…there is an inherent assumption that being asexual is the opposite of being sexual or engaging in sexual activity. The reality is that self-identified asexual people may or may not engage in sex.
All by Michael Paramo
On the concept of Queer Asexuality
…as ace people we may not possess the ability to simply label ourselves as queer, because of the erasure of asexuality within queer spaces…
You could say that I’m a Gay Asexual Man.
When I say that I’m asexual and attracted to men, I’m often perceived as simply being in the closet or afraid to admit that I’m “fully gay” or “want to have sex with men.”
Navigating Toxic Masculinity as a Demiguy.
Toxic masculinity is still clouding my gender vision. I feel in my soul that I am a non-binary, but I cannot deny that this conclusion remains constrained - pushed and pulled by the toxic masculinity that has always surrounded and regulated my life.
Considering Intersectionality and (De)Sexualizing Asexual Bodies
For the asexual whose body is inherently sexualized, they may be deemed to be too inherently sexual to be asexual, directly conflicting with their ability to claim and have access to the identity of asexuality on a societal level.
"You just haven't found the right person yet": My asexuality isn't conditional
When asexuality is unconditional it becomes far more difficult to confront, understand, and accept as legitimate.
Who is oppressed enough to be "queer enough"?
Gatekeeping functions as a constricting and silencing force to certain groups that may be perceived as on the "fringes" of queerness…
A Gay Asexual: Trials of Validation
More is as how society would put it, at least, sex is always more. Why not less?
A Broken Machine: Coming of Age in my Asexual Body
As I gradually became committed to understanding and calling myself "asexual," their questions turned to whispers, and their whispers turned to thoughts.
On being Fat, Queer, and Asexual
“I’m sorry, I’m not interested in sex really,” I said. “Well, no one would want to have sex with you anyway.”
We Are But Broken Machines
Poetry by Michael Paramo.
