"Question: What do you call a person who is asexual? Answer: Not a person. Asexual people do not exist. Sexuality is a gift from God and thus a fundamental part of our human identity. Those who repress their sexuality are not living as God created them to be: fully alive and well. As such, they're most likely unhappy people with which to live." --- Taken from http://www.jesuits.net/opperman/myths.html |
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Sorry, Jesuits, but this is just the type of thinking that I'm trying to destroy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It's time for a revolution. I'm coming out. Well, sort of. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is neither the beginning, middle, nor end of the manifesto. I (and hopefully others) will continue to add to this site, and the site as a whole will be the manifesto. I sit here now with swollen eyes wondering how to take the next step. In the event of success, this will become global. My relationships are real, yet do not involve sex. It is difficult for me to understand or speak out about sexual relationships simply because I'm not in one and do not care to be. I have witnessed, however, the ramifications of these relationships, and I simply cannot be bothered with the consequences. So....I have made this site for myself and anyone interested to explore the differences between a "friendship" and a "relationship" and why friendship has gotten such a bad rap over the years. I think that there are a lot of people out there like me, that they just don't come forward because of modern social pressures. Let's see how this works. |
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In the Spirit of Activism. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With the recent decade of political correctness, it has come to the attention that most Western world minorities don't get the respect they deserve. Homosexuals, the overweight, non-white people, women, people with disabilities and poor people are all at the top of the under-represented A-list. There is, however, one group that has been grossly overlooked by the politically correct trend. Yes, if you're viewing this site, you've guessed it by now. Asexual people. I consider this a partial coming out. I've "come out" to a few people, and they usually think I'm either kidding or lying. After about 5 years, my very best friends have finally accepted my claim. I was never a boy-crazy teenager, not even a boy-crazy 12 year-old, a time when that behavior is not only accepted but expected. Morrissey is sort of an asexual icon, but even so he has not gained much recognition for it. I'm not a freak, I'm not stupid, and my life is probably easier and happier than most relationship-oriented people. I don't have anyone telling me what to wear, whom to speak to, what to read, how to behave. I don't need to worry about my boyfriend not buying me a big enough Valentine's Day present to give me something to brag about at the office the next day. I have no need to confer with anyone about major household expenses or decisions. I will never be pressured for sex. I will never be called a slut, but I will put up with jokes about "not getting any". I'll hear about being a "cold fish", "frigid", "sex-less", "prude", even "inhuman". I don't believe that having no desire for sex makes me any less female. I don't identify with men very well. I've never had many male friends, and the male friends I have had have often been more feminine than myself. I think this is mostly because the men I've known have been far more likely to make rude comments about my lack of sexuality. The women just ignore the issue.. I have a few propositions for asexuals. |
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