Aesthetic Attraction

Contributions by: Osst

Definition and Usage
Aesthetic attraction is a form of physical attraction to someone’s appearance. It is defined as an attraction to how someone looks, or how they present themself. Aesthetic attraction typically felt similarly to wanting to look at a nice painting, or a pleasing flower. Aesthetic attraction can be tied into sexual or romantic attraction|romantic attraction, but not always. It is the desire to admire someone’s appearance, plain and simple. An aesthetic "crush" is called a swish.

Flags
Flag meanings: - The first shade of pink represents people with neutral or genderless aesthetics. - The second shade of pink represents people with androgynous or fluid aesthetics. - The third shade of pink represents people with feminine or xenine aesthetics. - The fourth shade of pink represents people with masculine or animalistic/non-human aesthetics. - The white represents attraction, and represents how vast the spectrum of attraction can be. - Orange represents aspec people with aesthetic attraction. - Lighter orange represents people with multiple attraction types. - Gold represents breaking past societies expectations of attraction. - Light yellow represents peace, unity, and community. - The circle with the colors represent all races, as many races have different aesthetics due to their culture. It is also there as a nod to Queer People of Color. In many flags (for example, the frayaesthetic one), aesthetic attraction is represented by the color pink.

Other Resources
LGBTA Wiki | Aesthetic Attraction