Ace by Angela Chen5/27/2023 But learning the term did not change how I viewed myself. I had no trouble believing that asexuality was normal, healthy, and valid, and that these asexual people, or aces, were entitled to long and happy lives without the rest of us pointing and laughing. Growing up in Silicon Valley had helped me develop a healthy appreciation for alternative lifestyles and I was pleased that my latest Wikipedia rabbit hole had taught me something new about the world and about other people. A person who is homosexual is sexually attracted to the same gender a person who is asexual is sexually attracted to no one.Īll of this made sense. I read the words prominently displayed on, the website of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN): “An asexual person is a person who does not experience sexual attraction.” Asexuality, I learned, is a sexual orientation, just like homosexuality and pansexuality and heterosexuality are sexual orientations. At fourteen, I came across the word “asexuality” the same way most people do: online.
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