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Sexual orientation is a personal quality that is protected from discrimination. Under federal law, sexual orientation is not a protected class, however, many state and local laws consider it to be.
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A person who is abrosexual may also have changes in their sexual orientation over time. For example, a person who is abrosexual might be sexually attracted to men at one point, then not sexually attracted to anyone weeks later. Someone who is abrosexual may have periods of different intensities of attraction.
The acronym stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. At times, a Q will be added for Queer and/or Questioning, an A for Ally, an I for Intersex and/or a TS for Two- Spirit. Lesbian – a woman whose primary romantic, emotional and physical attractions are to other women.
So yes, you can be demisexual and also homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, heterosexual, and so on — whatever best describes your individual orientation.
While a demisexual is someone who feels sexual attraction to someone only once they’ve emotionally bonded, a sapiosexual person finds themselves especially attracted to someone they view as intelligent.
Some asexual people like cuddling and kissing and being in romantic relationships. Some people who identify as asexual also identify as aromantic, meaning they don’t have romantic feelings and aren’t interested in romantic relationships.
Someone who is asexual doesn’t experience sexual attraction and/or doesn’t desire sexual contact. Asexuals may also use shorthand like “Ace” to describe their sexual orientation. An asexual person can be straight, gay, bisexual or queer because sexual attraction is only one kind of attraction.
An asexual person might not experience sexual attraction, but they might still experience romantic attraction. An asexual person could be romantically attracted to people of the same gender, people of another gender, or people of multiple genders.