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‘“Asexual” Isn’t Who I Am’: The Politics of Asexuality [PDF]
Sociological Research Online, 2018 Some literature on asexuality has claimed that it is inherently radical and contains the potential for resistance. Unfortunately, this literature has tended to be unempirical, has imagined asexuality as a disembodied entity, and has marginalised the multiple identities held by asexual people.
Matt Dawson
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Asexuality: Classification and Characterization
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2007 The term "asexual" has been defined in many different ways and asexuality has received very little research attention. In a small qualitative study (N = 4), individuals who self-identified as asexual were interviewed to help formulate hypotheses for a larger study. The second larger study was an online survey drawn from a convenience sample designed to
Nicole Prause, Cynthia Graham
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Journal of Applied Philosophy, 2020 AbstractAsexuality is overlooked in the philosophical literature and in wider society. Such neglect produces incomplete or inaccurate accounts of romantic life and harms asexual people. We develop an account of asexuality to redress this neglect and enrich discussion of romantic life. Asexual experiences are diverse.
Luke Brunning, Natasha McKeever
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(In)Visible (a)sexuality? Media discourses and representations on asexuality in Portugal
Antropologia Portuguesa, 2021 This article presents the result of a multimodal analysis of the representation of asexuality in Portuguese mainstream media. In Portugal, the media played a pivotal role in the relationship between the newly formed Portuguese asexual community and the ...
Rita Alcaire
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Asexuality development among middle aged and older men. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 OBJECTIVES: To assess erectile function in middle-aged and older men with asexuality status and further analyze their specific reasons for this condition.
Yan-Ping Huang +11 more
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Asexuality and the Potential of Young Adult Literature for Disrupting Allonormativity
International Journal of Young Adult Literature, 2021 This article examines the representation of asexuality and norms around sex and sexual orientation in contemporary English-language UK and US YA literature.
Patricia Kennon
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Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2022 Leavenworthia (Brassicaceae) has served as a model group for investigating the evolution of mating systems in plants, yet several Leavenworthia species remain understudied. One such taxon is Leavenworthia exigua var.
Christine E. Edwards +3 more
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Patterns of gene expression in ovaries of sexual vs. asexual lineages of a freshwater snail
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Why sexual reproduction is so common when asexual reproduction should be much more efficient and less costly remains an open question in evolutionary biology.
Kyle E. McElroy +8 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Many asexual individuals are in long-term satisfying romantic relationships. However, the contributors to relational commitment among asexual individuals have received little attention.
Alexandra Brozowski +7 more
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Asexuality is inversely associated with positive body image in British adults
Heliyon, 2019 Research on positive body image has infrequently considered sexual minority orientations beyond lesbians, gay men, and bisexual persons. Indeed, there is no existing research on the relationships between body image and asexuality, which refers to a lack ...
Viren Swami +3 more
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