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<div>{{Sidebar}}Many people, when hearing about asexuality for the first time, claim that it cannot exist, or that a particular person claiming to be asexual can't be. This page addresses some of the more common objections, along with [[AVEN]]'s answers.<br />
<br />
==Causes==<br />
<br />
===Isn't a lack of sexual desire a symptom of some kind of medical disorder? Have you had your hormones checked?===<br />
Yes and no. A sudden loss of sexual desire can be symptomatic of some disorders, such as depression and endocrine problems. However, many asexuals have undergone tests and have hormone levels within the normal range.<br />
<br />
Some sources list the lack of sexual desire in and of itself as a mental disorder, but we here at AVEN are doubtful about that – the same was believed, once upon a time, of homosexuality. A disorder is only really a disorder if it detracts from one's quality of life. Most of the asexuals here can't change, and are happy enough in their lives that they wouldn't do so [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=12961 even if they could.] How meaningful is it to refer to such a state of being as a disorder?<br />
<br />
People who are interested in the connections between asexuality and health issues should check out our section on [[Asexual Health]].<br />
<br />
===You must have been traumatized as children.===<br />
A small number of asexuals have experienced rape or sexual abuse at some point in their lives. These things are known to sometimes cause sexual aversion. However, most asexuals on AVEN have never experienced rape or abuse, and so asexuality cannot be explained solely in terms of trauma.<br />
<br />
Even if a particular asexual individual has experienced trauma, it does not necessarily follow that the trauma “caused” the asexuality. The person may have already been asexual prior to any traumatic events. If a person has come to terms with their trauma and is happy with their asexuality, it may not really matter whether one caused the other or not. ([http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=17218 Relevant thread])<br />
<br />
===Some of these people are teenagers! That's not an orientation. You're just late bloomers.===<br />
Many asexuals already feel different from their peers in high school. Many people at this age are talking about their [[Attraction#Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]] to celebrities and classmates and experimenting sexually. Teenage asexuals may feel confused, different, or alone because they cannot relate to these things. A [[community]] such as AVEN may be very useful for these people.<br />
<br />
Some people who identify as asexuals in their early teens may experience sexual feelings later on. However, bear in mind that there are also people on AVEN who are still asexual in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond. The “late bloomer” explanation doesn't work on them – and these people all had to have been asexual teenagers at one point in their lives. In general, since we don't know exactly what will happen in the future, it's best to give someone the benefit of the doubt about the validity of their own feelings.<br />
<br />
===You must be repressed, maybe by religion or overly conservative parents. Why can't you see that sex is a normal and healthy activity?===<br />
<br />
Some asexuals (and many sexuals) came from conservative or religious backgrounds where sexual activity was discouraged. Other asexuals didn't.<br />
<br />
Similarly, some asexuals don't view our culture's attitude towards sex as normal and healthy, but plenty of them do. Asexuals run the full spectrum of beliefs about sex and sexual activity, from very conservative to moderate to very liberal. Many asexuals view sex as so normal and healthy that they have tried for years to learn to enjoy it before realizing they were asexual.<br />
<br />
===You're just bitter because you can't get any – maybe you're too unattractive for people to want to have sex with you.===<br />
<br />
Not so! Many asexuals fit the standard definition of attractiveness well enough to have been asked out, propositioned, used for sex, or even married by sexual people. And in our [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showforum=30 For Sexual Partners, Friends, and Allies] forum, you'll find many posts by people who love and are attracted to their asexual partners, and are very confused as to why these people don't reciprocate their sexual desire. Being unattractive is not what's going on here.<br />
<br />
==Behaviour==<br />
<br />
===How can you be asexual if you're a virgin? Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.===<br />
<br />
Most people know, at some point in their lives, that there are people they would like to have sex with, even if they haven't done so yet. Asexuals generally don't feel this way. The very concept, to them, is boring, uncomfortable, or ridiculous. Many asexuals have tried having sex, because of curiosity or social pressure, and found that it wasn't to their liking. Others have tried other forms of physical affection and found that their comfort zones end long before sex begins. Still others know themselves well enough to stay away from the whole thing in the first place. After all, you don't need to try stuffing dirty socks in your mouth (for example) to know that it isn't your cup of tea.<br />
<br />
===How can you be asexual if you masturbate? Isn't that inherently sexual?===<br />
<br />
Some people masturbate, some people [[Nonlibidoism|don't]]. For those who do, masturbation is linked to [[sex drive]], not sexual attraction. Instead, it is seen as a biological necessity, like scratching an itch or using the bathroom. Asexual people have no desire to involve other people in their private biological activities.<br />
<br />
===How can you be asexual if you go on dates or engage in romantic relationships? Isn't that inherently sexual?===<br />
<br />
Some asexuals don't feel a need for romantic connections with other people, but many do. For these people, [[romantic attraction]] is best expressed through avenues other than sex, such as hugging, cuddling, and having deep conversations. Many romantic asexuals are very confused by other people's insistence that, to be in love, you must perform an act that they may find disgusting, uncomfortable, or just plain boring (depending on the asexual in question). For them, love and sex have little, if anything, to do with each other.<br />
<br />
===How can you be asexual if you want children? Isn't that inherently sexual?===<br />
<br />
Many asexuals don't want children, but some do. There are ways, such as artificial insemination and adoption, for asexuals to have children without having sex.<br />
<br />
===How can you be asexual if you have sex? Isn't ''that'' inherently sexual?===<br />
<br />
It depends. Many asexuals have never had sex and do not plan to. Some asexuals have had sex in the past because they thought that it was impossible to be asexual, and it was what everyone else was doing. Some asexuals have had sex in order to figure out whether they enjoy it, and found out that they didn't. Some, despite their asexuality, are willing to have sex in order to please someone that they love. Remember, orientation is about innate feelings, not behaviour.<br />
<br />
==Science==<br />
<br />
===People can't be asexual. Asexuality means that you reproduce by mitosis, like amoebas.===<br />
<br />
Yes, that's the scientific, biological meaning of asexuality. However, asexuality is a term that can have more than one meaning in different contexts. The term “bisexuality”, for example, is used in biology to indicate that a plant has both pollen-producing and seed-producing parts, and also used to indicate that an animal species comes in two sexes. However, [[bisexuality]] is often also used as a term to indicate that some humans experience attraction to other humans of both sexes. Similarly, we can describe ourselves as asexual – meaning that we don't experience sexual attraction – without contradicting the biological definition. English is a wonderful thing.<br />
<br />
===Asexuality can't be natural, because animals aren't asexual.===<br />
<br />
Actually, there have been studies on rams and rats indicating that some of them did not experience sexual attraction.<ref>Roselli, Charles A. (2002). [http://www.biolreprod.org/cgi/content/full/67/1/263 "Relationship of serum testosterone concentrations to mate preferences in rams"]. ''Biology of Reproduction'' '''67''': 263-268 Retrieved on 31 August, 2007.</ref><ref>Stellflug, J.N. (2006).[http://jas.fass.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/6/1520 "Comparison of cortisol, luteinizing hormone, and testosterone responses to a defined stressor in sexually inactive rams and sexually active female-oriented and male-oriented rams"] ''Journal of Animal Science'' '''84''': 1520-1525 Retrieved on 31 August, 2007.</ref><ref>Damassa, D. A., Smith, E. R., Tennent, B., & Davidson, J. M. (1977). [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WGC-4D6YWCY-50&_user=10&_coverDate=06%2F30%2F1977&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1515541900&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=00935b7b009a05a352de23ca8c93142b&searchtype=a "The relationship between circulating testosterone levels and male sexual behavior in rats"]. ''Hormones and Behavior'' '''8''': 275–286 Retrieved on 26 October, 2010.</ref> ([http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=14135 Relevant thread])<br />
<br />
Also, keep in mind that some animals, like ants and naked mole rats, live in a complex social structure that restricts the duties of sex and reproduction to a few individuals. Similarly, wolves and dholes live in packs that require only the alpha pair to mate.<br />
<br />
==Style==<br />
<br />
===Why would you limit your future possibilities by deciding you were asexual?===<br />
<br />
Asexuality is just like any other label – it should be used as a description, not a set of instructions. We don't think that identifying as asexual necessarially limits someone any more than identifying as, say, heterosexual or homosexual does. In either case, it's just a description of who you're attracted to.<br />
<br />
A small number of people may identify as asexual at one point in their lives and then begin to identify as sexual at another point in their lives. This doesn't invalidate asexuality in general – it just stopped being the right label for those particular people. Most of us, including members who are middle-aged or older and have never felt sexual attraction, feel that our asexuality can't be changed, and just plain aren't interested in any of the sexual “possibilities” that are available to non-asexuals.<br />
<br />
===But sex is just so great – how can anyone be happy or healthy living without it?===<br />
<br />
Perhaps there are things that sexuals feel and asexuals don't, but it wasn't our choice not to feel them. Even when asexuals do have sex, they don't feel the same things that sexuals do when they have sex. Besides, there are plenty of other things that asexuals can do with their time – reading, learning, socializing, exploring nature, creating art, or playing games, just to name a few. You pursue your interests, and we'll pursue ours.<br />
<br />
===Why is there all this fuss and visibility work about not being into something? If it's so unimportant to you, why do you talk about it so much?===<br />
<br />
Not all asexuals feel the need to promote asexual [[visibility]] or to hang out in places like AVEN. That is okay. For those who do, here are some good reasons for places like AVEN to exist:<br />
<br />
*Some asexuals feel like there must be something terribly wrong with them because they are not into sex. The presence of a community filled with other asexuals can come as a huge relief. Asexuals need to know that they're not alone.<br />
<br />
*Some sexuals put pressure on asexuals to have sex and act sexual, or ostracize them, because of a belief that everybody normal and healthy is sexual. By breaking down this belief, spreading asexual visibility will improve life for asexuals.<br />
<br />
*Some asexuals desire information about asexuality and related issues. In the current lack of consistent medical knowledge of asexuality, what better place to find such information than a web site full of asexuals?<br />
<br />
*Some asexuals feel uncomfortable spending all of their time in a culture and with people who put a lot of emphasis on sex. It can be nice to spend time in places like the AVEN forums (or other asexual communities) with people who know about asexuality and are more likely to be accepting.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
{{FAQs}}<br />
[[Category:Asexuality]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Objections_to_asexuality&diff=18886Objections to asexuality2017-09-09T02:15:38Z<p>Jackninja5: Undo revision 18885 by Jackninja5 (talk) WHOOPS!</p>
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<div>{{Sidebar}}Many people, when hearing about asexuality for the first time, claim that it cannot exist, or that a particular person claiming to be asexual can't be. This page addresses some of the more common objections, along with [[AVEN|AVEN's]] answers.<br />
<br />
==Causes==<br />
<br />
===Isn't a lack of sexual desire a symptom of some kind of medical disorder? Have you had your hormones checked?===<br />
Yes and no. A sudden loss of sexual desire can be symptomatic of some disorders, such as depression and endocrine problems. However, many asexuals have undergone tests and have hormone levels within the normal range.<br />
<br />
Some sources list the lack of sexual desire in and of itself as a mental disorder, but we here at AVEN are doubtful about that – the same was believed, once upon a time, of homosexuality. A disorder is only really a disorder if it detracts from one's quality of life. Most of the asexuals here can't change, and are happy enough in their lives that they wouldn't do so [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=12961 even if they could.] How meaningful is it to refer to such a state of being as a disorder?<br />
<br />
People who are interested in the connections between asexuality and health issues should check out our section on [[Asexual Health]].<br />
<br />
===You must have been traumatized as children.===<br />
A small number of asexuals have experienced rape or sexual abuse at some point in their lives. These things are known to sometimes cause sexual aversion. However, most asexuals on AVEN have never experienced rape or abuse, and so asexuality cannot be explained solely in terms of trauma.<br />
<br />
Even if a particular asexual individual has experienced trauma, it does not necessarially follow that the trauma “caused” the asexuality. The person may have already been asexual prior to any traumatic events. If a person has come to terms with their trauma and is happy with their asexuality, it may not really matter whether one caused the other or not. ([http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=17218 Relevant thread])<br />
<br />
===Some of these people are teenagers! That's not an orientation. You're just late bloomers.===<br />
Many asexuals already feel different from their peers in high school. Many people at this age are talking about their [[Attraction#Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]] to celebrities and classmates and experimenting sexually. Teenage asexuals may feel confused, different, or alone because they cannot relate to these things. A [[community]] such as AVEN may be very useful for these people.<br />
<br />
Some people who identify as asexuals in their early teens may experience sexual feelings later on. However, bear in mind that there are also people on AVEN who are still asexual in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond. The “late bloomer” explanation doesn't work on them – and these people all had to have been asexual teenagers at one point in their lives. In general, since we don't know exactly what will happen in the future, it's best to give someone the benefit of the doubt about the validity of their own feelings.<br />
<br />
===You must be repressed, maybe by religion or overly conservative parents. Why can't you see that sex is a normal and healthy activity?===<br />
<br />
Some asexuals (and many sexuals) came from conservative or religious backgrounds where sexual activity was discouraged. Other asexuals didn't.<br />
<br />
Similarly, some asexuals don't view our culture's attitude towards sex as normal and healthy, but plenty of them do. Asexuals run the full spectrum of beliefs about sex and sexual activity, from very conservative to moderate to very liberal. Many asexuals view sex as so normal and healthy that they have tried for years to learn to enjoy it before realizing they were asexual.<br />
<br />
===You're just bitter because you can't get any – maybe you're too unattractive for people to want to have sex with you.===<br />
<br />
Not so! Many asexuals fit the standard definition of attractiveness well enough to have been asked out, propositioned, used for sex, or even married by sexual people. And in our [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showforum=30 For Sexual Partners, Friends, and Allies] forum, you'll find many posts by people who love and are attracted to their asexual partners, and are very confused as to why these people don't reciprocate their sexual desire. Being unattractive is not what's going on here.<br />
<br />
==Behaviour==<br />
<br />
===How can you be asexual if you're a virgin? Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.===<br />
<br />
Most people know, at some point in their lives, that there are people they would like to have sex with, even if they haven't done so yet. Asexuals generally don't feel this way. The very concept, to them, is boring, uncomfortable, or ridiculous. Many asexuals have tried having sex, because of curiosity or social pressure, and found that it wasn't to their liking. Others have tried other forms of physical affection and found that their comfort zones end long before sex begins. Still others know themselves well enough to stay away from the whole thing in the first place. After all, you don't need to try stuffing dirty socks in your mouth (for example) to know that it isn't your cup of tea.<br />
<br />
===How can you be asexual if you masturbate? Isn't that inherently sexual?===<br />
<br />
Some people masturbate, some people [[Nonlibidoism|don't]]. For those who do, masturbation is linked to [[sex drive]], not sexual attraction. Instead, it is seen as a biological necessity, like scratching an itch or using the bathroom. Asexual people have no desire to involve other people in their private biological activities.<br />
<br />
===How can you be asexual if you go on dates or engage in romantic relationships? Isn't that inherently sexual?===<br />
<br />
Some asexuals don't feel a need for romantic connections with other people, but many do. For these people, [[romantic attraction]] is best expressed through avenues other than sex, such as hugging, cuddling, and having deep conversations. Many romantic asexuals are very confused by other people's insistence that, to be in love, you must perform an act that they may find disgusting, uncomfortable, or just plain boring (depending on the asexual in question). For them, love and sex have little, if anything, to do with each other.<br />
<br />
===How can you be asexual if you want children? Isn't that inherently sexual?===<br />
<br />
Many asexuals don't want children, but some do. There are ways, such as artificial insemination and adoption, for asexuals to have children without having sex.<br />
<br />
===How can you be asexual if you have sex? Isn't ''that'' inherently sexual?===<br />
<br />
It depends. Many asexuals have never had sex and do not plan to. Some asexuals have had sex in the past because they thought that it was impossible to be asexual, and it was what everyone else was doing. Some asexuals have had sex in order to figure out whether they enjoy it, and found out that they didn't. Some, despite their asexuality, are willing to have sex in order to please someone that they love. Remember, orientation is about innate feelings, not behaviour.<br />
<br />
==Science==<br />
<br />
===People can't be asexual. Asexuality means that you reproduce by mitosis, like amoebas.===<br />
<br />
Yes, that's the scientific, biological meaning of asexuality. However, asexuality is a term that can have more than one meaning in different contexts. The term “bisexuality”, for example, is used in biology to indicate that a plant has both pollen-producing and seed-producing parts, and also used to indicate that an animal species comes in two sexes. However, [[bisexuality]] is often also used as a term to indicate that some humans experience attraction to other humans of both sexes. Similarly, we can describe ourselves as asexual – meaning that we don't experience sexual attraction – without contradicting the biological definition. English is a wonderful thing.<br />
<br />
===Asexuality can't be natural, because animals aren't asexual.===<br />
<br />
Actually, there have been studies on rams and rats indicating that some of them did not experience sexual attraction.<ref>Roselli, Charles A. (2002). [http://www.biolreprod.org/cgi/content/full/67/1/263 "Relationship of serum testosterone concentrations to mate preferences in rams"]. ''Biology of Reproduction'' '''67''': 263-268 Retrieved on 31 August, 2007.</ref><ref>Stellflug, J.N. (2006).[http://jas.fass.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/6/1520 "Comparison of cortisol, luteinizing hormone, and testosterone responses to a defined stressor in sexually inactive rams and sexually active female-oriented and male-oriented rams"] ''Journal of Animal Science'' '''84''': 1520-1525 Retrieved on 31 August, 2007.</ref><ref>Damassa, D. A., Smith, E. R., Tennent, B., & Davidson, J. M. (1977). [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WGC-4D6YWCY-50&_user=10&_coverDate=06%2F30%2F1977&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1515541900&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=00935b7b009a05a352de23ca8c93142b&searchtype=a "The relationship between circulating testosterone levels and male sexual behavior in rats"]. ''Hormones and Behavior'' '''8''': 275–286 Retrieved on 26 October, 2010.</ref> ([http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=14135 Relevant thread])<br />
<br />
Also, keep in mind that some animals, like ants and naked mole rats, live in a complex social structure that restricts the duties of sex and reproduction to a few individuals. Similarly, wolves and dholes live in packs that require only the alpha pair to mate.<br />
<br />
==Style==<br />
<br />
===Why would you limit your future possibilities by deciding you were asexual?===<br />
<br />
Asexuality is just like any other label – it should be used as a description, not a set of instructions. We don't think that identifying as asexual necessarially limits someone any more than identifying as, say, heterosexual or homosexual does. In either case, it's just a description of who you're attracted to.<br />
<br />
A small number of people may identify as asexual at one point in their lives and then begin to identify as sexual at another point in their lives. This doesn't invalidate asexuality in general – it just stopped being the right label for those particular people. Most of us, including members who are middle-aged or older and have never felt sexual attraction, feel that our asexuality can't be changed, and just plain aren't interested in any of the sexual “possibilities” that are available to non-asexuals.<br />
<br />
===But sex is just so great – how can anyone be happy or healthy living without it?===<br />
<br />
Perhaps there are things that sexuals feel and asexuals don't, but it wasn't our choice not to feel them. Even when asexuals do have sex, they don't feel the same things that sexuals do when they have sex. Besides, there are plenty of other things that asexuals can do with their time – reading, learning, socializing, exploring nature, creating art, or playing games, just to name a few. You pursue your interests, and we'll pursue ours.<br />
<br />
===Why is there all this fuss and visibility work about not being into something? If it's so unimportant to you, why do you talk about it so much?===<br />
<br />
Not all asexuals feel the need to promote asexual [[visibility]] or to hang out in places like AVEN. That is okay. For those who do, here are some good reasons for places like AVEN to exist:<br />
<br />
*Some asexuals feel like there must be something terribly wrong with them because they are not into sex. The presence of a community filled with other asexuals can come as a huge relief. Asexuals need to know that they're not alone.<br />
<br />
*Some sexuals put pressure on asexuals to have sex and act sexual, or ostracize them, because of a belief that everybody normal and healthy is sexual. By breaking down this belief, spreading asexual visibility will improve life for asexuals.<br />
<br />
*Some asexuals desire information about asexuality and related issues. In the current lack of consistent medical knowledge of asexuality, what better place to find such information than a web site full of asexuals?<br />
<br />
*Some asexuals feel uncomfortable spending all of their time in a culture and with people who put a lot of emphasis on sex. It can be nice to spend time in places like the AVEN forums (or other asexual communities) with people who know about asexuality and are more likely to be accepting.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
{{FAQs}}<br />
[[Category:Asexuality]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Objections_to_asexuality&diff=18885Objections to asexuality2017-09-09T02:15:00Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Sidebar}}Many people, when hearing about asexuality for the first time, claim that it cannot exist, or that a particular person claiming to be asexual can't be. This page addresses some of the more common objections, along with [[AVEN]]'s answers.<br />
<br />
==Causes==<br />
<br />
===Isn't a lack of sexual desire a symptom of some kind of medical disorder? Have you had your hormones checked?===<br />
Yes and no. A sudden loss of sexual desire can be symptomatic of some disorders, such as depression and endocrine problems. However, many asexuals have undergone tests and have hormone levels within the normal range.<br />
<br />
Some sources list the lack of sexual desire in and of itself as a mental disorder, but we here at AVEN are doubtful about that – the same was believed, once upon a time, of homosexuality. A disorder is only really a disorder if it detracts from one's quality of life. Most of the asexuals here can't change, and are happy enough in their lives that they wouldn't do so [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=12961 even if they could.] How meaningful is it to refer to such a state of being as a disorder?<br />
<br />
People who are interested in the connections between asexuality and health issues should check out our section on [[Asexual Health]].<br />
<br />
===You must have been traumatized as children.===<br />
A small number of asexuals have experienced rape or sexual abuse at some point in their lives. These things are known to sometimes cause sexual aversion. However, most asexuals on AVEN have never experienced rape or abuse, and so asexuality cannot be explained solely in terms of trauma.<br />
<br />
Even if a particular asexual individual has experienced trauma, it does not necessarily follow that the trauma “caused” the asexuality. The person may have already been asexual prior to any traumatic events. If a person has come to terms with their trauma and is happy with their asexuality, it may not really matter whether one caused the other or not. ([http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=17218 Relevant thread])<br />
<br />
===Some of these people are teenagers! That's not an orientation. You're just late bloomers.===<br />
Many asexuals already feel different from their peers in high school. Many people at this age are talking about their [[Attraction#Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]] to celebrities and classmates and experimenting sexually. Teenage asexuals may feel confused, different, or alone because they cannot relate to these things. A [[community]] such as AVEN may be very useful for these people.<br />
<br />
Some people who identify as asexuals in their early teens may experience sexual feelings later on. However, bear in mind that there are also people on AVEN who are still asexual in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond. The “late bloomer” explanation doesn't work on them – and these people all had to have been asexual teenagers at one point in their lives. In general, since we don't know exactly what will happen in the future, it's best to give someone the benefit of the doubt about the validity of their own feelings.<br />
<br />
===You must be repressed, maybe by religion or overly conservative parents. Why can't you see that sex is a normal and healthy activity?===<br />
<br />
Some asexuals (and many sexuals) came from conservative or religious backgrounds where sexual activity was discouraged. Other asexuals didn't.<br />
<br />
Similarly, some asexuals don't view our culture's attitude towards sex as normal and healthy, but plenty of them do. Asexuals run the full spectrum of beliefs about sex and sexual activity, from very conservative to moderate to very liberal. Many asexuals view sex as so normal and healthy that they have tried for years to learn to enjoy it before realizing they were asexual.<br />
<br />
===You're just bitter because you can't get any – maybe you're too unattractive for people to want to have sex with you.===<br />
<br />
