Title : The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality Category: Sex
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A finalist for the 2015 LAMBDA Literary Award.
What if you weren’t sexually attracted to anyone?
A growing number of people are identifying as asexual. They aren’t sexually attracted to anyone, and they consider it a sexual orientation—like gay, straight, or bisexual.
Asexuality is the invisible orientation. Most people believe that “everyone” wants sex, that “everyone” understands what it means to be attracted to other people, and that “everyone” wants to date and mate. But that’s where asexual people are left out—they don’t find other people sexually attractive, and if and when they say so, they are very rarely treated as though that’s okay.
When an asexual person comes out, alarming reactions regularly follow; loved ones fear that an asexual person is sick, or psychologically warped, or suffering from abuse. Critics confront asexual people with accusations of following a fad, hiding homosexuality, or making excuses for romantic failures. And all of this contributes to a discouraging master narrative: there is no such thing as “asexual.” Being an asexual person is a lie or an illness, and it needs to be fixed.
In The Invisible Orientation, Julie Sondra Decker outlines what asexuality is, counters misconceptions, provides resources, and puts asexual people’s experiences in context as they move through a very sexualized world. It includes information for asexual people to help understand their orientation and what it means for their relationships, as well as tips and facts for those who want to understand their asexual friends and loved ones.
What if you weren’t sexually attracted to anyone?
A growing number of people are identifying as asexual. They aren’t sexually attracted to anyone, and they consider it a sexual orientation—like gay, straight, or bisexual.
Asexuality is the invisible orientation. Most people believe that “everyone” wants sex, that “everyone” understands what it means to be attracted to other people, and that “everyone” wants to date and mate. But that’s where asexual people are left out—they don’t find other people sexually attractive, and if and when they say so, they are very rarely treated as though that’s okay.
When an asexual person comes out, alarming reactions regularly follow; loved ones fear that an asexual person is sick, or psychologically warped, or suffering from abuse. Critics confront asexual people with accusations of following a fad, hiding homosexuality, or making excuses for romantic failures. And all of this contributes to a discouraging master narrative: there is no such thing as “asexual.” Being an asexual person is a lie or an illness, and it needs to be fixed.
In The Invisible Orientation, Julie Sondra Decker outlines what asexuality is, counters misconceptions, provides resources, and puts asexual people’s experiences in context as they move through a very sexualized world. It includes information for asexual people to help understand their orientation and what it means for their relationships, as well as tips and facts for those who want to understand their asexual friends and loved ones.
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I know there are a lot of people like me out there who don't understand asexuality
I know there are a lot of people like me out there who don't understand asexuality, so I’m glad this book has been created as a reference guide to educate the public about 1 in 100 people who identify as asexual. Asexuality is not a disorder. Asexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by sexual attraction to – are you ready for this?? – no one. Asexuality is an orientation, like bi, straight, gay, etc.
This book is very well-written, clear and concise. The author wrote this book in order to provide the next generation of asexual people a chance to live life more fully and without self-doubt.
Like many other things, asexuality is on a spectrum – some asexuals choose to partner with others, and some don’t.
This book dispels many misconceptions and offers a lot of great resources.
This book is very well-written, clear and concise. The author wrote this book in order to provide the next generation of asexual people a chance to live life more fully and without self-doubt.
Like many other things, asexuality is on a spectrum – some asexuals choose to partner with others, and some don’t.
This book dispels many misconceptions and offers a lot of great resources.
This book gave me the words I was lacking to fully express myself, and answered questions I wasn't sure how to ask.
I’ve talked in various places before about being asexual, and what that means for me. It’s something I’ve understood for a while now, and have grown pretty comfortable with, even if sometimes it’s a bit frustrating since it’s one of those things that isn’t very well understood and is often mocked or belittled by people who don’t know that much about it.
And for every person that’s ever asked me a stupid question about it, I wish I could just press a copy of The Invisible Orientation into their hands and say, “Here. All the answers are in here.”
I want to clarify. When I say stupid question, I don’t mean questions like, “So, what’s asexuality?” or “You mean you’re not sexually attracted to anyone?” These are smart questions. These are the questions that get asked by people who have understanding and compassion and the ability to realise that there’s more to...
A GREAT Introduction to Asexuality for the Novice
As someone who has encountered asexual people both offline and online this book was most definitely a good guide on the subject. While I relate to many of the ideas presented, I was unaware of the exact position an asexual person is in when they come out. It's not common for someone, even a wanna-be ally to understand what is going on. I learned a lot in this book and shall use it in the future for reference should I encounter any of these situations. I also hope this book becomes a valuable resource to the asexual community as a means of coming out about their sexual orientation. The author presents each situation in a very comfortable manner so a person who is curious or being presented with asexuality can easily present it to their family, friends, or loved ones without feeling like being backed into a corner. I thought that was awesome. The book also lists a wide variety of resources to go to online to learn more information on asexuality, including her own YouTube channel. I...
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