Attraction doesn’t always follow a predictable path. For some people, it is fluid, changing over days, months, or years. These shifts can be confusing and even isolating, especially in a world that often insists on clear-cut labels. Yet for many, this fluctuating pattern of attraction is an authentic part of their identity—and it has a name: abrosexuality. Abrosexuality is a lesser-known LGBTQ+ identity that describes individuals whose sexual attraction shifts over time. This could mean feeling drawn to one gender for a…Attraction doesn’t always follow a predictable path. For some people, it is fluid, changing over days, months, or years. These shifts can be confusing and even isolating, especially in a world that often insists on clear-cut labels.

Yet for many, this fluctuating pattern of attraction is an authentic part of their identity—and it has a name: abrosexuality. Abrosexuality is a lesser-known LGBTQ+ identity that describes individuals whose sexual attraction shifts over time.

This could mean feeling drawn to one gender for a period, then feeling attracted to multiple genders later, or even experiencing periods of no sexual attraction at all.

Unlike traditional sexual orientations such as heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, or pansexuality—which specify the gender(s) someone is attracted to—abrosexuality emphasizes the changeability of attraction itself, rather than its target.A vivid example comes from Emma Flint, a writer based in Staffordshire, England, who shared her personal journey in a Metro UK piece published in July 2024.

Flint’s story spans more than three decades, during which she grappled with fluctuating feelings of attraction that left her feeling uncertain about her identity.

For long stretches, she identified as a lesbian, only to later feel drawn to men, then no one at all, and then back again.This constant shift made her feel lost, like being adrift at sea without a compass. “I felt like a fraud because of how much I changed my identity when chatting with loved ones,” she recalls.

“It wasn’t that I couldn’t make up my mind, but rather my identity shifted naturally. One day I felt like I was a lesbian; days or weeks later, I felt more aligned with bisexuality. My sexuality was fluid.”

The turning point in Flint’s journey came when she discovered the term “abrosexual” on an online forum. “Finally,” she writes, “I felt seen.” This moment of recognition highlights the importance of language and visibility in validating experiences that can feel confusing or marginal.

What Does It Mean to Be Abrosexual?

Abrosexuality, as Healthline reports, is a form of sexual fluidity. Someone who identifies as abrosexual experiences shifts in sexual attraction that can vary in intensity, focus, and timing. For example, a person might: