Gray-asexual

Sexuality is not black and white; some people identify in the gray (spelled "grey" in some countries) area between asexual and sexual. People who identify as gray-A can include, but are not limited to those who:


 * do not normally experience sexual attraction, but do experience it sometimes
 * experience sexual attraction, but a low sex drive
 * experience sexual attraction and drive, but not strongly enough to want to act on them
 * people who can enjoy and desire sex, but only under very limited and specific circumstances

Similarly, some people who might technically belong to the gray area choose to identify as asexual because it is easier to explain. For example, if someone has experienced sexual attraction on one or two brief, fleeting occasions in their life, they might prefer to call themselves asexual because it is not worth the bother of having to explain these one or two occasions to everyone who asks about their orientation.

Gray-As may also append a gender orientation to the label, as in "Gray-heterosexual".

Terms
The most common term used to refer to the gray area is "gray-A". Other terms that have been used for the gray area include "hyposexual", "demisexual", "semisexual", "low sexual intensity", "asexual-ish" and "sexual-ish".

Some of these terms refer to specific parts of the gray area rather than the entire gray area.

Demisexual is used, generally, to describe people who only experience sexual attraction after first forming a strong emotional connection.