How entwined must sex be with masculinity that if a man never has sex he is shamed?
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How entwined must sex be with masculinity that if a man never has sex he is shamed?
A resource briefly summarizing some of the various forms of attraction.
…there is an inherent assumption that being asexual is the opposite of being sexual or engaging in sexual activity. The reality is that self-identified asexual people may or may not engage in sex.
When I say that I’m asexual and attracted to men, I’m often perceived as simply being in the closet or afraid to admit that I’m “fully gay” or “want to have sex with men.”
I did not want it to seem that I was broken, unloveable, or that I somehow "grew incorrectly" and was therefore incapable of a relationship.
Toxic masculinity is still clouding my gender vision. I feel in my soul that I am a non-binary, but I cannot deny that this conclusion remains constrained - pushed and pulled by the toxic masculinity that has always surrounded and regulated my life.
“My body will be empty, and I will be asexual. My body will create a whole new person, and I will be asexual.“
When asexuality is unconditional it becomes far more difficult to confront, understand, and accept as legitimate.
Gatekeeping functions as a constricting and silencing force to certain groups that may be perceived as on the "fringes" of queerness…