PSYC 350 Lecture : Asexuality Notes (2011/12).docx
Document Summary
Cultural assumption that all people are sexual; universal part of human experience. Orientation: someone who doesn"t experience sexual attraction; lacking interest desire for sex/sexuality (asexuality. org) Still have desires for touch, may have physiological arousal (non-emotional) Identity: anyone who identifies as asexual is asexual, asexuality is a tool to figure out oneself; not a label. The cake analogy: group 1: walk in, see cake eat it. People that just like sex: group 2: depending on situation will eat it. Know they only want sex in lt-relationships, etc. May be asexual or sexual people: group 3: walk in, see cake don"t eat regardless of. No intrinsic desire for sex: grey areas. Demisexuals; grey-a"s not sexual" since they don"t always want sex, but sometimes do. Antisexuals think sex is morally wrong;gross (small group of asexuals) Asexuality (orientation) lack of sexual attraction after a certain time.
