tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37575145133538060132024-03-14T03:39:03.334+05:30A Proud Geeky Asexual MindAmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-27342531257058821092007-04-12T06:04:00.000+05:302007-04-12T23:03:46.812+05:30Semi-RandomnessI was thinking about starting a thread on <a href="http://www.asexuality.org/">AVEN</a> about this as well, but the site seems to have been down all this morning, so I can't and it's just here. I've been considering coming out, and going through various possible responses people might have to the idea. One that keeps coming up is that while people might be OK with the fact that I have no particular desire to have sex, they'd assume I can only know that if I've tried it, which I have no intention of doing.<br /><br />So then, in my imaginary conversation, someone might say that I can't know I'm asexual until I at least try it, and there's no reason not to. While I have no problem with discussing sex, the idea of personally having sex does somewhat disturb me, which is why I don't want to do it and would go to lengths to avoid it. So, upon learning this, this imaginary person might say that it's not really a sexual orientation, I just am disgusted by it for whatever reason and think I'm asexual.<br /><br />If this imaginary person, who to make things less confusing I'll call Bob, is a heterosexual male, he probably would be disgusted by the idea of having sex with another guy, and quite possibly disgusted just by discussion of gay sex. The reverse would of course apply if Bob was a homosexual male, and similarly if Bob was instead a heterosexual or homosexual Mary. All of these possible attitudes of a sexual Bob or Mary are more or less acknowledged as legitimate.<br /><br />The problem seems to come up when someone feels that way towards both genders; it's like an extra level that some people don't accept. If you want to avoid sex with one gender or the other, not only is that fine that's the most accepted, but somehow it's not possible to be both. I find this quite annoying.Agent KGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09568733528367783311noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-38319738812290255032007-03-10T19:02:00.000+05:302007-03-10T19:18:13.513+05:30Understanding Asexuality: From a Sexual to Other Sexuals<span style="font-family:verdana;">I know... It has been a really long time since I made a post... But *sigh*... College assignments and unreliable internet connection can't really be considered as favourable factors! :(. Anyway, I headed straight for AVEN after coming online after so many days and found this article... What's so unique about it is that it is a sexual person's point of view about asexuality and it has been written for other sexuals! Here's an excerpt: </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><blockquote>A friend who rarely mentions sex has not had any in at least a decade. It has always seemed odd to me, but he is someone I really care for, and I accept him as he is. When I discovered the AVEN board, I put two and two together and got asexuality. I did not want to confront my friend over something he might not be comfortable talking about, but I did want to let him know that I was asexual-friendly. Unable to concoct a better plan, I sent a FYI e-mail to a dozen friends, letting them know that I was reading very interesting threads on the AVEN board. I even sent links to some of my favorites. My e-mail was not for the other eleven; it went to them so my friend would not think I was singling him out. He wrote back a few days later, saying he had looked over the board and found it fascinating. He also said he wished he had been born asexual, as that would have made his life easier. O.K., he is not asexual. Two days later I received e-mail from a different friend, one of the eleven. He said he had always suspected he was asexual...(</span><a href="http://www.asexuality.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=22386&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight="><span style="font-family:verdana;">more</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">)</blockquote></span>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-84691935542123167382007-03-06T02:04:00.000+05:302007-03-06T02:07:26.534+05:30When Will It All be Accepted?A couple weeks ago I was discussing gay rights with someone who doesn't support them, and he asked "If being gay is accepted, what will be next?" I gave him the obvious answer, that being bisexual, transgender, and asexual will be accepted (possibly in that order). While this probably didn't make him feel more supportive of gay rights, it has me wondering how long it will be before people don't have to fit perfectly into an orientation's stereotype.<br /><br />Right now it seems like most sexuals (most everyone really) is expected to have a high sex drive directed towards the opposite sex, but of course not everyone, or even every heterosexual, does. Some bisexuals might have a preference for one gender, so to label them with the word "bisexual," which most people associate with being equally attracted to both genders, also doesn't make sense. Basically, not only are not all people the same, not all heterosexuals are the same, nor are all homosexuals, bisexuals, or asexuals. I'm wondering when people will begin to tolerate people not fitting perfectly into a pre-determined set of specific orientations.<br /><br />Homosexuality, though already acknowledged, is really just now starting to be accepted. Eventually, once people decide you actually can be attracted to the opposite sex or to the same sex, they'll hopefully accept the possibility that someone is attracted to both, and then that you can be attracted to neither. Considering how long it's taken us to get to the level of tolerance we're at now, that will take a great deal of time. After that though, maybe people will loosen definitions and disregard stereotypes, and be truly tolerant.Agent KGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09568733528367783311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-4725493431729591442007-02-18T11:00:00.000+05:302007-02-18T11:04:32.786+05:30Going to Bangalore again :(<span style="font-family: verdana;">Since my vacation is unfortunately over, I'm leaving for Bangalore tomorrow :(...Yeah, that means that I'll not be able to make posts frequently. Darn...I enjoyed so much here this time...I really don't wanna go :(...Sigh..Oh Well!