Pramana Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 There's a new journal article that considers asexual experience and identity as a challenge to normative sexual scripts. Here's the abstract:"Sexual desire is often assumed to be natural and universally experienced by all adult human beings. The lived experiences of asexual individuals, however, are beginning to challenge this assumption. The purpose of this research is to gain a better understanding of asexual experience and identity. This study employed life story interviews with ten self-identified asexual individuals. Results show that asexuality is far more complicated than just a lack of sexual attraction. Respondents in this study arrived at an asexual identity after a discovery process, one that involved research on various sexualities. Participants report discovering an identity that “fit” through research on digital mediums, with Reddit being particularly influential. Several respondents reported trouble with their gender identity, particularly the set of sexual expectations that were hitched to their respective gender expressions. Many respondents noted that they were often assumed to be homosexual. Several participants described their “coming out” process as very similarly aligned with homosexual disclosure. Most respondents first had sexual encounters before realizing their asexual orientation. All respondents experienced relationships, community, connection and romance on their own terms, in unique and creative ways. This group of participants were by no means isolated. Indeed, all interviewees reported involvement in strong communities and many respondents experienced support from others. That said, several respondents did endure resistance, denial and pathologizing reactions from other people, including family members. The insights from this study challenge the normative ways we imagine sexuality, romance and attraction." Mitchell, Heather, and Gwen Hunnicutt. "Challenging Accepted Scripts of Sexual 'Normality': Asexual Narratives of Non‐normative Identity and Experience." Sexuality & Culture 0. no. 0 (2018): 1-18.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-018-9567-6 Link to post Share on other sites
To Each Their Own Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Hmm, this sounds like a great article. Sadly, I don’t have $40 USD laying around or I would buy the PDF so I could read it. Link to post Share on other sites
LeChat Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 59 minutes ago, To Each Their Own said: Hmm, this sounds like a great article. Sadly, I don’t have $40 USD laying around or I would buy the PDF so I could read it. Yes. I've thought this, too. 😞 There are quite a few college students on AVEN, so, perhaps their college/institution might have a subscription, where they'll be able to read it. Link to post Share on other sites
Hölle Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/7/2018 at 4:56 PM, To Each Their Own said: Hmm, this sounds like a great article. Sadly, I don’t have $40 USD laying around or I would buy the PDF so I could read it. I costs $15 to "rent" and I'm incredibly tempted. If I do I'll take screenshots. Link to post Share on other sites
To Each Their Own Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 45 minutes ago, Hölle said: I costs $15 to "rent" and I'm incredibly tempted. If I do I'll take screenshots. My interest is now illegally enticed! Yeah, I would read the hell out of those screen shots. LOL 🤣 Link to post Share on other sites
ultratwo Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 5:15 AM, To Each Their Own said: My interest is now illegally enticed! Yeah, I would read the hell out of those screen shots. LOL 🤣 There is always Sci-Hub. https://sci-hub.tw/10.1007/s12119-018-9567-6 Link to post Share on other sites
hopeisnotlost Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, ultratwo said: There is always Sci-Hub. https://sci-hub.tw/10.1007/s12119-018-9567-6 Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
Hölle Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 On 10/12/2018 at 8:24 AM, ultratwo said: There is always Sci-Hub. https://sci-hub.tw/10.1007/s12119-018-9567-6 Oh sweet! Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites
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