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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.asexuality.org/home/ is a good resource for anyone who wants to learn about asexuality.

A lot more people are asexual than you'd think. Asexuality is often misunderstood. For example, not all asexuals are exactly the same. Some have no sex drive, ever. Some masturbate, but have no desire for sex with another person. Some are totally repulsed by sex, others are willing to have sex (to please a partner, or to make a baby).

Having a low sex drive, or having your sex drive drop due to a medical issue is not the same as being asexual. Being celibate is not the same thing, either.

Many (but not all) asexuals do experience [i]romantic[/i] attraction. They may still want to date or marry, and to do all the things couples do-- except sex.[/quote]

What's the point of the label if the experience is so diverse? And why wouldn't you include someone with no sex drive for medical reasons? This is all just gibberish to me. I can believe that there's a phenomenon that is clinical asexuality - somebody who has all their testosterone suppressed, for example. But beyond that, sex drive is so complicated that there's no way you can label everyone "asexual" unless your main goal is to create a label and a webpage for yourself. [/quote]

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