Apothisexuality

Apothisexuality is a variation of asexuality, in which the individual feels repulsion towards sex.^[1] Some apothisexual people view sexual acts as disgusting or uncomfortable, however, this is a unique feeling of the individual and should never be confused with a negative stance towards sex.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The apothisexual person, in general, does not care about what other people do in their intimate relationships, as long as it does not concern them.^[5]^[6]^[4]

The apothisexual individual is also sometimes known by the asexual community as a sex-repulsive asexual.^[7]

The feeling of repulsion towards sexual acts is a unique feeling of the apothisexual person and should never be confused with a negative position towards sex, as in antisexualism.^[8]

^ "'Sin sexo': un documental que recoge testimonios de personas que prefieren no tener relaciones". Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-25.
^ "» Apoti" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-06-25.
^ Oliveira, Elisabete Regina Baptista de (2015-03-06). Minha vida de ameba: os scripts sexo-normativos e a construção social das assexualidades na internet e na escola (text thesis) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universidade de São Paulo.
^ ^a ^b "Apothisexuality Explains Why Some Folks Are Repulsed by Sex". Cosmopolitan. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
^ "Five things asexuality does mean and five things it definitely doesn't". The Tab. 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
^ "11 obscure asexuality identities you probably haven't heard of". The Tab. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
^ "Apothisexual". Asexual Visibility and Education Network. 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
^ Steelman, Sarah M.; and Hertlein, Katherine M. (2016-04-02). "Underexplored Identities: Attending to Asexuality in Therapeutic Contexts". Journal of Family Psychotherapy. 27 (2): 85–98. doi:10.1080/08975353.2016.1169014. ISSN 0897-5353.

[1] "'Sin sexo': un documental que recoge testimonios de personas que prefieren no tener relaciones". Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-25.

[:0-2] "» Apoti" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-06-25.

[3] Oliveira, Elisabete Regina Baptista de (2015-03-06). Minha vida de ameba: os scripts sexo-normativos e a construção social das assexualidades na internet e na escola (text thesis) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universidade de São Paulo.

[:4-4] "Apothisexuality Explains Why Some Folks Are Repulsed by Sex". Cosmopolitan. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2025-06-28.

[5] "Five things asexuality does mean and five things it definitely doesn't". The Tab. 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2025-06-25.

[6] "11 obscure asexuality identities you probably haven't heard of". The Tab. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2025-06-25.

[:2-7] "Apothisexual". Asexual Visibility and Education Network. 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2025-06-25.

[8] Steelman, Sarah M.; and Hertlein, Katherine M. (2016-04-02). "Underexplored Identities: Attending to Asexuality in Therapeutic Contexts". Journal of Family Psychotherapy. 27 (2): 85–98. doi:10.1080/08975353.2016.1169014. ISSN 0897-5353.

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