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Asexuality And Aromantic: What Is It?

From a asexual and aromantic

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Asexuality And Aromantic: What Is It?
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Asexuality is something not a lot of people understand.When you hear asexual most people think of asexual reproduction. They are not the same.

The definition of asexuality is

a: not involving, involved with, or relating to sex : devoid of sexuality

  • an asexual relationship

b: not having sexual feelings toward others : not experiencing sexual desire or attraction

  • In general, an asexual person does not feel or otherwise experience any sexual attraction, according to The Asexual Visibility & Education Network (AVEN). Basically, it is an inborn absence of sexual desire. —Lindsay E. Mack (Merriam Webster)

So Asexuality means the lack of sexual attraction to someone. There is also aromantic which is no romantic attraction.

The next question is should people who identify as asexual or as aromantic be included the in LGTBQ+ community.

There isn't an easy answer for this. Many people in the Community don't believe people who are asexual have suffered or been excluded enough.

Some people who are in the asexual community have other identities as well. Some also identity as trans. Some people who are asexual do have romantic attraction to people so they identify as hetroromantic or homoromantic (romantic attraction to the same or opposite gender) along with many other identities in the romantic attraction aspect.

So where does asexuality fit in?

Well many people who are asexual identify as queer. So they identify in the LGBTQ+ community. Other people don't. Many times there is a lot of people who don't understand asexuality and it causes discourse.

Many people who identify as asexual don't feel the need to put themselves into the LGBTQ+ community.

There is an A that has also been under debate. Many people think it means ally while others believe its for people who identify as asexual, aromantic and agender.

If allies deserve a spot in the community then why don't those who identify as asexual, aromantic or agender get a spot as well.

Asexuality is something that has been talked about often.


Only 1% of people identify as asexual.

Not all asexual people are sex repulsed (repulsed by sex or the topic of sex) I, however, am. Some asexual people choose to have sex and be in relationships while others don't. Some asexuals will never have kids while others want children. Some choose not to be in relationships while others are in committed relationships.


There are also spectrums of asexuality and aromantic .

Many people have questions that are not appropriate to ask someone no matter what sexuality is or lack there of. It isn't something to be ashamed of, its just apart of our lives and it is just another part of us.


https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asexual


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