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	[[Virtuous Pedophiles]]		[[Virtuous Pedophiles]]
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	'''Asexuality''' (or '''nonsexuality''')<ref name="asexual">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/asexual Asexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref><ref name="nonsexual">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nonsexual "Nonsexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref><ref name="Harris">[http://www.salon.com/2005/05/26/asexual/ Harris, Lynn (26 May 2005). "Asexual and proud!". Salon. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref> is the lack of sexual attraction to anyone or low or absent interest in ~~[[Human~~ sexual activity~~\|sexual activity]]~~.<ref name= Bogaert2006>Bogaert, Anthony F. (2006). [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18172400 "Toward a conceptual understanding of asexuality"]. ''Review of General Psychology'' '''10''' (3) 241–250. Retrieved 31 August 2007.</ref><ref name="Kelly">{{cite book\|last = Kelly\| first = Gary F.\| authormask = \| authorlink = \|title = Sexuality Today: The Human Perspective\|url =\|edition=7\|series =\| year = 2004 \| publisher = [[McGraw-Hill]] \|location=\|isbn= 9780072558357\|oclc = \|doi =\|bibcode =\|id =\| page = 401\| pages =\| nopp = \| at =\|chapter = Chapter 12 \| chapterurl =\|quote =\|ref =\| laysummary =\|laydate =\|separator=\|postscript =   Asexuality is a condition characterized by a low interest in sex.\|lastauthoramp =}}</ref><ref name="Prause">{{cite book\|last=Prause\|first=Nicole\|author2=Cynthia A. Graham\|date=August 2004\|url=http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf\|title=Asexuality: Classification and Characterization\|journal=[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]\|volume=36\|pages=341–356\|accessdate=31 August 2007\|doi=10.1007/s10508-006-9142-3\|format=PDF\|pmid=17345167\|issue=3\| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070927014407/http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf\| archivedate= 27 September 2007 <!--DASHBot-->\|deadurl= no}}</ref> It may be considered the lack of a [[sexual orientation]], or one of the four variations thereof, alongside [[heterosexuality]], [[homosexuality]], and [[bisexuality]].<ref name = Bogaert2004>{{cite book \|last=Bogaert\|first=Anthony F. \|year=2004 \|title=Asexuality: prevalence and associated factors in a national probability sample \|journal=[[Journal of Sex Research]] \|volume=41 \|issue=3 \|pages=279–87\|accessdate=May 12, 2013 \|pmid=15497056 \|doi=10.1080/00224490409552235}}</ref><ref name="Sexual orientation">{{cite book\|last=Melby\|first=Todd\|title=Asexuality gets more attention, but is it a sexual orientation?\|journal=Contemporary Sexuality\|date=November 2005\|volume=39\|issue=11\|pages=1, 4–5\| issn = 1094-5725\|url = http://www.apositive.org/wordpress_backup/?page_id=222 \|archiveurl = http://archive.is/z19E\| archivedate = 29 Jun 2012<!-- 00:17:32 -->\|accessdate=20 November 2011 \| postscript =   [http://journalseek.net/cgi-bin/journalseek/journalsearch.cgi?field=title&query=1094-5725 The journal currently does not have a website]}}</ref><ref name="Sex and society">{{cite book\|editor=Marshall Cavendish\|title=Sex and Society\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aVDZchwkIMEC&pg=PA82\|accessdate=27 July 2013\|volume=2\|year=2010\|publisher=Marshall Cavendish\|isbn=978-0-7614-7906-2\|pages=82–83\|contribution=Asexuality}}</ref> A study in 2004 placed the prevalence of asexuality at 1%.<ref name=Bogaert2004/><ref name="cnn">[http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/14/asexual.study/index.html Study: One in 100 adults asexual". CNN. 15 October 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2007.]</ref>		'''Asexuality''' (or '''nonsexuality''')<ref name="asexual">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/asexual Asexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref><ref name="nonsexual">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nonsexual "Nonsexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref><ref name="Harris">[http://www.salon.com/2005/05/26/asexual/ Harris, Lynn (26 May 2005). "Asexual and proud!". Salon. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref> is the lack of sexual attraction to anyone or low or absent interest in sexual activity.<ref name= Bogaert2006>Bogaert, Anthony F. (2006). [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18172400 "Toward a conceptual understanding of asexuality"]. ''Review of General Psychology'' '''10''' (3) 241–250. Retrieved 31 August 2007.</ref><ref name="Kelly">{{cite book\|last = Kelly\| first = Gary F.