[BipolarJ]

Does asexuality fall into this category?

[butterflylion]

Technically as there is debate amongst the lgbt community as to wether asexuality exists and that it is definable as a sexual orientation ect but me personally would say yea if you are asexual post in this space too. Asexuality isn't well known to most x

[BipolarJ]

I know... I did put this in my other post but it amused me so much that I'll repeat it here.

Someone once got all shocked and seriously thought it meant I could reproduce without a woman

[eyewashere]

I wonder if persons who identify as asexual had some very adverse sexual experience since sex is one of the most primal impulses in life. I am not against a person's choice to be non-sexual but I have encountered people who blocked everything sexual because of a trauma that was pushed out of consciousness.

[toffee]

I doubt there is any more thoeretical reason for someone who is asexual to have had some trauma than someone who is lesbian or homosexual. In terms of evolution, I should think a tribe that had asexual people in it would be in a better place to survive overall as it would have had more adults free to look after kids and protect the tribe. But, then again, as far as I'm aware being asexual doesn't mean you automatically don't have sex or children.

[Spartikus Rex]

Does it run in your family?

[toffee]

I would have thought very low sex drive could run in a family. And if people who didn't feel driven by sex reproduced at elast once every generation then no reason why that shouldn't run in a family too.

[Spartikus Rex]

toffee, on 22 January 2012 - 09:59 PM, said:

I would have thought very low sex drive could run in a family. And if people who didn't feel driven by sex reproduced at elast once every generation then no reason why that shouldn't run in a family too.

There's a gene for everything I guess? But how this would propagate? Figure if it was all low sexdrive then you'd find the fault dying out after a few generations?

[toffee]

I'd have thought that in other times it might have been very useful. Pregnancy was extremely dangerous. If someone only had one or two children they might be more likely to survive - at least as an evolutionary strategy I would have thought it was viable. (plus less chance of std is fyou have less sex!) I don't think that just cos someone is asexual it means they never have sex especially if they are in love with someone who isn't asexual.

[Spartikus Rex]

http://www.bbc.co.uk...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16552173

Found a recent BBC article here. Still very confused. Don't know what to make of it. I'm quite interested in the idea and it is just what happens when this spreads through a population? Could it be happening? There are declining birthrates in the advanced industrial world - some kind of 'Children Of Men' scenario springs to mind.

[toffee]

Good thing we have IVF then. plenty of pregnancy without sex If it spread through the population, I would have thought it would mean less stds, less stigma against single people, better marriage choices, better family planning and mroe interesting conversation in working mens clubs.

[Spartikus Rex]

My thread on societal collapse in The Kitchen here contains a article I found about over population sinks and declining birthrates. It was a experiment in rat over population and once the birthrate decline passed a certain threshold large scale fighing broke about between the males and the rat population collapsed completely. That's a classic experiment and must be where they got the idea for the movie...just thinking this asexuality as a meme might be involved in some way...I'm gonna think about this. New information. Thanks.

[butterflylion]

Asexuality isnt all about having sex though... its more about not being sexually attracted to someone.... you can fall in love but that sexual component isnt there...

[BipolarJ]

A lot of varying views, but - with the exception of butterflylion's first reply - all completely irrelevant!

But as the only reply I've had is a 'yes', I will assume asexuality does fall into this category.

[ramboself]

Remember at some demo this guy was saying i'm sexually not defined, i feel like that, guess sexuality has the same box problems as mental illness

[Ellbbo]

Was reading this at the weekend - thought you guys might be interested - http://www.guardian....http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/26/among-the-asexuals

[tincan]

i dont no if this is relevant but watch a film bout sigman froyde he believes everything has sum connection to sex as ppl from beginning ov time we av looked to reproduce to survive . we eat cos we need too but to survive we reproduce and are constantly looking for it ! the films called dangerous method its really interesting hope i av interpreted it right !

[manic666]

the name is all wrong for people to take this personal prefference serious, ASEXUALITY ,looks spelt like, ARSESEXUALITY or ANALSEXUALITY. it is the compleat opposite to sex so should be called TOTALABSTAINER SYNDROME or something. i dont mean this has a joke im serious

[Ellbbo]

I dont think referring to it as a syndrome is really accurate or appropriate, from what Ive read its a natural thing for some of the population to be asexual.

Its the same concept of mental health really, things are only a problem when it becomes difficult for people to live their lives the way they want to - so why consider it a 'syndrome' if people are happy living with it.