What is demisexuality? Plus 5 other lesser-known sexualities explained

Sapiosexual: finding intelligence sexually or romantically attractive or arousing. Being sexually attracted to people who are very intelligent.

Autosexual: primarily experiencing sexual attraction to oneself, and little to no sexual attraction to others.

Allosexual: a person who feels a sexual attraction to anyone, regardless of sexual orientation (i.e the lesser-known term for ‘pansexual’).

Graysexual: people who experience limited sexual attraction.

Libidoist asexual: an asexual person who experiences sexual feelings that are satisfied through self-stimulation or masturbation but does not engage in sex with others.