Postsexualism is understood to mean the French philosopher

Michel Foucault Paul-Michel Foucault (, ; ; 15 October 192625 June 1984) was a French philosopher, historian of ideas, writer, political activist, and literary critic. Foucault's theories primarily address the relationship between power and knowledge, and ho ...

's sexual political views influenced by consciously artificial life identities, which is characterized by the escape of the "confessional" structure of

sexuality Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. Because it is a broad term, which has varied wi ...

. The term "postsexual" also refers to a broader effort to exceed the "sexual" and "non-sexual" boundaries in culture - either in theoretical considerations or in social practices. From a postsexual point of view, the division between "sexual" and "

non-sexual Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity. It may be considered a sexual orientation or the lack thereof. It may also be categorized more widely, to include a broad sp ...

" is arbitrary, and it is not possible to measure the authenticity of any kind of interactions between people. Therefore, it is central to the postsexual way of life to escape this division and the associated "confessions", or alternatively to criticize this division, and related social confessional rituals by means of irony or

parody A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its su ...

Postsexual practices

The Postgender Association in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...

sought to challenge prevailing sexual classifications by questioning practices, for example by introducing new words such as "tobaccomonogamy" or "partial relationship".Vainio, Janne (March, 1998). "Seksi on sopimuskysymys". ''Image''. Additionally, to seek recognition, the Postgender Association introduced new concepts intended to call into question so-called normal and natural sexual categories and to make them sound more artificial and perverse. An example of such a concept, which has become internationally recognized, is the term

queer heterosexual Queer heterosexuality is heterosexual practice or identity that is controversially called queer. "Queer heterosexuality" is argued to consist of heterosexual, cisgender and allosexual persons who show nontraditional gender expressions, or who a ...

, which refers to the

heterosexual Heterosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between people of the opposite sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" t ...

preferences of any person with a politically queer identity and who perceives their heterosexuality as if it were but "one perversion among many others." Another of the concepts is "homovestism," which questions the naturalness of heterosexual normativity. Homovestism refers to a particular sexual preference for same-sex clothing, as opposed to cross-dressing. One who identifies as a homovestite would derive sexual pleasure from clothing and behavior that is considered normative to his or her "own" gender.

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