windroars Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I've been peeking around the forum for the last two days, and I noticed that people here call those who aren't asexual "sexuals." This makes complete and obvious sense; there's nothing wrong with that. But are there any acceptable alternatives to use? I feel a bit awkward at the thought of referring to people that way despite how streamlined it is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThaHoward Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Some prefer to say allosexual. Other than that you could probally say non-asexual. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
windroars Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Oh, I've never heard that term before. That might be less awkward. Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThaHoward Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Glad to be of help :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Akira Jumps Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Allosexuals, sexuals, non-asexuals all work fine, but if you'd like to be a bit more detailed you can always call them heterosexual, pan-, homo-,bi-, etc. All forms are accepted, most just use the term sexuals because it encompasses all the different forms of sexual people. Allo- and non- work the same way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
windroars Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Yeah, I absolutely understand why it's the term most people use. I guess I'm just not as familiar with all the labels out there. I feel irrationally embarrassed using the word sexual as a noun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keels Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 You know, actually the word 'asexual' makes me irrationally embarassed! :redface: As did 'bisexual' when I identified that way. Luckily bisexual abbreviates to 'bi'... guess I should switch over to 'ace' or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
windroars Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 Irrationally embarrassed bros! Ace is a pretty nice abbreviation, it's true. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
90snerd Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Flying Ace! It makes us sound epic. Woot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KaijuPanda Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 My non-asexual bf has transitioned to saying "ace" faster than me, haha. I like it, but I think it requires more confidence to use than I have just yet. I recently saw "zedsexual" proposed, to imply the opposite end of the spectrum as "asexual". But for an American not used to saying "zed", it sounds way too goofy to me ;) I definitely prefer allo- or non-. I've found it useful to have something besides "sexual" in online conversations, so one can distinguish between a sexual person, and a sexual thing/act etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CherryAllen Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 "The Others" lol. I only ever use the term when I'm with my friends that are all sexuals (and now, apparently) and I say something along the lines of "yo, hold your sexualism in for a moment, yeah? There's an asexual in the room." If anything I'd add a prefix to them (hetero, bi, etc) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
windroars Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Ugh, I can understand a lack of confidence all too well. I haven't had the guts to talk to more than one person about my asexuality face-to-face, and even then, I didn't use any labels. Prefixes definitely sound like the way to go (the only way to go? haha), and allosexual or non-asexual might be the easiest way for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lady MacBethany Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 While allosexual is a perfectly acceptable term, it's worth noting that in Canada and some other places where French is commonly spoken, allosexual just means non-heterosexual. So keep that in mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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