Allosexual, sometimes called zedsexual,[1] is an umbrella term for people who are not asexual. Allosexual people regularly experience sexual attraction to others, whether or not they engage in sexual activity. It is possible to be allosexual but not alloromantic and vice versa. This term is not gender-specific[2] and is typically used as a descriptor rather than a label that people identify as.[1]
The term "allosexual" is used in LGBTQIA+ discourse to make clear that not being asexual does not make someone "normal" or the default state; sexuality is not a matter of being either asexual or "normal".[1][3] However, the specific word has been criticized on semantic grounds and for possibly being rooted in clinical sexology, which has a history of erasing and oppressing asexual and aromantic people. "Zedsexual" has been used to emphasize sexuality as a spectrum from A to Z(ed).[1]
Media
Television/Animated
- Possibly Malik Magistral from Time Majesty: Ruffus Adventures (presumably when he gets older)
Public figures
- Possibly Mr. Magistral Malik, an cartoonist and animator who is Allosexual-Leaning but is Demisexual.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The ABC's of LGBT+ by Hardell, Ash. Published 2016 by Mango Media Inc.. ISBN 9781633534087
- ↑ "Allosexual" by The Trans Language Primer on translanguageprimer.com (Archived on October 31, 2021).
- ↑ The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze by Holleb, Morgan Lev Edward. Published 2019 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 9781784506636