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What Is Asexuality? A Community's Coming Of Age
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Jun 17, 2013 09:28am |
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| Category | Minority Perspective |
| Author | Dominique Mosbergen |
| Media | Website - Huffington Post |
| News Date | Monday, June 17, 2013 02:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | This is the first part of a six-part series on asexuality, in which we explore the history of the asexual movement, uncover current research on asexuality, debunk common misconceptions and discuss the challenges the asexual community faces.
It was 2002. David Jay was a freshman at Wesleyan University. Confused and alone, he had long grappled with questions about his sexuality and sexual identity.
"I started using the word 'asexual' when I was about 13 or 14. ... Everyone around me was experiencing things that I wasn't, and it was scary and disorienting," said Jay, now 31, as he sipped coffee at a Brooklyn cafe on a rainy afternoon. "I assumed there was something wrong with me. Something broken."
At the time, asexuality, beyond a purely biological definition, was almost completely unheard of -- not just to Jay, but to most of the world. Without an asexual community to draw support from, adolescent Jay had to discover his asexuality on his own terms.
During his first year of college, Jay happened upon an article online that would change the course of his life -- and the lives of thousands around the world. It was an article about asexuality, the first he'd ever seen. He was stunned.
"The comments section was filled with people like me who were looking for a community," he recalled. |
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