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Many Americans refrain from talking about sexual orientation and gender identity or expression because it feels taboo, or because they’re afraid of saying the wrong thing.
This glossary was written to help offer people the words and meanings to help make conversations easier and more comfortable. LGBTQ+ people use a variety of terms to identify themselves, not all of which are included in this glossary. Always listen for and respect a person’s self identified terminology.
Ally | A term used to describe someone who is actively supportive of LGBTQ+ people. It encompasses straight and cisgender allies, as well as those within the LGBTQ+ community who support each other (e.g., a lesbian who is an ally to the bisexual community).
Asexual | Often called “ace” for short, asexual refers to a complete or partial lack of sexual attraction or lack of interest in sexual activity with others. Asexuality exists on a spectrum, and asexual people may experience no, little or conditional sexual attraction.
Biphobia | The noun and hatred of, or discomfort with
What does asexuality/asexual mean?
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 adj 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 healer about what’s going on and figure things out.
Does that verb asexual people don’t fancy anyone else?
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 realize 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 experience
Why aromantic and asexual people relate in LGBTQIA+ community
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 inhabit 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.
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