Not so! Many asexuals fit the standard definition of attractiveness well enough to have been asked out, propositioned, used for sex, or even married by sexual people. And in our [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showforum=30 For Sexual Partners, Friends, and Allies] forum, you'll find many posts by people who love and are attracted to their asexual partners, and are very confused as to why these people don't reciprocate their sexual desire. Being unattractive is not what's going on here.<br />
<br />
==Behaviour==<br />
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===How can you be asexual if you're a virgin? Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.===<br />
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Most people know, at some point in their lives, that there are people they would like to have sex with, even if they haven't done so yet. Asexuals generally don't feel this way. The very concept, to them, is boring, uncomfortable, or ridiculous. Many asexuals have tried having sex, because of curiosity or social pressure, and found that it wasn't to their liking. Others have tried other forms of physical affection and found that their comfort zones end long before sex begins. Still others know themselves well enough to stay away from the whole thing in the first place. After all, you don't need to try stuffing dirty socks in your mouth (for example) to know that it isn't your cup of tea.<br />
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Some people masturbate, some people [[Nonlibidoism|don't]]. For those who do, masturbation is linked to [[sex drive]], not sexual attraction. Instead, it is seen as a biological necessity, like scratching an itch or using the bathroom. Asexual people have no desire to involve other people in their private biological activities.<br />
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===How can you be asexual if you go on dates or engage in romantic relationships? Isn't that inherently sexual?===<br />
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A '''demisexual''' is a person who does not experience sexual attraction unless they form a strong emotional connection with someone. It's more commonly seen in but by no means confined to romantic relationships. The term demisexual comes from the orientation being "halfway between" sexual and asexual. Nevertheless, this term does not mean that demisexuals have an incomplete or half-sexuality, nor does it mean that sexual attraction without emotional connection is required for a complete sexuality. In general, demisexuals are not sexually attracted to anyone of any gender; however, when a demisexual is emotionally connected to someone else (whether the feelings are romantic love or deep friendship), the demisexual experiences sexual attraction and desire, but only towards the specific partner or partners.<br />
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When describing demisexuality as an orientation to sexuals, sexuals often mistake it as an admirable choice rather than an innate [[Sexual orientation|orientation]]. Demisexuals are not choosing to abstain; they simply lack sexual attraction until a close relationship is formed.<br />
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According to [[Primary vs. secondary sexual attraction model|one hypothetical model]], a person who identifies as a demisexual does not experience primary [[Attraction#Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]] but does experience secondary sexual attraction. In this model, primary sexual attraction is based on outward qualities such as a person's looks, clothes, or personality while secondary sexual attraction is attraction stemming from a connection, usually romantic, or from status or how closely the person is in relationship to the other.<br />
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Though factors such as looks and personality do not affect primary sexual attraction for demisexuals (since demisexuals do not experience primary sexual attraction), such factors may affect [[Attraction#Romantic Attraction|romantic attraction]], as with any other orientation.<br />
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"Demisexual" is sometimes out under the [[gray-A]] umbrella. Demisexuality differs from gray-asexuality in that demisexuality is a specific sexual orientation in between "sexual" and "asexual", whereas "gray-A" is a highly unspecific catch-all used for anything between sexual and asexual that does not fit.<br />
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Demisexuality may make forming romantic or sexual [[relationships]] more difficult for some people. Demisexuals often make first impressions with sexuals of being "just friends", which may make them sexually value the relationship less.<br />
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Demis may also append a gender orientation to the label, as in "Demi-heterosexual".<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Gray-A]]<br />
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==Related links==<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/forum/72-the-gray-area/ AVEN's Gray Area]<br />
*[http://www.demisexuality.org/ Demisexuality.org]<br />
*[http://demigrace.forumotion.com/ Demi Grace] - a forum for demisexuals, grey-asexuals and allies<br />
*[http://demigray.tumblr.com/ Demi Gray] - advice for demisexuals and gray-asexuals<br />
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==Asexual related terminology ==<br />
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* '''[[A]], [[ace]]''': Someone who is [[asexuality|asexual]].<br />
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* '''[[acephobia]]''': Fear or hatred of asexuals or asexuality.<br />
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* '''[[amoeba]]''': One of many biologically asexual microorganisms, but also a word used informally to denote an [[asexuality|asexual]].<br />
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* '''aro''': Someone who is [[aromantic]].<br />
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* '''[[asexuality|Asexual]]''': A person who does not experience sexual attraction.<br />
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* '''[[asexy]]''': An informal word for [[asexuality|asexual]]; describes someone or something that is made more attractive by her/his/its lack of sexuality.<br />
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* '''AVENite, also AVENista''': A member of the [[Forums|AVEN forums]].<br />
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* '''[[demisexual]]''': A person who experiences sexual attraction only to people with whom they are in an close relationship, often a romantic one<ref>{{cite AVEN|29621|Demi's}}</ref>.<br />
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* '''[[gray-A]]''': A person in the gray area between sexuality and asexuality.<br />
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* '''[[indifferent]]''': 1) used by some asexual individuals to indicate that they feel neither revulsion toward nor powerful desire to engage in sex. 2) also can be taken to mean they are indifferent toward the idea of sex in general.<br />
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* '''[[repulsed]]''': A term used by some asexual individuals to indicate that they find sex disgusting or revolting.<br />
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* '''[[sensual]]''': Enjoying pleasure brought through the senses, which may or may not be sexual.<ref>{{cite AVEN|30621|What are the "sensuals"?}}</ref><br />
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* '''[[sex-negative]]''': see ''antisexual''.<br />
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* '''[[sex-positive]]''': A term used by some members of the asexual community to mean that they do not mind if people engage in sexual activities as long as those activities are consensual.<br />
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==Sexuality related terminology==<br />
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* '''[[antisexual]]''': Being opposed to sexuality, or someone for whom this is true. An antisexual person may or may not be asexual.<br />
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* '''[[autosexual]]''': A person who only experiences sexual attraction to him/herself.<br />
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* '''[[autochorisexual]]''': A person who can be aroused by sexual material and may masturbate, fantasize and/or watch porn but has no desire to seek a partner or have sexual interactions themselves.<br />
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* '''[[Celibacy|celibate]]''': Someone who does not engage in sexual activity. Separate from sexual orientation.<br />
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* '''compulsory sexuality''': The belief that everyone should be either sexually available or in a sexual relationship.<ref name = "Mirror2014"></ref><br />
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* '''[[nonlibidoism]]''': Not having a sex drive/libido.<br />
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* '''[[primary sexual attraction]]''': Instant sexual attraction.<br />
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* '''[[primary sexual desire]]''': Wanting to engage in sexual activity for the purposes of pleasure.<br />
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* '''[[queer]]''': An umbrella term that refers to those who are not heterosexual, heteronormative, or cisgender.<br />
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* '''[[secondary sexual attraction]]''': Sexual attraction based on the strength of a relationship.<br />
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* '''[[secondary sexual desire]]''': Wanting to engage in sexual activity for reasons other than pleasure.<br />
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* '''[[sexual]]''': A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who is not [[asexuality|asexual]] (i.e. a heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, etc.). Also called '''allosexual'''.<br />
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==Romantic orientations==<br />
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* '''amatonormativity''': The belief that romantic relationships are superior to non-romantic ones and friendships.<ref name = "Mirror2014">https://issuu.com/themirrormag/docs/mirror_fall2014_final_small</ref><br />
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* '''[[aromantic]]''': A person who does not experience [[romantic attraction]].<br />
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* '''[[biromantic]]''': Someone who is [[Romantic attraction|romantically]] attracted to two different sexes or genders, may be sexual or asexual<br />
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* '''[[crush]]''': A (possibly temporary) romantic attraction to someone, that may or may not be acted upon<br />
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* '''[[heteroromantic]]''': Someone who is [[Romantic attraction|romantically]] attracted to people of the opposite sex or gender, may be sexual or asexual<br />
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* '''[[homoromantic]]''': Someone who is [[Romantic attraction|romantically]] attracted to people of the same sex or gender, may be sexual or asexual<br />
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* '''[[lithromantic]]''': Someone who experience [[Romantic attraction|romantic attraction]] but does not want their feelings to be reciprocated<br />
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* '''[[monoamory]]''': Having just one intimate relationship. Compare to ''polyamory''<br />
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* '''[[panromantic]]''': Romantically attracted to others regardless of gender<br />
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* '''[[polyamory]]''': Having more than one intimate relationships simultaneously with all partners concerned. Compare to ''monoamory''<br />
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* '''[[queerplatonic]]''': A non-romantic relationship based on platonic love that is stronger than friendship<br />
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* '''[[squish]]''': An [[aromantic]] crush, a desire for a platonic relationship with someone<br />
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* '''[[zucchini]]''': A partner in a queerplatonic relationship.<br />
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==Gender/Sex related terminology==<br />
* '''[[gender]]''': a person's identity, or the sex one feels one should be<ref>{{cite AVEN|55798|Definitions Master List}}{{cite AVEN|120155|Gender Definitions Master List Draft}}</ref><br />
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* '''[[sex]]''': a person's biological state, decided by genitalia or chromosomes<br />
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* '''[[agender]]''': having neither male nor female gender, or not associating with any gender<br />
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* '''[[androgyny|androgynous]]''': identifying or presenting between male and female in the gender binary.<br />
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* '''[[androsexual]]''': sexual orientation of anyone who has sexual feelings towards a man<br />
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* '''[[bigender]]''': having a gender identity or expression which is both male and female, either simultaneously or alternating<br />
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* '''[[cisgender]]''': having the same gender as the one assigned at birth<br />
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* '''[[demigirl]]''': a person who feels more strongly associated with female than male or any other gender, but not strongly enough to justify an absolute self-identification as female, or, someone who identifies as anything but female, aside from a small part of them that does. ['''Disputed''', <span class="plainlinks">''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/103953-harmful-definition-of-demigirl-in-the-aven-master-list/ in discussion]''</span>]<br />
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* '''[[demiguy]]''': opposite of '''demigirl'''<br />
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* '''[[female]]''': a gender or sex identity (♀)<br />
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* '''[[FtM]]''': (female to male transsexual, trans man) a person who identifies as male, but was assigned a female sex at birth<br />
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* '''[[genderfluid]]''': moving between different gender identities or expressions at different times or situations<br />
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* '''[[genderless]]''': not having a gender identity<br />
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* '''[[genderqueer]]''': 1) having a gender identity that is self-defined as [[queer]] or non-normative (usually falls outside the [[gender binary]]). 2) an umbrella term for non-binary gender identities<br />
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* '''[[gynosexual]]''': sexual orientation of anyone who has sexual feelings towards a woman<br />
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* '''[[Intersexuality|intersex]]''': having a [[physical sex]] which is neither male nor female<br />
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* '''[[male]]''': a gender or sex identity (♂)<br />
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* '''[[MtF]]''': (male to female transsexual, trans woman) a person who identifies as female, but was assigned a male sex at birth<br />
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* '''[[neutrois]]''': an agender or neutral-gendered person who may seek to be without the physical characteristics of their sex and to remove gender cues, and who may experience [[gender dysphoria]] much like transsexuals<br />
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* '''[[pangender]]''': having a gender identity or expression that encompasses all the genders, either simultaneously or alternating<br />
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* '''[[transgender]]''': an umbrella term for those who have gender identities transcending the limits of society's conceptualization of gender. Can include non-binary and binary-gender identified people<br />
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* '''[[transsexual]]''': an individual who identifies with a physical sex different from the one that assigned at birth<br />
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* '''[[transyada]]''' or '''yada''': on AVEN, a general self-identification for those outside of the [[gender binary]]<br />
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==Dated asexual terminology==<br />
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* '''AS3''': a sexual person who is supportive of [[asexuality]]; also an imaginary stamp given to such people ("Asexuals in Support of Supportive Sexuals").<br />
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* '''[[Biromantic|bi-asexual]]''': a shortened form of the more commonly used term, biromantic asexual<br />
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* '''[[gay-A]]''': another term for a homoromantic asexual<br />
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* '''[[hetero-asexual]]''': a shortened form of the more commonly used term, heteroromantic asexual<br />
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* '''[[homo-asexual]]''': a shortened form of the more commonly used term, homoromantic asexual<br />
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* '''[[hyposexual]]''': Having a low sex drive<br />
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* '''ineffable''': cannot or should not be expressed in spoken words<br />
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* '''effanineffable''': ''bard of aven'' [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=9260&hl= explains]: Well, the dictionary definition is "unable to be expressed in words." And ... T. S. Eliot used it to speak of cats contemplating their "ineffable, effable, effanineffable" names. My theory is that effan is as close as you could get to having "fucking" printed in a book of poetry when he was writing. So if the first [e]ff stans for "fuck", why shouldn't the second? (introduced in [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=2836 this thread])<br />
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* '''[[53x+m³=Ø]]''': An equation by [[User:Shockwave|Shockwave]] used on [http://www.cafepress.com/asexvisibility/668816 some products] in the [[AVEN store]] - it translates as '''"sex + me = no result"'''<br />
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* '''[[straight-A]]''': another term for a heteroromantic asexual<br />
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*'''Primary sexual desire''' is the desire to engage in sexual activity for the purposes of personal pleasure whether physical, emotional, or both.<br />
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'''Attraction''' in the context of AVEN refers to a mental or emotional force that draws people together. Asexuals do not experience sexual attraction, but some feel other types of attraction. There is some amount of debate as to what types of attraction actually exist.<br />
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==Sexual attraction==<br />
''Disclaimer: not everyone agrees with this definition of sexual attraction''<br><br />
''Main article: [[Sexual attraction]]''<br />
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''Sexual attraction'' is an emotional response that sexual people often feel that results in a desire for sexual contact with the person that the attraction is felt towards. Sexual attraction can be experienced towards any person and any [[gender]]. Sexual attraction can be based upon many qualities of a person. Physical qualities can include, but are not limited to; appearance, movement, smell and clothing. The effect to which a person is successful at drawing sexual attraction based upon physical traits is known as sex appeal. Physical qualities that result in a sexual or erotic response affect a person’s [[Primary sexual attraction]]. Qualities that are not instantly available such as psychology, individual genetic and cultural influence can also lead to sexual attraction. [[Secondary sexual attraction]] is an attraction that develops over time based on the relationship and emotional connection with another person. There is currently no single accepted definition of sexual attraction. A common definition of sexual attraction is that it is defined as a directed libido.<br />
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Different combinations of sexual attraction result in different classifications such as heterosexual attraction: A sexual attraction to a person of a different gender, homosexual attraction: A sexual attraction to a person of the same gender and bisexual/pansexual attraction: A sexual attraction to two or more genders. Those that lack sexual attraction are [[asexual]]. Sometimes asexuals will desire sexual contact for other reasons other than attraction. Such reasons include; making a sexual partner happy, to satisfy a curiosity, to have a child or to prove to themselves or others that they are ‘’normal’’. It therefore becomes difficult to define sexual attraction exactly, as it is not considered by many asexuals to be the same as desire. It is commonly held that sexual attraction involves a desire for the sexual act itself, rather than its social consequences. Some models of asexuality make distinctions between different kinds of sexual desire and allow for asexuals to feel some varieties, however some do not.<br />
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Sexual attraction is often experienced alongside other forms of attraction such as romantic or emotional. However sexual attraction can be independent of other attractions which results in only desiring sex. There are different models and methods to approaching sexual attraction. It should be noted that sexual attraction is not the same as a [[sex drive]], although in sexuals the two often go together. When asexuals experience a physical desire for sex, a libido, it is not connected to attraction or desire, and can thus be taken care of by oneself. Recently many asexuals have begun to identify with autochorissexualism which is a disconnection between oneself and the object/ target of ones arousal. With autochorissexuality there is a lack of emotional desire to participate in sexual activities. It is not a sexual identity but a label/ trait.<br />
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==Romantic attraction==<br />
''Main article: [[Romantic attraction]]''<br />
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''Romantic attraction'' is an emotional response that most people often feel that results in a desire for a romantic relationship with the person that the attraction is felt towards. Many asexual people experience romantic attraction even though they do not feel [[sexual attraction]]. Romantic attraction can be experienced towards any person and any [[gender]]. This has provided the need for a distinction between [[sexual orientation]]s and [[romantic orientation]]s. Usually both orientations are aligned and match, however in the asexual community it is common to find mixed combinations of romantic and sexual orientations. This does not mean that there are not sexual people who's romantic orientation doesn't line up with their sexual orientation. For example there can be an aromantic heterosexual with no romantic attraction but sexually attracted to the opposite gender. Romantic attraction can be based upon many qualities of a person. Physical qualities, while more commonly associated with [[Primary sexual attraction]], are the most immediate traits that can result in a romantic desire. [[Aesthetic attraction]] very often associated with this kind of romantic attraction. Qualities that are not instantly available such as psychology, individual genetic and cultural influence more often lead to a romantic interest as opposed to sexual. This form of interest is an attraction that develops over time based on the relationship and emotional connection with another person. <br />
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Different combinations of [[romantic orientation]]s exist as counterparts to [[sexual orientation]]s. These also result in different classifications such as [[heteroromantic]] attraction: A romantic attraction to a person of a different gender, [[homoromantic]] attraction: A romantic attraction to a person of the same gender and [[biromantic]]/[[panromantic]] attraction: A romantic attraction to two or more genders. Those that lack romantic attraction are known as [[aromantic]] who frequently identify in addition to asexual. As mentioned in the Aromantic FAQ, not all aromantic people are asexual; there is as much variance in their sexual orientations as there is among people who experience romantic attraction. Sometimes aromantics will desire relationships for other reasons other than attraction. Such reasons include companionship and a desire for a deeper relationship with a person.<br />
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What exactly constitutes a romantic relationship or romantic attraction is difficult to define, as some asexuals reject the romantic/aromantic dichotomy altogether. A romantic relationship is often considered activities that hold little to no sexual aspect. Romantic actions can range from dinners, movies, long walks on the beach, sharing hobbies and can include kissing and cuddling. There is no clear-cut location where a romantic action ends and a sexual action begins. Some define a person's approach to relationships as partner or community-based. Partner-based intimacy takes place between an exclusive pair of people, whether or not this pair of people are sexual or traditionally “romantic”. Community-based intimacy takes place between a group of more than two people. People who depend on community-based intimacy do not see a need to pair off into couples, but this does not necessarily mean that they are less capable of forming strong emotional connections with others.<br />
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=== Crushes and Squishes ===<br />
''Main article(s): [[Crush]], [[Squish]]''<br />
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A ''crush'', also known as limerence and infatuated love, is an emotional desire for a romantic relationship caused by being romantically attracted to someone. It is a desire that is possibly temporary in nature and possibly never acted upon. With a crush there is often an overwhelming desire to have the feelings reciprocated. There are many components to crushes that make them difficult to act upon. The fear of rejection is the largest component that often prevent people with crushes from acting upon them. As the emotions and desires felt when a person has a crush are so powerful, there is a large, and arguably rational, fear that whatever relationship currently exists may be damaged. Therefore this fear often prevents the person from acting. On the other hand, there is also the potential for hope. The secret desire that no action would be required and the "crush" would make the 'first move'. The smallest of gestures can result in massive fantasies and hope. Gestures such as ''"They held the door open for me"'' or ''"They send me a text message!"'' are often taken as overreactions, amplified by the extreme emotions, that do not fit the situation. <br />
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A ''squish'' is the aromantic counterpart for a crush. A squish is an emotional desire for a strong platonic relationship with someone. These relationships often take the form of deep friendships, [[queerplatonic]] pairings and occasionally partnering. The envisioned relationship is usually more emotionally intimate than a typical friendship. A squish can be towards anyone of any [[gender]] and a person may also have many squishes, all of which may be active. <br />
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There is a fine line between a crush and a squish. Both crushes and squishes could involve persistent thoughts about the person of interest, self-consciousness around that person, desires to be with them, fantasies about physical (not necessarily sexual) contact with them, or any combination of these. However crushes sometimes entail jealous of partners of the person of interest, and a desire for romantic contact (such as kissing), a dating relationship, or marriage, while squishes often do not. In both cases emotional attachment can be formed between partners, regardless if it is reciprocated. The type of the relationship is defined upon the desired actions and the actions shared between the pairing. Romantic relationships, or desired romantic relationships, frequently hold more romantic or 'loving' behaviors versus a platonic relationship, or desired platonic relationship, where the purpose is to know them well and be close. The lines between the two frequently become blurred with one transforming into another.<br />
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==Sensual attraction==<br />
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''Sensual attraction'' can be an emotional or physical desire to engage in sensual acts with the person that the attraction is felt towards. Sensuality is a pleasure that involves the senses. This is especially true regarding tactile sensuality such as cuddling. Some asexuals are uncomfortable with this classification, since they can also get sensual pleasure from nonhuman objects such as pillows, blankets or pets, to which they do not consider themselves 'attracted'. Many sexual people interpret sensuality as only relating to sexual pleasure that involves the senses, but there are other ways of being sensual. Some (though not all) asexuals enjoy nonsexual sensuality with other people. Sensuality often involves tactile stimulation, such as cuddling, kissing, or giving or receiving a massage, but interpretations of visual, aural, taste, or olfactory stimuli as sensual are also appropriate - for example, since the desire to appreciate the sight of a beautiful person involves visual stimulation, it could be seen as sensual. <br />
