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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 = &nbsp;&nbsp;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 = &nbsp;&nbsp;[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 = &nbsp;&nbsp;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 = &nbsp;&nbsp;[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"/>

Revision as of 13:44, 19 January 2014

Asexuality (or nonsexuality)[1][2][3] is the lack of sexual attraction to anyone or low or absent interest in sexual activity.[4][5][6] It may be considered the lack of a sexual orientation, or one of the four variations thereof, alongside heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality.[7][8][9] A study in 2004 placed the prevalence of asexuality at 1%.[7][10]

Asexuality is distinct from abstention from sexual activity and from celibacy,[11] which are behavioral and generally motivated by factors such as an individual's personal or religious beliefs;[12] sexual orientation, unlike sexual behavior, is believed to be "enduring".[13] 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.[6]

Acceptance of asexuality as a sexual orientation and field of scientific research is still relatively new,[4][6][8][14] as a growing body of research from both sociological and psychological perspectives has begun to develop.[6] While some researchers assert that asexuality is a sexual orientation, other researchers disagree.[8][9]


References

  1. Asexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  2. "Nonsexual". thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  3. Harris, Lynn (26 May 2005). "Asexual and proud!". Salon. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Bogaert, Anthony F. (2006). "Toward a conceptual understanding of asexuality". Review of General Psychology 10 (3) 241–250. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  5. Kelly, Gary F. (2004) "Chapter 12" Sexuality Today: The Human Perspective (7 ed.)McGraw-Hillp. 401ISBN 9780072558357  Asexuality is a condition characterized by a low interest in sex. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Prause, Nicole; Cynthia A. Graham (August 2004) (PDF). Asexuality: Classification and Characterization. 36. 341–356. doi:10.1007/s10508-006-9142-3. http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/publications/PDF/PrauseGrahamPDF.pdf. Retrieved on 31 August 2007. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Bogaert, Anthony F. (2004). Asexuality: prevalence and associated factors in a national probability sample. 41. 279–87. doi:10.1080/00224490409552235. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Melby, Todd (November 2005). Asexuality gets more attention, but is it a sexual orientation?. 39. 1, 4–5. http://www.apositive.org/wordpress_backup/?page_id=222. Retrieved on 20 November 2011  The journal currently does not have a website 
  9. 9.0 9.1 Marshall Cavendish, ed (2010). "Asexuality". Sex and Society. 2. Marshall Cavendish. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-0-7614-7906-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=aVDZchwkIMEC&pg=PA82. Retrieved on 27 July 2013. 
  10. Study: One in 100 adults asexual". CNN. 15 October 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
  11. DePaulo, Bella (26 September 2011). "ASEXUALS: Who Are They and Why Are They Important?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  12. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (3d ed. 1992), entries for celibacy and thence abstinence
  13. Sexual orientation, homosexuality and bisexuality". American Psychological Association. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  14. "Overview". The Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN). 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2011

See also

Virtuous Pedophiles