A resource briefly summarizing some of the various forms of attraction.
All in 2017
I Don’t Need To Have Sex To Know I’m Asexual.
…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.
On the concept of Queer Asexuality
…as ace people we may not possess the ability to simply label ourselves as queer, because of the erasure of asexuality within queer spaces…
You could say that I’m a Gay Asexual Man.
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.”
The Ace Side of #MeToo
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.
Navigating Toxic Masculinity as a Demiguy.
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.
A Routine Procedure
“It’ll get better when you start having sex.” Tears welled up in my eyes as she continued to fill me in on next steps and left the room…
Sleeping with Space
Chalk Pastel and Acrylic Paint by Elyse Jones.
Ace Pride & Queer Enough
Performance Poetry by Deramin.
Your Asexuality is not a Problem
I am proud to be asexual, and proud I stood by it even when I could tell it wore on my partner.
Bargain
Poetry by Elyssa Tappero.
On Motherhood, Nuclear Politics, and Other Related Topics
“My body will be empty, and I will be asexual. My body will create a whole new person, and I will be asexual.“
blood on my hands
Poetry by Moira Armstrong.
The Acceptance of Questioning
You don’t seem to feel things the way that other people do. It’s been ten years; fifteen, and that hasn’t changed.
Colors of the Dragon
Photoshop Artwork by Diane Ramic.
Inside Out
Poetry by Ms. Ace.
Considering Intersectionality and (De)Sexualizing Asexual Bodies
For the asexual whose body is inherently sexualized, they may be deemed to be too inherently sexual to be asexual, directly conflicting with their ability to claim and have access to the identity of asexuality on a societal level.
When You Say "Body," I Say
Poetry by Maribel C. Pagan.