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* Feeling attraction and desire only for situations that do not involve one’s self.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150905123406/https://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/post/128023708253/is-there-an-autochrissexual-flag/</ref>
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The term Autochorisexual was coined by Dr. Anthony Bogaert, a psychologist who specializes in human sexuality, in 2012<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22576251</ref>. He classified it as a paraphilia since, at the time, Asexuality was considered a psychological disorder. This caused controversy with the name, with some not caring about the negative association and others choosing to reclaim the word while others chose to identify with the label "aegosexual".
The term "Aegosexual" and it's "Aego-" prefix was coined by Tumblrtumblr user Sugar-And-Spite, inon November of1, 2014.<ref>http[https://sugar-and-spite.tumblr.com/post/101478696189/autochoris-is-a-bit-of-a-mouthful Aego- coining by Sugar-And-Spite]</ref>. The term is meant to have the same meaning as "Autochorisexual", but formulated with Latin roots, making the word easier to pronounce and discarding of the orientation's original perception as a paraphilia.
Some Aegosexuals were also uncomfortable with Bogaert's definition of Autochorisexual, which remained the widely used definition for Aegosexual. Other definitions were coined as a result, with varying takes on whether or not aegosexuals experience sexual attraction. Some of these definitions are as follows:
* Liking the idea of sex, and/or enjoying sexual content, but not actually experiencing attraction or wanting to have sex with anybody.<ref name="3">[https://kyethekoolguy.tumblr.com/post/161589828686/sexual-and-romantic-orientation-masterpost]</ref> A person who enjoys the idea of sexual relationships but does not wish to have one. (Associated with a disconnect between the person and a sexual target/fantasy)<ref>[https://invincible-asexual.tumblr.com/post/118611718367/a-few-more-terms]</ref>
* Someone who feels sexual attraction, but does not want to participate in sex.<ref name="3"/>
* SomeoneFeeling whoattraction feelsand sexualdesire attraction,only butfor doessituations notthat wantdo tonot participateinvolve inone’s sexself.<ref>[https://kyethekoolguyweb.archive.org/web/20160210043652/http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com:80/post/161589828686128023708253/sexualis-andthere-romantican-orientationautochrissexual-masterpostflag]</ref>
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===Flag===
The Aegosexual flag was created by tumblr user [https://hunterinabrowncoat.tumblr.com HunterInABrownCoat] on July 23, 2014.<ref>[https://hunterinabrowncoat.tumblr.com/post/92665703641/id-like-to-humbly-put-forward-this-flag-as-a Aegosexual flag by HunterInABrownCoat]</ref> The colors are identical to the Asexual flag, but it possesses a '''triangle''' with an inverted order of the colors. The triangle represents a "reverse" of Asexuality, as Aegosexuals are likely to be initially perceived as sexual people. The color associations remains the same with the Asexual flag, with an extra meaning added to the '''grey''' stripe; along with [[Demisexual|Demisexuals]] and [[Greyasexual|Greyasexuals]], it represents the in-between of arousal.
An alternate flag was designed by tumblr user AegosexualPride (now deactivated) and helped by an unnamed "member of the aegosexual community" on or before August 5, 2020.<ref>[https://aegosexual-moments.tumblr.com/post/625593434099580928/ AegosexualPride's Aegosexual flag, Reblog of Aegosexual-Moments]</ref> The color meanings are as follows: '''Purple''' represents community, likely coming from the Asexual community. '''Gray''' represents the entire [[Acespec|spectrum]] of Asexuality. '''Teal''' represents a disconnection between the self and attraction. '''Black''' represents Asexuality.
Two alternate versions were created on August 8, 2020 by xeno-aligned<ref>[https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/625867415855808513/a-member-of-the-aegosexual-community-helped Xeno-Aligned's Aegosexual flag versions]</ref> which kept the triangle symbolism of the original flag but used the colors of the alternate flag. One version had the purple on top and teal at the bottom, the other had the teal on top and the purple at the bottom.
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File:Aegosexual.png|The main Aegosexual flag (HunterInABrownCoat, July 2013.)
File:Aegosexual (4).png|A redesign of the previous flag (Xeno-Aligned, August 2020.)
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===Coining===
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File:Aego Coining.png|The coining of Aego-
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{{Quote|'''Autochoris- is a bit of a mouthful…'''
…and was coined with intentions to use it to describe a paraphilia (NOT a sexuality), by someone who (despite notable and commendable contributions) is not himself asexual, nor does he remotely identify with the term he created.
Now, to sidetrack: I am not the only person to have had the “Yer a wizard, Harry!” moment of realization upon hearing the description of this term, that incredible relief of “Oh God, it’s not just me”. I’m not the only one to have spent years wondering what was wrong with me, why I felt this way, and what the hell my identity was, anyway. I give tremendous regards to Dr. Bogaert for his coinage of the term, and his definition of what many of us were experiencing without knowing how to explain it, or feeling comfortable enough to talk about it.
However, my gratitude to Dr. Bogaert does not erase my distaste for the unnecessarily long and unpronounceable word (choris or khoris?), nor does it mean I am any less upset and offended that he described my experience as a paraphilia. A paraphilia is an abnormal sexual interest, much like a fetish. And as we can see from the number of people who can relate, autochoris- is not abnormal. We are not broken, we are not strange, and we have lived our lives wondering what’s wrong with us. In my case, I’ve spent years already battling hatred from both sides; those who claimed asexuality does not exist, and my own mind, for claiming I couldn’t be asexual if I experienced sexual arousal. Enough is enough. I know I’m not the only one that’s taken years to get here and find where I belong. I’m not about to sit by and let some allosexual man tell me that what I’ve felt, worried about, and cried over for years is essentially a fetish. This is my sexuality, and I don’t want the word for it to take longer to say than the definition.
So! I saw a suggestion that someone who identifies with the definition of autochoris- to coin a new term, and I set to the task. Using my previous knowledge of Latin linguistics and a few websites, I made a list of possible terms, and narrowed down my favorite: aego- (AY-go or AI-go), as in aegosexual(ity) or aegoromantic(ism). This was drawn from the prefix a-, meaning without, and the word ego, meaning me or myself. Translated literally, aegosexual would mean “sexual without myself”, which is essentially the same translation as autochoris.
I don’t mean to be presumptuous and say that this is the only acceptable term for this sexuality. However, I am adamant that this be considered a sexuality, and due to my belief that it should be treated as such, I felt it needed a term to describe it as a sexuality, not as a paraphilia. I’m open to suggestions for other terms, and I still have my list of possible terms and their meanings saved, if anyone would like to see them. Since autochoris- is still a new word, I’d like to see it reclaimed and accepted as a sexuality, with a new word to brand it as such, before it’s dismissed by the ace/aro and LGBT+ community. I will not rest until it is classed as a full sexuality, and I fully believe that a new term is the first step towards making it so.|Sugar-And-Spite|Tumblr November 2014}}
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