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==Aesthetic attraction==<br />
''Main article: [[Aesthetic attraction]]''<br />
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Some asexuals report feeling an attraction to other people that is not connected to a desire to do anything with them, either sexually or romantically. They simply appreciate their appearance. This is called aesthetic attraction because it is thought to be similar to other aesthetic desires, such as the desire to keep listening to a good song or to keep looking at a beautiful sunset.<br />
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<div>''Romantic attraction'' is an emotional response that most people often feel that results in a desire for a romantic relationship with the person that the attraction is felt towards. Many asexual people experience romantic attraction even though they do not feel [[sexual attraction]]. Romantic attraction can be experienced towards any person and any [[gender]]. This has provided the need for a distinction between [[sexual orientation]]s and [[romantic orientation]]s. Usually both orientations are aligned and match, however in the asexual community it is common to find mixed combinations of romantic and sexual orientations. This does not mean that there are not sexual people who's romantic orientation doesn't line up with their sexual orientation. For example there can be an aromantic heterosexual with no romantic attraction but sexually attracted to the opposite gender. Romantic attraction can be based upon many qualities of a person. Physical qualities, while more commonly associated with [[Primary sexual attraction]], are the most immediate traits that can result in a romantic desire. [[Aesthetic attraction ]] very often associated with this kind of romantic attraction. Qualities that are not instantly available such as psychology, individual genetic and cultural influence more often lead to a romantic interest as opposed to sexual. This form of interest is an attraction that develops over time based on the relationship and emotional connection with another person.<br />
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Different combinations of [[romantic orientation]]s exist as counterparts to [[sexual orientation]]s. These also result in different classifications such as [[heteroromantic]] attraction: A romantic attraction to a person of a different gender, [[homoromantic]] attraction: A romantic attraction to a person of the same gender and [[biromantic]]/[[panromantic]] attraction: A romantic attraction to two or more genders. Those that lack romantic attraction are known as aromantic who frequently identify in addition to asexual.<br />
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As mentioned in the Aromantic FAQ, not all aromantic people are asexual; there is as much variance in their sexual orientations as there is among people who experience romantic attraction. Sometimes aromantics will desire relationships for other reasons other than attraction. Such reasons include companionship and a desire for a deeper relationship with a person.<br />
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What exactly constitutes a romantic relationship or romantic attraction is difficult to define, as some asexuals reject the romantic/aromantic dichotomy altogether. A romantic relationship is often considered activities that hold little to no sexual aspect. Romantic actions can range from dinners, movies, long walks on the beach, sharing hobbies and can include kissing and cuddling. There is no clear-cut location where a romantic action ends and a sexual action begins. Some define a person's approach to relationships as partner or community-based. Partner-based intimacy takes place between an exclusive pair of people, whether or not this pair of people are sexual or traditionally “romantic”. Community-based intimacy takes place between a group of more than two people. People who depend on community-based intimacy do not see a need to pair off into couples, but this does not necessarily mean that they are less capable of forming strong emotional connections with others.<br />
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== Crushes and Squishes ==<br />
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A ''crush'', also known as limerence and infatuated love, is an emotional desire for a romantic relationship caused by being romantically attracted to someone (see above). It is a desire that is possibly temporary in nature and possibly never acted upon. With a crush there is often an overwhelming desire to have the feelings reciprocated. There are many components to crushes that make them difficult to act upon. The fear of rejection is the largest component that often prevent people with crushes from acting upon them. As the emotions and desires felt when a person has a crush are so powerful, there is a large, and arguably rational, fear that whatever relationship currently exists may be damaged. Therefore this fear often prevents the person from acting. On the other hand, there is also the potential for hope. The secret desire that no action would be required and the "crush" would make the 'first move'. The smallest of gestures can result in massive fantasies and hope. Gestures such as ''"They held the door open for me"'' or ''"They send me a text message!"'' are often taken as overreactions, amplified by the extreme emotions, that do not fit the situation. <br />
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A ''squish'' is the [[aromantic]] counterpart for a crush. A squish is a strong desire for some kind of platonic (nonsexual, nonromantic) connection to another person. The concept of a squish is similar in nature to the idea of a "friend crush". A squish can be towards anyone of any [[gender]] and a person may also have many squishes, all of which may be active. <br />
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There can be a fine line between a crush and a squish. Both crushes and squishes could involve persistent thoughts about the person of interest, self-consciousness around that person, desires to be with them, fantasies about physical (not necessarily sexual) contact with them, or any combination of these. However crushes sometimes entail jealousy of partners of the person of interest, and a desire for romantic contact (such as kissing), a dating relationship, or marriage, while squishes may not. In both cases emotional attachment can be formed toward the target of the crush/squish, regardless if it is reciprocated. The type of the relationship is defined upon the desired actions and the actions shared between the pairing. Romantic relationships, or desired romantic relationships, frequently hold more romantic or 'loving' behaviors versus a platonic relationship, or desired platonic relationship, where the purpose is to know them well and be close. The lines between the two frequently become blurred with one transforming into another.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Romantic orientation]]<br />
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[[Category:Types of attraction]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Sexual_attraction&diff=18860Sexual attraction2017-08-27T04:16:18Z<p>Jackninja5: </p>
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<div>{{Notice|Disclaimer|Not everyone agrees with this definition of sexual attraction}}<br />
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'''Sexual attraction''' is an emotional response sexual people feel where they find someone sexually appealing, and often results in a desire for sexual contact with the person. Sexual attraction can be experienced towards any person and any [[gender]], or even any thing/concept. Sexual attraction can be based upon many qualities of a person. Physical qualities can include, but are not limited to; appearance, movement, smell and clothing. The effect to which a person is successful at drawing sexual attraction based upon physical traits is known as sex appeal. Physical qualities that result in a sexual or erotic response affect a person’s [[Primary sexual attraction]]. Qualities that are not instantly available such as psychology, individual genetic and cultural influence can also lead to sexual attraction. [[Secondary sexual attraction]] is an attraction that develops over time based on the relationship and emotional connection with another person. There is currently no single accepted definition of sexual attraction. A common definition of sexual attraction is that it is defined as a directed libido.<br />
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Different combinations of sexual attraction result in different classifications such as heterosexual attraction (sexual attraction to a person of a different gender), homosexual attraction (sexual attraction to a person of the same gender) and bisexual/pansexual attraction (sexual attraction to two or more genders). Those that lack sexual attraction are [[asexual]]. Sometimes asexuals will desire sexual contact for other reasons other than attraction. Such reasons include making a sexual partner happy, to satisfy a curiosity, to have a child, or to prove to themselves or others that they are ‘’normal’’. It therefore becomes difficult to define sexual attraction exactly, as it is not considered by many asexuals to be the same as desire. It is commonly held that sexual attraction involves a desire for the sexual act itself, rather than its social consequences. Some models of asexuality make distinctions between different kinds of sexual desire and allow for asexuals to feel some varieties, while some do not.<br />
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Sexual attraction is often experienced alongside other forms of attraction—such as [[romantic attraction|romantic]], aesthetic, or sensual attraction—or an emotional connection. However, sexual attraction can be independent of other attractions or emotional connections, which results in only desiring sex. There are different models and methods to approaching sexual attraction. It should be noted that sexual attraction is not the same as a [[sex drive]], although in sexuals the two often go together. When asexuals experience a physical desire for sex (a libido), it is not connected to attraction or desire to another person, and thus can be satisfied without a partner. Some asexuals identify with autochorissexuality, which is a disconnection between oneself and the object/ target of one's arousal. Autochorissexuality describes a lack of emotional desire to participate in sexual activities, and is not a sexual identity, but a label/trait.<br />
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*[[Attraction]]<br />
*[[Primary vs. secondary sexual attraction model]]<br />
*[[Sexual desire]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_attraction Sexual attraction] on Wikipedia<br />
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<div>The types of attraction a person can have.<br />
[[Category:Categories]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Lexicon&diff=18858Lexicon2017-08-27T04:12:57Z<p>Jackninja5: /* Asexual related terminology */</p>
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<div>This page briefly explains many common terms seen on the AVEN site and community.<br />
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==Asexual related terminology ==<br />
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* '''[[A]], [[ace]]''': Someone who is [[asexuality|asexual]].<br />
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* '''[[amoeba]]''': One of many biologically asexual microorganisms, but also a word used informally to denote an [[asexuality|asexual]].<br />
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* '''aro''': Someone who is [[aromantic]].<br />
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* '''[[asexuality|Asexual]]''': A person who does not experience sexual attraction.<br />
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* '''[[asexy]]''': An informal word for [[asexuality|asexual]]; describes someone or something that is made more attractive by her/his/its lack of sexuality.<br />
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* '''AVENite, also AVENista''': A member of the [[Forums|AVEN forums]].<br />
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* '''[[demisexual]]''': A person who experiences sexual attraction only to people with whom they are in an close relationship, often a romantic one<ref>{{cite AVEN|29621|Demi's}}</ref>.<br />
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* '''[[gray-A]]''': A person in the gray area between sexuality and asexuality.<br />
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* '''[[indifferent]]''': 1) used by some asexual individuals to indicate that they feel neither revulsion toward nor powerful desire to engage in sex. 2) also can be taken to mean they are indifferent toward the idea of sex in general.<br />
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* '''[[repulsed]]''': A term used by some asexual individuals to indicate that they find sex disgusting or revolting.<br />
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* '''[[sensual]]''': Enjoying pleasure brought through the senses, which may or may not be sexual<ref>{{cite AVEN|30621|What are the "sensuals"?}}</ref>.<br />
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* '''[[sex-negative]]''': see ''antisexual''.<br />
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* '''[[sex-positive]]''': A term used by some members of the asexual community to mean that they do not mind if people engage in sexual activities as long as those activities are consensual.<br />
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==Sexuality related terminology==<br />
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* '''[[antisexual]]''': Being opposed to sexuality, or someone for whom this is true. An antisexual person may or may not be asexual.<br />
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*'''[[autosexual]]''': A person who only experiences sexual attraction to him/herself.<br />
*'''[[autochorisexual]]''': A person who can be aroused by sexual material and may masturbate, fantasize and/or watch porn but has no desire to seek a partner or have sexual interactions themselves. <br />
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*'''[[Celibacy|celibate]]''': Someone who does not engage in sexual activity. Separate from sexual orientation.<br />
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*'''[[nonlibidoism]]''': Not having a sex drive/libido.<br />
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* '''[[primary sexual attraction]]''': Instant sexual attraction.<br />
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*'''[[primary sexual desire]]''': Wanting to engage in sexual activity for the purposes of pleasure.<br />
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* '''[[queer]]''': An umbrella term that refers to those who are not heterosexual, heteronormative, or cisgender.<br />
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* '''[[secondary sexual attraction]]''': Sexual attraction based on the strength of a relationship.<br />
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*'''[[secondary sexual desire]]''': Wanting to engage in sexual activity for reasons other than pleasure.<br />
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* '''[[sexual]]''': A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who is not [[asexuality|asexual]] (i.e. a heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, etc.). Also called '''allosexual'''.<br />
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==Romantic orientations==<br />
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* '''[[aromantic]]''': A person who does not experience [[romantic attraction]].<br />
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* '''[[biromantic]]''': Someone who is [[Romantic attraction|romantically]] attracted to two different sexes or genders, may be sexual or asexual<br />
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* '''[[crush]]''': A (possibly temporary) romantic attraction to someone, that may or may not be acted upon<br />
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* '''[[heteroromantic]]''': Someone who is [[Romantic attraction|romantically]] attracted to people of the opposite sex or gender, may be sexual or asexual<br />
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* '''[[homoromantic]]''': Someone who is [[Romantic attraction|romantically]] attracted to people of the same sex or gender, may be sexual or asexual<br />
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* '''[[lithromantic]]''': Someone who experience [[Romantic attraction|romantic attraction]] but does not want their feelings to be reciprocated<br />
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* '''[[monoamory]]''': Having just one intimate relationship. Compare to ''polyamory''<br />
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* '''[[panromantic]]''': Romantically attracted to others regardless of gender<br />
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* '''[[polyamory]]''': Having more than one intimate relationships simultaneously with all partners concerned. Compare to ''monoamory''<br />
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* '''[[queerplatonic]]''': A non-romantic relationship based on platonic love that is stronger than friendship<br />
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* '''[[squish]]''': An [[aromantic]] crush, a desire for a platonic relationship with someone<br />
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* '''[[zucchini]]''': A partner in a queerplatonic relationship.<br />
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==Gender/Sex related terminology==<br />
* '''[[gender]]''': a person's identity, or the sex one feels one should be<ref>{{cite AVEN|55798|Definitions Master List}}{{cite AVEN|120155|Gender Definitions Master List Draft}}</ref><br />
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* '''[[sex]]''': a person's biological state, decided by genitalia or chromosomes<br />
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* '''[[agender]]''': having neither male nor female gender, or not associating with any gender<br />
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* '''[[androgyny|androgynous]]''': identifying or presenting between male and female in the gender binary.<br />
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* '''[[androsexual]]''': sexual orientation of anyone who has sexual feelings towards a man<br />
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* '''[[bigender]]''': having a gender identity or expression which is both male and female, either simultaneously or alternating<br />
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* '''[[cisgender]]''': having the same gender as the one assigned at birth<br />
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* '''[[demigirl]]''': a person who feels more strongly associated with female than male or any other gender, but not strongly enough to justify an absolute self-identification as female, or, someone who identifies as anything but female, aside from a small part of them that does. ['''Disputed''', <span class="plainlinks">''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/103953-harmful-definition-of-demigirl-in-the-aven-master-list/ in discussion]''</span>]<br />
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* '''[[demiguy]]''': opposite of '''demigirl'''<br />
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* '''[[female]]''': a gender or sex identity (♀)<br />
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* '''[[FtM]]''': (female to male transsexual, trans man) a person who identifies as male, but was assigned a female sex at birth<br />
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* '''[[genderfluid]]''': moving between different gender identities or expressions at different times or situations<br />
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* '''[[genderless]]''': not having a gender identity<br />
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* '''[[genderqueer]]''': 1) having a gender identity that is self-defined as [[queer]] or non-normative (usually falls outside the [[gender binary]]). 2) an umbrella term for non-binary gender identities<br />
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* '''[[gynosexual]]''': sexual orientation of anyone who has sexual feelings towards a woman<br />
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* '''[[Intersexuality|intersex]]''': having a [[physical sex]] which is neither male nor female<br />
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* '''[[male]]''': a gender or sex identity (♂)<br />
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* '''[[MtF]]''': (male to female transsexual, trans woman) a person who identifies as female, but was assigned a male sex at birth<br />
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* '''[[neutrois]]''': an agender or neutral-gendered person who may seek to be without the physical characteristics of their sex and to remove gender cues, and who may experience [[gender dysphoria]] much like transsexuals<br />
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* '''[[pangender]]''': having a gender identity or expression that encompasses all the genders, either simultaneously or alternating<br />
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* '''[[transgender]]''': an umbrella term for those who have gender identities transcending the limits of society's conceptualization of gender. Can include non-binary and binary-gender identified people<br />
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* '''[[transsexual]]''': an individual who identifies with a physical sex different from the one that assigned at birth<br />
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* '''[[transyada]]''' or '''yada''': on AVEN, a general self-identification for those outside of the [[gender binary]]<br />
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==Dated asexual terminology==<br />
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* '''AS3''': a sexual person who is supportive of [[asexuality]]; also an imaginary stamp given to such people ("Asexuals in Support of Supportive Sexuals").<br />
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* '''[[Biromantic|bi-asexual]]''': a shortened form of the more commonly used term, biromantic asexual<br />
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* '''[[gay-A]]''': another term for a homoromantic asexual<br />
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* '''[[hetero-asexual]]''': a shortened form of the more commonly used term, heteroromantic asexual<br />
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* '''[[homo-asexual]]''': a shortened form of the more commonly used term, homoromantic asexual<br />
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* '''[[hyposexual]]''': Having a low sex drive<br />
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* '''ineffable''': cannot or should not be expressed in spoken words<br />
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* '''effanineffable''': ''bard of aven'' [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=9260&hl= explains]: Well, the dictionary definition is "unable to be expressed in words." And ... T. S. Eliot used it to speak of cats contemplating their "ineffable, effable, effanineffable" names. My theory is that effan is as close as you could get to having "fucking" printed in a book of poetry when he was writing. So if the first [e]ff stans for "fuck", why shouldn't the second? (introduced in [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=2836 this thread])<br />
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* '''[[53x+m³=Ø]]''': An equation by [[User:Shockwave|Shockwave]] used on [http://www.cafepress.com/asexvisibility/668816 some products] in the [[AVEN store]] - it translates as '''"sex + me = no result"'''<br />
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* '''[[straight-A]]''': another term for a heteroromantic asexual<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Asexuality]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Genderqueer&diff=18857Genderqueer2017-08-27T04:10:35Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
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<div>'''Genderqueer''' is a [[gender]] identity that describes a person that does not consider themselves [[cisgender]], but may be a mixture of genders, genderless, [[genderfluid]], or elsewhere on the gender continuum or gender sphere. It is used as an umbrella term for people that do not fit under the [[male]] or [[female]] gender binary.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Agender]]<br />
*[[Androgyny]]<br />
*[[Neutrois]]<br />
*[[Transgender]]<br />
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==Resources==<br />
* [http://genderqueerid.com/gq-links Genderqueer Identities Resource Page]<br />
* [http://genderfork.com/ Genderfork.com]<br />
* [http://practicalandrogyny.com/ Practical Androgyny]<br />
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Hello, I'm Jackninja5 from the forums. :)<br />
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==Created Pages==<br />
*[[autochorisexual]]<br />
*[[monoamory]]<br />
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<div>Hello, I'm Jackninja5 from the forums. :)<br />
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==Created Pages==<br />
*[[autochorisexual]]<br />
*[[monoamory]]<br />
*[[pangender]]<br />
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[[Category:User]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Pangender&diff=18853Pangender2017-08-27T03:56:51Z<p>Jackninja5: Created page with "A '''pangender''' identifies themselves as a gender with all gender qualities encompassing it. ==See also== *bigender *androgynous *agender {{Stub}} {{Gender..."</p>
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<div>A '''pangender''' identifies themselves as a [[gender]] with all gender qualities encompassing it.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[bigender]]<br />
*[[androgynous]]<br />
*[[agender]]<br />
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[[Category:Gender and Sex]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Monoamory&diff=18852Monoamory2017-08-27T03:54:37Z<p>Jackninja5: Created page with "'''Monamory''' is where one has only one intimate relationship. It is the opposite of polyamory. ==See also== *polyamory Category:Miscellaneous"</p>
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<div>'''Monamory''' is where one has only one intimate relationship. It is the opposite of [[polyamory]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[polyamory]]<br />
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<div>Hello, I'm Jackninja5 from the forums. :)<br />
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[[Category:User]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Autochorisexual&diff=18850Autochorisexual2017-08-27T03:53:08Z<p>Jackninja5: Created page with "'''Autochorisexual''' describes a person who can be aroused by sexual material and may masturbate, fantasize and/or watch porn but has no desire to seek a partner or have sexu..."</p>
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<div>'''Autochorisexual''' describes a person who can be aroused by sexual material and may masturbate, fantasize and/or watch porn but has no desire to seek a partner or have sexual interactions themselves. This can be considered a form of [[asexuality]].<br />
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[[Category:Orientations]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Queer&diff=18849Queer2017-08-27T03:45:25Z<p>Jackninja5: </p>
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<div>'''Queer''' is an umbrella term that refers to those who are not [[heterosexual]], [[heteronormal]], and/or [[cisgender]] who also choose to label themself as such. It used to have a negative meaning, but has been reclaimed by the community.<br />
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[[Category:Miscellaneous]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=WorldPride_2012&diff=18848WorldPride 20122017-08-27T03:43:43Z<p>Jackninja5: </p>
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<div>Here is a list of all asexual groups, with some data from asexualgroups. Did not find your country? Try searching on AVEN or on Google. Still nothing? Create one!<br />
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==Africa==<br />
===South Africa===<br />
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/292501817570554/ Asexual Society of South Africa] (Facebook group)<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/71314-south-african-asexuals/ South African asexuals] (AVEN meetup thread)<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/113169-asexual-south-africa/ asexual south africa] (AVEN meetup thread)<br />
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==Asia==<br />
===China/Taiwan===<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/asex.zh 無性戀] (Facebook page)<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/groups/asex.zh/ 無性戀小組] (Facebook group)<br />
*[http://asexuality.altervista.org/home/ 無性戀中文社群] (website/forum)<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/79798-chinese-topic/ Chinese Topic] (AVEN thread)<br />
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===China===<br />
*[http://www.douban.com/group/61607/ 无性恋] (group)<br />
*[http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kw=%CE%DE%D0%D4%C1%B5 无性恋吧] (group)<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/97675-china/ China?] (AVEN meetup thread)<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/106686-guangzhouhong-kong-area/ Guangzhou/Hong Kong area] (AVEN meetup thread)<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/114474-asexuals-china-xiamen/ Asexuals China (Xiamen)] (AVEN meetup thread)<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/25645-shanghai-china/ Shanghai, China!] (AVEN thread)<br />
