The Psychology of Asexuality
As I’ve said before, sexuality is always a fascinating subject — the ways which we display our natures as a social species, a sexually reproductive species, the way we show our affection can vary as greatly as the types of music we listen to or the styles of art we enjoy. The vast expanse of human culture is all an expression of who we are within the deepest recesses of our minds — of ourselves.
From casual petting of a lover to hardcore BDSM, we all display our love and sexuality just a little bit differently, which begs the question if an absence of affection is a form of affection itself. This brings us to asexuality, the sexual identity and orientation that’s defined by the complete lack of sexuality.
Many people, especially in the United States and other sexually charged cultures, tend to view asexuality with amazement, rather than just as another sexual orientation, a different end of a vast network of points which make up the meshed spectrum of human sexuality — many do not understand that asexuality is a sexual orientation.
If you were to ask someone if they’re heterosexual or homosexual, they’d have to reply with the sex they are and the sex(s) they are attracted to; asexual people do not feel sexual attraction, and accordingly their response is, “None of the above.” This is not only their choice and right to do so, but for many who…
