Asexual people do not experience sexual attraction to either males or females. It is not through fear of intimacy, the inability to find a partner, a disorder, frigidity, pickiness or celebacy - it is a sexual orientation experienced by approximately 600,000 people in the UK.
People who identify as asexual have the same emotional needs as anyone else. They are capable of having relationships and falling in love, some may even be comfortable with having sex, either to please a partner or to express romantic attraction. Other asexual people are not at all comfortable with the idea of sex, and reject it altogether. Asexual people can be of any age, gender or background and can also be male or female, straight, gay, bisexual or transgendered. Asexual people are still likely to be attracted to others, but do not feel the need to act this attraction out in a sexual way. Many asexual people form purely emotional relationships and some aren’t interested in romance at all - it is down to personal preference.
If you identify with the above and seek the opportunity to share your thoughts and feelings with others, or simply want to find out more about asexuality, we would like to hear from you with a view to starting a group.
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As a person who does not identify as either male or female, not completely at least, I wish this post were more inclusive of all genders, not just the binary ones. The phrases "males or females" and "male or female" aren't necessary and could be replaced by more inclusive terms. Thanks!
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