maltedmilkchocolate:

I made a thread on twitter for #AsexualAwarenessWeek. Since we’re reaching the end in a couple of days. Here’s the easy info!

• #Asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction. Ace’s can be romantically attracted to any gender, or no gender at all. (A lack of romantic attraction is called Aromanticism. Not Asexuality). Ace’s can be happy in monogamous or polyamorous relationships, or in no relationship at all.
• #Asexuality is a lack of a sexual attraction. You are not automatically aromantic if you are asexual, but some Ace’s are *also* Aro. Both Asexuality and Aromanticism have spectrum’s, and often overlap. Many asexual people seek romantic relationships.

• #Asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction. However it is also a spectrum. Grey-Ace’s experience sexual attraction under limited/specific conditions. Demisexuality is a lack of sexual attraction until a strong bond is formed (this does not automatically mean every strong relationship leads to sexual attraction forming.)

• #Asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction. It is not a lack of sex-drive. Some asexuals have a low sex-drive, some have a regular drive, some have a high drive. Libido is based on hormones, and stress levels. Not on sexual attraction.
• #Asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction. Not sex-repulsion. However, many asexual people can be sex-averse, sex-repulsed, or sex-indifferent. Many asexuals can also be sex-favourable. (sex-positive/negative are political views, and not to be confused with personal preference.)
• #Asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction. Not a choice. It’s not to be confused with celibacy, which is a choice to abstain from sex. Usually seen among those who practice religion, or by those with personal reasons.
• #Asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction. Some Ace’s choose to have sexual relationships because they enjoy the physical act of sex, or they have an allosexual partner (sharing consent & communication). They may enjoy the intimacy, or they may even be trying for a family.
• #Asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction. Ace’s can be any gender, whether that’s cis, trans, non-binary, agender, or intersex. Regardless of an asexual persons gender, they are still asexual. If you’re asexual, aromantic, and agender, then congrats on the Triple A ;D
• #Asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction. Throughout history, there hasn’t always been words or terms to describe experiences, as these things were often dismissed, or were written off as mental illness, spousal disobedience, or just went undocumented.
• #Asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction. It’s not a mental illness, or ‘being a prude’, or not finding the ‘right one’, or ‘being broken’, or something that can be forcibly fixed through sexual assault, or conversion therapy. Sadly, these things have, and do still happen.
• #Asexuality is a somewhat modern term dating back to the 1960’s. Other terms in relation have been ‘monosexual’, Kinsey’s ‘group x’. In 1896, concepts of asexuality were documented in Germany, by Jewish physicist and sexologist, Magnus Hirschfeld.
• In history, a related term of ‘spinster’ was often used for women who never took husbands. However, this ‘term’ has also been shared by others in the queer community among those who did not wish to engage in a relationship with men, or to marry.
• #Asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction. Like with most queer experiences, self awareness, acceptance, and information can arrive at any stage during life. Some people realise young, some people realise midway through life, some people realise far into life.
• #Asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction. Ace’s can have relationships that are long term, short term; happy, unhappy; local, long distance; monogamous, polyamorous, etc. All relationships vary in their experiences, whether or not those experiences are good, or great, or bad.

Happy Ace Awareness Week ~~~