\| authormask = \| authorlink = \|title = Sexuality Today: The Human Perspective\|url =\|edition=7\|series =\| year = 2004 \| publisher = [[McGraw-Hill]] \|location=\|isbn= 9780072558357\|oclc = \|doi =\|bibcode =\|id =\| page = 401\| pages =\| nopp = \| at =\|chapter = Chapter 12 \| chapterurl =\|quote =\|ref =\| laysummary =\|laydate =\|separator=\|postscript =   Asexuality is a condition characterized by a low interest in sex.\|lastauthoramp =}}</ref><ref name="Prause">{{cite book\|last=Prause\|first=Nicole\|author2=Cynthia A. Graham\|date=August 2004\|url=http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf\|title=Asexuality: Classification and Characterization\|journal=[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]\|volume=36\|pages=341–356\|accessdate=31 August 2007\|doi=10.1007/s10508-006-9142-3\|format=PDF\|pmid=17345167\|issue=3\| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070927014407/http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf\| archivedate= 27 September 2007 <!--DASHBot-->\|deadurl= no}}</ref> It may be considered the lack of a [[sexual orientation]], or one of the four variations thereof, alongside [[heterosexuality]], [[homosexuality]], and [[bisexuality]].<ref name = Bogaert2004>{{cite book \|last=Bogaert\|first=Anthony F. \|year=2004 \|title=Asexuality: prevalence and associated factors in a national probability sample \|journal=[[Journal of Sex Research]] \|volume=41 \|issue=3 \|pages=279–87\|accessdate=May 12, 2013 \|pmid=15497056 \|doi=10.1080/00224490409552235}}</ref><ref name="Sexual orientation">{{cite book\|last=Melby\|first=Todd\|title=Asexuality gets more attention, but is it a sexual orientation?\|journal=Contemporary Sexuality\|date=November 2005\|volume=39\|issue=11\|pages=1, 4–5\| issn = 1094-5725\|url = http://www.apositive.org/wordpress_backup/?page_id=222 \|archiveurl = http://archive.is/z19E\| archivedate = 29 Jun 2012<!-- 00:17:32 -->\|accessdate=20 November 2011 \| postscript =   [http://journalseek.net/cgi-bin/journalseek/journalsearch.cgi?field=title&query=1094-5725 The journal currently does not have a website]}}</ref><ref name="Sex and society">{{cite book\|editor=Marshall Cavendish\|title=Sex and Society\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aVDZchwkIMEC&pg=PA82\|accessdate=27 July 2013\|volume=2\|year=2010\|publisher=Marshall Cavendish\|isbn=978-0-7614-7906-2\|pages=82–83\|contribution=Asexuality}}</ref> A study in 2004 placed the prevalence of asexuality at 1%.<ref name=Bogaert2004/><ref name="cnn">[http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/14/asexual.study/index.html Study: One in 100 adults asexual". CNN. 15 October 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2007.]</ref>

	Asexuality is distinct from [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|abstention from sexual activity]] and from [[celibacy]],<ref name="DePaulo">[http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single/200912/asexuals-who-are-they-and-why-are-they-important DePaulo, Bella (26 September 2011). "ASEXUALS: Who Are They and Why Are They Important?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 13 December 2011.]</ref> which are behavioral and generally motivated by factors such as an individual's personal or religious beliefs;<ref>''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'' (3d ed. 1992), entries for ''celibacy'' and thence ''abstinence''</ref> sexual orientation, unlike sexual behavior, is believed to be "enduring".<ref name="apahelp">[http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx Sexual orientation, homosexuality and bisexuality". American Psychological Association. Retrieved March 30, 2013.]</ref> Some asexual people do engage in sexual activity despite lacking a desire for sex or sexual attraction, due to a variety of reasons, such as a desire to please romantic partners or a desire to have children.<ref name="Prause"/>		Asexuality is distinct from [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|abstention from sexual activity]] and from [[celibacy]],<ref name="DePaulo">[http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single/200912/asexuals-who-are-they-and-why-are-they-important DePaulo, Bella (26 September 2011). "ASEXUALS: Who Are They and Why Are They Important?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 13 December 2011.]</ref> which are behavioral and generally motivated by factors such as an individual's personal or religious beliefs;<ref>''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'' (3d ed. 1992), entries for ''celibacy'' and thence ''abstinence''</ref> sexual orientation, unlike sexual behavior, is believed to be "enduring".<ref name="apahelp">[http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx Sexual orientation, homosexuality and bisexuality". American Psychological Association. Retrieved March 30, 2013.]</ref> Some asexual people do engage in sexual activity despite lacking a desire for sex or sexual attraction, due to a variety of reasons, such as a desire to please romantic partners or a desire to have children.<ref name="Prause"/>

