Posted on 10/14/2004 7:52:43 PM PDT by FairOpinion
LONDON, England (CNN) -- About one percent of adults have absolutely no interest in sex, according to a new study, and that distinction is becoming one of pride among many asexuals.
It was published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sex Research and is the focus of a report in this Saturday's issue of New Scientist.
Bogaert's analysis looked at responses to another study in Britain, published in 1994. That study was based on interviews of 18,000 people about their sexual practices.
A 1994 survey, published by The University of Chicago Press, found that 13 percent of 3,500 respondents had no sex in the past year. Forty percent of those people said they were extremely happy or very happy with their lives.
"If asexuality is indeed a form of sexual orientation, perhaps it will not be long before the issue of 'A' pride starts attracting more attention," New Scientist says.
Activists have already started campaigning to promote awareness and acceptance of asexuality, it reports.
The Asexual Visibility and Education Network has an online store that sell items promoting awareness and acceptance on asexuality.
Among the items is a T-shirt with the slogan, "Asexuality: it's not just for amoebas anymore."
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LOL. But it's not a joke. Here is the NS article:
Latest research: 99.9999% of unmarried men are autosexual.
Obvious genetic defect.
A lot of married men are too.
Paging Justice Souter...
Or too much Helen Thomas. *Snicker*
True enough. I tried to convince my wife about the wisdom of having monthly substitute "wife" but she didn't go for it! ;-)
I can see it now. Civil unions for the single.
Just ask john edwards.
"A lot of married men are too."
Do you know my husband?
I'm not asexual. I just can't get laid.
Heh! That's funny. :-)
It is a nice thing for a guy as good looking as John Edwards to stay married to woman as big as his wife. I give this guy a lot of credit for integrity.
And....? What is that supposed to mean? Some people choose to be celibate and they are happy with their lives. Is this somehow earth shaking news?
And yes there are people out there that are asexual. IMHO these people should not get married as their spouse will be frustrated and unhappy. Unless, of course, they find another asexual to marry.
Perhaps we should just leave them alone. And this A-Pride thing is silliness. It is like being proud of being color-blind.
Are people asexual by choice or by birth? Maybe they just don't have the social grace to copulate with a member of the opposite sex that they find attractive.
That would make it a culturally acquired trait (neither a choice or genetic, except in the case of people who have been hit with an ugly stick).
I'm reminded of an old joke:
Vegetarian(n) - Native American word meaning "bad hunter."
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