Back Demisekswalidad BCL Demisexualitat Catalan Demisexualita Czech Demiseksualitet Danish Demisexualidad Spanish Demiseksuaalisuus Finnish Demisexualité French דמיסקסואליות HE Demisessualità Italian निमलैंगिकता Marathi
| Etymology | Latin: demi, meaning "half"[1] |
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| Definition | 1: The state of not experiencing primary sexual attraction. 2: Attracted to someone after getting to know them for a certain period of time. |
| Classification | Sexual identity |
| Parent category | Asexual spectrum |
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| Flag name | Demisexual pride flag |
| Meaning | Black chevron represents asexuality, gray represents gray asexuality, white represents sexuality, and purple represents community.[2] |
Demisexuality is a term used to describe individuals who do not experience primary sexual attraction[3] – a type of attraction that is based on immediately observable characteristics such as appearance or smell, and is experienced immediately after first encounter.[1] A demisexual person can only experience secondary sexual attraction – a type of attraction that occurs after development of emotional bond.[4][5][1] The amount of time that demisexual individual needs to know another person before developing sexual attraction towards them varies from person to person. Demisexuality is generally categorized on the asexuality spectrum.[6][1]
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