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	'''Asexuality''' (or '''nonsexuality''')<ref name="asexual">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/asexual Asexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref><ref name="nonsexual">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nonsexual "Nonsexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref><ref name="Harris">[http://www.salon.com/2005/05/26/asexual/ Harris, Lynn (26 May 2005). "Asexual and proud!". Salon. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref> is the lack of sexual attraction to anyone or low or absent interest in [[Human sexual activity\|sexual activity]].<ref name= Bogaert2006>Bogaert, Anthony F. (2006). [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18172400 "Toward a conceptual understanding of asexuality"]. ''Review of General Psychology'' '''10''' (3) 241–250. Retrieved 31 August 2007.</ref><ref name="Kelly">{{cite book\|last = Kelly\| first = Gary F.\| authormask = \| authorlink = \|title = Sexuality Today: The Human Perspective\|url =\|edition=7\|series =\| year = 2004 \| publisher = [[McGraw-Hill]] \|location=\|isbn= 9780072558357\|oclc = \|doi =\|bibcode =\|id =\| page = 401\| pages =\| nopp = \| at =\|chapter = Chapter 12 \| chapterurl =\|quote =\|ref =\| laysummary =\|laydate =\|separator=\|postscript =   Asexuality is a condition characterized by a low interest in sex.\|lastauthoramp =}}</ref><ref name="Prause">{{cite book\|last=Prause\|first=Nicole\|author2=Cynthia A. Graham\|date=August 2004\|url=http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf\|title=Asexuality: Classification and Characterization\|journal=[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]\|volume=36\|pages=341–356\|accessdate=31 August 2007\|doi=10.1007/s10508-006-9142-3\|format=PDF\|pmid=17345167\|issue=3\| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070927014407/http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf\| archivedate= 27 September 2007 <!--DASHBot-->\|deadurl= no}}</ref> It may be considered the lack of a [[sexual orientation]], or one of the four variations thereof, alongside [[heterosexuality]], [[homosexuality]], and [[bisexuality]].<ref name = Bogaert2004>{{cite book \|last=Bogaert\|first=Anthony F. \|year=2004 \|title=Asexuality: prevalence and associated factors in a national probability sample \|journal=[[Journal of Sex Research]] \|volume=41 \|issue=3 \|pages=279–87\|accessdate=May 12, 2013 \|pmid=15497056 \|doi=10.1080/00224490409552235}}</ref><ref name="Sexual orientation">{{cite book\|last=Melby\|first=Todd\|title=Asexuality gets more attention, but is it a sexual orientation?\|journal=Contemporary Sexuality\|date=November 2005\|volume=39\|issue=11\|pages=1, 4–5\| issn = 1094-5725\|url = http://www.apositive.org/wordpress_backup/?page_id=222 \|archiveurl = http://archive.is/z19E\| archivedate = 29 Jun 2012<!-- 00:17:32 -->\|accessdate=20 November 2011 \| postscript =   [http://journalseek.net/cgi-bin/journalseek/journalsearch.cgi?field=title&query=1094-5725 The journal currently does not have a website]}}</ref><ref name="Sex and society">{{cite book\|editor=Marshall Cavendish\|title=Sex and Society\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aVDZchwkIMEC&pg=PA82\|accessdate=27 July 2013\|volume=2\|year=2010\|publisher=Marshall Cavendish\|isbn=978-0-7614-7906-2\|pages=82–83\|contribution=Asexuality}}</ref> A study in 2004 placed the prevalence of asexuality at 1%.<ref name=Bogaert2004/><ref name="cnn">[http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/14/asexual.study/index.html Study: One in 100 adults asexual". CNN. 15 October 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2007.]</ref>		'''Asexuality''' (or '''nonsexuality''')<ref name="asexual">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/asexual Asexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref><ref name="nonsexual">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nonsexual "Nonsexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref><ref name="Harris">[http://www.salon.com/2005/05/26/asexual/ Harris, Lynn (26 May 2005). "Asexual and proud!". Salon. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref> is the lack of sexual attraction to anyone or low or absent interest in [[Human sexual activity\|sexual activity]].