Asexual Pride movement is growing fast

drunkmonkey · 22-06-2016 10:46AM #1

Some people still find it hard to believe that not everyone wants sex with another person - but the Asexual Pride movement is growing fast.

From the BBC, http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160621-i-have-never-felt-sexual-desire

Suggestions are there may be as many Asexual people as Gay people and often march in the Pride Parades.

Not sure how we should look after this group, lgbt don't like straight been rubbed in their face, straights don't like lbgt rubbed in either, how are we going to keep from offending the Asexuals?

Not to mention we'll be moving to LGBTIA shortly by the looks of it, seems to be at odds with Pride though.

The Sidewards Man · 22-06-2016 10:47AM

I bet they still finger themselves.

22-06-2016 10:49AM

Can we just come up with an umbrella term for LGBTQIA? It'll eventually get to the point when more and more ones get added that you just lose track.

gramar · 22-06-2016 10:49AM

Asexual Pride movement is growing fast

...unlike their erections...

YFlyer · 22-06-2016 10:50AM

Is that their excuse?

22-06-2016 10:51AM

I was asexual for most of my teens. Not because I wanted to be, but because I was a very awkward and gangly teenager.

smash · 22-06-2016 10:51AM

Asexual Pride... What have they got to be proud about?

22-06-2016 10:53AM

smash wrote: »

Asexual Pride... What have they got to be proud about?

"We're here, we're not having sex with anyone. We're here, we're not having sex with anyone".

Doesn't have that great of a ring to it ...

silverharp · 22-06-2016 10:54AM

Tumblr not even once

drunkmonkey · 22-06-2016 10:58AM

smash wrote: »

Asexual Pride... What have they got to be proud about?

Virgins, lots of them.

xabi · 22-06-2016 11:01AM

Is this like being Aethiest, you don't do something but still feel the need to label it.

reason vs religion · 22-06-2016 11:02AM

Well, vowels are welcome if "LGBT" is ever to become pronouncable

Howard the Duck · 22-06-2016 11:03AM

smash wrote: »

Asexual Pride... What have they got to be proud about?

I'm sure they are good at lots of stuff, what with all their free time.

Little CuChulainn · 22-06-2016 11:09AM

Howard the Duck wrote: »

I'm sure they are good at lots of stuff, what with all their free time.

and extra money

reason vs religion · 22-06-2016 11:17AM

Pride is a misunderstood concept. It is often interpreted as satisfaction with oneself from being better at something than someone else. I, a gay, often questioned when I was younger the justification for Pride events. But because the opposite of pride is shame - and many people, with lots of help from norm-enforcing society, are ashamed of some aspect of themselves - by creating an identity that embodies a shaming aspect and then celebrating it, shame is diminished and replaced with pride: a comfort, a confidence in oneself. The oft-mooted "straight pride" event is, then, preposterous because no one has ever been made ashamed of being the majority sexual orientation.

FTA69 · 22-06-2016 11:21AM

W*nkers.

tigger123 · 22-06-2016 11:24AM

I'd say it's difficult to live in such a highly sexualised society without feeling any connection to going what's going on around you. I'd imagine it can be a difficult place to be. Anything that opens up the conversation around sexuality and different peoples perspectives can only be a good thing. I'd hate to be a in a position where you feel you've to keep schtum all the time.

HensVassal · 22-06-2016 11:49AM

Deleted User wrote: »

"We're here, we're not having sex with anyone. We're here, we're not having sex with anyone".

Doesn't have that great of a ring to it ...

:pac:

"We're here, we're frigid! Our cocks are never rigid!"

evolving_doors · 22-06-2016 11:53AM

"Whadda we want: NO SEX
When do we want it: WE ALREADY HAVE IT ".

mansize · 22-06-2016 11:59AM

The persecution of the asexuals.

That being said asexuals would be part of the non standard sexual umbrella of lgbtq+

Speedwell · 22-06-2016 12:00PM

The acronym is now, I understand, QUILTBAG. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/QUILTBAG

SEPT 23 1989 · 22-06-2016 12:01PM

a good dose of testosterone would sort that out

My name is URL · 22-06-2016 12:02PM

mansize wrote: »

The persecution of the asexuals.

That being said asexuals would be part of the non standard sexual umbrella of lgbtq+

Try telling the LGBT community that. I know a fella who is asexual, apparently he's just never been attracted to anyone sexually. They tend to get a hard time from the former crowd

Duggy747 · 22-06-2016 12:07PM

Meh, I can see the merit from it's message that your sex drive shouldn't be the be all and end all that should determine the happiness of your life. That if you have a low or practically non-existant sex drive that you shouldn't feel like there's something wrong with you or that you're not fully human.

I dunno how well asexuals groups could mix with LGBT, though, considering how highly sexual many people in those groups are.

Pat Mustard · 22-06-2016 12:07PM

Bunch of twats going around marching for no reason.

It's the Orange Order, isn't it?

My name is URL · 22-06-2016 12:09PM

Duggy747 wrote: »

Meh, I can see the merit from it's message that your sex drive shouldn't be the be all and end all that should determine the happiness of your life. That if you have a low or practically non-existant sex drive that you shouldn't feel like there's something wrong with you or that you're not fully human.

I dunno how well asexuals groups could mix with LGBT, though, considering how highly sexual many people in those groups are.

It shows how ridiculous the existence of such umbrella groups is in reality (and this day and age) though, when they want to exclude people for being the 'wrong' kind of different

PARlance · 22-06-2016 12:17PM

HensVassal wrote: »

:pac:

"We're here, we're frigid! Our cocks are never rigid!"

Who are we: Asexual Pride
And what do we want: Not the Ride

mansize · 22-06-2016 12:18PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Try telling the LGBT community that. I know a fella who is asexual, apparently he's just never been attracted to anyone sexually. They tend to get a hard time from the former crowd

I'll tell myself so...

mansize · 22-06-2016 12:19PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Try telling the LGBT community that. I know a fella who is asexual, apparently he's just never been attracted to anyone sexually. They tend to get a hard time from the former crowd

Any evidence of that? I haven't seen it

NikoTopps · 22-06-2016 12:21PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Can we just come up with an umbrella term for LGBTQIA? It'll eventually get to the point when more and more ones get added that you just lose track.

There is an umbrella term, albeit one not advocated by all people - Queer.

It's actually what the first Q in LGBTQQIA+ stands for, the other being Questioning.

osarusan · 22-06-2016 12:21PM

mansize wrote: »

Any evidence of that? I haven't seen it

It's mentioned in the BBC article in the OP.

Asexual Pride movement is growing fast

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