<br /></span>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-89277000278694849842007-02-15T22:31:00.000+05:302007-02-15T22:50:22.944+05:30Major Corporations Wouldn't Like MeThis is somewhat random, but according to <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/yourmoney/sns-yourmoney-0206spending,1,1081228.story">the Baltimore Sun</a>, the average American spent over $100 dollars on Valentine's Day. A-asexuals don't spend that money, so for every one of us, that's a great deal of money that Hallmark or the florist doesn't get.<br /><br />Not to mention the huge amount of advertising related to sex that any kind of asexual won't give a second thought to. If one in a hundred people really are asexual, then that's 1% of the population the advertiser won't reach.<br /><br />Also, we don't buy condoms, or pregnancy test kits, or get tested for STDs, or purchase any sex-related merchandise, etc.<br /><br />So anyway that's why I don't think a CEO would like me.Agent KGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09568733528367783311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-68516144535242684522007-02-15T00:30:00.000+05:302007-02-15T00:38:27.898+05:30Valentine's Day: Amoeba Style!<span style="font-family:verdana;">Hmmm..Since it <span style="font-weight: bold;">is</span> Valentine's Day (Ok...so I'm a day late) and of course, I have nothing much to do today...LOL...Here's another interesting short article that I found on the Library of The Asexual Personals Website (<a href="http://www.asexualove.net/">http://www.asexualove.net</a>):<br /></span><blockquote style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">No joke. More and more people are becoming aware of this option and identity. Some may joke of not being able to understand or get along with the opposite sex and talk of giving up or "throwing in the towel".</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Many attribute problems that occur in relationships to sexual relations, and although celibacy may cover this issue, what about those who feel no need or desire for sex?<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Sexual people's attractions tend to include the desire for sex whereas asexual desires tend toward other kinds of intimacy" explains The Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN).</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">More commonly known as www.asexuality.org, AVEN provides a forum for asexual people and those unsure of their orientation a place to discuss and post questions about sexuality.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Asexual people can be aware of sexual desire however they are not motivated to act upon it.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">In October of last year a study published in The Journal of Sex Research found that one in 100 adults is asexual (CNN.com).</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Activists have even started to promote awareness by making T-shirts and pamphlets.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Asexuality seems to be making a name for itself in sexual orientation, just like homosexuality or heterosexuality. In no way does this suggest that asexual people do not find love or happiness, but it may suggest the possibility of finding a new level of intimacy and closeness to a special someone is possible without physicality.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">For many, Valentine's Day is a romantic, sweet, mushy day in which sweethearts can express their love for one another with chocolates, flowers, dinner, and teddy bears holding hearts.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">For some of us, however, Valentines Day is nothing but a dark, purely commercialized, sham of a holiday.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Those without a special someone, feel bitter feelings couples and anger at past relationships surface. Valentine's Day oftentimes becomes filled with questions and doubt. Why don't I have someone? Will I ever find that one person for me?<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well this year there is a question you may not have pondered before; Am I Asexual?</span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Source: <a href="http://www.asexualove.net/library/05/0209.html">http://www.asexualove.net/library/05/0209.html</a></span><br /></blockquote>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-37753552371268771622007-02-12T00:58:00.000+05:302007-02-11T04:53:51.590+05:30Asexuality as a Human Sexual Orientation<span style="font-family:verdana;">"Asexuality as a Human Sexual Orientation" is an interesting essay that caught my attention while browsing...Here is an excerpt from the essay:<br /><blockquote>Only in the past few years has the public in general accepted homosexuality and bisexuality as genuine sexual orientations (although debates over cause, morality, and status in society continue), but now another orientation is being proposed: asexuality. What is it, and is it really a sexual orientation, determined before birth like heterosexuality or homosexuality are now theorized to be? Traditionally, "asexual" referred to the reproduction of simplistic organisms (amoebas, primitive worms, fungi, etc.) or in humans to a lack of sexual organs or an inability to feel/act sexually due to disability or other condition. However, the new proposed definition for "asexual" presents it as a (human) sexual orientation, following that if heterosexuality is attraction to the opposite sex, homosexuality is attraction to the same sex, bisexuality is attraction to both, asexuality is attraction to neither sex. An exact definition has not been officially set, so most "experts" in the area reference AVEN (Asexuality Visibility and Education Network): "a person who does not experience sexual attraction."...(<a href="http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro06/web2/jengelman.html">more</a>)</blockquote></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">The complete essay is available at: <a href="http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro06/web2/jengelman.html">http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro06/web2/jengelman.html</a><br /></span>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-1473278359706663152007-02-07T16:43:00.000+05:302007-02-07T16:50:13.769+05:30CNN Showbiz Tonight on Asexuality<span style="font-family:verdana;">I was browsing around this video sharing community called "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>"...They seem to be having a lot of short clips featuring Asexuality seen in real life! This video features three members of <a href="http://www.asexuality.org/">AVEN</a> who appeared on CNN Showbiz Tonight on April 5, 2006.