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Dino Shining Heart - the ponysona of Lucy ShinyPteranodon - is celebrating Demisexual Pride. She is actually both a demisexual and a demiromantic. Allow me to explain.

Demisexuality is a sexual orientation where people experience sexual attraction towards people once they've made a strong emotional connection. These would include close friends or a romantic partner, but not strangers and acquaintances. You might wonder, “Don’t many of us wait to feel an emotional connection to someone before having sex with them?” Well yes, many people do choose to only have sex with people they have a bond with — whether it’s marriage, a committed romantic relationship, or a happy and trusting friendship. The difference is that demisexuality isn’t about having sex. It’s about the ability to feel sexual attraction to specific people. Demisexual people aren’t simply people who decide to date someone for a long time before having sex with them and it isn’t about deciding to have sex. But rather feeling sexually attracted to someone. Some demisexual people might choose to wait a while before having sex with a romantic partner — but this is independent of their sexual orientation.

As you can judge by the pride flag behind Dino, demisexuality is a sub identity within the asexuality spectrum, placed somewhere between asexuality itself and allosexuality. There has been debate on if demisexuality should be included within the spectrum, since an asexual person experiences little to no sexual attraction while a demisexual person feels sexual attraction. However, there is a reason why demisexuality falls under the asexual banner. It does describe a situation where you only experience sexual attraction in limited circumstances.

As I mentioned earlier, Lucy is also a demiromantic. Obviously, a demiromantic person is someone who only develops romantic feelings for another person when they have a strong emotional connection to them. I will discuss more about that for another pride project featuring Lucy.

For a little more information on demisexuality, here's the site that gave me some more insight - What Does Demisexual Mean? 17 FAQs About Sex, Attraction, More (healthline.com)

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Dino Shining Heart - the ponysona of Lucy ShinyPteranodon - is celebrating Demisexual Pride. She is actually both a demisexual and a demiromantic. Allow me to explain.

Demisexuality is a sexual orientation where people experience sexual attraction towards people once they've made a strong emotional connection. These would include close friends or a romantic partner, but not strangers and acquaintances. You might wonder, “Don’t many of us wait to feel an emotional connection to someone before having sex with them?” Well yes, many people do choose to only have sex with people they have a bond with — whether it’s marriage, a committed romantic relationship, or a happy and trusting friendship. The difference is that demisexuality isn’t about having sex. It’s about the ability to feel sexual attraction to specific people. Demisexual people aren’t simply people who decide to date someone for a long time before having sex with them and it isn’t about deciding to have sex. But rather feeling sexually attracted to someone. Some demisexual people might choose to wait a while before having sex with a romantic partner — but this is independent of their sexual orientation.

As you can judge by the pride flag behind Dino, demisexuality is a sub identity within the asexuality spectrum, placed somewhere between asexuality itself and allosexuality. There has been debate on if demisexuality should be included within the spectrum, since an asexual person experiences little to no sexual attraction while a demisexual person feels sexual attraction. However, there is a reason why demisexuality falls under the asexual banner. It does describe a situation where you only experience sexual attraction in limited circumstances.

As I mentioned earlier, Lucy is also a demiromantic. Obviously, a demiromantic person is someone who only develops romantic feelings for another person when they have a strong emotional connection to them. I will discuss more about that for another pride project featuring Lucy.

For a little more information on demisexuality, here's the site that gave me some more insight - What Does Demisexual Mean? 17 FAQs About Sex, Attraction, More (healthline.com)