Gen Z’s latest obsession — coming out as ‘graysexual’: What it means, and how they're discovering they're 'gray'

They’re not gay — they’re “gray.”

A surprising number of people are choosing to identify as “graysexual,” with many now sharing the moment they realized they were “gray.”

Graysexuality exists in what many describe as a “gray area” between being allosexual – experiencing regular sexual attraction — and asexual — experiencing none. Those who identify as graysexual may feel sexual attraction rarely, inconsistently, or only under specific circumstances.

Reddit users are posting in the r/Graysexuality subreddit — a growing online community of over 8,300 members — about their experiences dating and being intimate. 3

In one post, user @The_Archer2121 explained that they had spent much of their life assuming they were just a “late bloomer.” Crushes came “decades apart,” rarely lasted lo