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anegosexualAegosexual is an identity under the [[Acespec|Ace Spectrum]], and more broadly, the [[Aspec|A-spectrum]].
"Anegosexual" is derived from Latin: the prefix "an" negates the root word of "ego" (meaning "self") with the suffix "sexual" meaning sexual attraction. "Anegosexual" therefore literally translates to "(a person who experiences) sexual attraction without themself."
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''Autochoris'' meaning "sexuality without identity".|exclusivity=None}}
'''AnegosexualAegosexual''', previously known as '''autochorissexualAutochorissexual''' and also known as aegosexual, is an identity that describes those who have a disconnection between themselves and the subject of sexual fantasies or attraction. AnegosexualsAegosexuals 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 [[allosexualAllosexual]]'s.
▲Some common anegosexual 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 anegosexualaegosexual 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 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 anegosexualAegosexual 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.
==Pronunciation==
[[File:aegosexual.ogg]]
==Etymology==
Dr. Bogaert derived the term from the phase "Autochoris", meaning "sexuality without identity".
Aego is derived from Latin words with A- meaning "without" and Ego meaning "myself", making the whole word translate to "sexual without myself".
==History==
The term "autochorissexual"Autochorisexual was coined in 2012 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, asexualityAsexuality 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 "anegosexual.Aegosexual".
The term "anegosexualAegosexual" 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 "autochorissexual,Autochorisexual", but formulated with Latin roots, making the word easier to pronounce and discarding of the orientation's original usageperception as a paraphilia descripter.
Some anegosexualsAegosexuals were also uncomfortable with Bogaert's definition of autochorissexualAutochorisexual, which remained the widely used definition for anegosexualAegosexual. Other definitions were coined as a result, with varying takes on whether or not anegosexualsaegosexuals 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. 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>
===Subsets===
*[[Aegofictosexual|Anegofictosexual]]
===See Also===
*[[Sex-Ambivalent]]
*[[Orchidsexual]]
*[[Aegoromantic|Anegoromantic]]
*[[Aego-|Anego-]]
==Gallery==
===Flag===
The anegosexualAegosexual 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 asexualAsexual flag, but it possesses a '''triangle''' with an inverted order of the colors. The triangle represents a "reverse" of asexualityAsexuality, as anegosexualsAegosexuals are likely to be initially perceived as sexual people. The color associations remains the same with the asexualAsexual 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 anegosexualPrideAegosexualPride (now deactivated) and helped by an unnamed "member of the anegosexualaegosexual 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 asexualityAsexuality.
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> 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.
<gallery>
File:Aegosexual.png|The main anegosexualAegosexual flag (HunterInABrownCoat, July 2013.)
File:Aegosexual (2).png|An alternate anegosexualAegosexual flag (AegosexualPride, August 2020.)
File:Aegosexual (3).png|A redesign of the previous flag (Xeno-Aligned, August 2020.)
File:Aegosexual (4).png|A redesign of the previous flag (Xeno-Aligned, August 2020.)
</gallery>
===Coining===
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File:Aego Coining.png|The coining of the prefix "aego"Aego-
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{{Quote|'''Autochoris- is a bit of a mouthful…'''