Gray-a

"Gray-a" in a Sentence (6 examples)

The gray-A type of attraction discussed in asexuality communities addresses this issue of a variable like sex drive.

People who find themselves “somewhere in the middle,” or people who don’t feel that they’re the cut-and-dry definition of aromantic asexual, tend to identify themselves as gray-A. And demisexuality is but one shade of gray-A.

"Sexuality is so fluid, and Gray-A presents more of a possibility to be unsure. I don't understand all the intricacies of myself yet, so this is the closest approximation I've come up with," said Chris Maleney, an 18-year-old Pennsylvania high school student who identifies as Gray-A.

Gray-As or demisexuals fit somewhere between sexual and asexual; they may have very low sex-drives, or may only experience sexual attraction after a deep emotional connection exists.

Gray-A's, on the other hand, are people who identify more generally in the gray zone between asexuality and sexuality.

Graces, or gray-A’s, are people who experience sexual attraction infrequently or not very strongly; […]

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