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===Cambodia===<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/37751-thailand-cambodia-burmamyanmar/ Thailand, Cambodia, Burma/Myanmar] (AVEN thread)<br />
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===India===<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/109629-any-aces-from-indiaindian-here/ any Aces from india/indian here?] (AVEN meetup thread)<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/87871-hi-from-india/ Hi.. from India] (AVEN meetup thread)<br />
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===Japan===<br />
*[http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=18228 mixi] (group)<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/100197-any-asexual-in-japan/ Any Asexual in Japan?] (AVEN meetup thread)<br />
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===Mongolia===<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/112046-монгол/ монгол] (AVEN meetup thread)<br />
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===Taiwan===<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/91977-anyone-from-taiwan-有在台灣的人嗎? Anyone from Taiwan? 有在台灣的人嗎?] (AVEN thread)<br />
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===Vietnam===<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/nguoivotinhvn Asexual in Vietnam] (Facebook group)<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/21551-asexual-in-vietnam/ Asexual in Vietnam] (AVEN thread)<br />
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<div>'''Coming out''' (of the closet) refers to the disclosure of [[sexual orientation]] or [[gender]] identity, as society assumes everyone to be heteronormal.<br />
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Coming out as asexual can be an important part of asexual visibility because it gives the orientation validity.<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* [[Ways to get involved in asexual visibility and education work#Come out|Ways to get involved in asexual visibility and education work: Come out]]<br />
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<div>'''Polyamory''' is the practice of having more than one intimate relationships simultaneously with the informed consent of all partners concerned. The opposite of which is monoamory, having an intimate relationship with only one person.<br />
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==Links==<br />
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[http://www.morethantwo.com/ More Than Two]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[monoamory]]<br />
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[[Category:Miscellaneous]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Zucchini&diff=18844Zucchini2017-08-27T03:37:27Z<p>Jackninja5: </p>
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<div>A '''zucchini''' is a partner in a [[queerplatonic]] relationship. The commitment level between partners is often considered to be similar to that of a romantic relationship, but with platonic love. Zucchinis may be of any romantic or sexual orientation.<br />
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[[Category:Miscellaneous]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Transyada&diff=18843Transyada2017-08-27T03:37:12Z<p>Jackninja5: </p>
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<div>A '''Transyada''' is a [[transgender]]/[[transsexual]] person who does not fall into the [[gender binary]].<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/52633-transwhatevers-of-aven/ TransWhatevers of AVEN thread]<br />
* [http://transyada.net/ TransYada.Net]<br />
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[[Category:Gender and Sex]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Asexuality_in_the_media/2000-2010&diff=18842Asexuality in the media/2000-20102017-08-27T03:36:22Z<p>Jackninja5: /* Dr.Laura Berman Show (Oprah Radio) */</p>
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<div>==Media in print form==<br />
<br />
=== 2004 ===<br />
====[[Punk Planet]]====<br />
*Punk Planet was a zine about the punk subculture, Issue #65 (January and February 2005) included a column called '''Early to Bed''' written by Searah Deysach, owner of a sex shop in Chicago. In it, she responded to a letter from someone who was questioning a person's asexual identity. Her response to the letter was very positive, and included information about asexuality as well as a link to AVEN. <br />
*[http://www.utne.com/2005-03-01/AsexualHealing.aspx Asexual Healing] by Laine Bergeson in Utne magazine discusses this article in March/April 2005.<br />
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====[[My Messy Bedroom]]====<br />
*A column called [http://www.mymessybedroom.com/columnshow.asp?id=112 "No sex please.."] was published in March 2004 and featured interviews with various AVEN members. The original article is no longer available, see the relevant AVENwiki article. <br />
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====[[The Times|The Times (2004)]]====<br />
*The Times published [http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article1930352.ece "New (lack of) sexual revolution"] on the 14th of October, 2004, as well as [http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/article93465.ece "No sex, please! I'm asexual"] later in December 2004.<br />
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====[[CNN.com|CNN (2004)]]====<br />
*[http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/14/asexual.study/index.html An article] published on October 14th, 2004. This article describes the [[New Scientist]] article and [[Research_relating_to_asexuality|Anthony Bogaert]]'s study.<br />
<br />
====[[New Scientist]]====<br />
*On October 14th 2004, the New Scientist published an article called [http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6533 "Glad to be asexual"], written by Sylvia Pagan Westphal.<br />
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====[[The Guardian|The Guardian (2004)]]====<br />
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/science/story/0,12996,1326893,00.html "No sex please, we're asexual"], written by Tim Radford, was published in the Guardian on October 14, 2004. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1327846,00.html "Say it loud, 'A' and proud"], a humor article by John O'Farrell was published by the Guardian on October 15th, 2004.<br />
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====[[Sydney Morning Herald|Sydney Morning Herald (2004)]]====<br />
*[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/24/1098556297656.html "Be it vice or virtue, sex is over-rated"], written by Hilary Burden, was published by the Sydney Morning Herald on October 25, 2004.<br />
<br />
====Sydney Star Observer====<br />
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050624085946/http://www.ssonet.com.au/display.asp?ArticleID=3741 "The asexual revolution"] was published by the Sydney Star Observer on October 28, 2004<br />
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====Anglican Media Sydney====<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20050114211157/http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/socialissues/031_western_sex_goes_full_circle/ "Western sex goes full-circle"] is a briefing paper by Andrew Cameron and Tracy Gordon of the Social Issues Executive, Anglican Diocese of Sydney published on Anglican Media Sydney on November 11, 2004. They comment that the rise of the asexual identity is viewed as being "hip" while Christian celibacy is considered "fundamentally weird or dysfunctional".<br />
<br />
=== 2005 ===<br />
====Sex Herald====<br />
*In February 2005, adult-themed magazine '''Sex Herald''' [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=6561 featured an article on asexuality].<br />
<br />
====[[The Times|The Times (2005)]]====<br />
*[http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/article1720205.ece "Not tonight, dear. In fact, not ever... I'm asexual"], written by Michele Kirsch, was published on March 17th, 2005.<br />
<br />
====[[Utne]]====<br />
*[http://www.utne.com/2005-03-01/AsexualHealing.aspx "Asexual Healing"], by Laine Bergeson, discusses the [[Punk Planet]] article March/April 2005.<br />
<br />
====[[Drake]]====<br />
*Drake magazine interviewed [[Shivers]] for their article, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=7903 "I don't want your sex"], in April 2005.<br />
<br />
====[[The Age]]====<br />
*[[Kez]] was interviewed by The Age in April 2005 for their article, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=7939 "Why sex isn't on the menu"].<br />
<br />
====Montreal Gazette====<br />
*The Montreal Gazette featured an article titled [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=8327 "No sex, please"] on the 9th of May, 2005. <br />
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====[[Sydney Morning Herald|Sydney Morning Herald (2005)]]====<br />
* The Sydney Morning Herald featured another article discussing asexuality. AVEN member [[Kez]] was [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=6795 contacted in February 2005] and interviewed for the article, [http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/No-sex-please-Im-not-into-it/2005/04/15/1113509924438.html "No sex please, I'm not into it"], later in April 2005.<br />
<br />
====[[Salon|Salon (2005)]]====<br />
*Salon.com featured an article called [http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2005/05/26/asexual/index.html "Asexual and proud!"], written by Lynn Harris, on May 26, 2005.<br />
<br />
====[[New York Times]]====<br />
*The New York Times featured published an article called [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/09/fashion/thursdaystyles/09asexual.html?ex=1275969600&en=520063b1b0fd9ad7&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "For Them, Just Saying No Is Easy"] on June 9, 2005, written by Mary Duenwald. <br />
<br />
====[[ELLEgirl]]====<br />
*The November 2005 issue of ELLEgirl magazine included an article about asexuality, which featured a few AVEN members. The article can be found [http://books.google.com/books?id=aSUEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA95&ots=GWhZceQ8fu&dq=ELLEgirl%20asexuality&pg=PA94#v=onepage&q&f=false here].<br />
<br />
=== 2006 ===<br />
====[[Dinosaur Comics]]====<br />
*Various Dinosaur Comic ''(a comic by Ryan North)'' strips focus on asexuality, some of the comics have been pretty asexual-friendly, including [http://www.qwantz.com/index.pl?comic=565 one comic specifically about asexuality] from June 22, 2005, and [http://www.qwantz.com/index.pl?comic=863 another from October 13, 2006]. According to Ryan North, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=461573 Utahraptor is asexual].<br />
<br />
====[[AlterNet]]====<br />
*Traci Hukill of AlterNet, an online news site, posted an article called [http://alternet.org/story/35138/ "Asexuals Unite"] on April 24, 2006. The article features interviews with [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=142 bard of aven], [[AVENguy | David Jay]] and [http://www.asexuality.org/discussion/en/index.php?showuser=4360 Hu.]. [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?=showtopic=15782 Relevant AVEN thread]<br />
<br />
====[[Annie's Mailbox]]====<br />
*Annie's Mailbox, a column run in some newspapers in the US, included a [http://www.asexuality.org/wiki/index.php?title=Annie%27s_Mailbox letter written about asexuality] in April 2006.<br />
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====[[The Times|The Times (2006)]]====<br />
*The Bulletin section of Times Online included a brief mention of asexuality and [[AVEN]] on April 3, 2006. <br />
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====[[Edmonton Journal]]====<br />
*The Edmonton Journal published [http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=5b8dbe0b-4e57-49fc-be7e-2f8e52a8ff53&k=20797 "D) None of the above -- some people seem to prefer no sex at all"] by Misty Harris on April 28, 2006, which features an interview with [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=638 cijay].<br />
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====[[Yediot Ahrono|Yediot Ahrono (2006)]]====<br />
*Yediot Ahrono, an 3 Israeli newspaper, included an article about asexuality and the [http://www.tapuz.co.il/Forums2008/ForumMaavaron.aspx?ForumId=1493 Israeli forum].<br />
*Published in May 2006.<br />
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====[[The Daily Telegraph]]====<br />
*The Daily Telegraph published [http://www.slideshare.net/lvuva/daily-telegraph-asexual-article "No sex please, we're...asexual"] on November 13, 2006. Various AVEN members were interviewed for this article.<br />
<br />
====[[EDGE Boston]]====<br />
*In an article called [http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ci=108&ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=features&sc3=&id=3235 "Tracing our Roots"] by Scott Darby from November 27, 2006, there is a brief mention of asexual relationships in the 19th century in which AVEN is referenced.<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=20041 Relevant thread]<br />
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===2007===<br />
====[[Stuff.co.nz|Stuff.co.nz (2007)]]====<br />
*Kim Thomas of [http://www.stuff.co.nz/ www.stuff.co.nz], an online news site for New Zealand, had an article published on February 19th 2007, called [http://web.archive.org/web/20070225123737/http://www.stuff.co.nz/3966521a7144.html "Asexual support group finds following"]. It features interviews with members from [[Asexuality Aotearoa New Zealand]]. [http://asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=22084 Relevant thread].<br />
<br />
====Bitch magazine====<br />
"Do Not Want: The Asexual Revolution Gets Organized" by KL Pereira, September 2007<br />
<br />
====Gay and Lesbian Times (San Diego)====<br />
09-Aug-2007, "[http://www.gaylesbiantimes.com/?id=10304 Asexuality: beyond the acronyms]" by Brian van de Mark, issue 1024<br />
<br />
====Elle Canada====<br />
[http://www.ellecanada.com/living/a-sexomatic-dealing-with-asexuality/a/25071 Elle Canada], July 2007, by Dorothy Woodend. Discussed [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/24333-article-in-elle-canada-on-asexuality/ here] and [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=24333 here] on AVEN.<br />
<br />
====[[Kinsey Confidential]]====<br />
*A 2007 [http://www.kinseyconfidential.org/2007/02/14/qa-does-lack-of-sexual-attraction-mean-someone-is-asexual/ article] on the website of Kinsey Confidential, by the Kinsey Institute. <br />
<br />
====[[NZ Herald]]====<br />
*Shelley Bridgeman wrote an [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=314&objectid=10455823 article] published on August 5th, 2007 in the New Zealand Herald, called 'No sex please, we're asexual'. It features members from [[ Asexuality Aotearoa New Zealand]].<br />
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====[[Xtra!|Xtra! (2007)]]====<br />
*Xtra.ca featured an article by Julie Weisberg called [http://www.xtra.ca/public/viewstory.aspx?AFF_TYPE=1&STORY_ID=2959&PUB_TEMPLATE_ID=3 "Asexuals Want Out"] on May 7th, 2007. It features interviews with [http://asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=638 cijay] and [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=7571 SummerSeeker].<br />
<br />
====[[Yediot Ahrono|Yediot Ahrono (2007)]]====<br />
*[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3337163,00.html "There is such thing as asexuality"], by Dror Elron, was published in the Israel Singles section includes a question from someone and a response from Elron who concludes that the person isn't asexual. However, Elron goes on to explain what asexuality is according to the definition on [[AVEN]].<br />
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===2008===<br />
====[[The Guardian|The Guardian (2008)]]====<br />
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/08/relationships.healthandwellbeing "We're married, we just don't have sex"], by [http://asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=4360 Paul Cox], was published in the Guardian on September 8th, 2008.<br />
<br />
====Elle Canada====<br />
*[http://www.ellecanada.com/living/a-sexomatic-dealing-with-asexuality/a/25071 A-Sexomatic: Dealing with asexuality] by Dorothy Woodend, January 2008.<br />
<br />
====[[Edmonton Journal]]====<br />
*[http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/ed/story.html?id=1e3dd3a1-f992-4767-8e41-b74dfe2a64d3&k=88992 "No sex, thanks"], published March 7th, 2008.<br />
<br />
====[[Stuff.co.nz]]====<br />
*On the 6th of June 2008, Stuff.co.nz published another online article concerning Asexuality, titled [http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/entertainment/sunday/476998/The-asexual-revolution "The Asexual Revolution"]<br />
<br />
===2009===<br />
====ABC News====<br />
* [http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/story?id=6656358&page=1#.T3D-udXLi5I "Asexuals Push for Greater Recognition"], written by Dan Childs, January 16th 2009.<br />
<br />
====FOX News====<br />
* [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,479524,00.html "FOXSexpert: Asexuality - Is It Even Real?"] by Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright, January 12th, 2009<br />
<br />
====The Independent====<br />
*"[http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/no-sex-please-an-asexual-life-1646347.html "No sex please: An asexual life"], by Olly Bootle, March 17th 2009.<br />
<br />
====På Høyden====<br />
*[http://pahoyden.no/2009/10/aseksuelle-motes-pa-nett "Aseksuelle møtes på nett"] ("Asexuals meet on the internet"), is about asexuals meeting each other online, and the struggle to get asexuality accepted and recognized as a sexual orientation. Published October 21st, 2009; updated October 2nd, 2013.<br />
<br />
====Psychology Today====<br />
* [http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stuck/200906/asexuals-the-pride-parade "Asexuals at the Pride Parade"] by Anneli Rufus, June 22nd 2009, focuses on the asexual contingent at the San Francisco Pride Parade 2009.<br />
<br />
*A further article, published on December 23rd 2009. [http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single/200912/asexuals-who-are-they-and-why-are-they-important "ASEXUALS: Who Are They and Why Are They Important?"] by Bella DePaulo, Ph.D.<br />
<br />
====NewsWire====<br />
*[http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/02/asexual-disorder/ "Hanky panky no thank you – the dilemma of the asexual"] by Sophie Scarf, February 5th, 2009.<br />
<br />
====Klikk.no====<br />
*An asexual known as Liv is interviewed about her experiences with asexuality, particularly her struggle finding a relationship, and relating to her peers, in Klikk.no's [http://www.klikk.no/helse/dinkropp/samliv/article481917.ece "Meg får du aldri!" ("You'll never get me!")]. Published July 24, 2009. A translation of the article can be found [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/99397-translated-norwegian-articles-about-asexuality/ here].<br />
<br />
====San Francisco Chronicle====<br />
*[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/24/MNC6194GN4.DTL "Asexuals leave the closet, find community"] by Demian Bulwa, August 24th, 2009.<br />
<br />
====Body Confidential====<br />
* [http://www.bodyconfidential.co.uk/Health/Questions-answered-on-asexuality "Questions answered on asexuality"], Sarah Tierney interviews "Mark" from AVEN, published on November 27th 2009.<br />
<br />
===2010===<br />
====Sexis====<br />
* [http://www.edenfantasys.com/sexis/sex-and-society/asexuality-0106103/ "The Asexual Dynamic"] by Rachel Rabbit White, January 6th, 2010 (see also, this [http://rachelrabbitwhite.com/podcast-david-jays-asexual-perspective-on-intimacy/ podcast] from November 18th, 2009, in which Rachel Rabbit White interviews [[AVENguy|David Jay]].<br />
<br />
====Pitt News====<br />
* [http://pittnews.com/newsstory/sex-edition-asexual-awareness/ "Sex Edition: Asexual awareness"] by David Beitzel February 12th, 2010.<br />
<br />
====Harlot Magazine====<br />
*[http://www.harlotmagazine.co.uk/issue0019/index.html Harlot magazine], the online version of Scarlet magazine, featured an article entitled "Rise of the Asexual" in issue 19 in October 2010. [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=55764 Relevant thread].<br />
<br />
====Foreplay Magazine and The Times====<br />
*Helen Croydon interviewed several [[AVENite|AVENites]] for an article in [http://helencroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/print_foreplay_magazine_asexualtiy.pdf Foreplay magazine] and another in [http://helencroydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/the_times_asexual_online.pdf the Times], October 12th 2010.<br />
<br />
====Marie Clarie (2010)====<br />
*On the 23rd July 2010, [http://www.marieclaire.com/sex-love/relationship-issues/articles/new-asexual-movement Marie Claire] contained a short article, "The New Asexual Movement".<br />
<br />
====Forskning.no====<br />
*On the 6th of August 2010, Norwegian magazine [http://www.forskning.no/artikler/2010/august/256636 forskning.no] published an article, "Det siste sex-tabuet", which gives a basic summary of asexuality.<br />
<br />
====SIDE2====<br />
*SIDE2's [http://www.side2.no/2957758.html "Det siste sex tabuet ("The last sex taboo")] (not to be confused with Forskning.no's article of the same title), published August 6, 2010, claims that asexuality is the last remaining sexual taboo, since asexuality is considered an abnormality. A translation of the article can be found [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/99397-translated-norwegian-articles-about-asexuality/ here].<br />
<br />
====The Telegraph====<br />
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/relationships/8168531/No-sex-please-the-joys-of-a-celibate-life.html The Telegraph] reports on celibacy and on asexuality in [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/8168531/No-sex-please-the-joys-of-a-celibate-life.html “No sex please: the joys of a celibate life”].<br />
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==Media in video form==<br />
===2004===<br />
====The Sex Files (Discovery Channel)====<br />
*An episode of "The Sex Files", which was broadcast by Canada's Discovery Channel in October 2004, featured and discussed asexuality. [[AVENguy]], Cate Perfect and bard of AVEN appeared on the show, among some others. <br />
** [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=1205 "The Discovery Channel" (24 August 2003)]<br />
** [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=1607 "Discovery Channel Details" (27 August 2003)]<br />
** [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=4341 "Discovery Show" (02 October 2004)]<br />
<br />
====[[Richard and Judy|Richard and Judy (ITV)]]====<br />
*[[AVENguy | David Jay]] appeared on ITV's '''Richard and Judy''' in the United Kingdom, October 18th 2004.<br />
<br />
===2006===<br />
====[[The View|The View (ABC)]]====<br />
*[http://abc.go.com/daytime/theview/ The View] is a television show aired in the US by ABC. On the 15th of January 2006, [[AVENguy|David Jay]] was interviewed for this show (and walked away with a ton of free booze in return). Clips are available to watch on AVEN's [http://www.asexuality.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=13&Itemid=44 "In the Media"] front page section, as well as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kPfLYuQlL8 on YouTube].<br />
====[[20/20 (ABC)|20/20 (ABC)]]====<br />
*[http://abcnews.go.com/2020/ 20/20] is a television show aired in the US by ABC. [[AVENguy | David Jay]], [[Cate Perfect]], [[Live R Perfect]], [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=751 GBRD143], [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=1141 KBRD143], and [[winter]] appeared on the show on March 21st 2006. Clips are available to watch on both the [http://www.asexuality.org/home/video.html Video section] on AVEN's front page as well as on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeKGOMUVU7g YouTube]. This segment was later updated and aired again on ABC's Primetime on September 5th, 2006...<br />
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====[[Primetime|Primetime (ABC)]]====<br />
*[http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/ Primetime] is a television show aired in the US by ABC. Aired on September 5th 2006, this was an updated version of the previous [[20/20]] segment, originally broadcast on March 21st 2006. Clips are available to watch on the [http://www.asexuality.org/home/video.html video section] of AVEN's front page.<br />
<br />
====[[The Situation with Tucker Carlson|The situation with Tucker Carlson (MSNBC)]]====<br />
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8063292/ The Situation with Tucker Carlson] is a television show aired in the US by MSNBC. [[AVENguy | David Jay]] was interviewed for this show on the 28th of March 2006. Clips are available to watch on both the [http://www.asexuality.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=13&Itemid=44 In the Media] section on AVEN's front page as well as on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwxo6t7XBYs YouTube]. [http://asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=15031 Relevant thread].<br />
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====[[Showbiz Tonight|Showbiz Tonight (CNN)]]====<br />
*[http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/showbiz.tonight/ Showbiz Tonight] is a television show aired in the US by CNN. [[AVENguy | David Jay]], [[Hu]] and [[winter]] were interviewed for this show on April 5th 2006. Clips are available to watch on both the [http://www.asexuality.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=13&Itemid=44 In the Media] section on AVEN's front page as well as on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkoo1lUp3ns YouTube].<br />
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====[[Doctor Doctor|Doctor Doctor (Channel 5)]]====<br />
*Doctor Doctor is a television show aired in the United Kingdom by Channel 5. An episode broadcast on August 25th 2006 featured an interview with [http://asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=2090 TheSMMG].<br />
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====Dayside (FOX)====<br />
*[http://www.foxnews.com/dayside/ Dayside] was a show aired by FOX News in the USA. On April 3rd 2006 [[Hu]] and [[winter]] were interviewed for the show. Clips are available to watch on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmXXgRvotGM YouTube].<br />
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===2007===<br />
====Montel Williams Show (CBS)====<br />
*The [http://www.montelshow.com/ Montel Williams Show] is a television show aired in the US by CBS. [[AVENguy | David Jay]], [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=751 GBRD143], [[Hu]], [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=1141 KBRD143], [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=7571 SummerSeeker] and [[winter]] appeared on the show in January 2007. Clips are available to watch on AVEN's [http://www.myspace.com/asexualvisibilityandeducationnetwork/videos/asexuals-on-montel-williams/5666886 MySpace group].<br />
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====[[MTV News]]====<br />
*MTV News featured a segment about asexuality on April 5, 2007 called [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1556336/20070404/story.jhtml "Young And Asexual"] (video clips available on the page Features interviews with AVEN members.<br />
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===2008===<br />
*Dr. David McKenzie was [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRzuDrtR22M interviewed] on the Fanny Kiefer Show about "Asexuality and Sexual Orientation" on March 25, 2008.<br />
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===2009===<br />
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====[[Natalie Cassidy's Real Britain|Natalie Cassidy's Real Britain (BBC)]]====<br />
*Natalie Cassidy's Real Britain, a BBC3 documentary aired in March 2009 in the United Kingdom by the BBC, featured three asexuals. They were interviewed with their friends and partners. The relevant sections are available on Youtube; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXTJfrdz6Fw Part 1], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUfS7l3rJug part 2], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkUMLOZlwSo part 3].<br />
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====Triple J TV (ABC Australia)====<br />
*Triple J TV is a program aired in Australia by the national broadcaster ABC. On the 11th of May 2009, Triple J TV [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYsOULtiK5s featured Asexuality].<br />
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===2010===<br />
====France 24====<br />
* On the 10th of September 2010, French news broadcaster France 24 aired a report on sexual identity, which included Asexuality. [http://www.france24.com/en/2010-08-29-en-health-sex-asexual-identity-intersex Watch here ''(English)''].<br />
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==Media in audio form==<br />
===2004===<br />
====[[BBC Radio 5 Live]]====<br />
*A live discussion featuring Boegart and AVEN member Kenstra, originally broadcast in [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=4462 October 2004].<br />
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===2005===<br />
====[[Radio-Canada]]====<br />
*On the 30th May 2005, Radio-Canada featured a [http://www.radio-canada.ca/radio/indicatifpresent/chroniques/54260.shtml# short segment on asexuality].<br />
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===2006===<br />
====[[The Chip Franklin Show|The Chip Franklin Show (WBAL)]]====<br />
