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Is there an Asexual friendly space in this site? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Because well, I am Asexual, and well.... it is incredibly rare to find another Asexual person anywhere. Not to shame people for their interests, but I am not comfortable with a lot of posts, even if they are meant to be for a joke, implying that everyone gets horny, and/or that apparent "Peak Hedonism" or whatever it's called, is about having lots of sex. Again, something I am not interested in.

I have seen no signs of any Asexual friendly spaces on this site, not even in the LGBTQIA+ Subcommunity for this site. Although I have been socially isolated by otherwise queer friendly spaces before, for "only" being Asexual.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think GSM (gender and sexual minorities) is perhaps a more accurate label. The community is about being different from the cishet majority, unless you're suggesting straight trans people should be excluded too?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I’m not sure I understand. Why wouldn’t straight trans people be part of an lgbtq comm?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

when sexuality is literally the defining criteria for the comm.

Are you suggesting being trans is a sexual thing?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

They probably forgot to write the "straight" part when you were replying to the comment.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

That's correct. The criticism is still valid though.