<br /></span><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kkoo1lUp3ns"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kkoo1lUp3ns" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-16818101966662997652007-02-05T15:36:00.001+05:302007-02-05T15:44:09.182+05:30Asexual: Making love to oneself<span style="font-family:verdana;">I found this very interesting poem on Asexual Love at Poemhunter.com. It has been written by John Tansey, and is truly worth a read! :)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:120;"><u>Asexual...Making Love to Oneself</u></span><br /></span>I lie in bed,<br />wrists turned in<br />so to feel a warm hand upon my face,<br />a knee in my chest,<br />a long leg moving under me.<br /><br />I dream<br />I am entwined,<br />one arm over my shoulder,<br />one moving slowly up my thigh.<br /><br />Aroused from this dreamscape,<br />I find the hands<br />were, but, my own;<br /><br />Having reached for someone<br />and felt only myself,<br />in this solitary touch,<br /><br />I lie, stark-eyed in the dark,<br />while couples sleep, limb-locked<br />under the stars.<br /><br />Haven taken advantage of myself,<br />I am blinded<br />by the emotional rape of the night.<br /><br />Caught in the act by the same moon that,<br />watering lovers like flowers,<br />shone like a flashlight in my eyes,<br /><br />Reflecting only shame,<br />I fold my limbs<br />into the fetal-pose of a child,<br /><br />Swaddled in a blanket,<br />sensing the cold expanding darkness<br />I lie, lost<br />in the large lap of a queen-sized bed.<br /><br />--John Tansey <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-1687111249746955682007-02-01T13:03:00.000+05:302007-02-01T13:05:37.855+05:30Queer Rights/Issues/Activism: Asexuality: the Sexuality You Probably Never Heard OfI came across an excellent post on asexuality in the Queer Rights Blog. To see the blog post, please visit:<br /><a href="http://queerrights.blogspot.com/2006/10/asexuality-sexuality-you-probably.html">Queer Rights/Issues/Activism: Asexuality: the Sexuality You Probably Never Heard Of</a>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-37882903162045817262007-01-30T00:34:00.000+05:302007-01-30T01:00:35.909+05:30Asexuality: Just a Phase?<span style="font-family:verdana;">Hmmm...I just came across this blog online. The author has given an excellent description about what asexuality really is :)...But, unfortunately, he says that asexuality may be just a "phase". This phase bit is something which I'm not being able to completely digest (Although yeah...it might just be a phase for some). He writes:</span><br /><blockquote><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Asexuals are normal ppl they wait for right person, they lack desire for sex coz of lack of emotional involvement….Asexuality is not for whole life its not forever.</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Read the complete blog at: <a href="http://o3.indiatimes.com/downtoearth/archive/2005/07/18/182242.aspx">http://o3.indiatimes.com/downtoearth/archive/2005/07/18/182242.aspx</a></span></p>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-4073607367811106882007-01-28T02:31:00.000+05:302007-01-28T03:47:02.864+05:30No, We're Really Not Missing AnythingI just read this on the <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Sex/story?id=1759069&page=1">ABC website</a> and I find it tremendously ridiculous.<br /><blockquote>"Sex is a fabulous, enormously pleasurable aspect of life. And your saying you don't miss it is like someone in a sense who's color blind saying, 'I don't miss color.' Of course, you don't miss what you've never had," Davidson said.</blockquote>This completely ignoring the fact that some asexuals are not virgins. They have had sex, and they didn't think it was real fabulous. Ms. Davidson went on to say that:<br /><blockquote>"You might as well label yourself not curious, unadventurous, narrow-minded, blind to possibilities. That's what happens when you label yourself as sexually neutered."</blockquote>First of all, I've never heard anyone use the term "sexually neutered" except her. Also, one might theoretically suggest that she is the close-minded one, in assuming that all people have to be sexual like her. Moreover, on the assumption that Ms. Davidson is straight, one has to wonder if she is narrow-minded about having sex with other women. She likely is, probably just because she is unadventurous and blind to possibilities.Agent KGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09568733528367783311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-83082700372988194982007-01-22T17:43:00.001+05:302007-01-22T17:52:56.896+05:30Coming Out<p><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">OK...Since I've mentioned a little about my "coming out" process to my mom in my last post, I decided that I might as well announce it to the whole world! Not only did I come out to my mom, I also came out to my best friend and my brother pretty soon after that! Thankfully, all three of them have accepted my asexuality, and do not have any problems whatsoever with it :)...I don't think I'll ever be able to forget the night of 3rd November, 2006, when I acted like an impulsive creep for the first time in my life! Acting on a sudden impulse, I called up my mom from Bangalore and explained it to her in very AVENish terms. She could get what I was saying but could not understand completely :)...It was then I told her to visit the AVEN website, which I suppose, has cleared most of her confusions/doubts.<br />My best friend also got the "impulsive phone call" from me and had to go through 65 minutes of my senseless yakking (thats what he says even now just to pull my leg...LOL...but yeah...He has accepted it...Come to think of it, he hardly had a choice...Same goes for my pesky little brother, to whom I came out, via the phone route again... LOL).