Caed-, also called Caedo-, is an orientation defined as someone who feels that they were once allo, but that feeling was 'taken/cut away' from them as a result of past trauma, causing the individual to now feel a lack of attraction.
The term is exclusive to trauma survivors.
Specific Terms[]
> Caedsexual - an ace-spec identity
> Caedromantic - an aro-spec identity
> Caedaroace - an aroace-spec identity (is the combination of Caedsexual and Caedromantic)
> Caedqueerplatonic - a queerplatonic identity
> Caedsensual - a sensual attraction identity
History & Coining[]
It is not clear as to who coined caedsexual
Flags[]
The flags were created on October 4th, 2015 and the caedqueerplatonic flag on June 26th, 2016 by Pride-Flags on Deviantart.
On the caedsexual flag, the fading colors represent loss of attraction, and white, gray, and black which are associated with aspec flags.
Flag Descriptions[]
Caedsexual: A fading gradient of purple horizontal stripes with a black stripe at the bottom, and an upwards-facing arrowhead shape in grey and white
Caedromantic: A fading gradient of green horizontal stripes with a black stripe at the bottom, and an upwards-facing arrowhead shape in grey and white
Caedqueerplatonic:
Caedsensual: A fading gradient of yellow horizontal stripes with a black stripe at the bottom, and an upwards-facing arrowhead shape in grey and white