Asexual

Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity. It may be considered the lack of a sexual orientation, or one of the variations thereof, alongside heterosexuality, homosexuality and bisexuality. It may also be an umbrella term used to categorize a broader spectrum of various asexual sub-identities.

Asexuality is distinct from abstention from sexual activity and from celibacy, which are behavioural and generally motivated by factors such as an individual's personal or religious beliefs. Sexual orientation, unlike sexual behaviour
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Shapes of Love
Kiss Me, Maybe (Librarians in Love, #2)
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Aces Wild: A Heist
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I Want to Be a Wall, Vol. 2
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Love Points to You
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Let's Talk About Love
Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1)
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How to Be a Normal Person (How to Be, #1)
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
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Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)
Radio Silence
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Dear Wendy
How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual
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2017 Queer SFF Releases
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T.J. Klune
“ She said it wasn’t unheard of for people to identify as asexual, meaning those who were "ace" didn’t experience attraction in the same way others did. Sex-positive or sex-repulsed, there was no wrong way to be. "So I’m not malfunctioning?" Vic asked nervously, mulling the word "asexual" over in his mind. "You are not," Nurse Ratched had replied. "I also do not experience sexual attraction, and I am perfect. The same could arguably be said about you. ...more ”
― T.J. Klune, In the Lives of Puppets

Alice Oseman
“ Sunil said he felt indifferent about sex. I’d never heard anyone talk about sex like that before. Like it was a takeaway cuisine you thought was OK, but you wouldn’t personally choose it. ”
― Alice Oseman, Loveless

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