<br />As usual, I found another interesting article, which I'm posting here :)...This one is from AVEN, written by none other than Mr. Jay himself, and acts as a "guide" to coming out :)</span></span><br /></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">More confessions: I'm not that big a fan of the phrase "coming out." Perhaps it's the melodrama of it all- volcanically bursting from a place of confined safety to the free-and-judging light of day. There does not reside in us some secret asexual being which will, as illustrated by the movie "Alien," suddenly burst forth to dramatically alter our standing and role among our immediate social network. Still everyone keeps blogging about it, so I might as well jump in.<br /></span>First off, my credentials. To say that I come out professionally, and therefore to imply that for the service I receive both a salary and generous benefits package, would be eerily closer to the truth than I would like to admit. Bringing up my sexuality and the issues related to it is how I have fun at parties, it's how I entertain children, how I pick up chicks. If done right this stuff can be easy and even fun, so listen up:<br />Try to figure out what questions people have, then try to figure out answers for them. <strong>Remember that you are the expert -</strong> if you are coming out to someone then you probably know more about asexuality than they do, so if you're clear and confident then they'll be inclined to believe what you have to say. This need not mean that you have come to answers about EVERYTHING, a confident "I don't know yet" works as well as anything else.<br />Telling someone doesn't have to be a big deal unless you want it to be. Don't think of it as divulging some secret or forever redefining yourself. You're introducing a new (albeit somewhat loaded) word into the vocabulary that you and your friends/family use to talk about your life. That's it. You get to define it however you want and the definition gets to change over time. <strong>It's not about what you are, just how you think about your life.</strong> Put the word asexual out there and let them react to it. Don't worry about getting everything out, answer whatever questions they have about you or about asexuality in general. It will take a while to completely flesh things out, and there's no reason to do it all in one conversation. Give yourself time to talk about things as you need to.<br />I'm not advocating this process for everyone. It can be stressful and complicated, and your thinking on your asexuality may not be something that you're ready to talk to your friends and family about. If you feel like</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> there are things that you want to talk about but can't, then maybe it's time to get asexuality into the conversation.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">Source</span>: </span><a href="http://www.asexuality.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&amp;id=30&Itemid=38"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.asexuality.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=38</span></a></span></span></p></blockquote>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-88444762343310836472007-01-21T18:58:00.000+05:302007-01-21T20:50:25.332+05:30NewScientist.Com Report: Glad to be AsexualNewScientist.Com has a very interesting article on asexuality, which I couldn't resist including here :)...I've only taken some portions of the article and pasted them here, as I don't think I'm supposed to rip off everything I find interesting...LOL...<br /><blockquote><p align="left"><span style="color:#ffffff;">In a world where lust can be bought in a pill and skin is the marketing tool dujour, being David Jay cannot be easy. At the age of 22 he has never had sex. He has never experienced sexual attraction towards another person and does not believe it will ever happen.<br />There are many others who have similar stories to tell. They talk about growing up not being able to understand why everyoneelse seemed so interested in dating, kissing and touching; in experiencing the ritual of mating.</span> </p></blockquote><p align="left">Mr Jay sure seems to be an asexual icon! They're definitely right about the "not being able to understand" part...I've gone through those periods of confusion and self doubt too...:(...Anyway...Lets not make it too dull with my asexy experiences...LOL...Here's more from the same article:<br /></p><blockquote><p align="left"><span style="color:#ffffff;">The amazing degree of variation in the experiences of asexual people suggests that the underlying causes of their lack of sexual attraction are very different. Some asexuals might simply have extremely low sex drives in spite of an innate orientation towards males or females. Other asexuals might form a fourth category of sexual orientation in addition to the hetero-, homo- and bi-sexual ones, namely people who are attracted to neither gender, even if they have normal sex drives. There is no official definition for asexuality yet, but it probably needs to take all these variations into account, says Anthony Bogaert, a psychologist and human-sexuality expert studying asexuality at Brock University in St. Catherines, Canada. “The place where we draw the line is the desire to interact sexually with other people,” says Brian (name changed), a navy veteran from Virginia. When it comes to having children, some asexuals say they would like to have a baby, but most would use IVF to avoid having to have sex. Much of the sense of community that emerges when Brian and others talk<br />about their collective status as asexuals comes from the fact that they have<br />found a virtual neighbourhood where they constantly interact. “It’s made it a<br />whole lot easier for us to find each other,” Brian says. One such web forum, called AVEN (for Asexual Visibility and Education Network at www.asexuality.org) was founded by Jay in 2001 and provides extensive information about asexuality along with discussion forums. It began with fewer than 50 members but now boasts more than 1200. People from all over the world have visited the site: from Saudi Arabia, Japan and Cuba.