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Volodja
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07 Jan 2011, 9:30 am

I agree. I'm not saying it shouldn't be added, just that at least you have the option to not put anything. People who would like to do that don't have that option for Sex/gender



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08 Jan 2011, 4:37 am

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There isn't really a proper sexual orientation option on facebook though really. And the "interested in" thing is optional, so you don't have to put anything if you don't feel happy with the options. Whereas gender isn't optional. So I think having an "other" option for gender is more important than adding asexuality or pansexuality

And pansexuality differs from bisexuality in that bisexuals are (obviously) attracted to two sexes/genders - male/female. Pansexual means someone who's capable of being attracted to someone regardless of sex or gender, including people who don't fit in to either


I'm not going to say what's more important, but a variety of gender options, along with an "other" option, would certainly be nice, and would make me feel a lot more comfortable...


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08 Jan 2011, 4:47 am

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I am also bisexual when I am not being asexual (the latter most of the time).


Please elaborate. How is it that you can be both asexual at one time and sexual at another?

The fact that you have sexual attraction at any given time means that you are a sexual being and, therefore, you're not an asexual being by nature.

Am I not right? Or am I missing something here?



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08 Jan 2011, 6:48 am

MCalavera wrote:
merrymadscientist wrote:
I am also bisexual when I am not being asexual (the latter most of the time).


Please elaborate. How is it that you can be both asexual at one time and sexual at another?

The fact that you have sexual attraction at any given time means that you are a sexual being and, therefore, you're not an asexual being by nature.

Am I not right? Or am I missing something here?


He or she is confusing attraction with drive, I'm betting.

Thank you for pointing this out. It's hard enough to explain to people what asexual means without sexuals claiming to be one.

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08 Jan 2011, 10:19 pm

Bethie wrote:
MCalavera wrote:
merrymadscientist wrote:
I am also bisexual when I am not being asexual (the latter most of the time).


Please elaborate. How is it that you can be both asexual at one time and sexual at another?

The fact that you have sexual attraction at any given time means that you are a sexual being and, therefore, you're not an asexual being by nature.

Am I not right? Or am I missing something here?


He or she is confusing attraction with drive, I'm betting.

Thank you for pointing this out. It's hard enough to explain to people what asexual means without sexuals claiming to be one.

:?


Cool. So what's it like to be asexual?

Does the thought of kissing and hugging someone romantically not turn you on?

If you were to watch an erotic scene, you wouldn't feel aroused?



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10 Jan 2011, 5:24 am

PanoramaIsland wrote:
Volodja wrote:
There isn't really a proper sexual orientation option on facebook though really. And the "interested in" thing is optional, so you don't have to put anything if you don't feel happy with the options. Whereas gender isn't optional. So I think having an "other" option for gender is more important than adding asexuality or pansexuality

And pansexuality differs from bisexuality in that bisexuals are (obviously) attracted to two sexes/genders - male/female. Pansexual means someone who's capable of being attracted to someone regardless of sex or gender, including people who don't fit in to either


I'm not going to say what's more important, but a variety of gender options, along with an "other" option, would certainly be nice, and would make me feel a lot more comfortable...


I'm not saying gender is more important than sexuality here, but right now at least sexuality can almost always be left unanswered if you're not happy with the options. whereas that's hardly ever the case with gender, so right now I think that should be priority



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10 Jan 2011, 7:43 am

MCalavera wrote:
Bethie wrote:
MCalavera wrote:
merrymadscientist wrote:
I am also bisexual when I am not being asexual (the latter most of the time).


Please elaborate. How is it that you can be both asexual at one time and sexual at another?

The fact that you have sexual attraction at any given time means that you are a sexual being and, therefore, you're not an asexual being by nature.

Am I not right? Or am I missing something here?


He or she is confusing attraction with drive, I'm betting.

Thank you for pointing this out. It's hard enough to explain to people what asexual means without sexuals claiming to be one.

:?


Cool. So what's it like to be asexual?

Does the thought of kissing and hugging someone romantically not turn you on?

If you were to watch an erotic scene, you wouldn't feel aroused?


I love the thought of hugging someone romantically,
not so much kissing,
but it wouldn't turn me on.

I tend to stay away from movies with "erotic" scenes-
seeing people undressed makes me very uncomfortable,
and I certainly don't want to see the act itself portrayed.

I have physical urges once a month due to hormones, which I satisfy alone,
but no sexual attraction to anyone.
It's no different from the urge to pee, and the relief when you have.


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