*[http://www.wbal.com/shows/franklin/ The Chip Franklin Show] was a show hosted on WBAL-FM in Baltimore, MD. An interview with [[Hu]] and [[winter]] was broadcast on April 26th, 2006. <br />
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====[[Five Live|BBC Radio 5 Live]] (2006)====<br />
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/programmes/nolan.shtml Five Live] is a programme on BBC Radio.<br />
*Broadcast on November 17th/18th, 2006 on on Stephen Nolan's show.<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/discussion/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2090 TheSMMG] was interviewed live on this show. <br />
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===2007===<br />
====[[Unsported]]====<br />
*Unsported is a show based in Long Island in New York. A show featuring [[winter]] was broadcast on February 10th, 2007.<br />
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====[[Nine to Noon|Nine To Noon (Radio NZ)]]====<br />
*Nine To Noon is a discussion program broadcast on the national public radio broadcaster, Radio New Zealand. More information can be found at their [http://www.radionz.co.nz/nr/programmes/ninetonoon website]. Originally Broadcast on February 8th 2007, this is a 23 minute segment on asexuality that includes interviews with Chris Cole, the founder of http://www.asexuality.org.nz/, Dr Patrica Weerakoon, an Australian sexologist from the University of Sydney, as well as [[Research relating to asexuality | Tony Bogaert]]. <br />
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====[[CJSW]]====<br />
*[http://www.cjsw.com/home.html CJSW Calgary] is a campus station based at the Univerisy of Calgary, Alberta. Asexuality was featured in their show, UrbanSex, on April 18th 2007. [http://asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=638 cijay] and one other AVEN member were interviewed.<br />
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September 18th 2007.<br />
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===2009===<br />
====[[Saturday Live|Saturday Live (BBC Radio 4)]]====<br />
*In July 2009, BBC Radio-4's ''Saturday Live'' program interviewed [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=2090 TheSMMG]. The interview can be heard [http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00lqpwv here], about 33 minutes in.<br />
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====[[The State We're In]] (Radio Netherlands/WAMU)====<br />
*In August 2009, Radio Netherlands interviewed Fi Loubet on the program "The State We're In". Listen to it [http://download.omroep.nl/rnw/smac/cms/tswi_the___a___word_20090829_44_1kHz.mp3 here]. [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=43483 Relevant thread]. [http://www.rnw.nl/english/radioshow/right-silence article on RNW]<br />
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===2010===<br />
====Dr. Laura Berman Show (Oprah Radio)====<br />
*On January 14, 2010, Dr. Laura Berman discusses asexuality in the segment [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ-drktC_FY "Is asexuality real?"], expressing confusion and skepticism over asexuality, saying it is low libido or being celibate.<br />
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<div>The '''2011 AAW Community Census''' was an online community census taken by [[Asexual Awareness Week]] in October 2011. It consisted of fifteen questions, and got 3,436 responses, making it the largest survey of asexual-spectrum people at the time.<br />
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==Published analysis==<br />
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An initial analysis was performed by Asexual Awareness Week and posted [http://www.facebook.com/notes/asexual-awareness-week/results-of-the-asexual-community-census-2011/208581089214485 on Facebook]. [http://www.asexualawarenessweek.com/census/SiggyAnalysis-AAWCensus.pdf A fuller analysis] was published by Tristan Miller in 2012, and the report includes the full text of the questions and answers.<br />
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==Further analysis==<br />
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Additional analysis was performed by other volunteers, but not published. Some of that analysis is collected here, and more can be added by anyone with access to the data. Access can be requested from AAW (although it may or may not be granted).<br />
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===World Region===<br />
[[Asexual Explorations|A. C. Hinderliter]] classified all the write-in responses to question 6 ("What is your nationality?"). 3,129 of the responses were classified (the rest being unclassifiable or blank).<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
!World Region<br />
!Percentage<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|USA<br />
|62%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|UK/Ireland<br />
|12%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Canada<br />
|9%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Australia/New Zealand<br />
|5%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|West Europe<br />
|4%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Latin America<br />
|3%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Northern Europe<br />
|2%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|East Europe<br />
|1%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Asia<br />
|1%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Middle East<br />
|1%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Africa<br />
|<1%<br />
|}<br />
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===Ethnicity===<br />
Stellifera classified all the write-in responses to question 7 ("What is your ethnic identity?"). 3,029 of the responses were classified (the rest being unclassifiable or blank). Among these, 1,794 of them are from US, which Stellifera compared to 2010 US Census data.<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
!Ethnicity<br />
!Percentage<br />
!USA only<br />
!US Census<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|White/European Descent<br />
|83%<br />
|82%<br />
|64%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Hispanic/ Latin American Descent<br />
|4%<br />
|4%<br />
|16%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Asian/Pacific Islander Descent<br />
|5%<br />
|4%<br />
|5%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Black/African Descent<br />
|2%<br />
|3%<br />
|13%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Native North American/First People<br />
|0.6%<br />
|0.7%<br />
|0.9%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Multi-Racial<br />
|5%<br />
|7%<br />
|3%<br />
|}<br />
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It's [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/107219-additional-analysis-of-the-asexual-community-census/?p=1060905884 been argued] that the under-representation of African Americans cannot be explained by relative rates of internet adoption.<br />
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===Religion===<br />
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Because respondents were invited to check all boxes that apply, it is difficult to create a mutually exclusive classification for views on religion. For instance, 5% of respondents identified as atheist and/or agnostic, but also specified a religion, and 1.6% identified as non-religious but also specified a religion. In these cases, a choice needs to be made for simplification purposes, although no choice is entirely satisfactory.<br />
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Stellifera created a classification where religious affiliations are prioritized in the following order: Atheist and/or agnostic > Non-religious > Two or more listed religions > a single listed religion > spiritual > other non-listed religion. So, for example, if someone says they are Christian and spiritual, they would be classified as Christian. The various Christian options (Catholic, Christian, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and non-denominational) were not counted as separate religions.<br />
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Here we show the total breakdown, and then the breakdown of US respondents only.<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
!Religious preference<br />
!Percentage<br />
!USA only<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Atheist/agnostic<br />
|42%<br />
|41%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Non-religious<br />
|22%<br />
|19%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Spiritual<br />
|6%<br />
|6%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Christian<br />
|18%<br />
|20%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Other specified religion<br />
|7%<br />
|8%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Multiple specified religions<br />
|2%<br />
|3%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Other nonlisted option<br />
|3%<br />
|3%<br />
|}<br />
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This is not the same classification scheme used by formal polls, so it's difficult to make an exact comparison to the general US population. However, even without an exact comparison, it's clear that non-religious people are significantly over-represented in the US asexual community, [http://www.pewforum.org/2010/02/17/religion-among-the-millennials/ even when compared to the 18-29 age group].<br />
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===Romantic orientation and the asexual spectrum===<br />
<br />
Siggy and Stellifera discovered a strong correlation between romantic orientation and location on the asexual spectrum. Here, we use the same classifications as in the [http://www.asexualawarenessweek.com/census/SiggyAnalysis-AAWCensus.pdf published report], where "other" represents people who do not indicate attraction to any genders, but who also do not indicate being aromantic.<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
!Group<br />
!Size<br />
!Heteroromantic<br />
!Homoromantic<br />
!Bi/panromantic<br />
!Aromantic<br />
!Other Monoromantic<br />
!Other<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Asexual<br />
|1936<br />
|20%<br />
|5%<br />
|17%<br />
|25%<br />
|5%<br />
|28%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Gray-asexual<br />
|717<br />
|24%<br />
|6%<br />
|24%<br />
|7%<br />
|5%<br />
|32%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Demisexual<br />
|704<br />
|24%<br />
|7%<br />
|32%<br />
|3%<br />
|6%<br />
|28%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Total<br />
|3357<br />
|22%<br />
|6%<br />
|22%<br />
|17%<br />
|5%<br />
|29%<br />
|}<br />
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===Repulsive Compromise===<br />
<br />
Stellifera discovered a small but significant overlap between people who are repulsed by sex and people who are willing to have sex in a relationship. Here we look at question 12, classifying the responses to part 1 and 3 as described in the [http://www.asexualawarenessweek.com/census/SiggyAnalysis-AAWCensus.pdf published report], part 1 asking whether people are repulsed, indifferent, or if they enjoy sex, and part 3 asking whether people would be willing to "compromise" and have sex in a relationship. Unlike the report, we exclude people who left either part blank, or who contradicted themselves.<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
!Group<br />
!Size<br />
!Not willing<br />
!Willing on occasion<br />
!Willing regularly<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Enjoy<br />
|54<br />
|4%<br />
|22%<br />
|74%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Indifferent<br />
|659<br />
|6%<br />
|50%<br />
|44%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Somewhat repulsed<br />
|880<br />
|35%<br />
|50%<br />
|15%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Completely repulsed<br />
|467<br />
|87%<br />
|11%<br />
|2%<br />
|- style="text-align: center"<br />
|Total<br />
|2060<br />
|37%<br />
|41%<br />
|23%<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Methodological issues==<br />
<br />
The 2011 AAW Community Census suffers from a problem known as "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisficing#In_survey_methodology satisficing]", where survey-takers take cognitive shortcuts to fill out the survey. In particular, there are many questions where respondents are asked to check all boxes that apply, but only required to check one.<br />
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For example, 22% of respondents said they were Christian, Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, or non-denominational, but only 14% said they were Christian. While it is plausible that some people might consider themselves Catholic (for instance) and not Christian, it seems unlikely that there are so many, and more likely that people simply chose a single response that fit, and ignored the other options.<br />
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Another example is question 12, where respondents were asked to select all options corresponding to their attitudes towards sex. But the question was really trying to ask three different things, some of the options corresponding to the first question, some corresponding to the second question, and some corresponding to the third. The second part was really asking whether people were "sex positive" or "antisexual/sex negative". Many people did not select any of these options, and it's unclear whether such people truly felt they did not fit any of the descriptions, or if they simply ignored that part of the question in favor of the other parts. Furthermore, "sex positive" was defined in the survey as being okay with other people having sex, but it's not clear that people read or accepted this definition.<br />
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This has led to misunderstanding in mainstream media. A [http://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/why-asexuals-dont-want-to-be-invisible-anymore/ New York Times article] claimed "72 percent of asexuals are 'sex positive,' meaning they think it’s O.K. for other people to have sex." If true, then this would imply that 28% of asexuals are not okay with other people having sex. But in fact, we don't know the percentages, because of the effect of satisfying.<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[https://www.facebook.com/notes/asexual-awareness-week/results-of-the-asexual-community-census-2011/208581089214485 Initial analysis by Asexual Awareness Week]<br />
*[http://www.asexualawarenessweek.com/census/SiggyAnalysis-AAWCensus.pdf Further analysis by Tristan Miller]<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Asexual Awareness Week]]<br />
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<div>'''[http://community.livejournal.com/asexuality/ The Asexuality Community on LiveJournal]''' is a discussion community on the long running blogging and social networking site [http://www.livejournal.com/ LiveJournal] dedicated to the subject of asexuality.<br />
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The community is active with an average of five or six posts a week and regular discussions of between 10 and 40 comments per post. The community has accumulated over 2200 members since it was founded in 2002.<br />
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Members often make use of LiveJournal's 'locked post' feature, allowing for posts to the community and the comments that follow to be visible only to LiveJournal users who have also joined the community. More than half of the community's recent posts are locked to community members only. Currently moderator approval is required to join the community, with the intention of screening out obvious trolls and critics. The list of LiveJournal users who have joined the community is however visible to all.<br />
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The community is unofficially affiliated with [http://www.asexuality.org/ AVEN], linking to AVEN as its 'homepage' and directing readers of [http://community.livejournal.com/asexuality/profile the community profile] to many AVEN [[FAQs]] and Wiki pages.<br />
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The current community moderators are LiveJournal users [http://green-elf.livejournal.com/ green_elf] and [http://batshua.livejournal.com/ batshua].<br />
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== Community Rules ==<br />
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The community is intended to be laid back with "hands-off" moderation. Rather than rules, there are a set of guidelines. These guidelines ask that criticism of sexuality ([[Antisexual|anti-sexualism]]) and suggestions that asexuals are superior to sexual people are kept out of community discussions. They also ask that LiveJournal's 'lj-cut' system, which places parts of a post behind a link and is commonly used in other communities for hiding 'spoilers' or 'triggers', be used as 'Squick Cuts'. This means that all descriptions of sexual activity should be kept behind an lj-cut link so that other members may avoid them if they wish.<br />
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There are also guidelines relating to tags, memories and crossposting, as is common for LiveJournal communities.<br />
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The moderators explain that most of their 'policies' boil down to two aphorisms; ''"Don't be a dick"'' and ''"Be excellent to each other"''.<br />
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For the most part, the community tends not to have a great deal of drama, and so the guidelines are merely posted for the edification of new members so that there isn't a set of "unwritten rules" that will be inadvertently transgressed.<br />
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==History==<br />
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The LiveJournal Asexuality Community was created on the 28th of April 2002 by LiveJournal user [http://36.livejournal.com 36] aka AVEN member [[user:paranoidgynandroid|Paranoid Gynandroid]]. The community pre-dates the creation of the AVEN forums by a month and was the first explicitly [[sex-positive]] asexuality discussion community.<br />
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At the time of creation there was already a LiveJournal community using the term 'asexual', the [http://community.livejournal.com/asexuals/profile Asexuals Community]. However, this was an anti-sexual community aimed at sexual people who were celibate by choice (which at the time was one of the many different uses of the term 'asexual'). Many asexuals were members of the community due to the name, but found it an uncomfortable fit. It encouraged and often contained attacks on the behaviour of sexual people (such as the [http://community.livejournal.com/asexuals/52135.html last post] before the Asexuality community was created). In reaction to this, the Asexuality community put positive attitudes towards other people's sexuality front and centre in its [http://web.archive.org/web/20021117210033/http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=asexuality profile], [http://community.livejournal.com/asexuality/2002/04/28/ introductory posts] and [http://community.livejournal.com/asexuals/52272.html announcement] on the rival community.<br />
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The community was created independently of AVEN and as such initially used descriptions such as 'little or no sex drive' and 'living without sexuality' as often as the more AVEN-accepted definition of 'no or very little sexual attraction to others'. Paranoid Gynandroid identified as queer and [[genderqueer]] and was involved in online third gender communities, as well as the UK [[LGBT]] and bi communities, so was already using similar language defining asexuality in terms of sexual orientation independently of [[user:AVENguy|David Jay]]'s early AVEN content.<br />
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By July 2002 the community had become unofficially affiliated with AVEN after David Jay contacted Paranoid Gynandroid, who soon after became involved in the development of AVEN static content and the early forum community. After this point the LiveJournal community's 'homepage' link was set to asexuality.org and the AVEN 'big FAQ' (also written by Paranoid Gynandroid) was recommended in the community profile.<br />
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The motivations behind the creation of the LiveJournal Asexuality community are explained in greater detail in this [[Apositive]] forum [http://www.apositive.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=448&start=0#p4535 thread].<br />
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In May 2004 a [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/3231-livejournal-asexuality/ request] on AVEN for a new moderator produced no responses, and by late 2004 the community was no longer actively moderated but discussions continued.<br />
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In May 2005, after [http://community.livejournal.com/asexuality/181679.html spam became a problem] on the community, moderation was passed over to green_elf as announced in this [http://community.livejournal.com/asexuality/186871.html post].<br />
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In November 2005 green_elf [http://community.livejournal.com/asexuality/244680.html called for help with moderation], as a result the LiveJournal users [http://anikotevet.livejournal.com/ anikotevet] and [http://batshua.livejournal.com/ batshua] became co-moderators.<br />
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In October 2010 the community changed from open membership to requiring moderator approval of membership requests. This was in response to concerns expressed by members over privacy, harassment and trolling (particularly resulting from a [http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_feminism/389577.html post] on the community [http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_feminism/ ontd_feminism]), as explained in this [http://community.livejournal.com/asexuality/774534.html post and its comments].<br />
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In December 2010 the community returned to open membership, as announced in this [http://community.livejournal.com/asexuality/797809.html post].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Asexual Sites]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://community.livejournal.com/asexuality/profile Asexuality Community profile]<br />
*[http://community.livejournal.com/asexuality/calendar Asexuality Community archives]<br />
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[[Category:Asexual Organizations]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Hot_Pieces_of_Ace&diff=18837Hot Pieces of Ace2017-08-27T03:31:47Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
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<div>'''[http://www.youtube.com/user/HotPiecesofAce Hot Pieces of Ace]''' (also known as '''HPOA''') is a collaborative YouTube channel dedicated to fostering discussion and helping the [[Community|asexual community]] though videos posted on weekly topics.<br />
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According to their YouTube channel description, ''Hot Pieces of Ace is a youtube collab channel designed to help the Asexual community in any way imaginable.... that can be captured on film. Videos will be posted every weekday about a weekly topic suggested by you (the audience) in order to help those in need of advice, intellectual stimulation, a human voice, and/or another opinion.'' <br />
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Rawrdom (Andi) proposed the idea for a collaborative YouTube channel on March 9, 2010 and a few weeks later there were auditions and votes for who the audience wanted.<br />
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After a couple of weeks successfully posting, Andi's parents found out about her asexuality, deleted her AVEN account and refused to allow her onto the internet. Other members fortunately had the details for the YouTube account so even though her videos were taken down, HPOA could still continue.<ref>Sara Beth Brooks (13 Feb 2011). [http://www.dallasvoice.com/guest-column-by-sara-beth-brooks-discussing-asexuality-creating-change-1064773.html Discussing Asexuality & Creating Change].</ref><br />
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==Video bloggers==<br />
(Currently listed on HPoA's Team list) <br />
*Heidi (March 2010)<br />
*Aim (March 2010)<br />
*Arne (March 2010 - ''August 2011'')<br />
*David Jay (July 2010)<br />
*Holly (February 2011)<br />
*Irina (March 2010)<br />
*Jenni (March 2010 - ''August 2011'')<br />
*Lili (February 2011)<br />
*Wojtek (March 2010)<br />
*Sassyeggs (July 2010)<br />
*Southpaw (March 2010)<br />
*Ninny (July 2010)<br />
*Claude (November 2011)<br />
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=== Past Video bloggers ===<br />
*Ally (March 2010 - 2011)<br />
*Andi (March 2010 - April 2010)<br />
*Arne (March 2010 - August 2011)<br />
*Cale (March 2010 - July 2010)<br />
*Cat(e) (March 2010 - July 2010) (December 2010)<br />
*Vlad (March 2010 - August 2010)<br />
*Jenni (March 2010-August 2011)<br />
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==Topics include==<br />
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*Week 1: Introduction to Asexuality<br />
*Week 2: [[Relationships]]<br />
*Week 3: Sexuality in Advertising<br />
*Week 4: [[coming out]]<br />
*Week 5: Friendship v Romance<br />
*Week 6: [[Attraction#Aesthetic attraction|Aesthetic attraction]]<br />
*Week 7: Advice for [[coming out]]<br />
*Week 8: [[Visibility]]<br />
*Week 9: [[Community]]<br />
*Week 10:[[Asexuality]] and the [[LGBTQ]]<br />
*Week 11: If there was a pill that made you sexual.../Cure for Asexuality<br />
*Week 12: Stories<br />
*Week 13: Sex Education<br />
*Week 14: Porn<br />
*Week 15: Touch<br />
*Week 16: Dear LGBT...<br />
*Week 17: Secrets<br />
*Week 18: Labels and [[Gender]]<br />
*Week 19: Freebie<br />
*Week 20: [[Romantic orientation]]<br />
*Week 21: "It Gets Better"<br />
*Week 22: Mixed<br />
*Week 23: Make It Better<br />
*Week 24: Mixed<br />
*Week 25: Viewer Requests<br />
*Week 26: Lookin' Good!<br />
*Week 27: Unassailable Asexual<br />
*Week 28 and onwards are mostly mixed subjects<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://hotpiecesoface.tumblr.com/ Hot Pieces of Ace Tumblr account]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hot-Pieces-of-Ace/116031568420155 Hot Pieces of Ace Facebook account]<br />
*[http://twitter.com/hotpiecesoface Hot Pieces of Ace Twitter account]<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Visibility]][[Category:Asexual Organizations]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Shortland_street&diff=18836Shortland street2017-08-27T03:31:20Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Asexuality in fiction]]<br />
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'''Shortland Street''' is a TV soap opera from New Zealand, which included a storyline about the character Gerald discovering [[asexuality]].<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=sootmouthnz&view=videos Watch the storyline on YouTube]<br />
*[http://tvnz.co.nz/view/site_index_skin/shortland_street_index_group Shortland Street website]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Love_from_the_Asexual_Underground&diff=18835Love from the Asexual Underground2017-08-27T03:31:01Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
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<div>'''Love from the Asexual Underground''' is a blog written by [[AVENguy|David Jay]].<br />
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==Useful links==<br />
*[http://asexualunderground.blogspot.com Love from the Asexual Underground Blog]<br />
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{{Stub}}<br />
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[[Category:Visibility]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Asexuality_in_fiction&diff=18834Asexuality in fiction2017-08-27T03:30:30Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
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<div>This list is for fictional portrayals of asexual or '''suspected'''-asexual characters. For non-fiction, see [[Asexuality in non-fiction]].<br />
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''Please expand this list!''<br />
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==Literature==<br />
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* Please note: when noting specific characters of interest, anyone listed with [SA] next to their name refers to those who are believed to be Asexual. Their sexuality may or may not (have) be(en) confirmed by the author.<br />
* Please note: any stories marked with '''[ TW ]''' (trigger warning) may involve content that some people may find upsetting. Please take care when viewing.<br />
* Please note: any stories marked with '''[ 18 ]''' may involve content unsuitable for young or squeamish readers. Please take care when viewing.<br />
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===Novels===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Title<br />
! Author<br />
! Genre<br />
! Teaser<br />
! Character(s)*<br />
! Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:A Clergyman's Daughter|A Clergyman's Daughter]] || George Orwell || Historical Fiction || Teaser || Dorothy Hare || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:A Room with a View|A Room with a View]] || E. M. Forster || Romance || Teaser || Mr. Beebe [SA] and Cecil Vyse [SA] || English<br />
|-<br />
| All Souls || Javier Marías and Margaret Jull Costa (Translator) || ? || Teaser || Unknown || English, Spanish<br />
|-<br />
