More people are coming out as Almondsexual – here’s what it means

It can be difficult to keep up with trends in the ever-changing world we live in today. Just when you think you’ve got a grip on things, something else comes along to reinforce that feeling that you’re getting old before your time.

This can ring especially true as it relates to sexual identity and orientation, with new terms being developed regularly as people look for ways to accurately describe their experiences of attraction.

We’ve already written about individuals who are ‘Abrosexual‘ and ‘Graysexual‘ in the past, but we’ve never touched upon ‘Almondsexuality’. Sound weird? Well, it’s apparently a new microlabel used to help people better define what they’re attracted to.

According to Wikipedia, almondsexuality refers to experiencing primary attraction to male-aligned and androgynous-aligned genders, with occasional or minor attraction to female-aligned genders.

The orientation comes under the broader multisexual umbrella, which also includes potentially more familiar identities such as bisexuality and pansexuality.

So, what makes almondsexuality stand out among the more widely-known orientations? As Fandom explains, it has to do with the pattern and intensity of attraction.

Almondsexual individuals reportedly experience a distinct preference structure: consistent attraction to masculine and neutral presentations, with less frequent or less intense attraction to feminine presentations.

Some individuals might choose to identify as bisexual or pansexual, others find that almondsexual better captures experience of attraction.

If you’ve never heard the term almondsexual then the chances are you’re not the only one. The term has only been in the general sphere since 2023, when it was coined by a Tumblr user known as genderstarbucks.

Berrisexual, meanwhile, is the inverse, used to define a primary attraction to feminine and androgynous genders.

Had you ever heard the term almondsexual? Let us know in the comments.