Core meaning

• Ginefilia (also ginefilia/ginesexualidade) is a term used in behavioral sciences to describe sexual and romantic attraction directed toward women, female-presenting individuals, or feminine anatomy. It is one option people use to describe orientation without insisting that the attracted person’s gender identity matches a strict male/female binary.

Key nuances

• It is part of a family of terms that include androfilia (attraction to men or masculine traits) and ambifilia/bissexualidade (attraction to more than one gender), offering a gender-nonbinary language for describing attraction.

• In practice, variants and related labels exist to emphasize specific targets (e.g., attraction to feminine expressions or to particular aspects of female-bodied people). Some sources list multiple specialized terms to capture nuances, while others use broader terms like pansexual or omnisexual to denote attraction independent of gender.

Common distinctions

• Ginefilia focuses on the object of attraction being women, feminine-presenting people, or feminine anatomy, rather than tying attraction to a specific gender identity. This makes it one option among several frameworks for describing sexual orientation.

• The terminology can vary across cultures and disciplines, and some sources emphasize fluidity or flexibility in sexuality, including labels like gineflexível or ginoflexível in certain contexts.

Important notes

• Because language around sexuality evolves and terms can have multiple overlapping definitions, different sources may describe slightly different scopes or exact meanings. When encountering these terms, it helps to consider how the speaker defines them in their context.

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