| The Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast || Bill Richardson || Humour || “A pair of endearingly eccentric bachelors--in their fifties, and fraternal twins--own and operate a bed & breakfast establishment where people like them, the "gentle and bookish and ever so slightly confused," can feel at home. Hector and Virgil think of their B&B as a refuge, a retreat, a haven, where folks may bring their own books or peruse the brothers' own substantial library. An antic blend of homespun and intellectual humor, Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast is a place readers will want to return to again and again.” || Virgil [SA] || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:The Bone People|The Bone People]] '''[TW]''' || Keri Hulme || Mystery || “Set on the South Island beaches of New Zealand, a harsh environment, the novel chronicles the complicated relationships between three emotional outcasts of mixed European and Maori heritage. Kerewin Holmes is a painter and a loner, convinced that "to care for anything is to invite disaster." Her isolation is disrupted one day when a six-year-old mute boy, Simon, breaks into her house. The sole survivor of a mysterious shipwreck, Simon has been adopted by a widower Maori factory worker, Joe Gillayley, who is both tender and horribly brutal toward the boy. Through shifting points of view, the novel reveals each character's thoughts and feelings as they struggle with the desire to connect and the fear of attachment.” || Kerewin Holmes [SA] || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:The Book of Disquiet|The Book of Disquiet]] || Fernando Pessoa || "Autobiography", Literary Fiction || Teaser || Character || English, Spanish, German, Italian, French<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Bridge to Terabithia (novel)|Bridge to Terabithia]] || Katherine Patterson || Children || “Discover the beloved Newbery Medal-winning story of Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke. Join Jess and Leslie as they form an unlikely friendship and create the imaginary land of Terabithia. There they rule as king and queen, until a terrible tragedy occurs that helps Jess understand just how much he has learned from Leslie.” || Unknown || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Carrie Pilby|Carrie Pilby]] || Caren Lissner || Young Adult || Carrie would rather stay in bed than deal with the immoral, sex-obsessed hypocrites who seem to overrun her hometown, New York City. She's sick of trying to be like everybody else. She isn't! But when her own therapist gives her a five-point plan to change her social-outcast status, Carrie takes a hard look at herself—and agrees to try. Suddenly the world doesn't seem so bad. But is prodigy Carrie really going to dumb things down just to fit in? || Carrie Pilby || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Case Histories|Case Histories: A Novel]] || Kate Atkinson || Crime Fiction || “Cambridge is sweltering, during an unusually hot summer. To Jackson Brodie, former police inspector turned private investigator, the world consists of one accounting sheet - Lost on the left, Found on the right - and the two never seem to balance. Surrounded by death, intrigue and misfortune, his own life haunted by a family tragedy, Jackson attempts to unravel three disparate case histories and begins to realise that in spite of apparent diversity, everything is connected…” || Amelia [SA] and Philip [SA] || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:The Cider House Rules|The Cider House Rules]] '''[TW] [18]''' || John Irving || Genre || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:The Collector|The Collector]] '''[TW] [18]''' || John Fowles || Horror, Thriller, Fable || Ever since he first saw her, Frederick Clegg has been obsessed with Miranda Grey. The repressed, introverted butterfly collector admires the beautiful, privileged art student from afar until he wins the Lottery and buys a remote country house, planning to bring her there as his "guest". Having abducted and imprisoned her in the cellar, he soon finds this reality is far from his fantasy and their tense, claustrophobic relationship leads to a devastating climax. || Ferdinand Clegg || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Crampton Hodnet|Crampton Hodnet]] || Barbara Pym || Comic Novel || “Formidable Miss Doggett fills her life by giving tea parties to young academics and acting as watchdog of the morals of North Oxford. Anthea, her great-niece, is in love with a dashing upper-class undergraduate with political ambitions. Of this, Miss Doggett thoroughly approves. Anthea's father, however, an Oxford don, is tired of his marriage and carrying on in the most unseemly fashion with his student Barbara Bird - they have been spotted together at the British Museum! Miss Doggett isn't aware, though, that under her very own roof the lodging curate has proposed to her paid companion Miss Morrow. She wouldn't approve of that at all.” || Barbara [SA] || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Darkly Dreaming Dexter|Darkly Dreaming Dexter]] '''[TW] [18]''' || Jeff Lindsay || Crime || Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep's clothing. He's handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He's a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened -- of himself or some other fiend.” || Dexter Morgan || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:The Dwarf (Lagerkvist novel)|The Dwarf]] || Pär Lagerkvist || Genre || Teaser || The Dwarf || English, Swedish<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Forbidden Colors|Forbidden Colors]] || Yukio Mishima || LGBT, Fiction || Teaser || Yuichi || English, Japanese<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Geek Love|Geek Love]] || Katherine Dunn || Fiction || “Geek Love is the story of the Binewskis, a carny family whose mater- and paterfamilias set out–with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and radioisotopes–to breed their own exhibit of human oddities. There’s Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.” || Miss Lick [SA] || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Herland (novel)|Herland]] || Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman || Feminist Science Fiction || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| The Hyannis House || Gordon Mathieson || Mystery, Romance || “A US Senator from Cape Cod, Massachusetts is murdered and any of three people soon become suspects. There is however, a second murder in Boston, that ties into the first, and complicates the case for detectives. It isn’t until a former college sweetheart of the Senator’s wife comes into the scene that clues pop up in strange places. Although bizarre, these begin to make sense in solving the murders. There is a forbidden romance and love story embedded in the mystery and makes the reader question who the real murderer might turn out to be.” || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Infinite Jest|Infinite Jest]] || David Foster Wallace || Tragic Comedy || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Jude the Obscure|Jude the Obscure]] '''[TW]''' || Thomas Hardy || Genre || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:July, July|July]] || Tim O'Brien || Genre || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:The Kreutzer Sonata|The Kreutzer Sonata]] || Leo Tolstoi || Genre || Teaser || Character || English, Russian, German, French<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:The Left Hand of Darkness|The Left Hand of Darkness]] || Ursula K. Le Guin || Science Fiction || Teaser || Character || See Wikipedia<br />
|-<br />
| Lily White || Susan Isaacs || Genre || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| Les Misérables || Victor Hugo || Drama || Teaser || Enjolras [SA] || French<br />
|-<br />
| Namedropper: A Novel || Emma Forrest || Genre || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| No Touching || Aileen Deng || Genre || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| Operation Hurdler, and Operation Outside Hitter || Michael Bilka || Genre || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| The Pavilion of Women || Pearl S. Buck || Genre || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| Scenes From A Holiday || Caren Lissner || Genre || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| Seethings || Michael Forman || Genre || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| Sexing the Cherry || Jeanette Winterson || Genre || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| Sherlock Holmes Mysteries || Sir Arthur Conan Doyle || Genre || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:The Son (Nesbø novel)|The Son]] || Jo Nesbø || Crime Fiction || Teaser || Character || English, Norwegian<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:To the Lighthouse|To the Lighthouse]] || Virginia Woolf || Modernism || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| What Happened to Lani Garver || Carol Plum-Ucci || Genre || Teaser || Character || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:The World According to Garp|The World According to Garp]] '''[TW] [18]''' || John Irving || Genre || Teaser || Jenny Fields || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:The Wrong Boy|The Wrong Boy]] || Willy Russell || Genre || Teaser || Character || English<br />
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<br />
|-<br />
| [http://riordan.wikia.com/wiki/The_Titan%27s_Curse The Titan's Curse] (A part of the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians series" || Rick Riodran || Fantasy literature, Greek mythology, Young adult fiction|| As an answer to a fan asking if he would ever write an aro or ace character: "Basically, that's how I see the Hunters of Artemis. They have been drawn to that life because it is about camaraderie, adventure and friendship, not sexuality or romance. But that is my interpretation" [https://www.goodreads.com/questions/927105-will-you-ever-write-about-an-asexual-or] Although he could, eventually, specifically talk about it in his new series "The Trials of Apollo" These characters are minorly involved in the "Heroes of Olympus" series || The Hunters of Artemis [http://riordan.wikia.com/wiki/Hunters_of_Artemis] || English<br />
|-<br />
| The Movement [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/The_Movement_(Prime_Earth)] || Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore || DC comics, Comic book series || She confirms that she is asexual in issue #10 of The Movement series. ||Roshanna Chatterji "Tremor" [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Roshanna_Chatterji_(Prime_Earth)] || English<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Watchmen|The Watchmen]] '''[TW] [18]''' || Alan Moore || DC comics, Comic book series || It is not confirmed, but highly implied by his aversion to sexual situations because of his early childhood || [[w:Rorschach (comics)#Personality|Walter Kovacs "Rorschach"]] || English<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Romance===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Title<br />
! Author<br />
! Plot<br />
! Characters*<br />
! Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Ace || Jack Byrne || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Fenton: the Lonliest Vampire and Fire & Ice (Lost Realm Book 2) || Kate Aaron || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Fireland: Jimmy Loves Rob || Sam Burke || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| The Heart of Aces || Sarah Sinnaeve, Esther Day, Stephanie Charvet, Flavia Napoleoni, Rai Scodras, Mursheda Ahad, Chelsey Brinson, Madeline Bridgen, Andrea R. Blackwell, A. J. Hall, Kari Woodrow || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| The New Boy || Maddy Linehan || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Science fiction and fantasy===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Title<br />
! Author<br />
! Plot<br />
! Characters*<br />
! Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Ann Marie’s Asylum (Master and Apprentice Book 1) || Christopher Rankin || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Bone Dance || Emma Bull || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Cat's Cradle || Kurt Vonnegut || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Deadeye Dick || Kurt Vonnegut || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| The Deed of Paksenarrion: A Novel || Elizabeth Moon || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Diaspora || Greg Egan || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Distress || Greg Egan || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Dragonlance Chronicles Trilogy || Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Dragonlance Legends Trilogy || Margaret Weis || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Dragonlance: The Raistlin Chronicles - The Soulforge, Brothers in Arms || Margaret Weis || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Escape From Furnace: Lockdown, Solitary, Death Sentence, Fugitives, Execution || Alexander Gordon Smith || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| The Fire's Stone || Tanya Huff || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Fool's Errand, Golden Fool and Fool's Fate || Robin Hodd || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd || Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Golden Witchbreed || Mary Gentle || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Good Omens || Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Halfway Human || Carolyn Ives Gilman || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| I, Robot || Isaac Asimov || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| The Metabarons: Aghora the Father-Mother & Immaculate Conception || Alexandro Jodorowsky || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Mindtouch || M. C. A. Hogarth || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| The Oathbound, Oathbreakers and Oathblood || Mercedes Lackey || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Obsidian and Blood: Servant of the Underworld, Harbringer of the Underworld, Master of the House of Darts || Aliette de Bodard || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Ombria in Shadow || Patricia A. McKillip || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Perdition || A. R. Rickaby || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Polymorph || Scott Westerfeld || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Proud Man || Katharine Burkedin, Daphne Patai || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Quicksilver || R. J. Anderson || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Rose of the Prophet Trilogy: The Will of the Wanderer, The Paladin of the Night, The Prophet of Akhran || Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Sourcery || Terry Pratchett || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| The Tropic of Serpents || Marie Brennan || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| When the King Comes Home || Caroline Stevermer || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| White Mars || Brian Wilson Aldiss || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| White Queen || Gwyneth Jones || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Wings of Destruction || Victoria Zagar || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| The World of Wreckers || Marion Zimmer Bradley || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure and Wraeththu || Storm Constantine || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Short stories===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Title<br />
! Author<br />
! Plot<br />
! Characters*<br />
! Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Accepting Me || Jo Ramsey || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| Aye, and Gomorrah: And Other Stories || Samuel R. Delany || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| "Bicycle Repairman"/A Good Old-fashioned Future || Bruce Sterling || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| "One of the Boys"/Superheroes || Lawrence Watt-Evans. John Varley & Ricia Mainhardt, eds. || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
| "Start the Clock"/The Year's Best Science Fiction 22nd Annual Collection || Benjamin Rosenbaum || Plot || Character || Language(s)<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Featuring asexual or suspected-asexual characters==<br />
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* Susan Isaacs - '''Lily White''' (sexual main characters lead asexual relationship)<br />
* Caren Lissner - '''Carrie Pilby''' (Carrie Pilby)<br />
* Caren Lissner et al. - '''Scenes From A Holiday''' (Carrie Pilby, see novella titled "Carrie Pilby's New Year's Resolution")<br />
* Tim O'Brien - '''July, July''' (Marla Dempsey)<br />
* George Orwell - '''A Clergyman's Daughter''' (Dorothy Hare)<br />
* Banana Yoshimoto - '''The Lake''' (Nakajima; asexual relationship)<br />
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==Movies==<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Title<br />
! Reason<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 1987<br />
| ''Withnail and I''<br />
| The film ends with Withnail saying "Man delights not me, no, nor women neither, nor women neither."<ref>[http://www.shite.org/pub/withnail.html Withnail & I] on Shitespace</ref> (These words are in fact originally taken from a quote from Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'', act 2, scene 2.<ref>[http://www.enotes.com/hamlet-text/act-ii-scene-ii?start=3#ham-2-2-311 Hamlet Text and Translation - Act II - Scene II] on eNotes</ref>)<br />
| Directed by Bruce Robinson<br />
|-<br />
| 2006<br />
| ''Sherlock Holmes'' (Most versions)<br />
| Sherlock Holmes is generally considered asexual.<br />
| -<br />
|-<br />
| 2010<br />
| ''Inception<br />
| Ellen Page plays Ariadne. Unusually for a female character, she isn't a romantic interest and she expresses no desire for other characters in the film. Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character, Arthur, tricks her into a kiss once, to which she seems unreactive.<br />
| Directed by Christopher Nolan<br />
|-<br />
| 2004<br />
| ''Mysterious Skin<br />
| Brian Lackey, who was sexually abused as a child. He shows no interest in sex or romance, and seems repulsed when a female character abruptly tries to kiss, touch and undress him. Another character describes his "vibe" as "kinda weirdly asexual."<ref>[http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/m/mysterious-skin-script-transcript-araki.html Mysterious Skin Script - Dialogue Transcript] on Drew's Script-O-Rama</ref> His memories of the abuse are strongly repressed until the end of the movie, as he believes he was abducted by aliens and not sexually abused.<br />
| Directed by Gregg Araki<br />
|-<br />
| 2013<br />
| ''Nymphomaniac (vol. I and II)<br />
| Seligman (Stellan Skarsgaard), who found Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg, the main and nymphomaniac character) and listens to her story, is asexual. He says: "I consider myself asexual. Of course, I experimented with masturbation when I was a teenager, but it didn't do much for me. So, there's nothing sexual about me. It's not as uncommon as you would think. And of course, I've read a lot about sexual subjects... ''Canterbury Tales'', ''Decameron'', ''Thousand and One Nights''. You name it and I've read it with great interest and enjoyment, but only literary enjoyment." <ref>[http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=nymphomaniac-vol-ii Nymphomaniac vol. II script] on Springfield.co.uk</ref>.<br />
| Directed by Lars von Trier<br />
|-<br />
| 1967<br />
| ''Bonnie and Clyde<br />
| Soon after they met, Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) begins to kiss passionately Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) in a car. But he prefers to stop the car to avoid the kisses, saying "I ain't much of a lover boy."<ref>[http://www.hollywoodcanteen.net/reading/bonnieandclyde.txt Bonnie and Clyde Script] on Hollywood Canteen</ref>. Later, they find themselves alone in a bed, and begin kissing, but he cannot stand it and leaves, though saying he loves her. When they have a strike after that, Bonnie says: "Listen, the only special thing about you is your peculiar ideas about love-making, which is no love-making at all!". However, they finally have have sex together.<br />
| Directed by Arthur Penn<br />
|-<br />
| 1984<br />
| ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' (and other movies by Miyazaki)<br />
| Like most of Miyazaki's characters, Nausicaä shows no interest in romance. Event though she is depicted as very attractive and interacts with a young man, Asbel, her loves goes first to nature and to her people. Nausicaä is an ambiguous character, with attributes from traditional representations of masculinity and femininity. Plus, she has the role of a messiah, with which a sexual character would be incompatible. See also San and Ashitaka in ''Princess Mononoke''. <br />
| Directed by Hayao Miyazaki<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Television shows== <br />
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|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Title<br />
! Reason<br />
|-<br />
| 1963 – 1989,<br>2005 – present<br />
| ''Doctor Who''<br />
| The Doctor's sexuality is ambiguous; his relationship with Rose Tyler has been described as "a love story without the shagging".<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_%28Doctor_Who%29#Modern-day_romance Doctor (Doctor Who)] on Wikipedia</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 1985 – 1992<br />
| ''The Golden Girls''<br />
| American sitcom, character Rose never thought about sex before she was married and when her husband wanted to have sex for the first time she didn't really understand sexual desire. She has never orgasmed. <br />
|-<br />
| 1992 – present<br />
| ''Shortland street''<br />
| New Zealand TV Show - character Gerald is asexual.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5A554502234C76AB Shortland Street Asexuality Storyline] - playlist on <br />
YouTube</ref><ref>[http://tvnz.co.nz/view/site_index_skin/shortland_street_index_group Shortland Street] on TVNZ</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2002 – present<br />
| ''Ouran High School Host Club''<br />
| Haruhi Fujioka, the main character, has no interest in romance and prefers platonic relationships despite being surrounded by attractive males and females.<ref>{{cite AVEN|23592|TV romantic cliches *clenches fist*}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2006<br />
| ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya''<br />
|One known asexual character, Yuki Nagato, and an anti-romantic character (titular). The show doesn't feature any relationships except for platonic ones, although the narrator character does experience some sexual attraction himself.<ref>{{cite AVEN|37591|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}</ref> <br />
|-<br />
| 2006 – present<br />
| ''Dexter''<br />
| The title character, a serial killer, feels emotionally divorced from the rest of humanity and has no interest in romance or sex.<ref>{{cite AVEN|28981|Dexter}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2007 – present<br />
| ''The Big Bang Theory''<br />
| American sitcom, character Sheldon Cooper expresses asexual tendencies. <br />
|-<br />
| 2010<br />
| ''Huge'' <br />
| American show, character Poppy (played by Zoe Jarman) is the girl's cabin leader. She self-identifies as asexual in season 1, episode 5.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huge_%28TV_series%29 Huge (TV series)] on Wikipedia</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2010<br />
| ''Sherlock''<br />
| Holmes says having a girlfriend is "not really my area", he considers himself "married to [his] work", and tells Watson, "I am flattered by your interest, [but] I am really not looking for anyone." Steven Moffat said in an interview 'He's happy being Sherlock Holmes... other people might have a problem with him being asexual, he doesn't have any problem with it, he's fine.'<ref>[http://geeksyndicate.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/sherlock-audio-interview-with-steven-moffat Sherlock – Audio interview with Steven Moffat] on Geek Syndicate</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2013 - 2015<br />
| ''Hannibal''<br />
| Hannibal Lecter, the main character (from Thomas Harris' novels), has strong desires which he always satisfies, but shows no interest in sex or romance. He has sexual relations once in the series, with a faked interest because he actually needs to use this relation as an alibi. <br />
|-<br />
| 2014 - 2015<br />
| ''Sirens''<br />
| Voodoo, one of the EMTs has canonically said that she is asexual. The other EMTs refute the theory that she "hasn't met the right person" by saying that she met Johnny Depp and only thought that he wore too much makeup. <br />
|-<br />
| 2014 - present<br />
| ''BoJack Horseman''<br />
| Netflix original series. Todd Chavez is asexual. His asexuality mainly becomes apparent throughout series 3. <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/magazine/the-world-according-to-bojack-horseman.html?_r=0 The New York Times Magazine - 'The World According to BoJack Horseman']</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2015 - present<br />
| ''The March Family Letters''<br />
| Webseries. When asked if she had a crush on Laurie, Beth asked, "You do remember that I'm ace, right?" Jo responded by saying "that doesn't mean you're aromantic." Beth made no further comment on her romantic orientation, only saying that she was not interested in Laurie.<br />
|-<br />
| 2016 - present<br />
| ''Shadowhunters''<br />
| Based on "The Mortal Instruments" book series. Raphael Santiago (a vampire) is believed to be asexual, as Cassandra Clare, who wrote the source material, tweeted that the character was asexual.<ref>[https://twitter.com/cassieclare/status/506200230615064576 Tweet by Cassandra Clare]</ref> In season 2 episode 10, he says he's "just not interested in sex," and when asked if becoming a vampire "made [him] this way," he says "No, I've always been like this."<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Asexuality in non-fiction]]<br />
*[[Research relating to asexuality]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Asexuality TV Tropes] article on asexuality<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Asexuality]]<br />
[[Category:Media]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Androgyny&diff=18833Androgyny2017-08-27T03:30:00Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
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<div>'''Androgyny''' is a term describing a person whose [[gender]] encompasses both male and female, thus lying somewhere in between the two. Frequently, these people seek to present themselves as ambiguous in their gender to the public. In some people, androgyny is purely devoted to their physical presentation, rather than their gender.<br />
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The androgynous gender identity does not usually correspond to the physical sex, although some [[Intersexuality|intersex]] people are androgynous.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Genderqueer]]<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://practicalandrogyny.com/ Practical Androgyny]<br />
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{{Gender}}<br />
[[Category:Gender and Sex]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Annie%27s_Mailbox&diff=18832Annie's Mailbox2017-08-27T03:29:49Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
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<div>[[Category:Media_in_Print_Form]]<br />
'''Annie's Mailbox''', a column run in some newspapers in the US, included a letter written about [[asexuality]] in April 2006.<br />
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==Relevant links==<br />
[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=15637 Relevant thread]<br />
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==Original message==<br />
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When i read the letter from "No Sex for Me," I had to chime in. I am asexual. I was certain something was wrong with me for not wanting to be intimate with my boyfriend, whom I loved. But my nonexistent reactions to his physical overtures led to a painful and messy breakup.<br />
Today i am happily celibate and feel liberated. Instead of obsessing about men, I'm free to spend that energy becoming a contended women. The asexual community doesn't get much attention. The sexual society finds us puzzling. Often people will ask me if I've been sexually abused or have some sort of disorder that makes me "afraid" of sex. The answer is: Nothing's wrong with me, nor do i fear sex. I am simply not interested.<br />
Asexuals often have a long list of thing's they'd rather be doing while their friends are trolling the clubs looking for dates. People tell me I'll always be alone, but I am perfectly fine spending my life as a single women. Should I be fortunate enough to chance upon a man who accepts me as an asexual, I will count myself blessed. "No Sex's" husband may be asexual, but I hope she can continue to love him for who he is.<br />
|source= Prattville, Ala.<br />
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We're sure your letter made a lot of people feel better in their own skin.<br />
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Thanks for writing<br />
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|source= Annie's Mailbox.<br />
|}}</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Research_relating_to_asexuality&diff=18831Research relating to asexuality2017-08-27T03:29:03Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
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<div>{{Sidebar}}Although researchers in human sexuality have known about asexuality since at least the late 1940s, little research has been done. Most of this has been recent and there is increasing interest in the subject.<br />
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==Allowance for asexuality in early theories==<br />
