexual is attracted to people of both their
own and another gender
 Most commonly refers to people who are attracted to both men and women

Demisexuality

 Encompasses those who do not feel sexual attraction to others unless they feel emotionally
connected to them

Gynesexuality or Gynephilia

 People who are erotically attracted to women, females, and/or femininity


 Gynesexuality does not specify an individual’s gender as the term “lesbian” would, but simply
denotes that they are sexually drawn to feminine qualities
 A heterosexual man and a lesbian woman are gynephillic in that they are attracted to women
Heterosexuality

 A person who is physically, emotionally and/or romantically attracted to individuals of a gender


other than their own
 A man who is attracted solely to women would be considered heterosexual

Homosexuality

 A person who identifies as homosexual is one who is physically, romantically and/or emotionally
attracted to individuals of the same gender with which they identify
 A man who is attracted to other men is usually referred to as “gay”
 A woman who is attracted to other women may prefer to be called “a lesbian”

Pansexuality

 The word “pansexual” is derived from the Greek prefix “pan,” meaning “all”
 People who identify as pansexual (or “omnisexual” in some cases) are attracted to others
regardless of sex or gender

Queer

 Serves as an umbrella term for all non-heterosexual, non cis-gender identities


 For example, a bisexual person who does not feel comfortable identifying as “bisexual” or a
lesbian woman who does not wish to identify as “lesbian” can both identify as queer

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