Being Asexual

                         

Indian Roots supports ASEXUALITY and we are here to listen your stories and #mentalhealth

98% of Indians don't openup nor they know the term Asexual.

Come let's spread awareness and accept them as one of us. 

As the pride month celebration  is going on everywhere we always forget "A"  

In the initialism LGBTQIA+, the A stands for asexual spectrum, or a-spec.

What is asexuality?

Asexuality describes a lack of sexual attraction. Asexual people may experience romantic attraction, but they do not feel the urge to act on these feelings sexually.

Asexuality is a sexual orientation, like being gay or straight. It is different from celibacy or abstinence. Asexuality exists on a spectrum, with much diversity in people’s experiences and desires for relationships, attraction, and arousal.

An estimated 1% of the population is asexual, though experts believe the numbers are much higher. 

What is asexuality?

The experience of being asexual varies among people.

Asexuality is a sexual orientation, just like homosexuality, bisexuality, and heterosexuality. Asexual people are sometimes known as ace or aces for short.

According to The Trevor Project, asexual is an umbrella term that exists on a spectrum. It describes a variety of ways in which a person might identify. While most asexual people have little interest in having sex, they may experience romantic attraction. Others may not.

Asexual people have the same emotional needs as everyone else. Most will desire and form emotionally intimate relationships with other people. Asexual people may be attracted to the same sex or other sexes.

Asexual people have the same emotional needs as everyone else. Everyone is different, and how individuals fulfill those needs varies widely.

It is also important to note that asexuality is not the same as hypoactive s