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This is a list of notable people on the spectrum of asexuality who have been open about their sexuality. The number of notable asexual individuals is likely to be several times higher than the number of individuals who appear on this list due to fact that many famous people have hidden their sexual orientations.
People on the asexual spectrum lack sexual attraction to others or experience low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity.[1][2][3] The spectrum includes sub-identities,[4] including gray asexuality and demisexuality. Asexual individuals may represent about one percent of the population.[2]
Many people who identify as asexual also identify with other labels. These other identities include how they define their gender and their romantic orientation.[5] They will oftentimes integrate these characteristics into a greater label that they identify with. Regarding romantic or emotional aspects of sexual orientation or sexual identity, for example, asexuals may identify as heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer[6][7] or by the following terms to indicate that they associate with the romantic, rather than sexual, aspects of sexual orientation:[7][8][9]
- aromantic; little to no romantic attraction
- biromantic; by analogy to bisexual
- heteroromantic; by analogy to heterosexual
- homoromantic; by analogy to homosexual
- panromantic; by analogy to pansexual
- ^ Robert L. Crooks; Karla Baur (2016). Our Sexuality. Cengage Learning. p. 300. ISBN 978-1305887428. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ a b Katherine M. Helm (2015). Hooking Up: The Psychology of Sex and Dating. ABC-CLIO. p. 32. ISBN 978-1610699518. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ Kelly, Gary F. (2004). "Chapter 12". Sexuality Today: The Human Perspective (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill. p. 401 (sidebar). ISBN 978-0-07-255835-7.
Asexuality is a condition characterized by a low interest in sex.
- ^ Scherrer, Kristin (2008). "Coming to an Asexual Identity: Negotiating Identity, Negotiating Desire". Sexualities. 11 (5): 621–641. doi:10.1177/1363460708094269. PMC 2893352. PMID 20593009.
- ^ MacNeela, Pádraig; Murphy, Aisling (December 30, 2014). "Freedom, Invisibility, and Community: A Qualitative Study of Self-Identification with Asexuality". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 44 (3): 799–812. doi:10.1007/s10508-014-0458-0. ISSN 0004-0002. PMID 25548065. S2CID 23757013.
- ^ "Overview". The Asexual Visibility and Education Network. 2008. Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ a b Christina Richards; Meg Barker (2013). Sexuality and Gender for Mental Health Professionals: A Practical Guide. SAGE. pp. 124–127. ISBN 978-1-4462-9313-3. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ Karli June Cerankowski; Megan Milks (2014). Asexualities: Feminist and Queer Perspectives. Routledge. pp. 89–93. ISBN 978-1-134-69253-8. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "Understanding Asexuality". The Trevor Project. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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