Is Demisexuality Just A Word For People Who “Don’t Do Hookups”?

Elle Rose
9 min readJul 4, 2020
The Demisexual Pride Flag

Recently on Twitter, a response to a Tiktok video about asexuality went viral. In the TikTok video, user Mikaela Happas danced with some text, a popular format on the app for sharing ideas and content. The text explained to the viewer that Mikaela is demisexual, meaning she only has sexual attraction after an emotional bond is formed.

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Elle Rose

queer. demisexual. ADHD. disabled. writer. YouTuber. shy but chaotic. they/she. contact: secretladyspider@gmail.com