<ref name= Bogaert2006>Bogaert, Anthony F. (2006). [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18172400 "Toward a conceptual understanding of asexuality"]. ''Review of General Psychology'' '''10''' (3) 241–250. Retrieved 31 August 2007.</ref><ref name="Kelly">{{cite book\|last = Kelly\| first = Gary F.\| authormask = \| authorlink = \|title = Sexuality Today: The Human Perspective\|url =\|edition=7\|series =\| year = 2004 \| publisher = [[McGraw-Hill]] \|location=\|isbn= 9780072558357\|oclc = \|doi =\|bibcode =\|id =\| page = 401\| pages =\| nopp = \| at =\|chapter = Chapter 12 \| chapterurl =\|quote =\|ref =\| laysummary =\|laydate =\|separator=\|postscript =   Asexuality is a condition characterized by a low interest in sex.\|lastauthoramp =}}</ref><ref name="Prause">{{cite book\|last=Prause\|first=Nicole\|author2=Cynthia A. Graham\|date=August 2004\|url=http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf\|title=Asexuality: Classification and Characterization\|journal=[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]\|volume=36\|pages=341–356\|accessdate=31 August 2007\|doi=10.1007/s10508-006-9142-3\|format=PDF\|pmid=17345167\|issue=3\| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070927014407/http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf\| archivedate= 27 September 2007 <!--DASHBot-->\|deadurl= no}}</ref> It may be considered the lack of a [[sexual orientation]], or one of the four variations thereof, alongside [[heterosexuality]], [[homosexuality]], and [[bisexuality]].<ref name = Bogaert2004>{{cite book \|last=Bogaert\|first=Anthony F. \|year=2004 \|title=Asexuality: prevalence and associated factors in a national probability sample \|journal=[[Journal of Sex Research]] \|volume=41 \|issue=3 \|pages=279–87\|accessdate=May 12, 2013 \|pmid=15497056 \|doi=10.1080/00224490409552235}}</ref><ref name="Sexual orientation">{{cite book\|last=Melby\|first=Todd\|title=Asexuality gets more attention, but is it a sexual orientation?\|journal=Contemporary Sexuality\|date=November 2005\|volume=39\|issue=11\|pages=1, 4–5\| issn = 1094-5725\|url = http://www.apositive.org/wordpress_backup/?page_id=222 \|archiveurl = http://archive.is/z19E\| archivedate = 29 Jun 2012<!-- 00:17:32 -->\|accessdate=20 November 2011 \| postscript =   [http://journalseek.net/cgi-bin/journalseek/journalsearch.cgi?field=title&query=1094-5725 The journal currently does not have a website]}}</ref><ref name="Sex and society">{{cite book\|editor=Marshall Cavendish\|title=Sex and Society\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aVDZchwkIMEC&pg=PA82\|accessdate=27 July 2013\|volume=2\|year=2010\|publisher=Marshall Cavendish\|isbn=978-0-7614-7906-2\|pages=82–83\|contribution=Asexuality}}</ref> A study in 2004 placed the prevalence of asexuality at 1%.<ref name=Bogaert2004/><ref name="cnn">[http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/14/asexual.study/index.html Study: One in 100 adults asexual". CNN. 15 October 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2007.]</ref>

	Asexuality is distinct from [[~~sexual abstinence~~\|abstention from sexual activity]] and from [[celibacy]],<ref name="DePaulo">[http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single/200912/asexuals-who-are-they-and-why-are-they-important DePaulo, Bella (26 September 2011). "ASEXUALS: Who Are They and Why Are They Important?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 13 December 2011.]</ref> which are behavioral and generally motivated by factors such as an individual's personal or religious beliefs;<ref>''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'' (3d ed. 1992), entries for ''celibacy'' and thence ''abstinence''</ref> sexual orientation, unlike sexual behavior, is believed to be "enduring".<ref name="apahelp">[http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx Sexual orientation, homosexuality and bisexuality". American Psychological Association. Retrieved March 30, 2013.]</ref> Some asexual people do engage in sexual activity despite lacking a desire for sex or sexual attraction, due to a variety of reasons, such as a desire to please romantic partners or a desire to have children.<ref name="Prause"/>		Asexuality is distinct from [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|abstention from sexual activity]] and from [[celibacy]],<ref name="DePaulo">[http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single/200912/asexuals-who-are-they-and-why-are-they-important DePaulo, Bella (26 September 2011). "ASEXUALS: Who Are They and Why Are They Important?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 13 December 2011.]</ref> which are behavioral and generally motivated by factors such as an individual's personal or religious beliefs;<ref>''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'' (3d ed. 1992), entries for ''celibacy'' and thence ''abstinence''</ref> sexual orientation, unlike sexual behavior, is believed to be "enduring".<ref name="apahelp">[http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx Sexual orientation, homosexuality and bisexuality". American Psychological Association. Retrieved March 30, 2013.]</ref> Some asexual people do engage in sexual activity despite lacking a desire for sex or sexual attraction, due to a variety of reasons, such as a desire to please romantic partners or a desire to have children.<ref name="Prause"/>

