I'm either going to get a lot of positive feedback or a lot of shit, but I figured I'd try anyways. After all, this site seems to be filled with news and missions that are pro-gay and pro-trans. I just thought that it'd be nice to throw some new info into the mix.

Enough of my rambling. I bet you're wondering what this is about, aren't you? As you're about to find out, here's a news article about asexuality! Actually, a couple.

THE ‘A’ IN ‘SEXUALITY’ This one explains it pretty well. It all depends on the group, really, but I think it's the closest I found. (I'm getting kind of pissed at all of the misrepresentation. Please, don't go to news articles or anything. Only find out more through an asexual.)

Asexual Community Leaders Look Toward The Future This explains it well, but isn't really made to explain asexuality.

AVEN also known as the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network. The absolute best site that you can kind to learn more as well as find people to ask if you're curious.

For those that asked where I've been lately, this is part of it. I hope you enjoy!

AVEN also known as the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network. The absolute best site that you can kind to learn more as well as find people to ask if you're curious.

Sorry Leigha but why is this up here? I mean is this news? And if you were going to do this why didn't you do the whole alphabet if you know what I mean.

>>3 News articles filled on something that even most homosexuals or bisexuals don't know about. Most people know about most of the alphabet, LGBTTQQIIAA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transexual, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Intergender, Asexual, & Allies), because most people know what the rest of the alphabet is (or at least the fact that it exists. There's even a large amount of people that are in that alphabet that don't even know that asexuality exists.

Glad to know that you know it, though! I just figured that the growing numbers of asexuals (which started 10 years ago) was new considering that it's a WHOLE NEW SEXUALITY which a majority of the population doesn't know about.

>>4 Okay. That sounds cool. Thanks for the help. Because I went on the AVEN site and i'm trying to meet up with asexuals in my area.

I have been uneducated on A-sexuals for so long, thankyou for filling me in. Also for spending half an hour of a day that I am trying to waste

>>4 Thank you so much for bringing that up.
I'm asexual (for now anyway, who fucking knows I'm still a teenager) and whenever I mention it I get a bunch of weird/confused looks.
But the thing is, most people will just tell you it's a phase and you HAVE to be attracted to other human beings (psh), so this is something that NEEDS to go public.
And when you say you're asexual, people instantly assume you can't find people attractive. That's not true. I find both men and women to be pretty, I just don't want to have sex with them.
I'm not disgusted by genitals, I just don't really want to be involved with them. They don't cause any reaction like they would with someone who isn't asexual.
Most of all, I still feel love. Not loving other people is called being aromantic, I believe - you aren't interested in a romantic relationship. I wouldn't mind being in a relationship with someone of any gender; I just don't want to rub sex organs with them.
Being asexual is like being a straight person with no attraction to their own sex. It doesn't turn them on, but they can still appreciate it.
Yes thank you, rant over.

I'm curious, when you see other people having sex, what is your first reaction? Is it kind of "k" or more "eww"?

>>8 I don't really care? It's something that other people do and if it makes them happy that's fine. I don't find genitals to be awfully attractive in the first place, but I'm pretty hard to disgust so it doesn't matter much.
And I'm not bothered by contact, I just don't really react? Like, say someone tried to kiss me on the lips in a manner that was meant to be sexual. To me, it's kind of like a friend or relative kissing me on the cheek - it's intimate in a platonic way; it doesn't incite anything sexual.
As long as I don't have to participate, all is well. I'm neither deterred nor enticed by sex.
But that's just me. There are probably people who find it quite disgusting, no doubt.

I'm asexual as well....no emotion, nothing to both genders
Like Blinking said, people look really confused when you tell them that (maybe I'll just marry my shadow when I get older lol)

>>8 I find the lower regions kinda gross, but I'm more of a "Whatever" about it. Quite honestly, I don't see what the hype is all bout.

So far, the worst reaction I've gotten is "You'll grow out of it." Considering the fact that many kids are having sex at the age of thirteen, I'm pretty sure that I'm way past the due date of "growing out of it".

AWESOME! THERE'S MORE THAN JUST ME ON HERE! ASEXUALS UNITE!

