Acespec

The Acespec or Asexual Spectrum is a wide spectrum of orientations that involve feeling little to no sexual attraction, or feeling sexual attraction more rarely or weakly than the allosexual standard. The most well known acespec identity is asexual. Acespec individuals may have and enjoy sex despite lack of attraction.

Alternate Names

 * Ace-spec
 * Asexual-spec

Etymology
Ace is a common phonetic shortening of asexual. "A-" comes from the Latin prefix meaning "without" or "lacking," and "-sexual" to denote sexual attraction.

Pronunciation
/ay-speck/

Definitions

 * People may use the term “asexual spectrum” to refer to a range close to the asexual end – levels of sexuality that are so low that they identify more with asexuality than other sexual identities. - AVEN, 2021

History
Asexuality was first scientifically classified by Dr. Alfred Kinsey as category X on his eponymous Kinsey Scale, referring to "No socio-sexual contacts or reactions." It is a point of debate whether category X truly refers to asexuals, as the Kinsey Scale is based primarily on past sexual experiences.

Subsets

 * Asexual
 * Greysexual
 * Aroace
 * Aegosexual

For a comprehensive list, see Category:Acespec.