When asexuality is unconditional it becomes far more difficult to confront, understand, and accept as legitimate.
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…
More is as how society would put it, at least, sex is always more. Why not less?
As I gradually became committed to understanding and calling myself "asexual," their questions turned to whispers, and their whispers turned to thoughts.
“I’m sorry, I’m not interested in sex really,” I said. “Well, no one would want to have sex with you anyway.”
I learned about the aromantic and asexual spectrums and things started to make sense.
The ice has started to melt. I am not broken, my eyes might be, not the rest of me.
But nobody chooses who they are. Nobody creates their character at the start of the game…