The Ace Couple does an excellent job responding to Scott Galloway's demonizing of asexual people. The episode is worth a listen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHmnA9Dmqd8&lc=UgyA4jeZaIp7jgOJPW14AaABAg

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Asexuality

I recently discovered that I'm asexual, I'm in panick what should I do?

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I wanna hug !
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Asexuality

I recently discovered that I'm asexual, I'm in panick what should I do?

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UPDATE: How would you feel about an Allo, seeking out asexual partners?

Soooo... I think I'm just asexual lol.

Some of you may remember the post I made a few weeks ago. About being allo (or at least so I thought), but not wanting sex for personal reasons. I didn't word things very well (my bad), and some people assumed the worst (understandable). But after reading the responses and having some time to think, I've realised that I'm actually just asexual lol.

So, I'm trans, and whenever my T dose changes, so does my sexuality. Pre-T I was 100% sex-repulsed asexual, then I started T which gave me a libido and made me straight. Then the dose was increased and suddenly I was gay, and then again and I was bi. But for the most recent (and final) dose adjustment, like before, I could feel something changing around the right time, I felt something different. But this time, I didn't know what had changed, I didn't notice anything different.

But after reading all the comments on my last post, I've realised that I can't actually remember the last time I experienced sexual attraction, not since the last increase. Thinking about sex in a hypothetical way is still fine, but unlike before, when it comes to an actual person with a real identity, that becomes very distressing.

I don't think I noticed the shift, because nothing actually functionally changed for me. My fantasies just shifted from involving real people, to the vague concept of it. And I never actually had to confront the fact that I am no longer comfortable with the idea of having sex because I was never sexually active anyway.

So yeah lol, turns out I'm just just asexual again, or more specifically aegosexual now.



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A part of me wishes that I won’t have to explain myself

I’m sex-favourable and I sort of wish I didn’t have to anticipate saying the following “but I can have sex!” that inevitably comes after it.

Like for example on Hinge, my sexuality is set to asexual, and I use one of the prompts to iterate the “well actually, we can still do it, yes!” as a quick clarification.

It feels frustrating. It definitely plays a role in why I’ve never really brought up my sexuality directly with someone. If my closer relationships proceed to ask good faith questions to get to know me more, I don’t think I would mind it, but otherwise I hate that the burden of education could fall on me.

I also anticipate that discussing my favourability for sex will feel incredibly personal and again, why do I need to adjust my boundaries in the name of education?

And this definitely lowkey applies if you’re sex-repulsed (not that I can speak for sex-repulsed aces, I can only imagine) but the constant invalidation and having to explain yourself must be fucking exhausting.

I’m not here to shit on labels or say that educating people about asexuality and its nuances is ultimately bad but sometimes I feel like it would be a lot easier I simply didn’t have to explain myself because people don’t know any better.

Like I said, I don’t often discuss my sexuality with people I know so I don’t know if this is an experience I’m merely projecting for myself, but I want to know other people’s thoughts?

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What is love

What is the diference betwen realy wanting to be friends and hafing a crush?

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Really tired of my parents thinking me being sex repulsed is "teenage embarrasment"

I am not out to anyone yet, so my parents think I have just not reached that phase in life yet where I am ready for this kind of topic (i am almost 17, I do have time but most people my age are already past that), but it's really annoying that every time I get disgusted in romance / sex scenes in movies it gets passed off as being immature or too young mentally. Are people not allowed to be uncomfortable with some topics, regardless of age? I don't get it

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"How it feels to chew 5 Gum" - for the allos?

Got into a debate about this over Thanksgiving, involving family friends who have a tendency to subject me to light teasing for being the resident asexual. I used the word "stimulate" in a sentence which got a 😏 whoa whoa whoa✋ reaction, to which I said it's a normal word, unless they think 5 Gum commercials are inherently horny ("stimulate your senses" is the tagline). They said that's EXACTLY what those commercials were about. I'm a bit young for those commercials and apparently haven't seen all of them so I'm okay being wrong, I would just like my fellow aces to weigh in - are the old 5 Gum commercials about sex?

Edit: disregard these guys are full of shit they just dead ass told me a Geico commercial was "more sexual than not" because it had a football player in it

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Unlucky cards for the aroace player to pull
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I think testosterone is affecting my asexuality?

Ok I don't know if this is the right sub for this, but I'm a transmasc, and am doing HRT.

So I always considered myself a sex favorable assexual, I never really wanted to have sex before but I do enjoy the physical pleasure related to it, so when I started dating I kinda got curious about having sex, and part of me started to crave for it as a way to get even closer to my partner.

But now that I've started taking T, it's getting out of hand, my libido is full time high and I'm almost always thinking about it and about them and it is weird in a way, did I stop being ace because of it? Is this common for High libido ace people?? Is it possible for hormonal changes change a sexuallity like that?

Any input is highly appreciated (also I'm not entirely sure if I'm using the right flair for this sorry)

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Are there any non-obvious signs of asexuality?

I've been questioning being asexual for a while, but I still feel confused. Were there any subtle signs of asexuality that helped you guys figure that out, beside the tought "I wouldn't like to have sex"?

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Looking for some insight

I just want to get some input on this from people who are asexual potentially like me. At least I think I am to a degree anyway. I almost never fantasize about penetrative sex. When I I have tried watching that sort of p*** it almost always repulses and overwhelms me. I only ever had sex like that twice, both times felt really traumatic. However I'm not sure if it's because I'm not capable of enjoying that or if it's because I just wasn't attracted to the person I had that sort of sex with. The main thing I have enjoyed that can be defined as sex is receiving a handjob with lots of eye contact.

Aside from that I got really obsessed with a couple king stuff all under the umbrella of BDSM. Don't feel like it's relevant to share with those are. But suffice to say I'm way more interested in BDSM than any sort of sex.

The main point I'm curious about is if anyone can relate to my experiences with pantry of sex. Not being sure from capable of enjoying it very rarely I have fantasized about it with only very few women. But I'm not sure. Would it feel traumatic and overwhelming if I merely wasn't attracted to the women? Or would I only feel that way if I was a sexual and not capable of enjoying those sensations because I fundamentally find them overwhelming. Just hoping someone can relate to this and share some insight.

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