wtf? the way you're wording sounds as if you're saying that if you haven't experienced homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, it means you aren't lgbtq. uh, so if a gay person cam out, his family and community are supportive, it means he's not lgbtq? you sound ignorant. asexuals are very much lgbtq. what you need is to gtfo of here, keep your ignorance to yourself.
lgbtq+ includes those who are asexual since its a sexuality (or lack of), if you are not heterosexual or not cis-gendered you are part of the lgbtq+ community.
asexual people have to come out just like other lgbtq+ people and they also experience prejudice and discrimination.
remember the A in LGBTQIA doesn't stand for ally it stands for asexual
Asexuals are a part of the LGBTQ+ community you like it or not they are as much valid as any other from the lgbtq+ !!
and you think asexual people doesnt have it hard...
i'm asexual and it pains me that people who doesnt understand my sexuality always misinteprets its meaning...
i stop explaining myself and caring about what other think just recently... but believe me its hard....
What is the A for? It was never supposed to be there in the first place. The A was originally added in history as Ally so that closeted LGBTq people could attend pride without outing themselves. The asexual a wasn't added until 2003 when a super homophobic dude insisted that he needed to be in the community cause he didn't want to have sex with his wife. When he started an LGBTq group in a school he extended the acronym enough that he was able to add things like "BDSM" and he even prided himself on being able to sneak the slur "fag" into it. So you see, the A was added as a homophobic conquest by a cishet man. It was never supposed to be for asexual.
my parents always pressure me to get married already cause im reaching my 30s... i opened up to them that im ASEXUAL..
and they didn't get it... And guess what they told me "ARE YOU GAY PERHAPS"..... i can't fanthom the thought that they associate Asexuals as Gays... like wtf
Not feeling attraction is not the same as someone who has to tell their family they are trans or gay or bi because they might be dating someone of the same gender or transitioning and that's a different thing.
idk, asexual is borderline for me. like personally i feel asexualism is just someone who doesn't feel attracted to sex and/or pleasure with another human being, not sexual orientation. you could be gay and be asexual or straight and be asexual, i feel. that's just how i see it. of course, people can choose to identify asexual like an identity and be part of the lgbt but i consider myself pretty asexual but i dont really wanna squeeze myself in cuz im technically straight...i just don't find interested in having sex with another man. so yeah, ╮(￣▽￣)╭
as the previous comments said probably yeah. Asexuals do face some kinds of problems like isolation because some people just think it's not a "real thing". i myself am pretty sure i'm asexual but being aexual doesn't mean you don't enjoy sexual feelings, watching sexual things, etc. it just means you don't have many sexual feelings like, example, a straight person would
Asexuals seek validation of their sexual identity. I've only told a few friends I'm asexual and every single one did not believe me. People assume I'm straight or I'm gay and that I just haven't found the right person. It's a bit saddening for people to treat your orientation as of it doesn't exist. Idk if most would consider asexuality a part of the lgbt+ community. But if nothing else, inclusion in the lgbt community would provide validation.
Asexuality is a sexuality, romantic feelings are completely separate from sexual feelings.
We can be: a.homo
b.hetero
c.bi
d.a
-ROMANTIC
Which means we can either fall in love with the same sex, the opposite sex or not care about the sex of the person at all, and there is also the possibility of being uninterested, or revolted by both sexual and romantic relationships.
As for prejudice, we do experience it, when someone knows our sexuality even exists. People deny or try to justify the mare existence of our sexuality once they're introduced to it.
Cishet people have no place in LGBTq, no matter if they are aromantic or asexuals because they do not face the same kind of discrimination. They won't be disowned for experiencing straight attraction and no one is forcing them to date or experience sexual attraction with anyone.
I'm not against asexuals and I myself identify on the ace spectrum. I am not hating on asexuals or aromantics but being ace and aro is far more acceptable than being gay or trans or bi. The thing about asexuality and aromantic attraction is that you don't have to tell anyone except the person you are dating
I don't think any asexuals are part of the LGBTq community. Not that they're bad ppl or anything. But different issues.
Cishet asexuals are not LGBTq but trans bi gay pan asexuals are LGBTq if you are cishet you cannot claim to suffer from the same troubles of course
Asexuality is not a gender identity, since you can be gay that is asexual, or perhaps straight that is asexual and etc. people often confuses asexuality as a gender identity when it's actually not.
I don't think you understand. You only have to tell the person you're dating? No one can force you to date? You won't be disowned?
If you want to enter a relationship, you have to share your sexuality with your potential s.o. so they can decide if they can handle it. Especially if you don't want them sharing a bed with others. If you keep it from them and they find out during the relationship , there's a high chance they're not going to stay. And in case of a break up? You think that secret's gonna stay hidden?
And why would it even need to stay secret?
I don't know where you're from, but here, and in plenty of other places around the world, some people can force you into not only a marriage, but a relationship too.
If my parents knew, I'd be disowned, just because in their mind, I'm unnatural, oh but they might send me to a psychiatrist or a psychologist or throw me into a loony bin first. Because, as we all know, to brainwash is to cure.
Asexual people do face prejudice but I don't want to play the "who's been hurt the most" game. The LGBT community was a founded to embrace sexual and gender diversity outside of what society deems the norm (hetero/cis) and promote acceptance of it. Why should asexuality be excluded?
Are asexuals LGBTq? They aren't in my opinion. The community was founded for peope who experience homophobia, transphobia and biphobia. If you don't experience those, you aren't lgbtq. I need opinions.