• Home
  • About Asexuality
    • Overview
    • General FAQ
    • Family/Friends FAQ
    • Relationship FAQ
    • The Gray Area
    • Romantic Orientations
    • Asexuals and Attitudes Towards Sex
  • About AVEN
    • About AVEN
    • Community Guidelines
    • AVENues
    • AVEN Survey (2008) - Results
    • Asexual Perspectives
  • Media & Press
    • Videos
    • Other Resources
  • Contact
  • Forums
An asexual person is a person who
does not experience sexual attraction. Learn More

Question What You Think You Know

By Trix

Browsing through the forums on AVEN, I come across many young people just entering the community, asking the same question: "Am I asexual? Do I belong here?"

  • Read more about Question What You Think You Know

Pages

  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »

Asexual Perspectives

Opening the door to self-discovery

By ~Acer~

As humans, we are in general a social species, programmed to support each other in family units and communities and it seems often mob rule dictates what is normal, expected or acceptable behaviour. Especially in a modern society where the media projects these ideas into every facet of our lives, we are now educated very early on as to how life apparently is. No matter what our true feelings inside, we may now attempt to adhere to the ‘rules’ that we have collectively set ourselves.

Continue reading

Digest for 9th - 23rd May 2022

Site News:

Iam9man, 2SpiritCherokeePrincess and pickles mcgee have been elected as moderators.

Nominations are being taken for a Dedicated Research Contact on the Project Team.

The AVEN forums' 20th anniversary will be celebrated on 29th/30th May.

Research Request:

A researcher at University College Dublin is looking to interview people about ace spaces in Ireland.

UK Ace Conference 2022:

This year's conference, previously planned for June, will now be postponed. The new date will likely be in September.

World Watch:

An episode of the Secret Feminist Agenda podcast discusses asexuality.

Huck magazine has an article on why more young women are choosing celibacy (doesn't mention asexuality).

Continue reading
The Asexual Visbility and Education Network hosts the world's largest online asexual community and archive of resources on asexuality.
Copyright © 2001-2022 The Asexual Visibility & Education Network. All Rights Reserved.