List of technical terms for nonparaphilic sexual interests

  • Alloerotic: Sexual attraction to others (as opposed to autoerotic)[1]
  • Androphilia: Sexual interest in masculinity.
  • Analloerotic: Lacking in sexual interests towards others (but not lacking in sexual drive—see asexuality)[2][3]
  • Aromantic: Lacking in romantic attraction or in capacity for romantic love
  • Asexuality: Lacking in sexual attraction or in capacity for sexual love
  • Bisexuality: Sexual interest in two sexes (most commonly male and female).
  • Ephebophilia: Sexual preference for individuals in mid-to-late adolescence,[4] typically ages 15–19.[5]
  • Erotophilia: Positive attitude to sexuality (opposed to erotophobia)
  • Gynephilia: Sexual interest in femininity.
  • Heterosexuality: Sexual interest in the opposite sex.
  • Homosexuality Sexual interest in the same sex (formerly classified as a paraphilia)[6]
  • Hypersexuality: Extremely frequent or suddenly increased sexual urges (opposed to hyposexuality)
  • Maesophilia: Individuals who experience arousal from human pregnancy.
  • Monoamory: Desire, or acceptance of having only one intimate relationship at a time (opposed to polyamory)
  • Monosexuality: Sexual interest in one gender only
  • Pansexuality: Not limited in sexual choice with regard to biological sex, gender, or gender identity.
  • Polyamory: Desire, or acceptance of having more than one intimate relationship at a time (see also non-monogamy)
  • Polysexuality: Sexual interest in more than one gender
  • Sociosexuality: Willingness to have sex outside of committed relationships
  • Teleiophilia: Sexual interest in adults (as opposed to pedophilia, etc.)[7]

References
  1. Blanchard, R., Kuban, M. E., Blak, T., Klassen, P. E., Dickey R., & Cantor, J. M. (in press). Sexual attraction to others: A comparison of two models of alloerotic responding in men. Archives of Sexual Behavior. DOI 10.1007/s10508-010-9675-3. For free PDF, click here:
  2. Blanchard, R (1989). "The concept of autogynephilia and the typology of male gender dysphoria". Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 177 (10): 616–623. doi:10.1097/00005053-198910000-00004. PMID 2794988.
  3. Blanchard, R. (1989). "The classification and labelling of nonhomosexual gender dysphorias". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 18 (4): 315–334. doi:10.1007/BF01541951. PMID 2673136.
  4. Krafft-Ebing, R., & Moll, A. (1924). Psychopathia sexualis. Stuttgart: Ferdinand Enke.
  5. Blanchard, R. Blanchard, R., Lykins, A. D., Wherrett, D., Kuban, M. E., Cantor, J. M., Blak, T., Dickey, R., & Klassen, P. E. (2008). Pedophilia, hebephilia, and the DSM–V. Archives of Sexual Behavior. DOI 10.1007/s10508-008-9399-9.
  6. Kafka, MP (1996). "Therapy for Sexual Impulsivity: The Paraphilias and Paraphilia-Related Disorders". Psychiatric Times. 13 (6).
  7. Blanchard, R.; Barbaree, H. E.; Bogaert, A. F.; Dickey, R.; Klassen, P.; Kuban, M. E.; Zucker, K. J. (2000). "Fraternal birth order and sexual orientation in pedophiles". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 29 (5): 463–478. doi:10.1023/A:1001943719964. PMID 10983250.
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