The category of people whose sexual orientations may shift and who are sexually responsive to either gender is often described as sexually fluid or fluid in terms of sexual orientation. Sexual fluidity means that a person's sexual orientation is not permanently fixed and can change over time or depending on circumstances. Such individuals may experience attraction to different genders at different times, and their orientation can expand or shift along a spectrum of gender attractions throughout their life
. A related term often used for people attracted to more than one gender is bisexual , which refers to attraction to both the same gender and other genders. However, bisexuality does not necessarily imply shifting attractions over time, but rather attraction to multiple genders simultaneously or variably
. More specifically, abrosexual is a term that refers to individuals whose sexual orientation is dynamic and experiences shifts or fluctuations over time, capturing the essence of sexual fluidity explicitly
. In summary:
- Sexually fluid or sexual fluidity describes people whose sexual attractions can change over time and are not fixed to one gender
- Bisexual people are attracted to more than one gender but may or may not experience shifts in orientation over time
- Abrosexual specifically denotes individuals with a fluctuating sexual orientation that changes dynamically
These categories recognize the non-static nature of sexual orientation for some people and their responsiveness to either or multiple genders.
