androsexual
Drawn to masculinity
Androsexual describes attraction to men or masculinity, regardless of one's own gender.
The term is useful for people whose gender identity makes "heterosexual" or "homosexual" unclear or inaccurate—a nonbinary person attracted to men might identify as androsexual rather than navigate those labels.
I'm androsexual, so I date men regardless of how I identify.
The counterpart is gynesexual, denoting attraction to women or femininity.
Male in character
muscles · deep voice · testosterone · butch · masculine energy · jawline · body hair · broad shoulders
Pull toward something
- menAdult male humans
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- queerUnusual or non-normative
LGBTQ · spectrum · label · nonbinary · gender · demisexual · fluidity · multisexual
Outside male-female categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
- agenderHaving no gender identity
- gender-neutralWithout sex distinction
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
language · precise · umbrella · regardless · modern · evolving · descriptive · clinical
masculine
Male in character
beard · muscles · deep voice · testosterone · butch · masculine energy · jawline · body hair · broad shoulders · masculinized
attraction
Pull toward something
- menAdult male humans
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
queer · LGBTQ · spectrum · label · nonbinary · gender · demisexual · fluidity · multisexual · polysexual
nonbinary
Outside male-female categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
- agenderHaving no gender identity
- gender-neutralWithout sex distinction
terminology · language · precise · umbrella · regardless · modern · evolving · descriptive · clinical · academic
andro, android, androgen, androgenic, androgyny, androgynous, polyandry, misandry, misandrist