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[–]censorshipment 14 insightful - 12 fun14 insightful - 11 fun15 insightful - 12 fun -  (3 children)

It was January 24, 2020. Manita Newa Khadgi, 29, clearly remembers this day, because it was on this day she found two words—panromantic and asexuality—that could describe her feelings and emotions. “I knew about asexuality during my medical school days. However I didn’t have any clue that it was a legit sexual orientation,” says Khadgi. After coming across the term ‘asexuality’ on a video on YouTube, it was as though all her life’s pieces came together and the jigsaw puzzle finally made sense, she says.

🤦🏾‍♂️ not the school of YouTube teaching adults about sexuality.

[–]ukrdude10 15 insightful - 6 fun15 insightful - 5 fun16 insightful - 6 fun -  (2 children)

how is asexuality a sexual orientation? that's like saying death is a lifestyle

[–]censorshipment 13 insightful - 9 fun13 insightful - 8 fun14 insightful - 9 fun -  (0 children)

Saying "asexuality is a lack of sexuality" instead of saying "asexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by a persistent lack of sexual attraction toward any gender" would make them feel excluded, like a kid who sits alone at lunchtime. The kid wants to sit with "queer" kids, so the kid claims asexuality is a sexual orientation... the orientation lacking sexual attraction. 😄

[–]INeedSomeTimeAsexual Ally 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

To be fair I'd just consider it a sort of variation that you're attracted to no one but that's arguing semantics.