‘A’ Pride
‘ARE you one of the promiscuous 10 per cent, are you part of a new vocal class of asexuals or are you, like us, part of the moral majority who enjoy sex once a week but only in the missionary position and with the lights out?
If you’re not aroused by this, you too may be asexual |
At one extreme, the Times reports this morning on a sexual health crisis in Britain caused by a tenth of the country’s population identified for their multiple partners, precocious sexual behaviour and use of prostitutes.
And it relays a call from public health experts demanding better sex education to combat what is fast becoming an STD epidemic.
At the other, the Guardian reports on a growing number of people who are prepared to admit that they are just not into sex.
Not to be confused with chastity, impotence of even good old-fashioned reticence, asexuality doesn’t involve the repression of the sexual urge but a lack of urge altogether.
There are various reasons for this, according to the paper – low libido, a sense of distance and squeamishness are three such.
But up to now, those with no desire to have sex – so-called no-nosexuals – have tended to keep quiet.
No more – there is a growing sense that asexuals are ‘glad to be A’, according to an article in the new issue of New Scientist, websites are springing up to cater for this group and T-shirts are being printed with slogans like ‘Asexuality: it’s not just for amoebas any more’.
Not everyone, however, may be as asexual as they think.
High school student Pete reports: ‘I get the feelings…but my body never made the mental connection to what I should do about it.’
That’s not asexuality, Pete, that’s stupidity. It appears it’s not only the promiscuous 10 per cent who need more sex education.’
Posted: 14th, October 2004 | In: Uncategorized Comment | TrackBack | Permalink