People who find themselves “somewhere in the middle,” or people who don’t feel that they’re the cut-and-dry definition of aromantic asexual, tend to identify themselves as gray-A. And demisexuality is but one shade of gray-A.
2013, Dominque Mosbergen, "Asexual in a Sexual World", Huffington, Issue #63, 25 August 2013, page 47 (approx.):
"Sexuality is so fluid, and Gray-A presents more of a possibility to be unsure. I don't understand all the intricacies of myself yet, so this is the closest approximation I've come up with," said Chris Maleney, an 18-year-old Pennsylvania high school student who identifies as Gray-A.
2014, Tess Banta, "The 'A' Stands for Asexual", The Amherst Student (Amherst College), Volume 143, Issue 16, 19 February 2014, page 7:
Some aces are gray-sexual (or gray-A), meaning that they fall somewhere on a spectrum between asexual and sexual.
Then there’s the category of “gray-A’s” — those who have very minimal interest in sex — which the documentary leaves out entirely to avoid confusing viewers (sorry, readers).
Gray-As or demisexuals fit somewhere between sexual and asexual; they may have very low sex-drives, or may only experience sexual attraction after a deep emotional connection exists.
2013, Dominque Mosbergen, "Asexual in a Sexual World", Huffington, Issue #63, 25 August 2013, page 47 (approx.):
Gray-A's, on the other hand, are people who identify more generally in the gray zone between asexuality and sexuality.
2014, Bailey Dineen, "A Look Into My Sex Life", The Cornell Daily Sun (Cornell University), Volume 13, Number 74, 24 January 2014, page 7:
Graces, or gray-A’s, are people who experience sexual attraction infrequently or not very strongly; […]
