It’s estimated that approximately 1% of the planet’s 7.5 billion human inhabitants are asexual. That means there are roughly 75 million asexuals roaming the earth at this very moment.
Related: Guys share what it’s like to be gay and asexual
A 2016 study determined that, contrary to popular belief, asexuality is a unique sexual orientation, just like being gay, straight, bisexual, pansexual, demisexual, etc., etc., etc.
Related: These asexual guys are madly in love, they just have zero interest in having sex with one another
How about we take this to the next level?
Our newsletter is like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.
Yet it remains one of the most misrepresented and misunderstood identities on the rainbow spectrum of sexual orientations.
So to clear up some of the confusion, we’ve compiled 20 tweets to help explain the modern asexual experience…
1.
Person: "Asexual people don't exist."
Me: "Oh sorry, I forgot."
Me: *disappears into thin air*— The Asexual Agenda?? (@AsexualHumor) December 17, 2018
2.
Ace culture is when "netflix and chill" actually means Netflix and chill.
— Shiho~? (@carnadine_) December 15, 2018
3.
my DNA be like
???ace
??ace
? ace
ace ??
ace ??
ace????
ace????
ace???
ace??
? ??
???ace
??? ace
????ace
???? ace
??? ace
???ace
ace??
ace ??#AsexualAwarenessWeek #aceweek #acepride #Asexual #Asexuality #ACE— Visibilidad Asexual (@visibilidadace) October 26, 2018
4.
Made out with guy once at club now I have the flu… that’s it for the gay scene back to asexuality pic.twitter.com/nYxqQu6qVk
— piercey (@piercespears) December 2, 2018
5.
I'm Auto, I just do me, no guilt, no STDs, no unwanted pregnancies, no drama, no "catching feels" for unsuitable partners. #Asexual #Freedom
— Lil ShineJob?? (@ShineJob) November 4, 2016
6.
I’m sure sex is great but have you ever face planted into bed after an 11 hour serving shift? Sex #asexual #serverlife #dead
— ?SapphicDisaster™ ? (@Clarinet_Ninja_) December 15, 2018
7.
I could never date someone who makes my text bubbles green. Actually, I could never date anyone. #asexual
— Paul Sheffield (@allstarsheff) November 12, 2014
8.
#acepride Germ pic.twitter.com/GijNL5OJOD
— LatviaBoy (@LatviaBoy1999) June 9, 2018
9.
My asexuality is something hard to define. The thing with sexual orientation is it belongs to the person experiencing it, and no one else. No one has to understand my orientation, why it developed, how fluid it is, how I express it and if it's "valid".
It's not yours to define.
— Alone on the Plateau ? (@BadSalishGirl) October 6, 2018
10.
Me: *tries to explain asexuality*
Them: you just haven't found the right person ye–
Me: *backflips out the window*— Heather Honaker (@SonicHearts) December 17, 2016
11.
asexuality a haiku:
penises are gross
vaginas are also gross
get away from me— exhausted witch (@kmcrty) March 7, 2014
12.
Doggo be making relatable #asexual memes pic.twitter.com/Vy7JdG9bA2
— Artemis ? PCD + CFZ (@ArtemisWishfoot) September 10, 2017
13.
Hot take: it's 2018 can we cut it out with the "asexuality is just Heterosexual Lite™?" crap already?
— Fl0werb0ys @ CR ep46 spoilers!!! (@fl0werb0ys) March 12, 2018
14.
You hope there'll be a way to cure asexuality? Well, I hope they'll find a way to cure chronic stupidity as well.
— Levi Ackerman (@AsexualLevi) December 17, 2018
15.
Yep, this. #Asexuality #Asexuals #Asexual via Asexual Humour on Fb. pic.twitter.com/YUHqoyWqdP
— Giselle (@ItsGiselleJ) April 11, 2015
16.
colleague from work ask me if i'd noticed that another colleague was wearing a crop-top (against uniform policy) and why nothing had been said by management i had to admit i won't even notice 🙂 #asexual #fashionblind #ace #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #retail
— Ace_Goochi ???? (@Scott28962388) December 18, 2018
17.
Are you a virgin?
No, but I'm #asexual.
What does that mean?
I can be in love,just not interested in sex.
Well don't knock it til' you try it!
….I literally just said…I mean…um good talk ?????(this was an actual conversation I had with a co-worker)— whoknows (@adearqueer) December 17, 2018
18.
You can not, brah. #SeduceMeIn4Words #Asexual pic.twitter.com/nOzXMqUCeg
— F. nigripes Blue K. (@FNigripes) December 7, 2018
19.
An #asexual Haiku:
I found love, not where
The map said it would be
Somewhere inside Atlantis— David Jay (@davidgljay) December 7, 2018
20.
You, a plebeian: "Asexuality is not a *real* queer identity because–"
Me, an intellectual: pic.twitter.com/Oh4hX2gbZr
— Clarkisha Kent (@IWriteAllDay_) May 29, 2018
Related: This married gay asexual is not interested in having sex with you, his husband, or anybody else
Rock-N-RollHS
And this is on this site because . . . Have the gays taken on asexuals too.
CarrieV
Hey — many asexuals identify as gay. They aren’t mutually exclusive.
Brian-E
Thank you CarrieV. Indeed, I am a gay man who does not enjoy sex. I would hesitate to label myself as asexual because I do experience sexual attraction, but clearly there is huge variation within labels like ‘asexual’ and everyone’s precise sexual and romantic makeup is unique to them.
startenout
And even shorter answer, yes, the LgBTQIA+ has. It’s funny gay people who want everyone’s support in their fights but then try to ignore the community on the daily.
max_isenberg
It’s there because aces are queer…
Geeker
I used to wonder if I was asexual but over time I realized it’s more that I just find most other gay men really annoying.
DrEvel1
At about the age of 13 I decided that I was essentially asexual. I didn’t know the word then, but I knew that I had no particular interest in girls, and I had no idea that there were any other alternatives. This was the mid-1950s, and there was next to no information about sex of any sort available. This lasted for over 20 years. I was in my mid-30s and married before I finally figured out that I was actually attracted to men, as a result of the knowledge about gayness that became available in the mid-70s. It turned out that I was not actually asexual; I’d just been doing it wrong. You probably find it difficult to believe that anyone could be so massively oblivious about something so fundamental for so long, but I assure you it’s true. Having sacrificed some 20 prime years on the altar of asexuality, all I can say is that knowing yourself is a Good Thing, but it’s also important to know the right things. Now in my 70s I seem to be returning to asexuality, albeit involuntarily. This is NOT a Good Thing.
max_isenberg
Asexual doesnt mean no sex. You cant involuntarily be a given orientation…