</span></blockquote></p><p align="left">Yup...We are definitely quite diverse...its almost like human sexuality can be divided into two subheadings - sexual and asexual, with their various orientations (hetero, homo, bi etc) under each subheading...Hmmm...That was quite "mature" of me, wasn't it? ;)</p><blockquote><p align="left"><span style="color:#ffffff;">One example of that transformation is the fact that people are coming out of the closet. “I was so excited about finally discovering myself that I just went out and told a few of my friends and it kind of spread,” says Pete. By finding this positive identity and being open to loved ones about it, some asexuals, like 23-year-old Esther Dail from Colorado have even been able to fill “traditional” societal roles by getting married to sexual partners. “He doesn’t push me,” says Dail of her husband, with whom she doesn’t have intercourse and whom she told about her asexuality when they were dating.</span></p></blockquote><p align="left">Hmmm...I came out of my closet recently (3rd November, 2006, to my mom :)..)...and it has been a greate experience since then! She accepted my asexuality totally! I did get the "you haven't met the right person" stuff, but hey, atleast she has no problems with it. And maybe I really have not met the right person...And the right one for me has to be an asexual like myself ;)...OK...I've blabbered about myself a lot in this post...You can view the complete article (without the nonsense that I've put in the middle here) at:<br /><a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6533">http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6533</a></p>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-22593683187606868512007-01-19T17:52:00.000+05:302007-01-19T18:02:28.227+05:30I definitely am not the only one!<span style="font-family:verdana;">Since I have a lot of time at hand right now...I was browsing Wikipedia and came across this interesting bit of information...It seems many famous people, including <strong>Sir Isaac Newton</strong> were allegedly asexual. Here's the complete list from Wikipedia:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Benjamin Banneker</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* J.M. Barrie </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* The Shivers (band) </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Jorge Luis Borges </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Emily Brontë </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* George Washington Carver </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Emily Dickenson </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Paul Erdős </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Edward Gorey </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Adolph Hitler (VERY hard to believe!) </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Henry James </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Immanuel Kant </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* T. E. Lawrence </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Christina of Sweden </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Isaac Newton </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Florence Nightingale </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Erik Satie, French pianist and composer </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Sun Ra, American jazz musician </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Nikola Tesla </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Samuel J. Tilden </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Simone Weil </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Hans Christian Andersen </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Jean Alexander </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Todd Fuller </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* John Harvey Kellogg </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Morrissey </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Maximilien Robespierre, French Revolutionary </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Santos-Dumont - Inventor of the airplane </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* The Wright brothers </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Friedrich Nietzsche </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Paula Poundstone - comedian </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">* Jimmy Koebel</span><br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Hmmm...Thats quite a long list I must say! But of course, all of them might not be asexual...I don't know why but I just am not being able to digest the fact that Adolph Hitler was asexual...Sigh...We'll never really know, will we?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Source:<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexuality#Famous_alleged_asexuals">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexuality#Famous_alleged_asexuals</a></span>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-24896289338076414162007-01-18T16:23:00.000+05:302007-01-18T17:12:55.510+05:30The P990i: The Future of Communication is Here!<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_K7ExgfdEI20/Ra9TG7BqJeI/AAAAAAAAAAM/EaCX3q6p8aE/s1600-h/GPD_25075high_1515_0_4000.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5021323487930361314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px" height="278" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_K7ExgfdEI20/Ra9TG7BqJeI/AAAAAAAAAAM/EaCX3q6p8aE/s320/GPD_25075high_1515_0_4000.jpg" width="125" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>"P990i: 3G smartphone that lets you leave your PC behind while travelling, yet access everything you need for effective communication. It’s all here, now..." </strong>- <em><a href="http://www.sonyericsson.com">http://www.sonyericsson.com</a></em></span><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></em><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Yep...you guessed it! I'm in love again...And this time, its the Sony Ericsson P990i Smartphone...It sure looks nice and sturdy from the outside, doesn't it? Lets have a look what its got on the inside :) </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /><strong>Camera</strong>: <span style="color:#ffffff;">A 2 Megapixel digital camera with autofocus is nothing to sneeze at! The Sony Ericsson Website mentions that it only has a 2.5x zoom (digital)...Now thats a little disappointing, I agree...But hey...The phone is worth every bit you spend on it! :)</span><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>Connectivity: </strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">This is one of the areas where this PDA phone really stands out! Bluetooth and Infrared connectivity make it possible for it to interact with other devices which support the standard (no need to ask...most do! :)..). For PC Connectivity, besides infrared and bluetooth, USB support has also been provided (yep...the datacable stuff). This is of course, faster than IR or BT in terms of data transfer rate. And yes, for all you freaks out there who can't even think of spending two hours waiting for the flight to arrive at the airport, WIFI (WLAN) has also been included in its already large list of features :)...Yep...That means wireless internet connectivity at broadband speeds when you are getting bored! GPRS and 3G are present too. Now, is it me, or am I not being able to find EDGE mentioned anywhere in its list of features mentioned at the SE website? Does it NOT include EDGE? *faints*... PLEASE! Correct me if I'm wrong!