Aegosexuality
| Etymology | "a-" (meaning "without" or "not") with "ego" (self) and "sexuality" |
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| Classification | Sexual identity |
| Parent category | Asexual spectrum |
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| Synonyms | Autochorissexuality |
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| Flag name | Aegosexual pride flag |
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Aegosexuality is a term used to describe individuals who may experience sexual arousal, enjoy sexual content, masturbation, or sexual fantasies, but do not desire sexual activity with another person or wish to form sexual relationships with others.[1][2] Aegosexuality is categorized within the asexual spectrum.[3] Regarding romantic attraction, the term aegoromanticism is used.[2]
Etymology and history
[edit]To describe this form of sexuality, sexologist Anthony Bogaert coined the term autochorissexualism, defined as "sex without (choris) one's self/identity (auto)" or "identity-less sexuality."[4] However, while autochorissexualism is classified within the context of paraphilia, individuals who identify with this experience typically prefer the label aegosexual,[1][2][3] which was coined in 2014.[5]
Research
[edit]Research on aegosexuality highlights the diversity within the asexual spectrum and the varied relationships between sexual fantasy and self-identity.[6][7] Aegosexual individuals may experience marginalization under frameworks such as amatonormativity and human-oriented sexualism.[8]
According to research by Thom Winter-Gray and Nikki Hayfield, some aegosexual individuals feel that their engagement in sexual fantasies makes them "not asexual enough," while others experience sexual fantasies as disconnected from their self-identity, resulting in little to no conflict with their asexual identity.[7]
Some aegosexual individuals identify as fictosexuality to emphasize their preference for fictional objects of attraction. According to a study by Yuu Matsuura, which analyzed fictosexual discourse in Japan, critiques have been raised by aego-fictosexual individuals against the human-oriented sexualism that regards fictional sexual content as secondary compared to human-to-human sexual relationships.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Young, Eris (2023). Ace voices: what it means to be asexual, aromantic, demi or grey-ace. London Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 978-1-78775-698-4.
- ^ a b c Barron, Victoria (2023). Amazing ace, awesome aro: an illustrated exploration. London ; Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 978-1-83997-714-5.
- ^ a b Daigle-Orians, Cody (2023). I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 978-1-83997-262-1.
- ^ Bogaert, Anthony F. (2012). "Asexuality and Autochorissexualism (Identity-Less Sexuality)". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 41 (6): 1513–1514. doi:10.1007/s10508-012-9963-1. ISSN 0004-0002.
- ^ Midlej, Heloisa (2025-02-26). "Como falar sobre a assexualidade na vida real estimula registros da assexualidade virtualmente e vice-versa: Uma análise sobre como o envio de histórias pessoais agiu como continuidade da memória da identidade assexual e apoiou a exibição "A é para... (Museu da Assexualidade e Arromanticidade)"". Revista Memória LGBT (in Portuguese). 10 (01): 95–129. ISSN 2318-6275.
- ^ Yule, Morag A.; Brotto, Lori A.; Gorzalka, Boris B. (2017). "Sexual Fantasy and Masturbation Among Asexual Individuals: An In-Depth Exploration". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 46 (1): 311–328. doi:10.1007/s10508-016-0870-8. ISSN 0004-0002.
- ^ a b Winter-Gray, Thom; Hayfield, Nikki (2021). "'Can I be a kinky ace?': How asexual people negotiate their experiences of kinks and fetishes". Psychology & Sexuality. 12 (3): 163–179. doi:10.1080/19419899.2019.1679866. ISSN 1941-9899.
- ^ a b Matsuura, Yuu (2021). ""Foreclosure/Erasure" of Claims-Making by the Everyday Life as Taken for Granted: Discourse Analysis about "Fictosexual" as Sexuality that does not Conform to "Sexual Orientation"". Journal of Social Problems (in Japanese). 36: 67–83. doi:10.50885/shabyo.36.0_67.
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