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Description

Acrisexual is an a-spec identity described as "when you feel sexual attraction, but it feels wrong or unnatural to be feeling it, like it should not happen to you." There are also other variations for different types of attraction. Another variation is the neuro- variation, which has the same definition, but that "feeling wrong" is due to neurodivergence.

History
Acrisexual was coined by Tumblr user pastelmemer sometime on or before November 14, 2018.[1]
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Created by lgbtqa-pride-icons: the outer stripes represent the type of attraction and the inner gray stripes represent the unnatural feeling of the attraction.[2]
Etymology
The prefix "acri-" is Latin for "bitter", "sharp", "sour", or "stinging."[3]

Description

Acrisexual is an a-spec identity described as "when you feel sexual attraction, but it feels wrong or unnatural to be feeling it, like it should not happen to you." There are also other variations for different types of attraction. Another variation is the neuro- variation, which has the same definition, but that "feeling wrong" is due to neurodivergence.

History
Acrisexual was coined by Tumblr user pastelmemer sometime on or before November 14, 2018.[1]
Flag
Created by lgbtqa-pride-icons: the outer stripes represent the type of attraction and the inner gray stripes represent the unnatural feeling of the attraction.[2]
Etymology
The prefix "acri-" is Latin for "bitter", "sharp", "sour", or "stinging."[3]