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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Stupid question time: Does the fact that you're ace omit the gay/straight spectrum entirely, or would you still place yourself on it somewhere?

[–] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 7 points 19 hours ago

Not having sexual attraction to any people doesn't preclude romantic attraction. I'm ace and panromantic. What OP described is aesthetic attraction

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 13 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Some aces have a position on the gay/straight spectrum.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 24 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Aesthetic attraction vs Sexual attraction.

You can find someone visually appealing without also finding them sexually appealing.

[–] Slotos@feddit.nl 6 points 21 hours ago

The two are not mutually exclusive.

Sexual attractiveness also doesn’t mean sexual drive. One doesn’t need to be gay to understand that a man is sexually attractive in the way they find compelling. A desire to look good is all it takes.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 19 hours ago

We used to call people who omitted the spectrum and were attracted to other people regardless pansexual.