	Acceptance of asexuality as a sexual orientation and field of [[:Category:research\|scientific research]] is still relatively new,<ref name= Bogaert2006/><ref name="Prause"/><ref name="Sexual orientation"/><ref name=Overview>[http://www.asexuality.org/home/overview.html "Overview". The Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN). 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2011]</ref> as a growing body of research from both sociological and psychological perspectives has begun to develop.<ref name="Prause"/> While some researchers assert that asexuality is a sexual orientation, other researchers disagree.<ref name="Sexual orientation"/><ref name="Sex and society"/>		Acceptance of asexuality as a sexual orientation and field of [[:Category:research\|scientific research]] is still relatively new,<ref name= Bogaert2006/><ref name="Prause"/><ref name="Sexual orientation"/><ref name=Overview>[http://www.asexuality.org/home/overview.html "Overview". The Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN). 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2011]</ref> as a growing body of research from both sociological and psychological perspectives has begun to develop.<ref name="Prause"/> While some researchers assert that asexuality is a sexual orientation, other researchers disagree.<ref name="Sexual orientation"/><ref name="Sex and society"/>

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			==See also==
			[[Virtuous Pedophiles]]
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	'''Asexuality''' ~~refers~~ to a lack of sexual ~~interest~~ in other ~~people~~.		'''Asexuality''' (or '''nonsexuality''')<ref name="asexual">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/asexual Asexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref><ref name="nonsexual">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nonsexual "Nonsexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref><ref name="Harris">[http://www.salon.com/2005/05/26/asexual/ Harris, Lynn (26 May 2005). "Asexual and proud!". Salon. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref> is the lack of sexual attraction to anyone or low or absent interest in [[Human sexual activity\|sexual activity]].<ref name= Bogaert2006>Bogaert, Anthony F. (2006). [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18172400 "Toward a conceptual understanding of asexuality"]. ''Review of General Psychology'' '''10''' (3) 241–250. Retrieved 31 August 2007.</ref><ref name="Kelly">{{cite book\|last = Kelly\| first = Gary F.\| authormask = \| authorlink = \|title = Sexuality Today: The Human Perspective\|url =\|edition=7\|series =\| year = 2004 \| publisher = [[McGraw-Hill]] \|location=\|isbn= 9780072558357\|oclc = \|doi =\|bibcode =\|id =\| page = 401\| pages =\| nopp = \| at =\|chapter = Chapter 12 \| chapterurl =\|quote =\|ref =\| laysummary =\|laydate =\|separator=\|postscript =   Asexuality is a condition characterized by a low interest in sex.\|lastauthoramp =}}</ref><ref name="Prause">{{cite book\|last=Prause\|first=Nicole\|author2=Cynthia A. Graham\|date=August 2004\|url=http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf\|title=Asexuality: Classification and Characterization\|journal=[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]\|volume=36\|pages=341–356\|accessdate=31 August 2007\|doi=10.1007/s10508-006-9142-3\|format=PDF\|pmid=17345167\|issue=3\| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070927014407/http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf\| archivedate= 27 September 2007 <!--DASHBot-->\|deadurl= no}}</ref> It may be considered the lack of a [[sexual orientation]], or one of the four variations thereof, alongside [[heterosexuality]], [[homosexuality]], and [[bisexuality]].<ref name = Bogaert2004>{{cite book \|last=Bogaert\|first=Anthony F. \|year=2004 \|title=Asexuality: prevalence and associated factors in a national probability sample \|journal=[[Journal of Sex Research]] \|volume=41 \|issue=3 \|pages=279–87\|accessdate=May 12, 2013 \|pmid=15497056 \|doi=10.1080/00224490409552235}}</ref><ref name="Sexual orientation">{{cite book\|last=Melby\|first=Todd\|title=Asexuality gets more attention, but is it a sexual orientation?