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===Gynephilia=== | ===Gynephilia=== | ||
Gynephilia, also referred to as gynesexual, is a romantic or sexual orientation in which a person feels attraction | Gynephilia, also referred to as gynesexual, is a romantic or sexual orientation in which a person feels attraction femininity itself instead of women/the person. <ref name="NeutroisTerms">"LGBTQ Terms." ''Neutrois.com.'' [http://neutrois.com/definitions/terms]</ref> This term has gained criticism, arguing that the prefix "gyne-" is focused on genitals, not gender. Proponents of the term "gynephilia/gynesexual" argue that the term refers to women, not genitals. | ||
In addition, -philia is a suffix that is used for paraphilias. A paraphilia is an unhealthy/abnormal attraction to anything that isn't an adult human, which also causes concern over this being considered a sexuality as it's on par with pedophilia/pedosexual, autogynephilia,/autogynesexual, and other paraphilias | |||
===Lesbian=== | ===Lesbian=== | ||