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'''Abrosexual''' is a [[Sexual Orientation|sexual orientation]] on the [[multisexual]] spectrum in which one's sexuality is changing or fluid. 

One 's sexuality may be fluid between any number of sexualities, whether it be [[monosexual]], [[multisexual]], [[allosexual]], [[asexual]], etc. The gender(s) one is attracted to typically change, and the intensity of the attraction or the way one feels attraction may change as well. For example, someone could be homosexual one day, then demisexual the next, then finsexual the next. 

For some, the changes may be erratic, and for others, they may be regular. Some abrosexual individuals may be fluid between all or a large number of sexualities, while others may only be fluid between a few. Because of their inconsistent attraction, some abrosexual individuals may not feel compelled to seek out a sexual relationship or may prefer a friendship/another type of relationship.

While it is possible for an individual's sexual identity to shift or change in some way throughout their life, an abrosexual individual's orientation may change more frequently, such as over hours, days, months, or years. The orientation changes may also be more drastic.

Abrosexuality often overlaps with [[aceflux]]; however, the difference is that, generally for aceflux individuals, when they feel attraction, the gender(s) they're attracted to are always the same; the only thing that changes is how they're attracted to them or how intensely they're attracted to them. For abrosexual individuals, the gender(s) they are attracted to changes.

Abrosexual Awareness Day is July 2, which falls directly in the middle of the year (except on leap years) and signifies the day the world moves from the first half of the year to the second, symbolic to how an abrosexual person's orientation shifts.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Abrosexual/comments/k8fwo5/establishing_an_abrosexual_awareness_day/</ref><ref>https://archive.md/D2gxK</ref> Another proposal for an Abrosexuality Visibility Day is April 3rd.

==Subsets==
For a list of all sexualities and orientations under the abro- umbrella, please see [[:Category:Abro-]].

* [[Abro- Lesbian]]
* [[Abro- Gay]]