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>Messaging: </strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">I don't think I need to blabber much here...Its got all the regular features present in almost all the cellphones available...Even the one which you are using now ;)...SMS (yawn), MMS, Predictive Text (double yawn) and so on. "Push Email" is what caught my eye...In case you don't know what that means...Here's an excerpt from Wikipedia: "<em>Push e-mail is used to describe e-mail systems that provide an "always-on" capability, in which new e-mail is instantly and actively transferred (pushed) as it arrives by the mail delivery agent (MDA) (commonly called mail server) to the mail user agent (MUA), also called the email client...</em></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_e-mail"><em>(more)</em></a>". </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /><strong>Organiser: </strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">Ok...I'll leave the regular features aside (alarms,reminders etc) and come straight to the point. The most important feature in my opinion is the presence of a touchscreen! Yep...Its got hand writing recognition too which is pretty OK as far as I've heard. Hmmm...The Operating System...Symbian OS 9.1 UIQ 3...Theoritically, it is supposed to reduce memory leaks by a large extent...Haven't really seen the phone so I can't say whether its right or wrong...But reports have been good so far! :)...Also, many developers have updated their applications to support it so I guess the "new OS" factor shouldn't be much of a problem.</span><br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">If you want a more complete list of features, then have a look at <a href="http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=in&lc=en&amp;amp;ver=4000&template=pip7&zone=pp&pid=10336">http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=in&lc=en&amp;ver=4000&template=pip7&zone=pp&pid=10336</a><br />I'm sure that the SE website will give you a better idea than what I've written above...LOL...:) </span>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-82830056022246367852007-01-13T01:06:00.000+05:302007-01-13T01:30:18.854+05:30Study: One in Hundred Asexual<p align="left">Came across this interesting article online...Don't really know whether I'm allowed to post it here...So here's an excerpt from the article...Read more at <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/14/asexual.study">http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/14/asexual.study</a><br />Yes...I'm quite bored right now ;)</p><span style="color:#ffffff;"><blockquote><p align="left"><span style="color:#ffffff;">About one percent of adults have absolutely no interest in sex, according to a new study, and that distinction is becoming one of pride among many asexuals.The new study was conducted by Anthony Bogaert, a psychologist and human sexuality expert at Brock University in St. Catherines, Ontario. It was published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sex Research and is the focus of a report in this Saturday's issue of New Scientist...<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/14/asexual.study/">(more)</a>.</span></p></blockquote></span>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-44327710449159658802007-01-13T00:36:00.000+05:302007-02-08T01:19:53.736+05:30The Coquette?<div align="left"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="350"><tbody><tr><td style="color: rgb(205, 222, 255);" align="center"><p align="left"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hmmm... Very Interesting... Found this at someone's myspace profile... Why not give it a try?? ;)</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:14;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:110%;" >Your Seduction Style: The Coquette</span></strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="color: rgb(235, 242, 255);"><div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">You are a pro at playing the age old game of hard to get.<br />Your flirting style runs hot and cold, giving just enough to keep them chasing you.<br />Independent and self-sufficient, you don't need any one person to make you compelte.<br />And that independence is exactly what makes people pursue you.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.blogthings.com/whatisyourseductionstylequiz/">What Is Your Seduction Style?</a></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p align="left"></p><p align="left"><br /></p><div align="left"></div>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-35214666833503473502007-01-11T13:16:00.000+05:302007-01-11T13:42:38.587+05:30Exams over at last!I know... more than one month has passed and I have not made any posts! Unfortunately, I was having my 3rd Semester final exams, which incidently, were a real pain in the ass!<br />I'm an Calcutta right now with my parents and thankfully, we have a decent internet connection here... I'm definitely gonna start posting again! Till then... :)AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-49616234990165765352006-11-27T23:48:00.000+05:302006-11-27T23:56:02.559+05:30Tickled my funny bone...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shortpacked.com/comics/20061122sexacts.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.shortpacked.com/comics/20061122sexacts.png" alt="" border="2" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Found it quite amusing... so posting it here. More available at </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.shortpacked.com">http://www.shortpacked.com</a><br /></div>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-41327808256627060952006-11-20T20:48:00.001+05:302006-11-20T23:07:02.693+05:30My brother got N70 as a gift...Am I jealous??