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I’ll stop being coy about it—I’m asexual. If you have to Google what that means, or if your first thought was “What, like a sponge?” then don’t worry, you’re not alone! Asexuality isn’t very popular or well-known, frequently misunderstood, and even a little bit controversial within the LGBTQ+ community. (Spoiler alert: that right there is a really good case for why representation is important.) Asexual people—“aces,” because everyone loves a flashy nickname—have little to no interest in sex.
Like most sexualities (yes, even hetero), asexuality is a spectrum within a spectrum, so it’s Bangladesh Email List a little bit different for everyone, but that’s the general gist of it. Most people who identify as asexual have little to no interest in sex or having a sexual relationship. Yes, about for a professional blog for the company I work for. If you want to learn more, check out The Trevor Project for some great educational material and resources. I’d also recommend the book Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen. We’re in This Together Shop incredible stories of love, acceptance, and inclusion.
Shop Inclusive Books Inclusivity You’ve probably heard the word “inclusivity” used a lot recently—inclusivity in the workplace, inclusivity in media, inclusivity in education… it’s a popular buzzword right now. Hey, even we’re guilty—our page highlighting Books for Pride is lulu.com/bookstore/inclusivity. But what does it actually mean, and what does it mean in this context? Merriam-Webster very helpfully defines inclusivity as “the quality or state of being inclusive.
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