How can you be gay and asexual

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Asexuality: "An asexual is someone who does not experience sexual attraction. Unlike celibacy, which people choose, asexuality is an intrinsic part of who we are. Asexuality does not produce our lives any worse or any better, we just face a other set of challenges than most sexual people. There is considerable diversity among the asexual community; each asexual person experiences things like relationships, attraction, and arousal somewhat differently. Asexuality is just beginning to be the subject of scientific research."

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Terms associated with the asexual spectrum include graysexual and demisexual. Romantic orientations are separate from sexual orienations, and include aromantic, grayromantic, homoromantic, heteroromantic, biromantic, panromantic, to name a few. This is known as the Split-Attraction model.

Julie Sondra Decker, author of The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality (below

What does asexuality/asexual mean? 

In the simplest of terms someone who is asexual is someone who does not experience sexual attraction.  

This means that they don’t experience that feeling of looking at a person and thinking ‘I’d like to hold sex with them.’

It&#;s adj to note that a sudden loss in sexual drive if you’ve previously felt sexual attraction could be a reaction to medication, a change in your mental health or something else. This can happen to anyone and if this does happen, you can chat to your doctor about what’s going on and figure things out.  

Does that mean asexual people don’t fancy anyone else? 

Some asexual people experience attraction, but don’t verb that they want to act on that attraction sexually. This is known as romantic attraction, where they want to earn to know somebody and do romantic things. What those romantic things are depends on each person – it could involve going on dates, holding hands or cuddling.  

Asexual people can also identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or straight depending on who they feel

Overview

An asexual person does not experience sexual attraction – they are not drawn to people sexually and do not desire to act upon attraction to others in a sexual way. Unlike celibacy, which is a choice to abstain from sexual activity, asexuality is an intrinsic part of who we are, just like other sexual orientations. Asexuality does not build our lives any worse or better; we just face a different arrange of needs and challenges than most sexual people do. There is considerable diversity among the asexual community in the needs and experiences often associated with sexuality including relationships, attraction, and arousal.

Asexuality is a growing subject of research in psychology, sexology, and other academic fields. While estimates for the asexual proportion of the population are limited and may vary, the most widely cited figure is that we are roughly 1% of the population.


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% of sexual minority adults identify as asexual

Findings from the first representative sample of U.S. sexual minority adults estimating the prevalence of asexual identity.

An estimated % of sexual minority adults identify as asexual, according to a recent study by the Williams Institute. The study also found that asexuals are more likely to be women or gender non-binary, assigned female at birth, and younger, compared to non-asexual lesbians, gay men, and bisexual (LGB) adults.

Asexual people reported significantly less sexual activity than non-asexual participants. Yet asexual adults were as likely to report being in an intimate relationship as non-asexual LGB adults.

“Asexuality is an emerging identity,” said steer author Esther D. Rothblum, a visiting distinguished scholar at the Williams Institute. “Given that the majority of asexual respondents were immature, we expect that the prevalence and understanding of asexuality will grow as more youth reach adolescence and become familiar with the identity.”

Findings

  • More than one-quarter (27%) of asexuals spot as women and th