The following excerpts are from the upcoming book The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality by Julie Sondra Decker, out September 2014. Decker recounts her struggles as a member of the ...

According to a 2022 Gallup poll, 7.1% of U.S. adults self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual. Maybe you've seen or heard terms used in reference to ...

In a world saturated with sexual narratives, the absence of sexual desire can be perplexing. But asexuality, defined as having little to no sexual attraction or sexual desire, is a valid sexual ...

We’re always hearing that we could be having better sex, a better orgasm, or a better relationship. But how often do we hear the nitty-gritty of how we can actually better understand our deepest ...

A woman supporting the LGBTQ community wore a flag in her hair during the kick-off reception for the 2022 Texas Democratic Convention at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, July 14, ...

Over time, people have become more open to different sexual orientations and the wide range of identities they include. These changes have sparked deeper conversations about gender and attraction, ...

As the queer community organise a quite frankly spectacular response to COVID-19, it's important, if you're not queer yourself, to make sure that you've got the correct language to talk about it.

"I still fall in love... but not because I want to hook up with the person." What is asexual? The term asexual has been widely misunderstood. Asexuality means a person who does not experience sexual ...

Over the past 20 years, while the asexual (or ace) community has grown in visibility, in part thanks to the establishment of networks such as AVEN (Asexual Visibility and Education Network), asexuals ...

There are a ton of confusing, harmful, and downright untrue messages about sex in our society. Growing up, many of us picked them up from our favorite magazines, from watching TV, from out-of-touch ...

"Well how can you know you're asexual? Have you been diagnosed?" Believe it or not, coming out as asexual often leads to friends, acquaintances, partners, and family responding with immediate ...

Sexuality, or sexual orientation, has to do with who a person is or is not attracted to either sexually or romantically. There are many ways of identifying sexually, and a person may identify more ...