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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-03-18 06:42 pm

[ SECRET POST #2267 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2267 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2013-03-19 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
Fwiw, asexuality is generally treated as a medical disorder (hypoactive sexual desire disorder in the DSM-IV) or personal choice, not a sexuality. As a bisexual, I can certainly understand the suckiness of having people refuse to believe that your sexuality exists, calling your sexuality disgusting (while having a completely incorrect understanding of it), refusing to entertain a relationship with anyone of your sexuality, and attempting to get you to choose a different sexuality.

While it may not be like the systematic oppression that certain groups experience, the precedence for...maligning...asexuals clearly exists, as evidenced by the words "frigid" and HSDD. Homosexuality is no longer considered a mental disorder in most Western countries, and transsexuals are increasingly seeing medical professionals for assistance in transition. Both are also increasingly being understood as rooted in brain chemistry rather than personal choice, childhood abuse, or other nonsense. You find homosexuals and transgender people on television shows and movies out of proportion with the actual population. Crossdressers and genderqueer people are also being increasingly represented.

It may not be oppression, but the world has a long way to go until asexuality is considered a real sexuality.
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[personal profile] wldcatsprstr_14 2013-03-19 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
All very true. From a scientific perspective, I can see why the battle will be so long and arduous. Humans are typically sexual creatures. Homosexuality is considered a 'sexual deviance,' sex with the 'wrong' body, but no sex at all just baffles folks. Hopefully we get there soon and stop thinking people need to be 'fixed.'

(Anonymous) 2013-03-19 12:38 pm (UTC)(link)
God, if one more dumbass asks me if I had to choose, would I pick guys or girls for the rest of my life, or which one I like more, I will scream.