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 sexual orientation in which an individual does not experience primary sexual attraction[3][4] – the type of attraction that is based on immediately observable characteristics such as appearance or smell and is experienced immediately after a first encounter.[1] A demisexual person can only experience secondary sexual attraction – the type of attraction that occurs after the development of an emotional bond.[5][6][1] The amount of time that a demisexual individual needs to know another person before developing sexual attraction towards them varies from person to person.[7] Demisexuality is generally categorized on the asexuality spectrum.[8][9][1]
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