User:Ephilei/List of orientations

This is a brainstorming list, not an official categorization. I ignore the differences between orientation and paraphilia on purpose.

General

 * Androphile
 * Asexual
 * Autogynephilia
 * Autosexual
 * Bicurious
 * Bisexual
 * Gay
 * Gynephile
 * Heterosexual
 * Homosexual
 * Monamorous
 * Pansexual
 * Polyamorous
 * Polysexual
 * Pomosexual
 * Queer
 * Same gender loving
 * Straight
 * Questioning

Asexual

 * Asexual
 * Antisexual: being opposed to sexuality, or someone for whom this is true. An antisexual person may or may not be asexual.
 * Aromantic: not interested in romantic relationships
 * Autosexual: an asexual with a sex drive; someone who can experience sexual pleasure but considers it a private, solitary activity
 * Hetero-romantic: someone who is romantically attracted to people of the opposite sex (and may be sexual or asexual)
 * Bi-romantic: someone who is romantically attracted to people of many sexes/genders (and may be sexual or asexual)
 * Homo-romantic: someone who is romantically attracted to people of the same sex (and may be sexual or asexual)
 * Hetero-asexual: a shorten form of hetero-romantic asexual
 * Bi-asexual: a shorten form of bi-romantic asexual
 * Homo-asexual: a shorten form of homo-romantic asexual
 * Demisexual: a person who experiences sexual attraction only to one person with whom they are in an intense romantic relationship or a person who only experiences secondary sexual attraction
 * Grey-A: a person in the grey area between sexuality and asexuality
 * Gay-A: another term for homoromantic-asexual
 * Straight-A: another term for heteroromantic-asexual
 * Hyposexual: having a low sex drive
 * Nonlibidoism: not having a sex drive
 * Pan-romantic: Asexual and romantically attracted to others regardless of gender
 * primary sexual attraction: instant sexual attraction, according to Rabger's model
 * primary sexual desire: wanting to engage in sexual activity for the purposes of pleasure, according to Rabger's Model
 * secondary sexual attraction: sexual attraction based on the strength of a relationship, according to Rabger's Model
 * secondary sexual desire: wanting to engage in sexual activity for reasons other than pleasure, according to Rabger's Model
 * sensual: enjoying pleasure brought through the senses, which may or may not be sexual
 * Sexual: a person who is not asexual (i.e. a heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual etc.)
 * Type A: an asexual having a sex drive and no romantic attraction
 * Type B: an asexual experiencing romantic attraction and no sex drive
 * Type C: an asexual experiencing both romantic attraction and sex drive, but not experiencing sexual attraction
 * Type D: an asexual who experiences neither romantic attraction nor sex drive