<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Two posts in one day...*ahem*...I never thought I'd be able to do that...But since its about the Nokia N70 **droool**, what the heck! ;-)...One look at this beautiful pea</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">ce of art is enough to make my heart go pit-a-pat!</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Check out the outstanding specs:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4285/458680970868384/1600/774203/n70.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 185px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4285/458680970868384/320/271076/n70.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">▪ 256K Colour TFT Display</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">▪ 2 MegaPixels Camera</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">▪ Symbian OS 8.1a, Series 60</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">▪ FM Radio</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">▪ MP3/AAC/MPEG-4 Player<br />▪ GPRS Class 10: 32-48 kbps<br />▪ EDGE Class 10: 236.8 kbps<br />▪ Bluetooth<br />▪ Multimedia Messaging (MMS)<br />▪ WAP 2.0/xHTML Web browser<br />▪ Memory Card: 128MB RS-DV-MMC<br />▪ Support for Java Games<br />▪ Themes Support<br /></span><blockquote></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;">For a more complete list of features, please visit <a href="http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n70-1153.php"><span style=""><span class="a">http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n70-1153.php</span></span></a><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I must say...I may be an asexual who doesn't like anyone "that" way...but sweet God...I'm a sucker for gadgets! :-)</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Still finding it <span style="font-weight: bold;">hard</span> to believe that a pest like my little brother got so lucky...I even asked him to trade for my *cough* good-as-new Nokia 6630, as most of the geeky stuff about N70 will go straight above his head...LOL...The little beast is acting like such a self-satisfied-smug worm...Oooooh!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">So, the question still remains...Am I jealous?? <span style="font-weight: bold;">You bet!</span></span><br /></div>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-80395699218717596472006-11-20T09:04:00.001+05:302006-11-20T14:32:46.985+05:30Team members invited...Interested?<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Are you asexual? Interested in writing for this blog as a team member and sharing your own/personal a-sexy experiences of life? Or maybe just discuss random stuff about asexuality in general to create more awareness? Then please leave your email address in the comments section or contact me directly by email..I'll get in touch with you as soon as possible...:-)</span><br /></span>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-15116038567794941052006-11-15T22:46:00.000+05:302006-11-15T23:49:28.923+05:30Some more 'asexual' stuff...<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">Before I start on with this post...I'd like to thank David Jay (AVENguy), founder of the <a href="http://www.asexuality.org/">Asexuality Visibility and Education Network (a.k.a AVEN)</a>, for being kind enough to allow me to freely use content from his site on my blog (he actually told me to 'go nuts')... Thanks DJ... :-)<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br />*ahem*...now that the formalities are done over with... here's an overview of what asexuality really is and what "relationships", "attraction" (you know... the jargon) really mean when applied to us asexuals...<br /><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Asexual and Asexuality</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">An asexual is someone who does not experience sexual attraction. Unlike celibacy, which people choose, asexuality is an intrinsic part of who we are. Asexuality does not make our lives any worse or any better, we just face a different set of challenges than most sexual people. There is considerable diversity among the asexual community, each asexual person experiences things like relationships, attraction, and arousal somewhat differently.</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></strong><br /><strong style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Relationships</strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Asexual people have the same emotional needs as anyone else, and like in the sexual community we vary widely in how we fulfill those needs. Some asexual people are happier on their own, others are happiest with a group of close friends. Other asexual people have a desire to form more intimate romantic relationships, and will date and seek long-term partnerships. Asexual people are just as likely to date sexual people as we are to date each other.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sexual or nonsexual, all relationships are made up of the same basic stuff. Communication, closeness, fun, humor, excitement and trust all happen just as much in sexual relationships as in nonsexual ones. Unlike sexual people, asexual people are given few expectations about the way that our intimate relationships will work. Figuring out how to flirt, to be intimate, or to be monogamous in a nonsexual relationships can be challenging, but free of sexual expectations we can form relationships in ways that are grounded in our individual needs and desires.</span><br /><br /><strong style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Attraction</strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Many asexual people experience attraction, but we feel no need to act out that attraction sexually. Instead we feel a desire to get to know someone, to get close to them in whatever way works best for us. Asexual people who experience attraction will often be attracted to a particular gender, and will identify as gay, bi, or straight.