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==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.
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.)