Allosexuality

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Allosexuality is the ability to experience sexual attraction. The term is often used to describe persons who are not asexual, or the lack of identification with asexuality.^[1][2][3][4] Someone who experiences allosexuality is allosexual, sometimes shortened to allo. Other terms to describe non-asexual people include zedsexual,^[5][6] or simply sexual.^[7]

The term does not indicate the target of sexual attraction, meaning allosexual could describe someone who is heterosexual, gay, bisexual, or pansexual, for example.^[2] It also does not indicate how often an individual experiences sexual attraction or participates in sex or sexual encounters.^[2]