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* Liking the idea of sex, and/or enjoying sexual content, but not actually experiencing attraction or wanting to have sex with anybody. 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 Invincible-Asexual's definition of Aegosexual]</ref>
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''Autochoris'' meaning "sexuality without identity".|exclusivity=None}}
'''Aegosexual''', previously known as '''Autochorissexual''', is an [[Aspec]] identity (specifically [[Acespec|Ace-spec]]) that describes those who have a disconnection between themselves and the subject of sexual fantasies or attraction. Aegosexuals may have sexual fantasies, view porn and other sexual content, or masturbate, but they generally feel little to no [[Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]] and typically do not desire to have sex with another person, or experience sexual attraction that are atypical with an [[Allosexual|Allosexuals]]'s. ▼
▲'''Aegosexual''', previously known as '''Autochorissexual''', is an [[Aspec]] identity (specifically [[Acespec|Ace-spec]]) that describes those who have a disconnection between themselves and the subject of sexual fantasies or attraction. Aegosexuals may have sexual fantasies, view porn and other sexual content, or masturbate, but they generally feel little to no [[Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]] and typically do not desire to have sex with another person, or experience sexual attraction that are atypical with [[Allosexual|Allosexuals]]'.
▲Some common Aegosexual experiences include:
*Enjoying or getting aroused by sexual content, but lacking the same enthusiasm for a sexual relationship in real life.
*Masturbating, but being [[Sex-Indifferent|indifferent]] or [[Sex-Repulsed|repulsed]] by the idea of having sex with another person.
*Fantasizing about sex, but the aegosexual person is not involved, they are only a disembodied observer viewing it from a third-person perspective, and not from the first person.
* Fantasizing about sex, but envisioning only other people, such as celebrities or fictional characters.
*Fantasizing about sex, but it involves generic, faceless people, not specific people.
* Fantasizing about sex, but through the perspective of another person rather than as one's actual self.
*Fantasizing about sex, but only imagining oneself, and no other people.
*Fantasizing about sex, but it is idealized and unrealistic. Adding realistic elements to the fantasy makes the idea of sex less appealing or even repulsive.
* Perceiving someone as "hot" or recognizing someone as sexually attractive, yet not seeing the appeal of having sex with the person in real life. The aegosexualAegosexual person may instead prefer to fantasize about them.
*Enjoying erotic content but getting turned on by the situation or relationship dynamics in the story lines rather than by one's attraction to the people.
Aegosexual is an identity under the [[Acespec|Ace Spectrum]], and more broadly, the [[Aspec|A-spectrum]].
==Pronunciation==
[[File:aegosexual.ogg]]
*[''AY-go-sEk-shuul'']
==Etymology==
==History==
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 "aegosexualAegosexual".
The term "Aegosexual" and it's "Aego-" prefix was coined by tumblr user Sugar-And-Spite on November 1, 2014.<ref>[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 Someonethe whoidea feelsof sex, and/or enjoying sexual attractioncontent, but not actually experiencing attraction or wanting to have sex with anybody. A person who enjoys the idea of sexual relationships but does not wantwish to participatehave in sexone. (Associated with a disconnect between the person and a sexual target/fantasy)<ref>[https://kyethekoolguyinvincible-asexual.tumblr.com/post/161589828686118611718367/sexuala-andfew-romanticmore-orientationterms Invincible-masterpost KyeTheKoolGuyAsexual's definition of Aegosexual]</ref>
*Someone Feelingwho attractionfeels andsexual desireattraction, onlybut fordoes situationsnot thatwant doto not involveparticipate one’sin selfsex.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160210043652/http://pride-flags-for-uskyethekoolguy.tumblr.com:80/post/128023708253161589828686/issexual-thereand-anromantic-autochrissexualorientation-flagmasterpost Pride-For-UsKyeTheKoolGuy's definition of AegoAegosexual]</ref>
*Feeling attraction and desire only for situations that do not involve one’s self.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160210043652/http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com:80/post/128023708253/is-there-an-autochrissexual-flag Pride-For-Us' definition of Aego]</ref>
==Related Terms==
===Subsets===
*[[Aegofictosexual]]
===See Also===
*[[Sex-Averse]]
*[[Sex-Ambivalent]]
*[[Orchidsexual]]
*[[Aegoromantic]]
*[[Aego-]]
==Gallery==
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 [https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com Xeno-Aligned] which kept the triangle symbolism of the original flag but used the colors of the alternate flag.<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.)
==Sources==
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[[Category:Sexual Orientation]]
[[Category:Aspec]]
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