\|journal=Contemporary Sexuality\|date=November 2005\|volume=39\|issue=11\|pages=1, 4–5\| issn = 1094-5725\|url = http://www.apositive.org/wordpress_backup/?page_id=222 \|archiveurl = http://archive.is/z19E\| archivedate = 29 Jun 2012<!-- 00:17:32 -->\|accessdate=20 November 2011 \| postscript =   [http://journalseek.net/cgi-bin/journalseek/journalsearch.cgi?field=title&query=1094-5725 The journal currently does not have a website]}}</ref><ref name="Sex and society">{{cite book\|editor=Marshall Cavendish\|title=Sex and Society\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aVDZchwkIMEC&pg=PA82\|accessdate=27 July 2013\|volume=2\|year=2010\|publisher=Marshall Cavendish\|isbn=978-0-7614-7906-2\|pages=82–83\|contribution=Asexuality}}</ref> A study in 2004 placed the prevalence of asexuality at 1%.<ref name=Bogaert2004/><ref name="cnn">[http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/14/asexual.study/index.html Study: One in 100 adults asexual". CNN. 15 October 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2007.]</ref>

			Asexuality is distinct from [[sexual abstinence\|abstention from sexual activity]] and from [[celibacy]],<ref name="DePaulo">[http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single/200912/asexuals-who-are-they-and-why-are-they-important DePaulo, Bella (26 September 2011). "ASEXUALS: Who Are They and Why Are They Important?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 13 December 2011.]</ref> which are behavioral and generally motivated by factors such as an individual's personal or religious beliefs;<ref>''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'' (3d ed. 1992), entries for ''celibacy'' and thence ''abstinence''</ref> sexual orientation, unlike sexual behavior, is believed to be "enduring".<ref name="apahelp">[http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx Sexual orientation, homosexuality and bisexuality". American Psychological Association. Retrieved March 30, 2013.]</ref> Some asexual people do engage in sexual activity despite lacking a desire for sex or sexual attraction, due to a variety of reasons, such as a desire to please romantic partners or a desire to have children.<ref name="Prause"/>

			Acceptance of asexuality as a sexual orientation and field of [[:Category:research\|scientific research]] is still relatively new,<ref name= Bogaert2006/><ref name="Prause"/><ref name="Sexual orientation"/><ref name=Overview>[http://www.asexuality.org/home/overview.html "Overview". The Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN). 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2011]</ref> as a growing body of research from both sociological and psychological perspectives has begun to develop.<ref name="Prause"/> While some researchers assert that asexuality is a sexual orientation, other researchers disagree.<ref name="Sexual orientation"/><ref name="Sex and society"/>



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	'''Asexuality''' (or '''nonsexuality''')<ref name="asexual">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/asexual Asexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref><ref name="nonsexual">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nonsexual "Nonsexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref><ref name="Harris">[http://www.salon.com/2005/05/26/asexual/ Harris, Lynn (26 May 2005). "Asexual and proud!". Salon. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref> is the lack of sexual attraction to anyone or low or absent interest in [[Human sexual activity\|sexual activity]].<ref name= Bogaert2006>Bogaert, Anthony F. (2006). [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18172400 "Toward a conceptual understanding of asexuality"]. ''Review of General Psychology'' '''10''' (3) 241–250. Retrieved 31 August 2007.</ref><ref name="Kelly">{{cite book\|last = Kelly\| first = Gary F.\| authormask = \| authorlink = \|title = Sexuality Today: The Human Perspective\|url =\|edition=7\|series =\| year = 2004 \| publisher = [[McGraw-Hill]] \|location=\|isbn= 9780072558357\|oclc = \|doi =\|bibcode =\|id =\| page = 401\| pages =\| nopp = \| at =\|chapter = Chapter 12 \| chapterurl =\|quote =\|ref =\| laysummary =\|laydate =\|separator=\|postscript =   Asexuality is a condition characterized by a low interest in sex.