scarletlatitude Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-is-for-asexual-erasing-the-asexual-orientation_us_59454b7be4b024b7e0df4c75 17 June 2017 Quote A few months ago I went to see my gynecologist. I am a successful, professional woman in my mid-30’s. I am taken seriously by my peers. But when I told her I am Asexual, her initial response was a big, hearty laugh! When I told her I was serious, that it was a real orientation, she grew stern immediately. “Would you like me to sign you up for therapy?” To recap: A doctor who spent at least 8 years studying women’s sex organs laughed at me when I told her I was Asexual ― then asked if I needed therapy. This lack of education shouldn’t be so pervasive. I’m sick of being erased by society at-large, but particularly by the LGBTQIA+ community. Since I’d never heard of the term “Asexual” or met another person like me, the only other solution offered to me was that I was either a repressed lesbian or broken. Link to post Share on other sites
argar Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Thank you for sharing. I found it interesting and informative. At this point in my life though I am not really interested in being part of the LGBT. She did make a good point about younger people needed the support, but I think AVEN does a better job addressing their needs than the LGBT. That's just my opinion though. Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Cat Lady Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Great article! Thank you for sharing. I would also like to see the A represent Asexual, at least to let people know there is such a thing! I'm in my mid-40s and had no idea until 7 years ago. For a long time, I thought something was wrong with me. Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Cat Lady Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Where I am, the letters now seem to be LGBTQ2S+ (The 2S is 2-Spirit, a native term. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-spirit) Link to post Share on other sites
thylacine Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 The gyno sounds like a raving idiot. Where the f--- did that doctor get his/her/its medical degree? On the internet? Link to post Share on other sites
Hermit Advocate Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 On 11/13/2017 at 6:42 PM, thylacine said: The gyno sounds like a raving idiot. Where the f--- did that doctor get his/her/its medical degree? On the internet? Probably. Maybe she attended Trump's failed college? Link to post Share on other sites
Anony-moose Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 On 11/12/2017 at 3:21 AM, argar said: Thank you for sharing. I found it interesting and informative. At this point in my life though I am not really interested in being part of the LGBT. She did make a good point about younger people needed the support, but I think AVEN does a better job addressing their needs than the LGBT. That's just my opinion though. I agree, I'm ace and aro-spec yet I feel that I don't resonate too much with the LGBT+'s agenda and goals (though I support them) as an asexual person. It's fine for other aces to feel they are LGBT+ of course. I feel that AVEN is more focused on social issues and the LGBT+ on social and political issues, which is quite a difference. But at the same time I believe there should be mutual support and acceptance between AVEN and the LGBT+ communities. Link to post Share on other sites
OldSoul Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I posted a rant about this when I'd first joined the forum and was met with major push back. It actively irritates me when people say the A is for Ally. It sure the frick does not. Allies don't need a letter. They don't need inclusion. They don't need to feel special because they SUPPORT others. I thought I was heterosexual, without interest, for years. I didn't have any conflicting sexual thoughts. I just assumed I was "normal", and I NEVER thought that the A was for Ally then, either. The "A" is for asexual, and that's for a million different reasons, but mainly- to me- because the same people who berate them, berate us. Link to post Share on other sites
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