Caed (orientation)
Caed or Caedo is an orientation on the anattractional apectrum, defined as someone who once experienced attraction (allo- sexual, romantic, platonic or sensual), but their attraction had been taken or “cut away” from them due to past trauma.[1] The Latin prefix 'caedo' means 'to cut'.[2] Caed- is considered to be a subset of -vague orientations, an aspec identity influenced by one's neurodivergence.[1]
It was originally created for individuals with PTSD, but has since been used and recoined for individuals with any trauma experience, negative experience, or other trauma related disorders.[3][4][5]
History
One of the first mentions of caedsexual and caedromantic derives from a queer Spanish glossary, published on the 29th of January, 2015.[1]
Related Terms
| Label | Relationship | Description | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caedgender | Counterpart | A gender that was taken or "cut away" from them due to past trauma. | Caedgender is the gender counterpart. |
| Caedqueer | Similar | A broad queer identity affected by one's trauma. | Caedqueer is a broader term that can include orientation, gender, or other aspects of one's queer identity. |
| Eras- | Counterpart | An individual whose attraction has partially or fully vanished. | Eras individuals can have their attraction disappear/fade for any reason, whereas caed individuals have their attraction disappear/fade because of trauma exclusively. |
Orientations
| Label | Orientation | Flag | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caedaroace / Caedoaroace | Aroace |  [6]
|
XIN |
| Caedplatonic / Caedoplatonic | Platonic |  [4]
|
Pride-Flags |
| Caedqueerplatonic / Caedoqueerplatonic | Queerplatonic |  [7]
|
Pride-Flags |
| Caedromantic / Caedoromantic | Romantic |  [8]
|
Pride-Flags |
| Caedsexual / Caedosexual | Sexual |  [9]
|
Pride-Flags |
| Caedsensual / Caedosensual | Sensual |  [10]
|
Pride-Flags |
Flags and Symbols
A caedsexual flag system was created by riptidecoric as a way to present a previous and current individual's orientation. It is characterised by a flag vertically split in half, the left half showing the flag of the previous orientation and the distinct caed- black, grey, and white stripes, with the right half showing the flag of the current orientation.[11]
Various flags belonging to the caedsexual flag system can be found in the combination flags category.
Resources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Glosario de orientaciones sexuales poco conocidas". totamor.blogspot.com, 29 Jan, 2015, https://archive.md/C6ngp#selection-1071.0-1071.27. Archived on 21 Apr, 2022.
- ↑ "caedo". Wiktionary, 4 Sep, 2022, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/caedo#Latin.
- ↑ taka. "What exactly is caedsexual?". The AVEN, 10 Apr, 2021, https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/212071-what-exactly-is-caedsexual/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pride-Flags. "Caedplatonic / Caedoplatonic". DeviantArt, 4 Oct, 2015, https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Caedplatonic-Caedoplatonic-563893353.
- ↑ queer-mafia-family. "Caedsexual". Tumblr, 21 Feb, 2021, https://queer-mafia-family.tumblr.com/post/643756214783754241/caedsexual.
- ↑ XIN. "Caedaroace". Reddit, 9 Apr, 2021, https://web.archive.org/web/20210409220206/https://www.reddit.com/r/lgballt/comments/mnrqb7/caedaroace/. Archived on 9 Apr, 2021.
- ↑ Pride-Flags. "Caedoqueerplatonic". Pride-Flags, 27 Jun, 2016, https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Caedoqueerplatonic-585726653.
- ↑ Pride-Flags. "Caedromantic / Caedoromantic". DeviantArt, 4 Oct, 2015., https://archive.md/v9EEf. Archived on 21 Apr, 2022.
- ↑ Pride-Flags. "Caedsexual / Caedosexual". DeviantArt, 3 Oct, 2015, https://archive.md/qfFVb. Archived on 16 Apr, 2019.
- ↑ Pride-Flags. "Caedosensual / Caedsensual". DeviantArt, 21 Jan, 2016, https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Caedosensual-Caedsensual-585726665.
- ↑ riptidecoric. "woo I coined a term.". Instragram, 26 May, 2021, https://archive.md/2022.04.21-034556/https://www.instagram.com/p/CPUsX4VL7vc/. Archived on 21 Apr, 2022.
