From f4b77d4f072d877e4371743814412159f2a0c74a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sam Markham Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:41:26 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E2=9E=95=20Adds=20definition=20for=20split=20a?= =?UTF-8?q?ttraction=20model=20(#367)?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * Add definition for split attraction model * Make suggested changes --- 11ty/definitions/split-attraction-model.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 11ty/definitions/split-attraction-model.md diff --git a/11ty/definitions/split-attraction-model.md b/11ty/definitions/split-attraction-model.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5a74220a --- /dev/null +++ b/11ty/definitions/split-attraction-model.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +--- +title: Split Attraction Model (SAM) +slug: split-attraction-model +defined: true +excerpt: a way of describing attraction as two separate things—romantic attraction and sexual attraction. +speech: noun +reading: + - text: LGBTA Wiki + href: https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Split_Attraction_Model_(SAM) +--- + +a way of describing attraction as two separate things: romantic attraction and sexual attraction. + +## Note + +Used by many (but not all) people on the asexuality spectrum or aromantic spectrum, as well as many bisexual and pansexual people (though not exclusive to any of these identities), the split attraction model is one way to describe not experiencing both sexual and romantic attraction, or not experiencing both in the same way. + +For example, an asexual person may experience romantic attraction but not sexual attraction, someone who is aromantic may experience sexual attraction but not romantic attraction, and someone who is bisexual may experience romantic attraction to some genders and sexual attraction to others.