{"id":2399,"date":"2020-04-26T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=2399"},"modified":"2020-04-26T15:54:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T15:54:44","slug":"demisexual","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/glossary\/demisexual\/","title":{"rendered":"Demisexual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>a <a href=\"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/glossary\/sexual-orientation\/\">sexual orientation<\/a> where people experience sexual attraction to folks they are close to emotionally. They sometimes experience sexual attraction after an emotional bond forms. So, a person can be sexually attracted to someone without having <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: sex\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;sex&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Sex refers to the biological differences between individuals that are male-aligned or female-aligned, such as the genitalia and genetic differences. Sex is not the same as gender. I use these terms &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;male-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;female-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; because it is more representative of identities. A reader provided a great example, that not everyone who is female aligned has matching parts. Trans women can be female aligned whether or not they&rsquo;ve had surgery, and folks who have female parts may be male-aligned or non-binary.&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>sex<\/span>. A person can have <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: sex\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;sex&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Sex refers to the biological differences between individuals that are male-aligned or female-aligned, such as the genitalia and genetic differences. Sex is not the same as gender. I use these terms &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;male-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;female-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; because it is more representative of identities. A reader provided a great example, that not everyone who is female aligned has matching parts. Trans women can be female aligned whether or not they&rsquo;ve had surgery, and folks who have female parts may be male-aligned or non-binary.&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>sex<\/span> with someone without feeling attracted to them.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, they aren&rsquo;t simply people who date someone for a long time before having <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: sex\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;sex&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Sex refers to the biological differences between individuals that are male-aligned or female-aligned, such as the genitalia and genetic differences. Sex is not the same as gender. I use these terms &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;male-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;female-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; because it is more representative of identities. A reader provided a great example, that not everyone who is female aligned has matching parts. Trans women can be female aligned whether or not they&rsquo;ve had surgery, and folks who have female parts may be male-aligned or non-binary.&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>sex<\/span>. Therefore, it isn&rsquo;t about deciding to have <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: sex\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;sex&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Sex refers to the biological differences between individuals that are male-aligned or female-aligned, such as the genitalia and genetic differences. Sex is not the same as gender. I use these terms &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;male-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;female-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; because it is more representative of identities. A reader provided a great example, that not everyone who is female aligned has matching parts. Trans women can be female aligned whether or not they&rsquo;ve had surgery, and folks who have female parts may be male-aligned or non-binary.&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>sex<\/span>. It&rsquo;s about feeling sexually attracted to someone. A sexual attraction does not always follow the emotional connection.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-0\">\n<div class=\"swoopContainer\">\n<div id=\"swoopAd\">For more information, read<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/demisexual#bond-vs-attraction\"> this article<\/a> on Healthline.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Finally, check out more resources for the LGBTQIA+ community on my <a href=\"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/resource-directory\/\">resource hub.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a <span class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: sexual orientation\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;sexual orientation&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Sexual orientation is romantic or sexual attraction to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. There are many identities that fit into this category such as bisexual, pansexual or polysexual.&nbsp; Sexuality, like gender, is a spectrum and can fluctuate throughout a person&amp;#039;s life. One common measurement of sexual orientation is the Kinsey Scale. There is not an official test, but many exist on the internet. Here is one.Here is the rating scale:&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Rating&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Description&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Exclusively heterosexual&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Equally heterosexual and homosexual&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally heterosexual&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;5&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;6&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Exclusively homosexual&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;X&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;No socio-sexual contacts or reaction&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">sexual orientation<\/span> where people experience sexual attraction to folks they are close to emotionally. They sometimes experience sexual attraction after an emotional bond forms. So, a person can be sexually attracted to someone without having <span class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: sex\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;sex&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Sex refers to the biological differences between individuals that are male-aligned or female-aligned, such as the genitalia and genetic differences. Sex is not the same as gender. I use these terms &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;male-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;female-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; because it is more representative of identities. A reader provided a great example, that not everyone who is female aligned has matching parts. Trans women can be female aligned whether or not they&rsquo;ve had surgery, and folks who have female parts may be male-aligned or non-binary.&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">sex<\/span>. A person can have <span class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: sex\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;sex&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Sex refers to the biological differences between individuals that are male-aligned or female-aligned, such as the genitalia and genetic differences. Sex is not the same as gender. I use these terms &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;male-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;female-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; because it is more representative of identities. A reader provided a great example, that not everyone who is female aligned has matching parts. Trans women can be female aligned whether or not they&rsquo;ve had surgery, and folks who have female parts may be male-aligned or non-binary.&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">sex<\/span> with someone without feeling attracted to them. Additionally, they aren&rsquo;t simply people who &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/glossary\/demisexual\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Demisexual<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/2399"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/2399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2498,"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/2399\/revisions\/2498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}