\|lastauthoramp =}}</ref><ref name="Prause">{{cite book\|last=Prause\|first=Nicole\|author2=Cynthia A. Graham\|date=August 2004\|url=http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf\|title=Asexuality: Classification and Characterization\|journal=[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]\|volume=36\|pages=341–356\|accessdate=31 August 2007\|doi=10.1007/s10508-006-9142-3\|format=PDF\|pmid=17345167\|issue=3\| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070927014407/http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf\| archivedate= 27 September 2007 <!--DASHBot-->\|deadurl= no}}</ref> It may be considered the lack of a [[sexual orientation]], or one of the four variations thereof, alongside [[heterosexuality]], [[homosexuality]], and [[bisexuality]].<ref name = Bogaert2004>{{cite book \|last=Bogaert\|first=Anthony F. \|year=2004 \|title=Asexuality: prevalence and associated factors in a national probability sample \|journal=[[Journal of Sex Research]] \|volume=41 \|issue=3 \|pages=279–87\|accessdate=May 12, 2013 \|pmid=15497056 \|doi=10.1080/00224490409552235}}</ref><ref name="Sexual orientation">{{cite book\|last=Melby\|first=Todd\|title=Asexuality gets more attention, but is it a sexual orientation?\|journal=Contemporary Sexuality\|date=November 2005\|volume=39\|issue=11\|pages=1, 4–5\| issn = 1094-5725\|url = http://www.apositive.org/wordpress_backup/?page_id=222 \|archiveurl = http://archive.is/z19E\| archivedate = 29 Jun 2012<!-- 00:17:32 -->\|accessdate=20 November 2011 \| postscript =   [http://journalseek.net/cgi-bin/journalseek/journalsearch.cgi?field=title&query=1094-5725 The journal currently does not have a website]}}</ref><ref name="Sex and society">{{cite book\|editor=Marshall Cavendish\|title=Sex and Society\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aVDZchwkIMEC&pg=PA82\|accessdate=27 July 2013\|volume=2\|year=2010\|publisher=Marshall Cavendish\|isbn=978-0-7614-7906-2\|pages=82–83\|contribution=Asexuality}}</ref> A study in 2004 placed the prevalence of asexuality at 1%.<ref name=Bogaert2004/><ref name="cnn">[http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/14/asexual.study/index.html Study: One in 100 adults asexual". CNN. 15 October 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2007.]</ref>		'''Asexuality''' (or '''nonsexuality''')<ref name="asexual">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/asexual Asexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref><ref name="nonsexual">[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nonsexual "Nonsexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref><ref name="Harris">[http://www.salon.com/2005/05/26/asexual/ Harris, Lynn (26 May 2005). "Asexual and proud!". Salon. Retrieved 3 December 2011.]</ref> is the lack of sexual attraction to anyone or low or absent interest in [[Human sexual activity\|sexual activity]].<ref name= Bogaert2006>Bogaert, Anthony F. (2006). [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18172400 "Toward a conceptual understanding of asexuality"]. ''Review of General Psychology'' '''10''' (3) 241–250. Retrieved 31 August 2007.</ref><ref name="Kelly">{{cite book\|last = Kelly\| first = Gary F.\| authormask = \| authorlink = \|title = Sexuality Today: The Human Perspective\|url =\|edition=7\|series =\| year = 2004 \| publisher = [[McGraw-Hill]] \|location=\|isbn= 9780072558357\|oclc = \|doi =\|bibcode =\|id =\| page = 401\| pages =\| nopp = \| at =\|chapter = Chapter 12 \| chapterurl =\|quote =\|ref =\| laysummary =\|laydate =\|separator=\|postscript =   Asexuality is a condition characterized by a low interest in sex.\|lastauthoramp =}}</ref><ref name="Prause">{{cite book\|last=Prause\|first=Nicole\|author2=Cynthia A. Graham\|date=August 2004\|url=http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf\|title=Asexuality: Classification and Characterization\|journal=[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]\|volume=36\|pages=341–356\|accessdate=31 August 2007\|doi=10.1007/s10508-006-9142-3\|format=PDF\|pmid=17345167\|issue=3\| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070927014407/http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf\| archivedate= 27 September 2007 <!--DASHBot-->\|deadurl= no}}</ref> It may be considered the lack of a [[sexual orientation]], or one of the four variations thereof, alongside [[heterosexuality]], [[homosexuality]], and [[bisexuality]].<ref name = Bogaert2004>{{cite book \|last=Bogaert\|first=Anthony F. \|year=2004 \|title=Asexuality: prevalence and associated factors in a national probability sample \|journal=[[Journal of Sex Research]] \|volume=41 \|issue=3 \|pages=279–87\|accessdate=May 12, 2013 \|pmid=15497056 \|doi=10.1080/00224490409552235}}</ref><ref name="Sexual orientation">{{cite book\|last=Melby\|first=Todd\|title=Asexuality gets more attention, but is it a sexual orientation?