Romantic and sexual orientation: Difference between revisions
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==Usually attracted to women== | ==Usually attracted to women== | ||
In the English-speaking world, most people know about three orientations that are usually attracted to women: bisexuals, [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Heterosexuality|heterosexual men]], and [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Homosexuality|homosexual women]] ([[Romantic and sexual orientation#Lesbian|lesbians]]). Some other identity labels have been proposed in order to have a way to say that one is usually attracted to women, without labeling one's own gender identity: gynephilia, femaric, feminamoric, neptunic, and venusic. Some identity labels have been proposed specifically for nonbinary people who are usually attracted to women: azalian, nonbinary people loving women (NBLW), and orbisian/trixic. | |||
=== Azalian === | === Azalian === | ||
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=== Feminamoric === | === Feminamoric === | ||
Attracted exclusively to women.<ref name=":1" /> | Attracted exclusively to women.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
===Gynephilia=== | |||
Gynephilia, also referred to as gynesexual, is a romantic or sexual orientation in which a person feels attraction to women or femininity.<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. | |||
===Lesbian=== | |||
'' See main article: [[lesbian]].'' | |||
People who identify as [[Lesbian|lesbians]] have a feminine gender identity, and are attracted only to women. This word is applicable regardless of whether one or both people involved are cisgender women or transgender women. Some nonbinary people also identify as women to some degree (nonbinary women), and also usually experience attraction to women, and so they consider themselves lesbians. Some people see "lesbian" as a gender identity as well as a sexuality. | |||
===NBLW=== | ===NBLW=== | ||
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==Usually attracted to men== | ==Usually attracted to men== | ||
In the English-speaking world, most people know about three orientations that are usually attracted to women: bisexuals, [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Heterosexuality|heterosexual women]], and [[Romantic and sexual orientation#Homosexuality|homosexual men]] ([[Romantic and sexual orientation#Gay men|gay men]]). Some other identity labels have been proposed in order to have a way to say that one is usually attracted to women, without labeling one's own gender identity: androphilia, marsic, mascic, and uranic. Some identity labels have been proposed specifically for nonbinary people who are usually attracted to women: nonbinary people loving men (NBLM), quadrisian/toric, thistlian, and viramoric. | |||
===Androphilia=== | ===Androphilia=== | ||
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===Heterosexuality=== | ===Heterosexuality=== | ||
Also called being straight, heterosexuality is a romantic and sexual orientation in which a person tends to feel sexual attraction only to people of a different gender identity than their own. For example, women who usually feel attracted only to men. This is heterosexuality even if one or both of the people are [[transgender]], because this is based on [[gender identity]] rather than [[sex]]. Heterosexuality is often defined as attraction between persons of opposite gender<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality</ref>. However, the idea "opposite gender" only makes sense within the [[gender binary]], which sees all people as being either of only two genders, and that those two genders are supposedly opposites to each other. What "heterosexuality" means when [[nonbinary]] identities are taken into account is not agreed upon. By its etymology, it could imply "other" or "different" gender<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality#Etymology</ref>. In that case, a heterosexual nonbinary person could mean one who feels attraction to one gender other than nonbinary, to both binary genders, or to all genders other than their exact own. Nevertheless, heterosexuality is often assumed to refer to attraction between men and women only, even when nonbinary identities are acknowledged. This can cause distress to nonbinary people in a relationship and their partners as they struggle to find a labels for themselves. The question of whether a nonbinary person can identify as heterosexual-- and how exactly that person defines their heterosexuality-- is up to that individual person. | |||
==Usually attracted to the same gender as one's own== | ==Usually attracted to the same gender as one's own== | ||
===Homosexuality=== | ===Homosexuality=== | ||
Also called being gay, homosexuality is a sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction only to people of the same [[gender]] as one's self.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality</ref> All homosexual people can also call themselves gay. Nonbinary people who are mainly attracted to other nonbinary people can call themselves homosexual, gay, or [[#NBLNB|NBLNB]] (nonbinary loving nonbinary). | |||
Nonbinary people who also identify as men or women to some degree, and are mainly attracted to the same, may also call themselves homosexual, gay, and/or lesbian. | Nonbinary people who also identify as men or women to some degree, and are mainly attracted to the same, may also call themselves homosexual, gay, and/or lesbian. | ||
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Some words for sexual orientations don't make reference to one's own gender, which makes it easier for nonbinary people to use them. This includes androphilic, gynephilic, skoliosexuality, and asexuality. This is also the case for bisexuality, polysexuality, omnisexuality, and pansexuality, which mean attraction to more than one gender of people. People disagree about how each of these involve transgender, nonbinary, and [[intersex]] people, and which of these words is the most inclusive and respectful of the legitimacy of them. | Some words for sexual orientations don't make reference to one's own gender, which makes it easier for nonbinary people to use them. This includes androphilic, gynephilic, skoliosexuality, and asexuality. This is also the case for bisexuality, polysexuality, omnisexuality, and pansexuality, which mean attraction to more than one gender of people. People disagree about how each of these involve transgender, nonbinary, and [[intersex]] people, and which of these words is the most inclusive and respectful of the legitimacy of them. | ||
===Androgynesexual=== | ===Androgynesexual=== | ||
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=== Saturnic === | === Saturnic === | ||
Attraction solely to other nonbinary people, including those who may be woman-aligned and/or man-aligned, but not to women nor men.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Saturnic-747909854</ref> | Attraction solely to other nonbinary people, including those who may be woman-aligned and/or man-aligned, but not to women nor men.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Saturnic-747909854</ref> | ||
===Skoliosexuality=== | |||
Skoliosexuality, or ceterosexuality, means a sexual orientation in which a person feels sexual attraction to nonbinary people, and perhaps other kinds of transgender people as well. <ref>Jack Molay. "Transgender and transsexual glossary." January 25, 2010. [http://www.crossdreamers.com/2010/01/transgender-and-transsexual-glossary.html]</ref> Some believe the term is only to be used by non-binary people, though it was coined in the context of binary people's attraction to non-binary people. <ref>http://nelde.deviantart.com/art/Sexual-Attraction-v2-180255547</ref> Non-binary people who are attracted to other non-binary people may also use the term homosexual/homoromantic. | |||
Due to a somewhat problematic etymology (skolio- comes from the Greek for "crooked"), some prefer to use the term ceterosexual, from Latin "cetera", meaning "other". | |||
=== Solaric === | === Solaric === | ||