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Alfred Kinsey, the father of sexology, was aware of an asexual element in the population but did little to investigate it. His [[Kinsey scale]] of sexual orientation consisted of a single axis lying between [[heterosexuality]] and [[homosexuality]] with [[bisexuality]] in between, and thus left no place for asexuality. In the Kinsey Reports of 1948 and 1953, subjects were scaled from "0" (completely heterosexual) to "6" (completely homosexual), but a separate category of "X" was created for those with "no socio-sexual contacts or reactions."<ref>Kinsey, Alfred C. (1948). ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male.'' W.B. Saunders. ISBN 0-253-33412-8.</ref> He labeled 1.5% of the adult male population as "X"<br />
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In "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female," he further explained the category as people who "do not respond erotically to either heterosexual or homosexual stimuli, and do not have overt physical encounter with individuals of either sex in which there is evidence of any response.” The following percentages of the population assigned “X:” Unmarried females=14-19%. Married females= 1-3%. Previously married females=5-8%. Unmarried males=3-4%. Married males=0%. Previously married males=1-2%.<ref>Kinsey, Alfred C. (1953). ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Female''. W. B. Saunders ISBN 025333411X,</ref><br />
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The first explorations of asexuality were based on the presumed existence of an asexual demographic, inferred from a new understanding of human sexual variability brought by researchers such as Kinsey. A 1977 paper entitled ''Asexual and Autoerotic Women: Two Invisible Groups'', by Myra T. Johnson, may provide the first such conjecture. Johnson defines asexuals as those men and women "who, regardless of physical or emotional condition, actual sexual history, and marital status or ideological orientation, seem to ''prefer'' not to engage in sexual activity." She contrasts autoerotic women with asexual women: "The asexual woman...has no sexual desires at all [but] the autoerotic woman...recognizes such desires but prefers to satisfy them alone." Johnson's evidence is mostly letters to the editor found in women's magazines written by asexual women. She portrays them as invisible, "oppressed by a consensus that they are nonexistent," and left behind by both the sexual revolution and feminist movement. Society either ignores or denies their existence, or insists they must be ascetic for religious reasons, neurotic, or asexual for political reasons.<ref>"Asexual and Autoerotic Women: Two Invisible Groups" found in ed. Gochros, H.L.; J.S. Gochros (1977). ''The Sexually Oppressed. Associated Press.'' ISBN 9780809619153</ref><br />
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In a study published in 1979 in ''Advances in the Study of Affect vol. 5'' and in another article using the same data published in 1980 in the "Journal of Personality and Social Psychology," Michael D. Storms of the University of Kansas outlined his own [[Storms' model|reimagining]] of the Kinsey scale. Whereas Kinsey gauged sexual orientation on a combination actual sexual behavior and fantasizing and eroticism, Storms only used fantasizing and eroticism. Storms, however, placed the tendencies of hetero-eroticism and homo-eroticism on separate axes rather than at two ends of a single scale; this allows for a distinction between bisexuality (exhibiting both hetero- and homo-eroticism in degrees comparable to hetero- or homosexuals, respectively) and asexuality (exhibiting a level of homo-eroticism comparable to a heterosexual, and a level of hetero-eroticism comparable to a homosexual: namely, little to none). Storms conjectured that many researchers following Kinsey's model could be miscategorizing asexual subjects as bisexual, because both were simply defined by a lack of preference for gender in sexual partners.<ref>Storms, Michael D. (1979). "Sexual Orientation and Self-Perception." ed. Pliner, Patricia et al. ''Advances in the Study of Communication and Affect. Volume 5: Perception of Emotion is Self and Others'' Plenum Press</ref><ref>Storms, Michael D. (1980). "Theories of Sexual Orientation". ''Journal of Personality and Social Psychology'' '''38''': 783-792.</ref><br />
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==Empirical data==<br />
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The first study that gave information data about asexuals was published in 1983 by Paula Nurius, concerning the relationship between sexual orientation and mental health. Unlike previous studies on the subject, she used a two-dimensional model for sexual orientation. 689 subjects-most of whom were students at various universities in the United States taking psychology or sociology classes--were given several surveys, including four clinical well-being scales and a survey asking how frequently they engaged in various sexual activities and how often they would like to engage in those activities. Based on the results, respondents were given a score ranging from 0-100 for hetero-eroticism and for homo-eroticism. Respondents who scored lower than 10 on both were labeled "asexual." This consisted of 5% of males and 10% of females. Results showed that asexuals were somewhat more likely to have low self-esteem and more likely to be depressed than other sexual orientations. Also, asexuals reported much lower frequency and desired frequency of a variety of sexual activities including having multiple partners, anal sexual activities, having sexual encounters in a variety of locations, and autoerotic activities.<ref> Nurius, Paula "Mental Health Implications of Sexual Orientation" ''The Journal of Sex Research'' '''19''' (2) pp.119-136</ref><br />
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Further empirical data about an asexual demographic appeared in 1994, when a research team in the United Kingdom carried out a comprehensive survey of 18,876 British residents, spurred by the need for sexual information in the wake of the AIDS epidemic. The survey included a question on sexual attraction, to which a significant 1% of respondents replied that they had "never felt sexually attracted to anyone at all."<ref>Wellings, K. (1994). ''Sexual Behaviour in Britain: The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles.'' Penguin Books.</ref> This phenomenon was seized upon by the Canadian sexuality researcher [[Anthony F. Bogaert|Dr. Anthony Bogaert]], who explored the asexual demographic in a series of studies.<ref>Bogaert, Anthony F. (2004). [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2372/is_3_41/ai_n6274004" Asexuality: prevalence and associated factors in a national probability sample"]. ''Journal of Sex Research'' '''41''' (3): 281 Retrieved on 31 August, 2007.</ref><ref>Bogaert, Anthony F. (2006). [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18172400 "Toward a conceptual understanding of asexuality"]. ''Review of General Psychology'' '''10''' (3): 241-250 Retrieved on 31 August, 2007.</ref> The 1% statistic from the UK survey is the one most frequently quoted as the possible incidence of asexuality in the general population, though it should be considered very tentative. Assuming this statistic holds true, the world population of asexual people would stand at over 60 million.<br />
<br />
The Kinsey Institute sponsored another small survey on the topic in 2007, which found that self-identified asexuals "reported significantly less desire for sex with a partner, lower sexual arousability, and lower sexual excitation but did not differ consistently from non-asexuals in their sexual inhibition scores or their desire to masturbate. This contradicts the findings of the 1983 study."<ref name=Prause>Prause, Nicole; Cynthia A. Graham (August 2004). [http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf "Asexuality: Classification and Characterization"]. ''Archives of Sexual Behavior'' '''36''': 341-356 Retrieved on 31 August, 2007. </ref><br />
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==Is asexuality pathogenic or a normal variant?==<br />
There is disagreement among scientists as to whether asexuality must always show evidence of a disorder or can be properly looked upon as being within the normal range. In accordance with current psychiatric conceptions, a person with no sexual desire may be diagnosed with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (F52.0 in ICD-10, “lack or loss of sexual desire”) or sexual aversion disorder (F52.1). It was not until fairly recently that the basic assumptions of this approach have been seriously called in question: “Is low or absent sexual desire necessarily associated with pathology?”<ref name=Prause/> According to DSM-IV, making the diagnosis of the sexual aversion disorder presuppose the presence of marked distress or interpersonal difficulty caused by the disturbance. But most asexuals do not suffer from the absence of sexual drive.<ref>Prof. Jaroslav Petr, DrSc. [http://21stoleti.cz/blog/2004/12/17/nova-sexualni-orientace-nezajem/ Nová sexuální orientace: nezájem] (A new sexual orientation: indifference) // 21.století (the 21th century, a Czech journal), 17.12.2004</ref> This fact allows [[Anthony F. Bogaert]] to conclude that that the term asexuality should not necessarily be used to describe a pathological or health-compromised state: “You know what, this guy never has sex, and he seems happy enough — maybe if I’m having sex only three times a month then maybe I’m OK, too.”<ref>Cited from: Harris, Lynn (26 May 2005). "[http://www.salon.com/2005/05/26/asexual/ Asexual and proud!]". Salon.com.</ref> Currently, evidence does not suggest that cognitions and behaviors associated with asexuality necessarily signal a problem.<ref name=Prause/> Special investigations show that there is not higher rates of psychopathology among asexuals; however, a subset might fit the criteria for Schizoid Personality Disorder.<ref>Lori A. Brotto, Gail Knudson, Jess Inskip, Katherine Rhodes, Yvonne Erskine. “Asexuality: A Mixed-Methods Approach” // Arch Sex Behav, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 599-618, 2010. doi: 10.1007/s10508-008-9434-x</ref> Some experimental findings challenge the view that asexuality should be characterized as a sexual dysfunction.<ref>Lori A. BrottoMorag, Morag A. Yule. “Physiological and Subjective Sexual Arousal in Self-Identified Asexual Women” // Arch Sex Behav, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 699-712, 2011. doi: 10.1007/s10508-010-9671-7</ref><br />
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==Animal studies==<br />
<br />
Though comparisons with non-human sexuality are problematic, a series of studies done on ram mating preferences at the United States Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho starting in 2001 found that about 2% to 3% of the animals being studied had no apparent interest in mating with either sex; the researchers classified these animals as asexual, but found them to be otherwise healthy with no recorded differences in hormone levels.<ref>Roselli, Charles A. (2002). [http://www.biolreprod.org/cgi/content/full/67/1/263 "Relationship of serum testosterone concentrations to mate preferences in rams"]. ''Biology of Reproduction'' '''67''': 263-268 Retrieved on 31 August, 2007.</ref><ref>Stellflug, J.N. (2006).[http://jas.fass.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/6/1520 "Comparison of cortisol, luteinizing hormone, and testosterone responses to a defined stressor in sexually inactive rams and sexually active female-oriented and male-oriented rams"] ''Journal of Animal Science'' '''84''': 1520-1525 Retrieved on 31 August, 2007.</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.asexualexplorations.net/home/extantresearch.html Extant Research on Asexuality], a fairly comprehensive bibliography including papers, book chapters, and conference papers that are either about asexuality or that include asexuality. Found on the website Asexual Explorations.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Research into Asexuality]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Intersexuality&diff=18830Intersexuality2017-08-27T03:27:55Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
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<div>'''Intersexuality''' (also known as [[Disorders of Sex Development|DSD]]) is a term describing a person whose [[physical sex]] is neither male nor female. It is a broad term, which describes a vast number of conditions that can cause a variety of physical variations. The term "hermaphrodite" is regarded as insulting and deprecated.<br />
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Intersexuality may be caused by:<br />
*Chromosomal variation<br />
*Hormonal variation<br />
*Gonadal variation<br />
*Physical variation<br />
Or some combination thereof.<br />
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Some intersex people are born with ambiguous genitalia. Many of these are subject to sex change operations as a baby, in order to "correct" their sex. Most, nowadays, regard this practice as barbaric<ref>Creighton, S. and Minto, C. (2001). [http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/323/7324/1264 Managing intersex: Most vaginal surgery in childhood should be deferred]. ''BMJ'', '''323''', (7324): pp. 1264-1265.</ref> and is the subject of protests.<br />
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Other intersex people have more subtle conditions that are discovered later in life, including, but not limited to, Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS), Swyer Syndrome and Klinefelter's Syndrome. These are usually chromosomal or genetic. <br />
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AIS and Swyer Syndrome are both XY sex reversal conditions, which causes a genetic male, with 46,XY chromosomes, to be born female. In the case of AIS, the girl possesses undescended testes, but does not process testosterone and therefore grows breasts at puberty, while lacking in a great deal of body hair. In the case of Swyer Syndrome, the girl has no functioning gonads. What is there is usually removed upon diagnosis due to its tendency to develop tumours. The girl only gets the first signs of puberty, but it halts, and it is after this that diagnosis is usually made. <br />
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In the case of Klinefelter's Syndrome, the person's chromosomes is 47,XXY. This causes the person to be born male, but normally has reduced testicular function, and they sometimes can develop breast tissue. Often, they will take testosterone supplements.<br />
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Intersex people may have any [[gender]] identity, and may be any [[sexual orientation]].<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.aissg.org/ AIS Support Group]<br />
*[http://www.isna.org/ Intersex Society of North America]<br />
*[http://www.intersexualite.org/OII-English.html Organisation Intersex International]<br />
*[http://www.xxytalk.com/fusionbb/portal/index.php XXYTalk Forums]<br />
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{{Gender}}<br />
[[Category:Gender and Sex]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Gray-romantic&diff=18829Gray-romantic2017-08-27T03:20:42Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
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<div>A '''gray-romantic''' ('''grey-romantic''') is a person with a [[romantic orientation]] that is somewhere between [[aromantic]] and romantic. <br />
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For example, a gray-romantic may:<br />
*Experience romantic attraction but not very often.<br />
*Experience romantic attraction, but not desire romantic relationships.<br />
*Desire relationships which are not quite platonic and not quite romantic.<br />
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One type of gray-romantic is called [[demiromantic]]. Demiromantics do not experience primary romantic attraction for a person, but are capable of experiencing secondary romantic attraction after forming an emotional connection.<br />
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Gray-romantics may also prefix a gender orientation to the label, as in "Gray-heteroromantic".<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[demiromantic]]<br />
* [[grey-A]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://aroplane.prophpbb.com/ AroPlane] - an aromantic spectrum forum<br />
*[http://aromantics.wikia.com/wiki/Grey-Aromantic Grey-Aromantic] - on [http://aromantics.wikia.com/ Aromantics Wiki]<br />
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{{Romantic}}<br />
[[Category:Orientations]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Sensual_attraction&diff=18828Sensual attraction2017-08-27T03:19:54Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Attraction#Sensual attraction]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=WorldPride_2014&diff=18827WorldPride 20142017-08-27T03:16:31Z<p>Jackninja5: Adding category.</p>
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<div>'''WorldPride 2014''' is a major pride event hosted in Toronto.<br />
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==Events==<br />
The two main events of WorldPride 2014.<br />
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===The WorldPride Asexual Conference===<br />
'''Time:''' Saturday 28 June, 2014<br />
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There was a free one-day international conference with talks, panels, workshops and media opportunities where all were welcome. Participants were able to register through our email worldpride@asexuality.org or on our Facebook and Tumblr.<br />
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===Pride march===<br />
'''Time:''' Sunday 29 June, 2014<br />
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The parade began at 1 pm starting at Bloor Street East and Church Street. It stretched down Yonge Street and ended at Dundas Street. Participants handed out information about asexuality during the event, and were encouraged to dress creatively. <br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[WorldPride 2012]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://asexuality.org/home/worldpride2014.html WorldPride section on AVEN]<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/97995-worldpride-2014-master-post/ WorldPride 2014 masterpost]<br />
*[http://www.asexuality.org/en/forum/119-worldpride-2014/ WorldPride 2014 Forum]<br />
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[[Category:Events]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Former_administrators&diff=18826Former administrators2017-08-27T03:16:00Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
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|'' '''Present''' ''<br />
|Tech Admin<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=38565 <font color="black">'''Doppel'''</font>]<br />
|March 2012<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=77525 August 2012]<br />
|Tech/SysAdmin<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Here is a complete list of former and present admins ''(minus the Root/Tech admins listed above)''<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!Member<br />
!Appointed<br />
!Departed<br />
! class="unsortable"|Position<br />
|- <br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=26428 ... but there are sounds]<br />
|September 2011<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=84499 February 2013]<br />
|"Chatroom admin"<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=994 Aeireono]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=5848 December 2004]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=9113 June 2005]<br />
|"Europe/Africa admin" <br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=3051 Amcan]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=9999 July 2005]<br />
| '' '''Present''' ''<br />
|"Info/PR Administrator"<br />
|-<br />
|AshenPhoenix<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/153297-welcome-our-new-aven-administrators/ March 2017]<br />
|'' '''Present''' ''<br />
|"LoA (Leave of Absence) admin" <br />
|-<br />
|-bgcolor="silver"<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=142 ''bard of aven'']<br />
| colspan="2"|<div class="center">[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=13097 ''December 2005'']</div><br />
|''Temp admin''<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=3402 Bipolar Bear]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=56962 December 2010]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=66086 September 2011]<br />
|"Info admin"<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=389 Cate Perfect]<br />
| bgcolor="silver"|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=4665#entry100246 ''September 2004'']<br />
| bgcolor="silver"|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=5968#entry124258 ''December 2004'']<br />
| bgcolor="silver"|''Temp admin''<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=6557 February 2005]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=12698 November 2005]<br />
|"Head admin"<br />
|-<br />
|Cosine The Cat<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/133934-welcome-our-new-aven-administrator/ February 2016]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/135178-welcome-our-new-project-team-member/ March 2016]<br />
|"Chat/PM admin"<br />
|-<br />
|-bgcolor="silver"<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=4154 ''Derp (MacAttack)'']<br />
| colspan="2"|<div class="center">[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=17616 ''July 2006'']</div><br />
| ''Temp admin''<br />
|-<br />
|Fosco<br />
|April 2009<br />
|July 2010<br />
|"SysAdmin"<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"| [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=46365 GIR] (Clemy)<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=84502 February 2013]<br />
|November 2013<br />
|"Chatroom/PM admin"<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/135962-welcome-our-new-aven-administrator/ March 2016]<br />
|September 2016<br />
|"Chatroom/PM admin"<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=3765 Goonie]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=13740 January 2006]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=30244 March 2008]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Heart<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/153297-welcome-our-new-aven-administrators/ March 2017]<br />
|'' '''Present''' ''<br />
|"Chat co-admin" <br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=2305 Hexipiral]<br />
| colspan="2" bgcolor="silver"|<div class="center">''September 2005''</div><br />
| bgcolor="silver"|''Initially temporary''<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=11222 September 2005]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=13740 January 2006]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=43234 ithaca]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=78525 August 2012]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/109248-welcome-our-new-aven-administrator/ November 2014]<br />
|"Projects Administrator"<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=1141 KBRD143]<br />
| bgcolor="silver"|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=18483 ''September 2006'']<br />
| bgcolor="silver"|''??? 2006''<br />
| bgcolor="silver"|''Temp admin''<br />
|-<br />
| ??? 2006 <br />
|December 2010<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=4052 Kelly]<br />
| bgcolor="silver"|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=18483 ''September 2006'']<br />
| bgcolor="silver"|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=20221 ''December 2006'']<br />
| bgcolor="silver"|''Temp admin''<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=20221 December 2006]<br />
|'' '''Present''' ''<br />
|"Account/Elections admin"<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=532 Kez]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=5849 December 2004]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=13740 January 2006]<br />
|"Oceania/Asia admin"<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=38206 Lady Girl]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=117268 April 2015]<br />
|'' '''Present''' ''<br />
|"Projects admin"<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=31288 Larien]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=78525 August 2012]<br />
|October 2012<br />
|"Reports admin"<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=44718 .Lia]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=95636 November 2013]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123237-welcome-our-new-aven-administrator/ August 2015]<br />
|"Chatroom admin"<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=622 Live R Perfect]<br />
| bgcolor="silver" colspan="2"|<div class="center">[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=4665#entry100246 ''September/October 2004'']</div><br />
| bgcolor="silver"|''Temp admin''<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=9113#entry212673 June 2005]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=9999 July 2005]<br />
|"UK admin"<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=26427 NigelFt]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=56962 December 2010]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=78482 September 2010]<br />
|"Reports admin"<br />
|-bgcolor="silver"<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=1583 ''Nugan'']<br />
| colspan="2"|<div class="center">[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=9113 ''June 2005?'']</div><br />
|''Temp admin''<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=22850 pawprint prettysure]<br />
|March 2010<br />
|October 2010<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Pookzar (+Pookzar)<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123237-welcome-our-new-aven-administrator/ August 2015]<br />
|February 2016<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Qutenkuddly<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/144672-welcome-our-new-aven-administrator/ September 2016]<br />
|'' '''Present''' ''<br />
|"Chat/PM admin"<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=37536 ratherdrinktea]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=79481 October 2012]<br />
|'' '''Present''' ''<br />
|"Reports admin"<br />
|-bgcolor="silver"<br />
| rowspan="3"|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=221 ''SacredProfane'']<br />
| colspan="2"|<div class="center">[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=9113 ''June 2005?'']</div><br />
| rowspan="3"|''Temp admin''<br />
|-bgcolor="silver"<br />
| [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=11379 ''September 2005'']<br />
| [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=11714 ''October 2005'']<br />
|-bgcolor="silver"<br />
| colspan="2"|<div class="center">[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=18240 ''August 2006'']</div><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=2536 Shivers/SpockJr]<br />
| colspan="2" bgcolor="silver"|<div class="center">[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=6009#entry188779 ''May 2005'']</div><br />
| bgcolor="silver"|''Initially temporary''<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=8438 May 2005]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=14876 March 2006]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=1067 Shockwave]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=5846 December 2004]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=6544 February 2005]<br />
|"North/South America admin"<br />
|-<br />
|Strivna <br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/109248-welcome-our-new-aven-administrator/ November 2014]<br />
|April 2015<br />
|"Reports admin"<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2"|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=2082 Tanwen]<br />
| bgcolor="silver" colspan="2"|<div class="center">[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=18483 ''September 2006'']</div><br />
| bgcolor="silver"|''Temp admin''<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=30741 April 2008]<br />
|April 2009<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="4"|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=2064 The Evil Cashew]<br />
| colspan="2" bgcolor="silver"|<div class="center">[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=13097 ''December 2005'']</div> <br />
| bgcolor="silver"| ''Temp admin''<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=13740 January 2006]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=18016 August 2006]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=29641 February 2008]<br />
|April 2010<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=54920 September 2010]<br />
|September 2011<br />
|"Chatroom admin"<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=1751 winter]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=13740 January 2006]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=29641 February 2008]<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
'''Kez''' stepped down as an admin, and became a mod (again) rather than resigning entirely. Between 2005 and 2010, specific roles for administrators were irregular and mostly informal and unwritten. <br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
No official administrator positions existed prior to 2004. Cate Perfect and Live R Perfect were both appointed as temp admins and served for a short period between [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=4665#entry100246 September 2004] and December 2004.<br />
<br />
Although administrators are currently elected by the [[Forum Management|forum management]], this wasn't always the case. Infact, the following three administrators were publicly elected by the members of AVEN in [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=5759 December 2004]<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!Member<br />
