ARCsexual (orientation)
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ARCsexual
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ARCsexual is a label describing individuals who feel Averse, Repulsed, or Conflicted (ARC) towards their sexual attraction or towards sexual interaction. The label is commonly used by asexual spectrum individuals, but is not exclusive to this community or sexuality.
Subterms
| Term | Description | Flag | Coiner |
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| Anticarnal | Describes an individual who is sex-repulsed. Anticarnal individuals are repulsed by sexual attraction/interaction, both involving them and not involving them. | Kisten Sadi[1][2] | |
| ARCflux | Describes an individual who is sex-oscillating. ARCflux individuals are may feel one way about sexual attraction/interaction at some times, and another way at other times. | Kisten Sadi[3] | |
| Discarnal | Describes an individual who is sex-averse. Discarnal individuals are repulsed by sexual attraction/interaction which involves themselves, but are fine with sexual activity that does not involve them. | Kisten Sadi[1][2] | |
| Eriscarnal | Describes an individual who is sex-conflicted. Eriscarnal individuals may feel a disconnect between their conscious desires and their subconscious reactions regarding sexual attraction/interaction. | Kisten Sadi[1][2] | |
| Requiscarnal | One feels repulsed by sexual attraction/interaction due to trauma or exhaustion | Kisten Sadi[4] |
History
The term acronym ARCsexual was created/first mentioned by Mod Alice on the ARC Resources blog on November 27, 2014.[5]
Resources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 kistensadi. "ARCsexual: Averse, Repulsed, Conflicted". Wordpress, 14 Dec. 2014, https://web.archive.org/web/20230602164511/https://kistensadi.wordpress.com/2014/12/14/arcsexual-averse-repulsed-conflicted/. Archived on 02 Jun. 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 ARC Resources. "Basic types of sex aversion, repulsion, and confliction.". Tumblr, https://web.archive.org/web/20220508220445/https://arcresources.tumblr.com/post/105182992488/basic-types-of-sex-aversion-repulsion-and. Accessed on 11 Aug. 2024. Archived on 08 May. 2022.
- ↑ ARC Resources. Tumblr, 03 Dec. 2014, https://archive.ph/2022.02.12-090806/https://arcresources.tumblr.com/post/104274082962/mogai-archive-aceflux-similar-to-genderflux-in. Archived on 12 Feb. 2022.
- ↑ ARC Resources. Tumblr, 11 Dec. 2014, https://archive.ph/2021.07.24-185654/https://arcresources.tumblr.com/post/104955162345/requiesromantic-sexual. Archived on 24 Jul. 2021.
- ↑ ARC Resources. "Welcome! I’m Alice!". Tumblr, 27 Nov. 2014, https://archive.ph/2022.02.12-092730/https://arcresources.tumblr.com/post/103775565509/welcome-im-alice. Archived on 12 Feb. 2022.
