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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 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"/>
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==See also==
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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

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