@Piss_Ant @chainsaw_appreciator @IsraelDelendaEst Up until a few years ago, lack of sexual interest was considered a disorder (in the DSM) no matter the cause or lack thereof. Now they’ve amended it to say it’s only a disorder if it’s causing the person distress and that was a result of probably the only example of “asexual activism.” I have varying thoughts about the change.

But as I’ve said here in the past, imagine everything that has been done to the words “lesbian,” “woman,” and even “gender,” combine and multiply that by 100 then make it sure that up until 10 years ago few have ever heard of the word. That’s what has happened to “asexual.”

As for if it’s a sexual orientation or not, I’m unsure why so many hyper focus on that. In response I’d just say, is atheism a religion? The relationship is similar.