Blend ofgray +asexual,coined by user asexualityrocks in 2008 on the forums of theAsexual Visibility and Education Network about two years after the advent ofgray-A andgray asexual.[1]
- (UK)IPA(key): /ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/,/ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.sjuː.əl/
- (US)IPA(key): /ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
- Rhymes:-ɛkʃuːəl
- Hyphenation:gray‧sex‧u‧al
graysexual (notcomparable)
- (neologism)Intermediate betweensexual andasexual; sometimes, but not usually, experiencing sexualattraction anddesire.
- 2013, M. M, "sex-pos",Post- (Brown University), Volume 14, Issue 13, 21 February 2013, page 7:
- But then I remember: the whole ethos of sex-positivity is predicated on a belief that everyone—sexual, asexual, orgray-sexual; monogamous, polyamorous, or something in-between; LGBTQ or as hetero as the Romneys—is entitled to pleasurable and safe sex.
2014 February 19, Tess Banta, “The 'A' Stands for Asexual”, inThe Amherst Student, volume143, number16, Amherst College, page 7:Some aces aregray-sexual (or gray-A), meaning that they fall somewhere on a spectrum between asexual and sexual.
2014 June 18, Julie Sondra Decker, “How to Tell If You Are Asexual”, inTime:Do you feel sexual attraction sometimes, but only rarely? You may begraysexual,* and you’ll have a lot in common with asexual people if you are.
- For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:graysexual.
- Synonyms:gray-A,gray asexual,gray ace
graysexual (pluralgraysexuals)
- (neologism) A graysexual person.
- ^asexualityrocks[username], Prince Raditz[username] (21 November 2008), “Attention asexual men! PLEASE RESPOND!”, inThe Asexuality Visibility and Education Network[1], archived fromthe original on24 August 2023: “[Prince Raditz:] I would suck at anything competitive because when it comes to sports, I'm usually a clutz :rolleyes: / And "hyposexual" is another term for Grey Asexual / [asexualityrocks:] Let's coin a new term. "Graysexual."”