!Appointed<br />
!Departed<br />
!Position<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=994 Aeireono]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=5848 December 2004]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=9113 June 2005]<br />
|"Europe/Africa admin"<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=532 Kez]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=5849 December 2004]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=13740 January 2006]<br />
|"Oceania/Asia admin"<br />
|-<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showuser=1067 Jeremy Adams (Shockwave)]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=5846 December 2004]<br />
|[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=6544 February 2005]<br />
|"North/South America admin"<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
By default, AVENguy was listed as an admin, pushing the total to four. These administrator roles were based on regions, or more specifically timezones. This was actually one of the few occasions were an admin was appointed to a specific role, though specific roles have since been reestablished in recent years. <br />
<br />
A similar system was first proposed in [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=485 October 2004], which was later adapted and set up. The voting system questioned and voted on in [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=17663 July 2006], with a majority voting in favor of keeping the system rather than replacing it with public elections.<br />
<br />
Temporary admins were common throughout [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=13742 2006], particularly towards the end of that year. They were usually appointed to combat spammers, moderators and later Project Team members offered to temporarily administrate the forums during these attacks. In recent years, no temp admins have been appointed, they're now unheard-of on AVEN.<br />
<br />
Two new admin positions were added in [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/153297-welcome-our-new-aven-administrators/ March 2017], for a chat co-admin, and a LoA (Leave of Absence) admin. The LoA admin is a new role to be added to handle a moderator's boards when they're on leave of absence. <br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Former moderators]]<br />
*[[Former AVEN Project Team members]]<br />
*[[Forum management]]<br />
<br />
<br />
{{forums}}</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Former_AVEN_Project_Team_members&diff=18825Former AVEN Project Team members2017-08-27T03:14:39Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
<hr />
<div>This is a list [[AVEN]]'s ''(known)'' former [[AVEN Project Team|Project Team]] members, who've served as a PT members between July 2006 and the present day. <br />
<br />
The Project Team was proposed by [[AVENguy|David Jay]] way back in June 2006<ref>{{Cite AVEN|16670|Proposal for General Review: AVEN Project Team}}</ref>. Prior to this, visibility projects were informal and mostly headed by [[AVENguy]] ''(David Jay)'', with the occasional volunteers. Interestingly enough, DJ had raised the PT idea months before the very first Admod elections took place. <br />
<br />
Nominations for this new team were held in June 2006 and lead by [[AVENguy]], less than a week after he proposed the idea<ref>{{Cite AVEN|16742|Run for the AVEN Project Team! Deadline Wed 6/14!}}</ref>. The nominees had to send in their nominations by eMail or private message, directly to AVENguy or Cashew ''(a present [[Former administrators|admin]] at the time)''. AVENguy had originally sought to set up a temporary forum for the voting process ''(due to an error with phpBB's poll software<ref>{{Cite AVEN|16742|post=460820|Run for the AVEN Project Team! Deadline Wed 6/14! (#30)}}</ref>)'', this forum continues to exist as the [[Welcome (forum section)#AVEN Elections|Elections Forum]].<br />
<br />
==2006/2007 (First Team)==<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Member!!Elected!!Departed!!Position<br />
|-<br />
| '''AmoebicMe''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=16894 June 24th 2006]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=18248 August 22nd, 2006]'' || ''Submissions (?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''AVENguy''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=16889 June 24th, 2006]'' || ''July 2007??'' || ''Donations''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Dargon''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=16884 June 24th, 2006]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/18874-and-another-one-gone/ September 2006]'' || ''Wikimaster (?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Hexipiral''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=16885 June 24th, 2006]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/18683-resignation/page__p__518088#entry518088 September 12th, 2006]'' || ''(?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''HuSongshu ''(Hu)'' ''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=16896 June 24th, 2006]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=21377#entry615685 February 21st, 2007?]'' || ''Web Team (?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Hallucigenia''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=16888 June 24th, 2006]'' || ''<font color="red">Reran in and won July 2007 re-elections</font>'' || ''Wikimaster''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Islander 9''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=16898 June 24th, 2006]'' || ''July 2007?'' || ''No assigned position (?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Jesh''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=16883 June 24th, 2006]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/21377-roll-call-january-18/page__p__615685#entry615685 February 21st, 2006]'' || ''Web Team (?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Nugan''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=16886 June 24th, 2006]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=17749 July 26th, 2006]'' || ''Web Team (?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Triple A ''(Brodertun)'' ''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=16892 June 24th, 2006]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/23836-project-team/page__view__findpost__p__665098 May 23rd, 2007]'' || ''Submissions (?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Xenius13 ''(Shockwave)'' ''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/16895-xenius13/ June 24th, 2006]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=17894 August 2nd, 2006]'' || ''AVEN store''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
The first scheduled six-month re-elections should have taken place by December 2006, unfortunately the majority of the team had already stepped down from their position, leaving Hallucigenia and Triple-A as the last and only active team members. Five positions were advertised, and only five members nominated themselves, thus the scheduled re-elections were not held. The following members were appointed as ''temporary'' team members<ref>{{Cite AVEN|20603|Temporary PT Members!}}</ref>.<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Member!!Elected!!Departed!!Position<br />
|-<br />
| '''Cacille''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=20603 December 21st, 2006]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=24706#entry689571 July 17th, 2007]'' || ''Submissions''<br />
|-<br />
| '''elizapotter03 ''(alexparker)'' ''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=20603 December 21st, 2006]'' || ''?'' || ''No assigned position (?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Kallan''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=20603 December 21st, 2006]'' || ''July 2007?'' || ''No assigned position (?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Neurovore''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=20603 December 21st, 2006]'' || ''July 2007?'' || ''No assigned position (?) ''<br />
|-<br />
| '''SpirallingSnowy''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=20603 December 21st, 2006]'' || <font color="red">''Reran in and won July 2007 re-elections''</font> || ''No assigned position (?)'' <br />
|}<br />
<br />
==2007/2008 (Second period)==<br />
[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=24990 July 2007 nominations thread]<br />
<br />
There was a period of uncertainty between February and May 2007, which was discussed by Cashew<ref>{{Cite AVEN|23836|Project team}}</ref>. This sparked a large and heated debate, which proved too much for Triple A, who subsequently resigned later that day<ref>{{Cite AVEN|23836|post=665098|Project team (#20)}}</ref>. This was a huge blow to the Project Team, leaving Hallucegenia as the only regularly active member. [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=24544 This is somewhat relevant], the state of the Project Team was reviewed, and the majority voted in favor of "open(ing) up the Project Team forum to everyone and immediately hold an election for one or more Project Team moderators, who will remain nominally separate from the rest of the [[Forum management|admod]] team and arbitrate project decisions", establishing the current Project Team structure as a result. <br />
<br />
The team reviewed the length of served terms and period lengths in October, and decided that the period should be increased from six months to one year<ref>{{Cite AVEN|26758|Do you want PT mod re-elections, and if so, how often?}}</ref>. <br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Member!!Elected!!Departed!!Position<br />
|-<br />
| '''Coleslaw''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=24981 July 2007]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=33064#entry921174 October 1st, 2008] '' || ''(?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''M51''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=24986 July 2007]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=33064#entry949061 aprx. August 2008]'' || ''(?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''AntiBubble''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=33761 August 3rd, 2007]'' || [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=33761 <font color="red">''Reran in and won August 2008 re-elections''</font>] || ''(?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Hallucigenia''' || ''Re-elected [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=33759 August 3rd, 2007]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=43027 <font color="red">Reran in and won August 2008 re-elections</font>]'' || ''AVENues (2008-2009), Wikimaster''<br />
|-<br />
| ''' KBRD134''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=24989 August 3rd, 2007]''|| ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=33064#entry932657 October 1st, 2008]'' || ''(?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''SpiralingSnowy''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=24984 August 3rd, 2007]'' || <font color="red">''Reran in and won August 2008 re-elections''</font> || ''(?)'' <br />
|}<br />
<br />
==2008/2009 (Third period)==<br />
[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=33064 August/July 2008 re-elections thread]<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Member!!Elected!!Departed!!Position<br />
|-<br />
| '''Antibubble''' || ''Re-elected [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=33761 September 1st, 2008]'' || ''September 2009??'' || ''(?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Hallucegenia''' || ''Re-elected [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=33759 September 1st, 2008]'' || [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=43027#entry1345668 September 2009] || ''Wikimaster/AVENues''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Lehcar''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=33762 September 1st, 2008]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=38324 February 22nd, 2009]'' || ''Wikimaster''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Shockwave''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=33763 September 1st 2008]'' || ''???'' || ''Wikimaster/Store manager''<br />
|-<br />
| '''SpirallingSnowy''' || ''Re-elected [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=33760/ September 1st, 2008]'' || ''<font color="red">Reran in and won September 2009 re-elections</font>'' || ''Australian Media (?)'' <br />
|-<br />
| '''GoAllyGoGo ''(ThePieMaker)'' ''' || ''Replaced Lehcar, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=38986 April 2nd, 2009]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=43430 <font color="red">Reran in and won August 2009 re-elections</font>]'' || ''AVENues''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==2009/2010 (Fourth period)==<br />
[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=43027 The original discussion thread]<br />
<br />
The next scheduled re-elections took place in August 2010. Nominations were taken in [[Welcome (forum section)#Announcements|Announcements]] this time, rather than [[Visibility and Education (forum section)#Visibility and Education Projects|Visibility & Education]]. Combined roles were common at this point; EGD ran for the JFF mod spot in November 2009, GoAllyGoGo ran for the Announcements and Gender Forum mod spots in March 2010, and. . .but there are sounds ran for World Watch & Asexual Relationships in July 2010. All three won their elections, giving them combined roles. <br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Member!!Elected!!Departed!!Position<br />
|-<br />
| '''. . .but there are sounds''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=43434 September 1st, 2009]'' || ''July 2010?'' || ''(?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Akiraluckystar''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=43435 September 1st, 2009]'' || ''September 2010?'' || ''Wikimaster''<br />
|-<br />
| '''EGD''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/43436 September 1st, 2009]'' || ''February 8th, 2010'' || ''(?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''GoAllyGoGo''' || ''Re-elected [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=43430 September 1st, 2009]'' || ''August 12th, 2010'' || ''(?)''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Ily''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=43432 September 1st, 2009]'' || ''August 2010'' || ''Store owner''<br />
|-<br />
| '''SpirallingSnowy''' || ''Re-elected [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=43431 September 1st, 2009]'' || ''September 2010'' || ''Australian media (?)''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==2010/2011 (Fifth period)==<br />
At some point early in 2011, the admods decided to scrap combined roles ''(if a mod seeks to run for a PT position, they're required to resign from their mod position, and vice versa)''. Later in September 2011, the period between scheduled re-elections was increased from one year to two years. <br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Member!!Elected!!Departed!!Position<br />
|-<br />
| '''Matt Engarde ''(Shinnok)'' ''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=54095 September 1st, 2010]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=59081 February 2011]'' || ''Wikimaster''<br />
|-<br />
| '''+Arielle''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=54088 September 1st, 2010]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=65560#entry1962869 September 25th, 2011]'' || ''Online media'' <br />
|-<br />
| '''mandrewliter/Lord Happy Toast''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=54094 September 25th, 2010]'' || ''<font color="red">Reran in and won September 2011 re-election</font>'' || ''US media''<br />
|-<br />
| <font color="#ff6699">'''michaeld'''</font> || ''September 25th, 2010'' || ''<font color="red"> Reran in and won September 2011 re-elections</font>'' || ''Offline UK activities''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Southpaw''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=54091 September 1st, 2010]'' || ''September 25th, 2011'' || ''Offline US activities''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Henrik''' || ''Replaced Matt Engarde, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=59263 March 7th, 2011]'' || ''September 2011'' || ''Wikimaster''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==2011/2013 (Sixth period)==<br />
The length of served periods was revised yet again, increasing them from one to two years. Dedicated roles were also established, including a ''Dedicated Research Contact'' role<ref>{{Cite AVEN|65533|New PT term limits and offices}}</ref>.<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Member!!Elected!!Departed!!Position<br />
|- <br />
| '''Birdwing''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=65772 September 24th, 2011]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=67049 October 26th, 2011]'' || ''Wikimaster''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Cleander''' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=65774 September 24th, 2011]'' || November 19, 2013 || ''Online Media and Resources''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Lord Happy Toast''' || ''Re-elected September 24th, 2011'' || ''<font color="red"> Reran in and won October 2013 re-elections</font>'' || ''Research''<br />
|-<br />
| <font color="ff6699">'''michaeld'''</font> || ''Re-elected September 24th, 2011'' ||''<font color="red"> Reran in and won October 2013 re-elections</font>'' || ''UK media'' <br />
|-<br />
| '''SpirallingSnowy''' || ''Re-elected September 24th, 2011'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=70470 January 2012]'' || ''Australian representative''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Project Team members now serve individual terms and periods, rather than subjecting the whole team to scheduled elections. If someone steps down before then, an election will be held to elect a new PT member, who will be elected to a two-year term from the date they were elected. As a result, the elections will from then be staggered, giving the team more continuity and allowing new members to learn from existing members. <br />
<br />
The following Project Team members during this period have ran in "staggered elections":<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Member!!Elected!!Departed!!Position<br />
|- <br />
|-<br />
| '''Tadkitteh ''(Tadpole)'' ''' || ''Replaced Birdwing, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=67730 November 13th, 2011]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=77633 August 5th, 2012] || ''AVENues/Wikimaster''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Hexaquark''' || ''Replaced SpirallingSnowy, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=71115 February 19th, 2012]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=83829 April 2013]'' || ''AVEN Historian''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Strivna''' || ''Replaced Tadkitteh, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=78245 August 26th, 2012]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=83154 January 20th, 2013]'' || ''AVENues''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==2013 and onwards==<br />
Project Team elections are now staggered, thus individual PT members will run in individual elections rather than the whole team sharing a shared term. Reelections took place in September 2013.<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Member!!Elected!!Departed!!Position<br />
|-<br />
| '''. . .but there are sounds''' || ''Replaced Strivna, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=84499 February 24th, 2013]'' || ''Elected moderator, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=94994 November 10th, 2013]'' || ''Resources and Survey Director''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Arca nine Huggles''' || ''Replaced* Hexaquark, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=86398 April 16th, 2013]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/106492-new-project-team-member-needed/ September 4th, 2014]'' || ''Answering Team/Wiki Coordinator''<br />
|-<br />
| '''Lord Happy Toast''' || ''Re-elected October 20th, 2013'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=95817 December 1st, 2013]'' || ''Dedicated Research Contact''<br />
|-<br />
| <font color="ff6699">'''michaeld'''</font> || ''Re-elected October 20th, 2013'' ||''' ''N/A'', present''' || ''UK media / Media Coordinator'' <br />
|-<br />
|'''Robin L''' || ''Replaced Cleander, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=93575 October 20th, 2013]'' || ''Took Arca's position, September 4th, 2014'' || ''Director of Social Media''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Aqua-ace''' || ''Replaced . . .but there are sounds, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/95817-welcome-our-new-project-team-members/ December 1st, 2013]'' || ''Took Karmynn's position, February 19, 2017'' || ''Resources and Survey Director''<br />
|-<br />
|'''starry night'''|| ''Replaced Lord Happy Toast, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/95817-welcome-our-new-project-team-members/ December 1st, 2013]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/120306-new-project-team-member-needed-nominations/ June 10, 2015]'' || ''Dedicated Research Contact''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Robin L''' || ''September 4th, 2014'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/111542-welcome-our-new-project-team-member/ December 21st, 2014]'' || ''Answering Team/Wiki Coordinator''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Mycroft is Yourcroft'''|| ''Replaced Arca nine Huggles, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=107127 September 24th, 2014]'' || '' [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/134392-new-project-team-member-needed-social-director-nominations/ February 18, 2016]'' || ''Director of Social Media''<br />
|-<br />
|'''littlepersonparadox''' || ''Replaced Robin L, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/111542-welcome-our-new-project-team-member/ December 21st, 2014]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/140071-new-project-team-member-needed-director-of-social-media-nominations/ May 27, 2016]'' || ''Answering Team/Wiki Coordinator''<br />
|-<br />
|'''♥ Steph ♥''' || ''Replaced starry night, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/121347-welcome-our-new-project-team-member/ June 28, 2015]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/140068-new-project-team-member-needed-dedicated-research-contact-nominations/ May 27, 2016]'' || ''Dedicated Research Contact''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Cosine The Cat'''|| ''Replaced Mycroft is Yourcroft, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/135178-welcome-our-new-project-team-member/ March 6, 2016]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/140071-new-project-team-member-needed-director-of-social-media-nominations/ May 27, 2016]'' || ''Director of Social Media''<br />
|-<br />
|'''element83'''|| ''Replaced Cosine The Cat, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/140861-welcome-our-new-project-team-members/ June 13, 2016]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/148284-new-project-team-member-needed-director-of-social-media-nominations/ December 1, 2016]'' || ''Director of Social Media''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Karmynn'''|| ''Replaced littlepersonparadox, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/140861-welcome-our-new-project-team-members/ June 13, 2016]'' || ''[http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/150879-new-project-team-member-needed-resources-and-survey-director-nominations/ February 2, 2017]'' || ''Answering Team/Wiki Coordinator''<br />
|-<br />
|'''timewarp'''|| ''Replaced ♥ Steph ♥, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/140861-welcome-our-new-project-team-members/ June 13, 2016]'' || ''Swapped roles with Ciri, May 31, 2017'' || ''Dedicated Research Contact''<br />
|-<br />
|<font color="ff6699">'''SkyWorld'''</font>|| ''Replaced element83, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/140861-welcome-our-new-project-team-members/ December 18, 2016]'' || ''' ''N/A'', present ''' || ''Director of Social Media''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Ciri'''|| ''Replaced Aqua-ace, [http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/151754-welcome-our-new-team-members/ February 19, 2017 ]'' || ''Swapped roles with timewarp, May 31, 2017'' || ''Resources and Survey Director''<br />
|-<br />
|<font color="ff6699">'''Aqua-ace'''</font> || ''February 19, 2017'' || ''' ''N/A'', present ''' || ''Answering Team/Wiki Coordinator''<br />
|-<br />
|<font color="ff6699">'''Ciri'''</font>|| ''May 31, 2017'' || ''' ''N/A'', present ''' || ''Dedicated Research Contact''<br />
|-<br />
|<font color="ff6699">'''timewarp'''</font>|| ''May 31, 2017'' || ''' ''N/A'', present ''' || ''Resources and Survey Director''<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Legend===<br />
* <font color="#ff6699">'''Pink'''</font> indicates that the member is currently serving a term<br />
* '''*''' ''position abolished or revised''<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[AVEN]]<br />
* [[AVEN Project Team|Project Team]] - Gives a more in depth description<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[category:Community]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=Asexualove.net&diff=18824Asexualove.net2017-08-27T03:13:28Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
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<div>'''Asexualove.net''' was a dating site that was aimed at asexuals. Asexualove.net was created in [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/6053-wwwasexualovenet/ December of 2004] by AVEN member [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/user/1248-craig-andrews/ Craig-Andrews], as a result of a thread he had set up [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/5767-focused-resource-for-asexual-people/ thread and poll] to gather up some opinions on the idea. Access was open and free of charge.<br />
<br />
Asexualove.net had initially seen a higher [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/11790-so-long-personals/page__view__findpost__p__302130 amount] of activity and account registration, however, this was short-lived. The site had later suffered from [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/9861-asexualovenet/ low activity] and frequent spam.<br />
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The site went down at some point during July 2007, it was supposedly [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/25073-asexualovenet-website-is-down/page__view__findpost__p__700241 being moved] to a new server, but has since remained offline.<br />
<br />
==Legacy==<br />
Soon after the site had gone down, AVEN member [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/user/4154-derp/ Derp] had [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/25292-is-the-asexualovenet-site-down/page__p__715905#entry715905 pondered] the idea of setting up a new asexual dating site. Derp had set up ''A-Date'' in September 2007, it was initially a section of 'straight-a.net' (later [[The A-sylum]]), but had moved to its own domain by 2008 and became [[Acebook]].<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
* [http://asexualove.net/ Asexualove.net] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20101229122935/http://asexualove.net/ archived])<br />
* [http://www.asexualove.net/library/index.html Asexualove.net's library] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20110504080145/http://www.asexualove.net/library/index.html archived]) contains articles from 1997 to 2005<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Acebook]]<br />
* [[Asexual sites]]<br />
* [[The A-sylum]]<br />
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[[Category:Former asexual organizations and sites]]</div>Jackninja5http://wiki.asexuality.org/w/index.php?title=The_A-sylum&diff=18823The A-sylum2017-08-27T03:08:46Z<p>Jackninja5: Minor edit.</p>
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<div>'''[http://www.strait-a.net/ The A-sylum]''' was an asexual forum which was launched in early 2007. Started by AVEN member [[User:Derp|Derp]], the site was originally intended to be a public version of the "Not Ready for Prime-Time" (a.k.a. "Off Your Nut") forum; an outlet for more "off-the-wall" asexual discussion and rants. The forum has strayed somewhat from its original intended purpose, seeing a number of serious political discussions, as well as silly ones. The domain is now used by another unrelated company.<br />
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== Site Name/Domain and Logo ==<br />
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"Strait-A" is a reference to the asylum theme of the forum, which features user ranks such as "outpatient", "sectioned", and "padded cell operator". [http://www.strait-a.net/styles/prosilver/imageset/site_logo.png The logo] is intended to resemble a letter "A" in a strait jacket. This logo was more prominently featured on the site when it included a blog and wiki, which have since been removed due to lack of interest. However, the logo is still visible in the favorites icon, and on one of the available styles of the forum.<br />
<br />
== Notable Events ==<br />
<br />
2007: In a shameless attempt to plug the site, an [http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Asexual article on asexuals] linking to The A-sylum was written for Uncyclopedia. <br />
<br />
2008: The A-sylum received the equivocal honor of a [http://static.somethingawful.com/d/awful-links/asexual-a-sylum.php brief write-up] on Something Awful.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Asexual Sites]]<br />
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[[Category:Asexual Organizations]]</div>Jackninja5