Camilla Jessen
So what does it really mean to be finsexual?
As conversations about gender and sexuality grow more nuanced, so does the language people use to describe their identities.
One emerging term gaining traction online is “finsexual.”
What it means to be finsexual?
Defined as the exclusive attraction to individuals who are feminine in nature, the label challenges conventional categories like heterosexual or homosexual.
Originating from a Tumblr post in 2014, finsexual combines “fin” (short for feminine in nature) with sexual, forming a term that centers attraction around presentation rather than gender identity or anatomy.
In a popular Reddit thread, a user explained, “Finsexual people are attracted to women, feminine-aligned nonbinary people, and potentially feminine men. It is the attraction to femininity.”
They clarified that it’s not about being attracted to all feminine people, but that femininity itself is the core of their attraction.
For some, this specificity brings long-awaited clarity.
One Reddit user shared, “I thought I had it with gynosexual, but it’s too broad. This describes me better.”
But others remain confused or critical.
On Facebook, one commenter wrote, “If you’re a guy attracted to femininity, isn’t that just being straight?”
Another said, “I feel annoyed but not confident my annoyance is justified.”
