Varioriented
Varioriented (shortened to vario or varior), also known as cross-oriented, refers to someone whose sexual orientation and romantic orientation are "mismatched", split, incongruous, or mixed.[1] A few examples include: someone who is asexual and panromantic, someone who is gay (homosexual) and greyromantic, or someone who is heterosexual and biromantic. Varioriented is typically used to describe individuals on a-spec (ace-spec or aro-spec, or both, but with different orientations on each spectrum) who use the split attraction model; however, there can be varioriented individuals who are both allosexual and alloromantic. For example, someone who is heteroromantic and pansexual. The noun form is variorientation or cross-orientation.
Related Terms
| Label | Relationship | Description | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perioriented | Opposite | When one's sexual orientation matches their romantic orientation. | Varioriented have differing orientations compared to perioriented's matching orientations. |
History
Variorientation was coined by Sarah (Tumblr user sparebear) on or before February 2014 as a "non-matching identity" for situations of romantic/sexual orientations.[2][3]
Resources
- ↑ Ferguson, Sian. "Here’s What It Means When Your Romantic and Sexual Orientations Are Different". Everyday Feminism, 1 Jul, 2016, https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/07/cross-orientation-101/.
- ↑ odannygirl7. "Comment on Remodeling: on the Reclamation of the Term “Split Attraction Model”". The Ace Theist, 22 Mar, 2019, https://theacetheist.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/remodeling-on-the-reclamation-of-the-term-split-attraction-model/.
- ↑ new-ace-on-the-block. "ughgh ok we seriously need words to describe identities with matching romantic/sexual identities". Tumblr, 17 Feb, 2014, https://new-ace-on-the-block.tumblr.com/post/76943726387/panpuru-panpuru-ughgh-ok-we-seriously-need.