>>8 For me, I hate sexual acts in general. Like a couple kissing in the mall, or a movie kiss, or stuff like that. It just grosses me out except hand holding. Unless it's my family who I'm used to kissing and seeing other people kiss. And I'm disgusted by both sexual organs. I think some of that was due to the trauma I got when I saw straight porn. But I am a fujoshi, which I think is easier on they eyes and I mostly follow that for the love story.

The worst I've gotten is, "Somethings wrong with you. You need to fix that." Or "You'll get married." or "College will change your mind." Why can't people just except it. I mean it's not bad. There are worse things I could be.

>>9 >>11 >>12
Thanks guys, it's interesting how the degree of disinterest varies. I've always been curious on that question, but never really knew somebody to ask it.

Oh, one more thing. The asexual condition would most likely be caused by hormone deficiency/chemical imbalance, right? Couldn't you have hormone implants as a way to stimulate sexual needs? I understand that most asexual people would not feel the need to get these operations; trusting that they are not missing out on much. But the ones that feel alienated from society due to their lack of sexual impulses, is hormone transplant an option for them?

>>14 Hmm, good question. I'm not sure if I'm asexual because of hormones or something else and I'm no scientist, buy it might be possible. But I always assumed it was more of a mental thing than a physical one.
Thanks for bringing that up though; I never thought about it that way!

>>14 I've no idea about that. You should try AVEN that Leigha suggested and ask/read their stuff. And I don't think asexuals feel alienated because some people are comfortable in their skin and if not there are some asexuals out there that do have partners.

>>14 This person has a point. >>16 Thank you Ritsucka for pointing that out for me.

Solace, some people who are asexual have their hormones checked to see if there's anything wrong with them. A majority of the time, there's nothing wrong with their hormones. They still experience a libido (desire to have sex) and actually do have sex. The only problem is that they don't experience sexual attraction (Which I think is just that desire to fuck a person because they're hot? I have no idea what the fuck sexual attraction is, I've never experienced it.)

If there is something wrong with their hormones, then they can go in and have that done. However, it's rude to assume that everyone who is asexual has a hormone problem. A majority of us don't, we just don't experience sexual attraction or see a point in sex.

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>>17 I feel the same way, for some reason, sexual organs and whatnot don't interest me. It's probably not because I lack hormones or anything, it's because my mind isn't attracted to sex and romance.

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>>7, >>15 Thanks, Blinking!!XI8GEi6V. What you put into words is exactly how I feel except that I'm still wondering if I'm romantic or not.

>>11, >>12 It can be seriously annoying when people tell you that you just haven't met the right person yet and you might come to feel differently later on. It's even worse when they try to constantly hook you up with someone, just so they can prove you're wrong -.-

>>14 I don't think asexuality has anything to do with hormones since other sexual orientations aren't caused by hormonal imbalance, either. People are still speculating about its origin but my guess would be that both genetics and modification/ surroundings play a major role. Asexuality isn't a condition but a natural occurrence. Where it comes from is as elusive as the whole subject of sexuality itself.

>>17 By the way, there are even asexuals with some sort of sex drive, it just isn't directed at anything or anyone. I mean, there are asexuals who have sex for the sake of their sexual spouses, but they actually have no interest in it.

Imagine what a sexual would feel like if you took away the all the emotional connotations of sex and reduce it to the mere physical process. People still have their relevant, healthy and functioning organs but that's all. Asexuals don't feel any need for sex.

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Sleepology you can say no go away all you want but im not going anywhere I have every right to come on this site as you do.

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Bump. Someone on my other asexuality thread asked what happened to this thread. The answer is that nothing happened to it. I just disappeared.

I would like to thank you on informing me on real asexuality i have had a confusing first experince on the subject when i ask someone who clamed to be asexual but wasen't

>>34 It's confusing and you're not the first. I have a friend that doesn't believe me because so many peopel they know thoguht they were but weren't.

Well there are those people who clam they are somthing just to be diffrent and that sickens me there are people who are that thing but no one believes them because of those type of people and that isnt right but we humans are bias creature

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