Asexuals might have sexual urges and even masturbate, but they do not want to have sex with other people, said David Jay, 23, who founded the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (called AVEN by its members) four years ago, when he was in college. Asexuals often feel romantic attraction for other people, Mr. Jay said. It just doesn't involve sex.Doesn't half of that negate the definition of asexual??? Not that I don't believe in asexuality -- I just don't think this particular description qualifies. For above situations I can think of half a dozen other words to explain the lack of action, but I won't go there...
"[w]hat was any art but ... a sheath, a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining, elusive element which is life itself - life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose." - Willa Cather, Song of the Lark
Thursday, June 09, 2005
"Not tonight" for life...
In the ever-developing world of identity politics, the NYT recently featured an article on asexuals. Um. Very enlightening. Especially this paragraph:
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