The asexual visibility and education network (aven), an online forum dedicated to asexuality, defines an asexual as someone who does not experience sexual attraction, as well as adding that asexuality at its core is just a word that people use to help figure themselves out, and encourages people to use the term asexual to define. Often included as one identity or sexual orientation on the lgbtqia+ spectrum, asexuality itself is a spectrum Asexual means having no sexual attraction to others, or a lack of desire to have sex
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Asexuality refers to a lack of sexual attraction to others
However, being asexual does not necessarily mean a lack of romantic feelings or relationships Asexual individuals may experience other types of attraction, such as romantic, emotional, or intellectual. “the asexual community, they also distinguish between sexual attraction toward another person and sexual desire or libido, which is sort of a different mechanism,” he says. Asexual people, who sometimes refer to themselves as “ace,” don’t experience sexual attraction or have little or no desire for sexual activity