\|journal=Contemporary Sexuality\|date=November 2005\|volume=39\|issue=11\|pages=1, 4–5\| issn = 1094-5725\|url = http://www.apositive.org/wordpress_backup/?page_id=222 \|archiveurl = http://archive.is/z19E\| archivedate = 29 Jun 2012<!-- 00:17:32 -->\|accessdate=20 November 2011 \| postscript =   [http://journalseek.net/cgi-bin/journalseek/journalsearch.cgi?field=title&query=1094-5725 The journal currently does not have a website]}}</ref><ref name="Sex and society">{{cite book\|editor=Marshall Cavendish\|title=Sex and Society\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aVDZchwkIMEC&pg=PA82\|accessdate=27 July 2013\|volume=2\|year=2010\|publisher=Marshall Cavendish\|isbn=978-0-7614-7906-2\|pages=82–83\|contribution=Asexuality}}</ref> A study in 2004 placed the prevalence of asexuality at 1%.<ref name=Bogaert2004/><ref name="cnn">[http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/14/asexual.study/index.html Study: One in 100 adults asexual". CNN. 15 October 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2007.]</ref>

	Asexuality is distinct from [[~~sexual abstinence~~\|abstention from sexual activity]] and from [[celibacy]],<ref name="DePaulo">[http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single/200912/asexuals-who-are-they-and-why-are-they-important DePaulo, Bella (26 September 2011). "ASEXUALS: Who Are They and Why Are They Important?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 13 December 2011.]</ref> which are behavioral and generally motivated by factors such as an individual's personal or religious beliefs;<ref>''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'' (3d ed. 1992), entries for ''celibacy'' and thence ''abstinence''</ref> sexual orientation, unlike sexual behavior, is believed to be "enduring".<ref name="apahelp">[http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx Sexual orientation, homosexuality and bisexuality". American Psychological Association. Retrieved March 30, 2013.]</ref> Some asexual people do engage in sexual activity despite lacking a desire for sex or sexual attraction, due to a variety of reasons, such as a desire to please romantic partners or a desire to have children.<ref name="Prause"/>		Asexuality is distinct from [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|abstention from sexual activity]] and from [[celibacy]],<ref name="DePaulo">[http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single/200912/asexuals-who-are-they-and-why-are-they-important DePaulo, Bella (26 September 2011). "ASEXUALS: Who Are They and Why Are They Important?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 13 December 2011.]</ref> which are behavioral and generally motivated by factors such as an individual's personal or religious beliefs;<ref>''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'' (3d ed. 1992), entries for ''celibacy'' and thence ''abstinence''</ref> sexual orientation, unlike sexual behavior, is believed to be "enduring".<ref name="apahelp">[http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx Sexual orientation, homosexuality and bisexuality". American Psychological Association. Retrieved March 30, 2013.]</ref> Some asexual people do engage in sexual activity despite lacking a desire for sex or sexual attraction, due to a variety of reasons, such as a desire to please romantic partners or a desire to have children.<ref name="Prause"/>

	Acceptance of asexuality as a sexual orientation and field of [[:Category:research\|scientific research]] is still relatively new,<ref name= Bogaert2006/><ref name="Prause"/><ref name="Sexual orientation"/><ref name=Overview>[http://www.asexuality.org/home/overview.html "Overview". The Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN). 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2011]</ref> as a growing body of research from both sociological and psychological perspectives has begun to develop.<ref name="Prause"/> While some researchers assert that asexuality is a sexual orientation, other researchers disagree.<ref name="Sexual orientation"/><ref name="Sex and society"/>		Acceptance of asexuality as a sexual orientation and field of [[:Category:research\|scientific research]] is still relatively new,<ref name= Bogaert2006/><ref name="Prause"/><ref name="Sexual orientation"/><ref name=Overview>[http://www.asexuality.org/home/overview.html "Overview". The Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN). 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2011]</ref> as a growing body of research from both sociological and psychological perspectives has begun to develop.<ref name="Prause"/> While some researchers assert that asexuality is a sexual orientation, other researchers disagree.<ref name="Sexual orientation"/><ref name="Sex and society"/>