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Jennifer Pollitt is an assistant professor and assistant director of the Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Program. In addition to teaching, she lectures and facilitates workshops for both academic and professional audiences, including co-founding Empathy A Operate, LLC, and organizing the Men & #MeToo Conference in Philadelphia. She has developed comprehensive sexuality curricula used by the American Medical Association and other universities. She also belongs to the nation’s oldest and largest legal advocacy group that fights for the civil rights of LGBTQIA+ individuals and those who verb with HIV. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, she is a strong ally of asexuals and aromantics and we asked her to share her knowledge of these lesser-known identities that fall under the queer umbrella.
We spoke with Pollitt about what asexuals and aromantics can teach others about connection, why they belong in the LGBTQIA+ community, and why they are so often left behind in LGBTQIA+ discourse.
Temple Now: Two of the mo In the simplest of terms someone who is asexual is someone who does not experience sexual attraction. This means that they don’t experience that feeling of looking at a person and thinking ‘I’d like to have sex with them.’ It&#;s crucial to note that a sudden loss in sexual drive if you’ve previously felt sexual attraction could be a reaction to medication, a change in your mental health or something else. This can happen to anyone and if this does happen, you can chat to your physician about what’s going on and figure things out. Some asexual people experience attraction, but don’t feel that they want to act on that attraction sexually. This is known as romantic attraction, where they want to get to understand somebody and do romantic things. What those romantic things are depends on each person – it could include going on dates, holding hands or cuddling. Asexual people can also identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or straight depending on who they perceive doschicos21 Asexuality, in my understanding, has little to do with Platonic tradition or idealism or celibacy. There is a full spectrum of sexual drive or libido in humans. Asexuals are at one extreme of the spectrum. One of my kids has a few friends who identify as asexual. They are very liberal people. scholarme22 Asexuals are at one extreme of the spectrum. What’s at the other extreme? doschicos23 People with a very high sexual drive of course. bodangles24 Does is mean someone androgynous who identifies with neither being male or female That’s the definition of being “agender” or “nonbinary.” GMTplus Why is community acceptance of asexuality so much a bigger deal than community acceptance of people who aren’t into video gaming? bodangles26 ??? Are you just being deliberately offensive or what? Sexuality, gender, race, etc. are often MUCH more central to the person’s identity than “I play video games.” People can get ostracized for being gay. People can get killed for being trans. People can be threatened General Questions For Asexuals For Sexuals General Questions Can asexuals have prosperous romantic relationships with each other? Yes! Asexual people can have sentimental feelings and form romantic relationships around those feelings just enjoy anyone of any orientation can. There may be challenges in finding a compatible asexual partner, as there aren’t many of us and our personalities are as diverse as all orientations. However, there are success stories out there of asexual couples who have found each other, so it’s certainly possible. Top? Can asexuals have successful romantic relationships with sexuals? They can, and many execute. People can feel romantic attraction towards each other without necessarily feeling sexual attraction, and this is especially true for asexual people who don’t feel sexual attraction at all. This presents some additional challenges to mixed relationships, but some couples uncover ways to make it labor. Some asexuals consider success so unlikely that they prefer not to date sexuals, but that’s not the case for everyone.What does asexuality/asexual mean?
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