Category: Asexuality

AI: Surprisingly Accepting

By Courtney

On July 19, 2012

I realised a couple of weeks after posting my coming out story that I’d left out a fairly crucial detail. Sadly, that’s not especially shocking for me, being someone who tends to answer “so, what have you been doing lately?” with “um… I can’t remember”. (Also, the fact it’s taken almost three months to write […]

Asexuality , Coming Out

Coming Out Stories: Tiptoeing Out Of The Closet

By Courtney

On April 24, 2012

Coming out as asexual can be a complicated affair. All our lives we're told the options for sexuality are "straight," "gay" or "lying" – maybe "bisexual&q

Asexuality , Sex & Sexuality

13 Myths and Misconceptions About Asexual People: Part Two

By Courtney

On April 12, 2012

This post is the second part of two – the first part was posted on Tuesday. 6. You hate people having sex – you must be scared or think you're above them. The vast majority of asexual

13 Myths and Misconceptions About Asexual People: Part One

By Courtney

In Asexuality , Sex & Sexuality

On April 10, 2012

For my first post at Queereka, I thought I’d explain a bit about what asexuality is, and what it isn’t, by addressing some common misconceptions. First off, a definition: at its most fundamental level, asexuality is the absence of sexual attraction. (The term also appears in biology, but we’ll be talking about the orientation.) Even […]

Asexuality , Media Portrayals of LGBT

Asexuality on House, M.D.

By Will

On January 24, 2012

**WARNING: The following post contains spoilers for the January 23, 2012 episode of House, M.D. Are you a fan of the television show House, M.D.? I certainly am. I often enjoy the unabashed skeptical

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