== Gallery ==
The original abrosexual flag was created by Mod Chad of pride-flags-for-us after an anonymous individual requested it. The anonymous user requested a five-color flag that fades from #46D294 to white to #EE1766. It is unknown why this individual chose these colors specifically.<ref name=a/><ref name=c/><ref name=b/>
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File:Abrosexual flag.png|Abrosexual Flag by Tumblr user Mod Chad<ref name=a/> at pride-flags-for-us<ref name=b/>
File:RoseWatera's abrosexual flag.png|Alternate Abrosexual Flag by LGBTQIA+ Wiki user RoseWatera<ref>https://archive.md/wAbEW</ref><ref>https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Abrosexual?oldid=4161</ref>
File:Cryptocrew's alternate abrosexual flag.png|Alternate Abrosexual Flag by Fandom user CryptoCrew<ref>https://archive.ph/2021.08.31-023541/https://lgbta.wikia.org/f/p/4400000000000094761#selection-2980.0-2985.176</ref>
File:An alternate abrosexual flag by Pride-Flags on DeviantArt.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag by DeviantArt user Pride-Flags<ref>https://archive.md/Z3FzC</ref><ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Abrosexual-872895480</ref>
File:Addyroodle's alternate abrosexual flag.png|Alternate Abrosexual Flag by LGBTQIA+ Wiki user Addyroodle<ref>https://archive.md/EJz5A</ref><ref>https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Abrosexual?oldid=4192</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt5.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag by Tumblr user j45p32-jpg<ref>https://archive.md/GC7P5</ref><reF>https://www.tumblr.com/j45p32-jpg/695963929148588032/3-striped-versions-of-the-following-flags?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt6.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual (Moon Abrosexual) Flag by Tumblr user chronicallyqueercoining<ref>https://archive.md/i20ra</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/chronicallyqueercoining/706349248095059968/moon-abrosexual-pride-flag?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt7.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag by Tumblr user polaryzed<ref>https://archive.md/UXqox</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/polaryzed/708708644098916352/alternate-abro-flag?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt8.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from Ashiya Douman) by Tumblr user fate-pride-order<ref>https://archive.md/udyur</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/fate-pride-order/719331379950796800/abrosexual-pride-flag-color-picked-from-ashiya?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt9.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Decidueye) by Tumblr user lxvenderskies<ref>https://archive.md/zqRxU</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/lxvenderskies/720858622486249472/request-abrosexual-flag-color-picked-from?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt10.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri) by Tumblr user fate-pride-order<ref>https://archive.md/jZiFb</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/fate-pride-order/721233942399926272/abrosexual-pride-flag-color-picked-from-wolfgang?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt11.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Shiny Celebi) by Tumblr user pokemonprideflags<ref>https://archive.md/RFb5J</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/724454115767435264/the-abrosexual-abro-flag-color-picked-from-shiny?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt12.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Zimbabwe Songbirds) by Tumblr user color-picked-pride-flags<ref>https://www.tumblr.com/color-picked-pride-flags/724524179960037376/abrosexual-flag-color-picked-from-the-zimbabwe?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt13.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Dreepy) by Tumblr user pokemonprideflags<ref>https://archive.md/Elrw1</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/725080661920219136/the-abrosexual-abro-flag-color-picked-from?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt14.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Venusaur) by Tumblr suer pokemonprideflags<ref>https://archive.md/Uh5LM</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/725117363941507073/the-abrosexual-abro-flag-color-picked-from?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt16.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Fashionable Style Pikachu) by Tumblr user pokemonprideflags<ref>https://archive.md/9b4ZQ</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/725652485522522112/the-abrosexual-abro-flag-color-picked-from?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt15.jpg|Alternat Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Gardevoir) by Tumblr user pokemonprideflags<ref>https://archive.md/yr41g</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/726845579372773377/the-abrosexual-abro-flag-color-picked-gardevoir?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt17.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon character Special Costume Jasmine) by Tumblr user pokemonprideflags<ref>https://archive.md/4IHSI</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/728370416443326465/the-abrosexual-abro-flag-color-picked-from?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt18.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the My Little Pony character Minty)  by Tumblr user colorpicked-pride-flags<ref>https://archive.md/gBqpe</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/colorpicked-pride-flags/search/Abrosexual</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt19.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Flygon) by Tumblr user pokemonprideflags<ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/731816988239855616/the-abrosexual-abro-flag-color-picked-from?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt20.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Shiny Bulbasaur) by Tumblr user pokemonprideflags<ref>https://archive.md/zmgek</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/732451238977961984/the-abrosexual-abro-flag-color-picked-from-shiny?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt21.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag by Tumblr user bvnnyscorner<ref>https://archive.md/XnAve</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/bvnnyscorner/732994887064174592/this-is-my-version-of-the-abrosexual-flag-the?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt22.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from Demon Slayer character Mitsuri) by Tumblr user colorpicked-pride-flags<ref>https://www.tumblr.com/colorpicked-pride-flags/738796590855340032/could-i-request-a-abrosexual-mitsuri-flag-from?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt23.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Shiny Chandelure) by Tumblr user pokemonprideflags<ref>https://archive.md/ETmJx</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/739706578875416576/the-abrosexual-abro-flag-color-picked-from-shiny?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt24.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Terapagos) by Tumblr user pokemonprideflags<ref>https://archive.md/VSFYZ</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/740153264686923776/all-the-pride-flags-i-can-possibly-color-picked?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt25.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Grovyle) by Tumblr user pokemonprideflags<ref>https://archive.md/IBJwW</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/740163088472489984/the-abrosexual-abro-flag-color-picked-from?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt26.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Lurantis) by Tumblr user pokemonprideflags<ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/740434858410672128/could-i-rq-an-abrosexual-flag-colorpicked-from?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt27.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Cookie Run Kingdom character White Lily Cooke) by Tumblr user colorpicked-pride-flags<ref>https://www.tumblr.com/colorpicked-pride-flags/740989959586152448/white-lily-cookie-from-cookie-run-kingdom?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt28.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Xatu) by Tumblr user pokemonprideflags<ref>https://archive.md/lccWB</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/743330590731993088/the-abrosexual-abro-flag-color-picked-from-xatu?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt29.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Shiny Espeon) by Tumblr use rpokemonprideflags<ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/744051298860744704/if-you-dont-mind-could-you-do-the-abro-flag-with?source=share</ref>
File:Abrosexual Alt30.jpg|Alternate Abrosexual Flag (Colorpicked from the Pokémon Fomantis) by Tumblr user pokemonprideflags<ref>https://archive.md/e6t9a</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pokemonprideflags/744779858029182976/could-you-do-the-abrosexual-flag-colour-picked?source=share</ref>
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== Symbol ==
The symbols were created by Tumblr user lgbt.teen.youth on April 7, 2020 to represent any identity using the abro- prefix.<ref name=ab/> The user stated, "The gender symbols are separated to indicate movement and change. They can be customized per abro person".<gallery>
File:Abro- Symbol.png|Abro- Symbol by Tumblr user lgbtteenyouth<ref name=ab>https://archive.md/9TwDy</ref><ref>https://www.tumblr.com/lgbtteenyouth/614778351277703168/i-created-an-abrosexual-symbol?source=share</ref>
File:Abro- Symbol2.jpg|Second Abro- Symbol by Tumblr user lgbtteenyouth<ref name=ab/>
File:Abrosexual Symbol4.png|Abrosexual Symbol by Tumblr user lgbtteenyouth<ref name=ab/>
File:Abrosexual Symbol3.jpg|Second Abrosexual Symbol by Tumblr user lgbtteenyouth<ref name=ab/>
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==Etymology==
The prefix abro- is derived either from the Ancient Greek word ἁβρός (habrós) or its Modern Greek descendant αβρός (avrós), meaning "delicate" or "graceful".

==References==
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== See Also ==

* [[Abroromantic]]

[[Category:Allosexual Spectrum]]
[[Category:Asexual Spectrum]]
[[Category:Monosexual Spectrum]]
[[Category:Multisexual Spectrum]]
[[Category:Orientation]]
[[Category:Sexual Orientation]]
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