</span><br /><br /><strong style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Arousal</strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For some sexual arousal is a fairly regular occurrence, though it is not associated with a desire to find a sexual partner or partners. Some will occasionally masturbate, but feel no desire for partnered sexuality. Other asexual people experience little or no arousal. Because we don’t care about sex, asexual people generally do not see a lack of sexual arousal as a problem to be corrected, and focus their energy on enjoying other types of arousal and pleasure.</span><br /><br /><u style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>Note:</strong></u><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><em style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">People do not need sexual arousal to be healthy, but in a minority of cases a lack of arousal can be the symptom of a more serious medical condition.</em><br /><strong style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></strong><br /><strong style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Identity</strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Most people on AVEN have been asexual for our entire lives. Just as people will rarely and unexpectedly go from being straight to gay, asexual people will rarely and unexpectedly become sexual or vice versa. Another small minority will think of themselves as asexual for a brief period of time while exploring and questioning their own sexuality.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">There is no litmus test to determine if someone is asexual. Asexuality is like any other identity- at its core, it’s just a word that people use to help figure themselves out. If at any point someone finds the word asexual useful to describe themselves, we encourage them to use it for as long as it makes sense to do so.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:85%;" >Source:</span><a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" href="http://www.asexuality.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=6&Itemid=28"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >AVEN:About Asexuality</span></a><br /></blockquote>Here's my personal favourite... The top ten responses to Asexuality by SwankIvy (yes...from AVEN again)...<br /><blockquote><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Asexual. Nonsexual. Antisexual. Celibate. These terms have different connotations depending on who you talk to, and at different times all of them have been applied to me, correct or no. But no matter how you define it, my “condition” can be summed up in one sentence: </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I don't want to have sex. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Plain and simple. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">It is not a case of avoiding sex out of fear, or as a result of a perceived moral obligation, or out of disinterest in starting a family. I just seem to have been spared the development of sexual inclination--maybe I have a biologically nonexistent libido, or maybe I have a psychological disinterest in physical intimacy, or maybe some of both . . . but the end result is simply that I have no interest in sex, and I like it that way.... </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" href="http://www.asexuality.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=38">(more)</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Source:</span><a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" href="http://www.asexuality.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=38">AVEN:Coming Out</a><br /></span></blockquote><a href="http://www.asexuality.org/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=38"></a>There's lots of stuff on the AVEN site and I think ripping it off and putting it here would be completely unethical on my part (although I will be posting some more stuff if I find it interesting ;-)...)...I've pasted a few articles from AVEN which I found very interesting, which apparently, will also help in giving a basic idea about asexuality to "the just curious", "the interested", "the confused" (*sigh*...the list goes on and on, doesn't it?)...<br /><br /></div>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757514513353806013.post-48265162923553681852006-11-11T18:23:00.000+05:302006-11-15T23:17:03.027+05:30Just realised I'm Asexual...So whats the big deal??<div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well...Since this </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >is </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">my first post here...let me describe in one word what it feels to be </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >ASEXUAL</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">...It feels </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >GREAT! </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Many people seem to consider this being a serious "mental" disorder but even if it is...I really am not so much bothered...:-)...</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Please allow me to give a brief introduction as to what the terms "asexual" and "asexuality" mean when used for human beings...<blockquote style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Asexuality is a general term or self-designation for people who lack sexual attraction or otherwise find sexual behavior unappealing. There is debate as to whether this is a sexual dysfunction or a sexual orientation; furthermore, there is disagreement over the exact definition of the word. The term is sometimes used as a gender identity by those who believe their lack of sexual attraction places them outside the traditional definitions of gender. There has been little research done on asexuality, but those studies that have been conducted suggest that, if it is a sexual orientation, it is among the least common.<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Source:Wikipedia:<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexuality">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexuality</a></span></blockquote>Whoops! Time just ran out...I'm going to give some more details on asexuality from different sources so that its easy to have a general idea about what it really is...And yes...since I'm an impossible geek, you can expect technology related posts also...I'll try to keep a balance between both ;-)<br /></span></span></div>AmoebaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672605905735589970noreply@blogger.com2