Keeping up with trends in our fast-paced world can be quite challenging. Just when you feel like you have a handle on things, something new pops up, making you feel like you’re aging prematurely.
This is particularly relevant when it comes to sexual identity and orientation, as new terms are constantly emerging to help individuals articulate their experiences of attraction more accurately.
We’ve previously discussed individuals identifying as ‘Abrosexual‘ and ‘Graysexual‘, but we haven’t explored ‘Almondsexuality’ yet. Sounds unusual? It’s actually a new microlabel that assists people in defining their attractions more clearly.
According to Wikipedia, almondsexuality is characterized by a primary attraction to male-aligned and androgynous-aligned genders, with occasional or minor attraction to female-aligned genders.
This orientation falls under the broader multisexual category, which also encompasses more commonly known identities like bisexuality and pansexuality.
So, what differentiates almondsexuality from the more recognized orientations? As explained by Fandom, it relates to the pattern and intensity of attraction.
Individuals who identify as almondsexual reportedly have a unique preference structure: they consistently feel attracted to masculine and neutral presentations, while their attraction to feminine presentations is less frequent or intense.
Some may prefer to identify as bisexual or pansexual, while others find that almondsexual more accurately reflects their attraction experiences.
If you’re unfamiliar with the term almondsexual, you’re not alone. It has only entered the public lexicon in 2023, when a Tumblr user known as genderstarbucks coined it.
On the other hand, Berrisexual is the opposite, describing a primary attraction to feminine and androgynous genders.
Have you ever come across the term almondsexual? We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
