Anattractional Spectrum
The Anattractional Spectrum (commonly shortened to aspec or a-spec) is an umbrella term for orientation types that lack attraction, the prefix an- meaning not, without, or lacking in Greek.[1][2] It is most commonly used to describe aromantic/aro-spec and/or asexual/ace-spec individuals, but can encompass tertiary orientations such as aplatonic/apl-spec.[3][4] A*-spec, or a*spec is a German variation, of which can include agender and/or autistic individuals.[5][6][7] The asterisk is often used in queer German terminology as a form of gender-appropriate language that includes all genders or variations.[8]
Related Terms
| Label | Relationship | Description | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allo- | Opposite | An orientation prefix umbrella encompassing individuals that experience attraction. | Allo individuals experience attraction, whereas aspec individuals lack attraction. |
Orientations
The most common aspec orientations include:
- asexual, lack of sexual attraction;
- aromantic, lack of romantic attraction;
- aplatonic, lack of platonic attraction;
- asensual, lack of sensual attraction;
- aqueerplatonic, lack of queerplatonic attraction;
- analterous, lack of alterous attraction;
- anaesthetic, lack of aesthetic attraction.
Prefixes and Suffixes
| Label | Prefix/Suffix | Flag | Description | Creator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anattractional | An- |  [9]
|
An individual who experiences no attraction whatsoever.[9] | twilight-moon-velvet |
| Omniaspec / Omnaspec | Omni- / Omn- |  [10]
|
An individual who lacks attraction conditionally, partly, or fully for every type of orientation.[11] | Arco-pluris, Light |
| Panaspec | Pan- |  [10]
|
An individual who experiences no attraction whatsoever, at any point in time.[12] | Anonymous, Light |
Flags and Symbols
The anattractional flag was created by Loki, which was designed as "a spectrum including those who do not feel attraction on one or more axes[sic]".[2]
Resources
- ↑ "an-". Dictionary.com, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/an#:~:text=an%2D%201,before%20a%20consonant%2C%20a%2D.. Accessed on 18 Feb, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ask-pride-color-schemes. "Here you go!". Tumblr, 15 Jan, 2018, https://web.archive.org/web/20220120233146/https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/169752982014/an-inclusive-aspec-pride-flag-for-asensual. Archived on 20 Jan, 2022.
- ↑ pride-color-schemes. "Aspec". Tumblr, 8 Jul, 2016, https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/147088558465/aspec.
- ↑ asexual-society. "list of a-spec identities & info!". Tumblr, 15 Jan, 2018, https://asexual-society.tumblr.com/post/169734535674/list-of-a-spec-identities-info.
- ↑ "Glossar". ASPEC*GERMAN, https://aspecgerman.de/community/glossar/. Accessed on 10 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ "Glossar". AktivistA, 22 Jul, 2022, https://aktivista.net/materialien/glossar/.
- ↑ "Glossar zu Aromantik". AktivAro, http://aromantik.de/ressourcen/glossar-zu-aromantik. Accessed on 16 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ "*". Queer Lexikon, 6 Aug, 2020, https://queer-lexikon.net/2019/06/16/2173/.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 twilight-moon-velvet. "Anattractional". DeviantArt, 19 Jul, 2018, https://www.deviantart.com/twilight-moon-velvet/art/Anattractional-755218590.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 beyond-mogai-pride-flags. "Panaspec and Omniaspec". Tumblr, 10 Aug, 2020, https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/626039542166765568/panaspec-and-omniaspec.
- ↑ arco-pluris. "Omnaspec Pride Flag". Tumblr, 16 Mar, 2018, https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/171938662832/omnaspec-pride-flag.
- ↑ beyond-mogai-pride-flags. "panaspec:". Tumblr, 28 Apr, 2018, https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/173388856167/panaspec-a-descriptor-for-when-your-orientation.
