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    Asexuality refers to individuals who do not experience sexual attraction, as defined on scales such as the Kinsey scale and Storms model; while asexuals make up an estimated 1% of the population, there is diversity in romantic orientations, relationships, and experiences of attraction among the asexual community; common challenges asexuals face include a lack of understanding from others and mistaken beliefs that asexuality results from trauma, medical conditions, or not having found the right partner.

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    Asexuality refers to individuals who do not experience sexual attraction, as defined on scales such as the Kinsey scale and Storms model; while asexuals make up an estimated 1% of the population, there is diversity in romantic orientations, relationships, and experiences of attraction among the asexual community; common challenges asexuals face include a lack of understanding from others and mistaken beliefs that asexuality results from trauma, medical conditions, or not having found the right partner.

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    Asexuality


    An Introduction
    What is Asexuality?

     Asexual: a person who does not experience sexual
    attraction.

     Asexuality: a sexual orientation describing people


    who do not experience sexual attraction.

     Ace: a nickname for an asexual person.


    The Kinsey Scale

    Rating Description
    0 Exclusively heterosexual
    1 Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual
    2 Predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual
    3 Equally heterosexual and homosexual (bisexual)
    4 Predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally heterosexual
    5 Predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual
    6 Exclusively homosexual
    X Asexual

    Alfred Kinsey, 1948


    The Storms Model

     Two-dimensional map
    of erotic orientation

     Four sexual orientation


    categories

     Includes Asexuality

    Michael Storms, 1980


    Who Are Asexuals?

     1% of the population is estimated to be Asexual

     There is a lot of diversity among Asexuals


     Romantic orientation
     Gender identity
     Attitude towards sex

     Little scientific research has been done about


    Asexuality
    The Asexual Visibility and Education
    Network

     AVEN – The Asexual Visibility and Education Network

     Founded in 2001 by David Jay

     World’s largest Asexual community

     Over 28,000 members


    AVEN logo

     Asexuality.org
    The AVEN Community

     The demographics of the Asexual Community at AVEN


    are based on two internet surveys conducted on AVEN.
    Attraction

    A mental or emotional force that draws
    people together.
    Sexual Attraction

     A feeling sexual people get that causes them to desire
    sexual contact with a specific other person.

     Often mixed with another form of attraction

     Involves a desire for the sexual act itself

     Not the same thing as a sex drive or libido

     Sex drive (libido): a desire for sexual contact


    Romantic Attraction

     A feeling that causes people to desire a romantic
    relationship with a specific other person.

     Crush: a romantic attraction to someone

     Squish: an aromantic crush; a desire for a platonic


    relationship with someone

     Can occur independently of or alongside other types


    of attraction.
    Aesthetic Attraction

     An attraction to other people that is not connected to
    a desire to do anything with them, either sexually or
    romantically.

     As with sexual and romantic attraction, aesthetic


    attraction can occur independently or
    simultaneously with other types of attraction.
    Romantic Orientation

    An individual’s pattern of romantic attraction
    to men, women, neither gender, either
    gender, or another gender.
    Romantic Orientation

    Romantic Asexuals Aromantic Asexuals
     Experience romantic  Experience little or no
    attraction romantic attraction

     Desire to form romantic  Do not desire to form


    relationships with romantic relationships
    others with others
    Romantic Orientation

     Hetero-romantic: romantically attracted to a member
    of the opposite sex

     Homo-romantic: romantically attracted to a member


    of the same sex
    Romantic Orientation

     Bi-romantic: romantically attracted to members of
    both sexes

     Pan-romantic: romantically attracted to others but is


    not limited by the other’s sex or gender
     Goes beyond the gender binary to include transgender

     Gray-romantic: a person with a romantic orientation


    that is somewhere between aromantic and romantic
    Relationships

     Romantic Asexuals
     Can form romantic relationships with either other
    asexuals or with sexuals

     Aromantic Asexuals
     Generally do not form romantic relationships
     Often form close friendships that function as their
    primary relationships
     Do not lack emotional needs; their emotional needs
    can be fulfilled in a platonic way
    The Gray Area

    Gray-A

     Some individuals identify in the gray area between
    Asexuality and sexuality
     People who identify as gray-A can include, but are not
    limited to, those who:
     do not normally experience sexual attraction, but do
    experience it sometimes
     experience sexual attraction, but a low sex drive
     are technically sexual, but feel that it's not an important part
    of their lives and don't identify with standard sexual culture
     experience sexual attraction and drive, but not strongly
    enough to want to act on them
    Gray-A

     Some individuals identify in the gray area between
    Asexuality and sexuality
     People who identify as gray-A can include, but are not
    limited to, those who:
     are functionally asexual and experience sexual feelings but
    do not engage in them
     people who can enjoy and desire sex, but only under very
    limited and specific circumstances
     people who experience some parts of sexuality but not
    others, according to the Primary vs. Secondary Sexual
    Attraction Model
    Primary vs. Secondary
    Sexual Attraction Model

     In this model, asexuals are people who lack primary
    sexual desire.
     Some asexuals therefore experience attraction and/or
    secondary sexual desire, while others do not.
     Most sexuals in romantic relationships feel both
    primary and secondary sexual desire.
     The term "demisexual" tends to be used by adherents
    to this model of sexuality, referring to people who
    experience secondary sexual attraction but not
    primary sexual attraction.
    Primary vs. Secondary
    Sexual Attraction Model

     Primary sexual attraction
     an instant attraction to people based on instantly available information such
    as their looks or smell which may or may not lead to arousal or sexual desire
     Secondary sexual attraction
     an attraction that develops over time based on a person's relationship and
    emotional connection with another person
     Primary sexual desire
     the desire to engage in sexual activity for the purposes of personal pleasure
    whether physical, emotional, or both
     Secondary sexual desire
     the desire to engage in sexual activity solely for the sake of the happiness of
    the other person involved, or for another ulterior motive such as the
    conception of children
    Demisexuality

     Demisexual: a person who does not experience
    sexual attraction until they form a strong emotional
    connection with someone

     Often, but not always, in a romantic relationship

     When this occurs, the demisexual experiences sexual


    attraction and desire, but only towards the specific
    partner or partners
    Challenges and
    Misconceptions

    Challenges Faced
    by Asexuals

     Asexuality is not very well known in our society
     Individuals often must explain Asexuality as part of
    the coming out process
     After coming out, asexuals may be told that their
    sexual orientation:
     Is not a valid orientation
     Does not truly exist
     Is a sign that there is something wrong with them
    Misconceptions
    About Asexuality

     Some suggested reasons for Asexuality:
     Fear of intimacy
     Have not met “the right person” yet
     Hormone imbalance or problem
     Secretly gay
     Sexual abuse
     Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
     Considered a sexual dysfunction
     Listed in the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
    of Mental Disorders – American Psychiatric Association)
    Asexual Symbols

    The Asexual Flag

    The Asexual Flag

    Asexuality

    Gray-Asexuality
    & Demisexuality

    Sexuality

    Community
    Other Symbols

    AVEN Triangle Black Ring

    Ace of Hearts

    Ace of Spades

    Cake
    Credits

    The Asexual Visibility and Education Network
    Asexuality.org
    Q&A

    What questions do you have
    about Asexuality?

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