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− | < | + | <div style="font-size:162%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">'''[[Asexuality|Asexual]]: a person who does not experience sexual attraction.'''</div><br> |
− | + | <div style="top:+0.2em; font-size:95%;">Welcome to the [[AVEN|Asexual Visibility and Education Network]]. AVEN hosts the world's largest online asexual community as well as a large archive of resources on [[asexuality]]. AVEN strives to create open, honest discussion about asexuality among sexual and asexual people alike. | |
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− | + | Unlike celibacy, which is a choice, asexuality is a sexual orientation. Asexual people have the same emotional needs as everybody else and are just as capable of forming intimate relationships. To find out more about asexuality, [[Asexuality|click here]]. | |
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+ | Wikimaster's note: As a spam prevention measure, new page creation has been temporarily disabled from anyone who does not have an admin account for the wiki. I deeply regret this change, but it is the only way that the service can be maintained in a usable condition. If you want to create a new page, request a new page [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/55678-updating-the-wiki/ via the AVEN forums]. You will then be able to edit the page normally. The edit features of the service are not affected by this change.</div> | ||
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+ | If you just cuddle, that's ok, and she loves you. If you end up having sex, that's ok, and she loves you. If you get all self-conscious, totally lose the mood, and have an "Oh damn, I totally didn't relax" freakout, that's ok and she loves you. In fact, if that happens, I suggest you both make a point of laughing at the ridiculousness of it all - maybe pre-agree that if you freak out, then that means she has to feed you ice-cream until you calm down again, or some circuit-breaker like that. | ||
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+ | – Olivier, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/67164-insecurities-in-the-way/page__p__1990557#entry1990557 on putting asexual partners at ease in mixed relationships]. | ||
+ | <DIV align="right"><small>''[[Post of the Week|...previous Posts of the Week]]''</small></DIV> | ||
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+ | • … that some asexual people are happier on their own or with a group of close friends, while other asexuals have a desire to date and will form more intimate romantic [[Relationships|relationships]]? | ||
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+ | • … that asexual relationships are based on the same elements that are also important for many sexual people, like understanding, commitment, trust, emotional intimacy and communication? | ||
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+ | • … that for some asexuals arousal is a fairly regular occurrence, though it is not associated with a desire to find a sexual partner? Some asexuals will occasionally [[Masturbation|masturbate]], but feel no desire for partnered sexuality. Other asexual people experience little or no arousal. | ||
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+ | • A short paper by Anthony F. Bogaert, "[http://www.springerlink.com/content/p2h386p51w829435/?MUD=MP Asexuality and Autochorissexualism (Identity-Less Sexuality)]", was published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior on May 11, 2012. | ||
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+ | • An article, "[http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/asexual-awakening-20120507-1y8n5.html Asexual awakening]", was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on May 9, 2012. | ||
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+ | • "[http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/04/06/25911/asexuality-comes-out-of-the-closet Asexuality comes out of the closet]" - KPCC's Patt Morrison interviews David Jay and Shira Tarrant on April 6, 2012. | ||
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+ | • Rachel Rabbit White writes how "[http://jezebel.com/5899524/sex-can-be-kind-of-boring-but-we-never-talk-about-that-part Not Everybody Wants to Have Sex]" for Jezebel. | ||
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+ | • Rachel Hills interviews David Jay for The Atlantic in "[http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/04/life-without-sex-the-third-phase-of-the-asexuality-movement/254880/ Life Without Sex: The Third Phase of the Asexuality Movement]" | ||
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+ | • RTL TVI, a Belgian channel, included interviews of asexual people in the show ''[http://www.rtl.be/rtltvi/video/388461.aspx L'Europe du sexe]''. | ||
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+ | • The Guardian has an article “[http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/26/among-the-asexuals Among the asexuals]” by Rosie Swash, which discusses the asexual movement and life for asexual people. | ||
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+ | • Tracy Clark-Flory wrote an article on Salon, "[http://www.salon.com/2012/01/31/house_gets_asexuality_wrong/singleton/ “House” gets asexuality wrong]" on January 31, 2012. | ||
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+ | • There is an article by Lucy Wallis in the BBC news magazine, "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16552173 What is it like to be asexual?]", to accompany the appearance of an asexual woman in the BBC's three part TV series, ''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b019lt17/How_Sex_Works_Playing_the_Field/ How Sex Works].'' | ||
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+ | • [http://www.asexualawarenessweek.com/ Asexual Awareness Week] has released the preliminary results of their [http://www.facebook.com/notes/asexual-awareness-week/results-of-the-asexual-community-census-2011/208581089214485 Asexual Community Census 2011] | ||
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+ | <DIV align="right"><small>''[[Asexuality in the media|...see older media]]''</small></DIV> | ||
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+ | Want to help improve AVEN's wiki? Everyone is welcome to [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]] and help edit the wiki. Before getting started, new users (even experienced wiki users) should review the [[Beginner's guide]] to get a feel for the AVEN wiki. There is also this [[Help:Editing|cheatsheet]]. | ||
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+ | When you are ready, check out [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/56666-avenwiki/ this list], the [[:Category:Stub|stub articles]], or articles that need [[:Category:Attention|attention]] to get ideas on which articles people would like to see written or improved, or join in [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/55678-updating-the-wiki/ the discussion] on AVEN's forum to make suggestions. | ||
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