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Graysexual, also known as gray-asexual or gray-A,  is an asexual identity characterized as being "in between" asexual and allosexual; that is, being asexual while also able to experience, or have experienced previously, sexual attraction. People who identify as graysexual may experience sexual attraction that is uncommon for the individual, or may only be directed toward specific people.

Etymology
The term "gray-a" was first used in a 2006 AVEN thread of the same name by AVEN user KSpaz, who dedicated a thread to the "fuzziness" in between asexual and allosexual. A "gray area" is often used to refer to an ill-defined situation wherein the rules are not clear or unknown.

Asexual
Although gray-asexuality is on the asexual spectrum, it is different from asexuality itself. Asexual people do not experience sexual attraction, whereas gray-asexual people may feel sexual attraction in particular situations.

Perceptions and discrimination
According to the 2019 Ace Community Survey Report, 10.9% of all 10,648 self-selected participants identified as gray-asexual. This was the most popular response behind asexual (67.9%). Gray-asexual people were just as likely to be questioning as asexual-identified people, and less likely to be questioning than demisexual-identified people.

Some graysexual people experience internalized acephobia, as their experience of asexuality may be different from other people, particularly around the concept of wanting and enjoying sex.

Flag
Gray-asexuals are represented by the gray stripe in the asexual community flag, which was created collaboratively within the community in 2010. A flag specifically for gray-asexuality was created by Milith Rusignuolo and uploaded to Wikimedia Commons on June 21, 2013. For this flag, purple represents asexuality, white represents allosexuality, and gray represents the transition between asexuality and allosexuality, which in turn is meant to represent the infrequent or low feelings of sexuality that grayasexual people may feel.