Exophilia is "a fetishism whose object is the sexuality of extraterrestrials."[1] In other words, it is a desire for extraterrestrial, alien, or other non-human life forms. The term was coined by the writer Supervert in the 2001 book Extraterrestrial Sex Fetish.[2] Because exophilia originated in a literary work, it is not a paraphilia recognized by experts such as the American Psychiatric Association in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition (DSM).

The design of the Xenomorph in Alien intentionally evokes horrific erotic imagery

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  1. ^ Newitz, Annalee (August 19, 2002). "Alien Fuckfest". AlterNet. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  2. ^ Cole, Samantha (September 7, 2018). "SpaceXXX: What Makes People Want to Have Sex With Aliens?". Vice. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

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