Guest member25959 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 There's lots of resources relating to asexuality in German, French and Spanish, and a considerable amount in Mandarin, Japanese, Italian and Dutch So I thought it'd be interesting to Google "asexuality" in various obscure languages and see what comes up. At the moment I've largely focused on European languages (most of these are articles, and I've listed them in order of discovery because I'm lazy. There are a few relevant blogs and thread posts in here too)... Estonian Mis on aseksuaalsus?, Estonian blog that focuses entirely on sexuality Two articles on Delfi (popular in the Baltics apparently) Neljas suguline sättumus: üks protsent elanikkonnast peab end "aseksuaalseks" and... Mahavaikitud tsölibaat, which seems to focus more on celibacy Naine, kes ei tunne vajadust seksi järele, elu24 article focuses on the BBC's (UK) Jenni Goodchild article aseksuaalsus, forum thread, added to this list due to its age (January 2005) and size Kui seks jätab täiesti külmaks, article on Naiste Maailm Hungarian Segítség! Aszexuális vagyok! article on Wellness Cafe Az aszexualitás article on Parkapcsolat-Teria. Website of Geist Klára, established Hungarian psychologist Aszexualitás article on Femina (again) Még mindig tabutéma: az aszexualitás, article on LifeNetwork Más eszét veszti - én undorodom a szextől, another article on LifeNetwork De mi is pontosan az aszexualitás?, article on Piac & Profit Soha többet nem szexel a 29 éves article on Hír24 Tudom, hogy van szex, de nem érdekel article on Velvet, 18+ apparently Aszexuális vagyok, de nem beteg! on Donna Szeretlek, de nem kívánlak, article on Kiskegyed Aszexualitás és rejtettheréjűség, article on Vital.hu Other Stuff... Collection of links to various related articles on Starlap ASZEXUÁLISOK IDE! (2005), Mercilon = aszexualitás (2005) and Nyitó hozzászólás (2007), threads on Nők Lapja Café forums Selection of posts relating to asexuality on Gyakori kérdések Hiányzik a szexuális vágy?, blog entry on Gazdag Enikő Pszichológus Latvian It's slightly more difficult to find any articles relating to asexuality in Latvian, "Bezdzimuma" (used to describe a genderless person) can also denote an asexual person. "Aseksualitāte" is the direct translation of "asexuality" Austrālijas pilsonis kļūst par pirmo oficiāli atzīto bezdzimuma personu, article on Delfi (LV), focusing on a former British citizen now living in Australia, though they're mostly focusing on their genderless identity Oficiāli atzīta pirmā bezdzimuma persona - Same focus, same subject, same website, different author Entry on w3dictionary emphasizes my initial point, Latvian equivalent of "asexual" commonly denotes a genderless person Aseksualitāte, a nice article on Skapis, discusses the flag and asexuality's relationship with the LGBT community Aseksualitāte jeb Mani neinteresē sekss - Article on Māmmam un Tētiem circa 2008 (note how it emphasizes the "lack of interest in sex") Aseksualitāte pirmais solis pretī slimībai - Article on TV*NET Viņus sekss neinteresē, another article emphasizes the relationship between disinterest in sex and asexuality, this time by Kasjauns A personal blog discusses AVEN's forums Atzīts ceturtais seksuālās orientācijas tips, sexual "tips"? Lots of focus on asexuality, yet another Delfi article Aseksuāli on XBlog, 2008 Arvien populārākas kļūst laulības, kurās nav seksuālo attiecību, jo abiem tās neķiet interesantas, Diena article from 2007 Jauna seksualitātes forma, discussing the "new form of sexuality" on Tauta Seksu nepiedāvāt!, article on Spoki Viņus neinteresē sekss, Apollo.lv gettin' in on the action Other stuff... (blogs, notable forum content) Asexuality entry on Latvian Wiktionary Cilveki, kas vispār negrib.., members of Atceries discuss asexuality, circa 2008 Tikumība, asexuality is discussed on L.E.L.B. (Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church)forums A strange blog entry focusing on the TV*NET article, but the blog entry claims that "In Western Europe, 20-25% of adults are asexual. Whereas in Russia, 8-10% are (asexual). Thus, we can assume that approximately 15% of Latvian adults are asexual." 5 veidi kā atteikties no seksa, neaizvainojot vīrieti, article on Starsyle mentions asexuality Aseksualitāte??, a confused individual asks if his disgust for sex may be asexuality on Dr Phorum aseksuāļi un antiseksuāļi* - Blast from the past, personal blog from 2006 discusses asexuality aseksuāļi, members on Una discuss asexuality Aseksuāls periods, discussing "asexual periods" at Jautajums Lithuanian Kas yra aseksualumas? - Article on DELFI gatvė, Internet-gaming community aimed largely at teens Aseksualumas, gyvenimas be seksualinių dalykų - Six pages worth of asexuality-focused discussion on Supermama's forums circa 2008 Aseksualumas: diagnozė ar gyvenimo būdas? - Article on Pasveik (health focused forums) From what I can gather, they're basically saying that sexlessness in men isn't always an impotence issue, it's more likely to be asexuality 3 articles on Balsas Aseksualumas ketvirta seksualinė orientacija basically focuses on the "fourth orientation" concept Aseksualumas: diagnozė ar gyvenimo būdas? Yep, same as Pasveik's article, but hosted on Balsas's website this time Tikros istorijos: aseksualumas basically saying that, if hypersexuality exists, why shouldn't asexuality exist? Trečioji lytinė orientacija: aseksualumas - Article on Zebra circa March 2009 Lietuvių aseksualumas nevilioja - Asexuality, in Lithuania?? Alfa explores this, and interviews Lithuanian L.Kukuraitis (supposedly not asexual, but has faced a life without sex), with some supportive theories from sexologist Viktoras apurovas Asexuality entry in Lithuanian Wiktionary Aseksualai: platonika meilė iki mirties, looks like they're discussing the platonic side in this article by 5 Brakės Entry on žodynas, Lithuanian version of Merriam-Webster? Psichologės konsultacija. Baisiuosi seksu! - What do you do when you find sex gross? According to Sveikata, it could be asexuality, but apparently you should contact your psychologist just in case Aseksualumas??, this article on Nuolaidų Mėnuo basically just focuses on asexuality Tikros Istorijos: Aseksualumas - Looks like an interpretation of a recent Independent (UK) article on Suaugusiems, be careful with this one you "need to be 18 to read this website", but there's nothing dirty in the article Two articles on Gaycafe/Gayline - Aseksualumas - kas tai? and Trečioji lytinė orientacija: aseksualumas Aseksualai: nauja seksualinė orientacija? (apklausa), article on Lithuania's version of Cosmopolitan... Cosmopolitan 9 faktai apie aseksualumą - 9 facts about asexuality, courtesy of Diena Ar normalu būti aseksualiam? , Delfi Gyvernimas asks if asexuality is normal Aseksualai, Antisex.blogas.lt (oh god... ) discusses asexuality (fucks sake), circa 2004 Taking a break now and gonna sleep k may continue later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega91 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Estonian is cool. Because I can understand a few words here and there. But yeah. Anyway I think this was a really interesting idea, seems like people often forget about the smaller languages. :D Out of curiosity, did you use Google translate to read these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member54880 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I ran that last Lithuanian article through Google Translate, and it's really not that bad, although kind of confusing. I'll have to take the translation with a grain of salt, but the first part of the article seems to conflate asexuality and celibacy, but a later part explains that asexuals can still have sexual relationships, and that asexuality isn't celibacy. However, it also says that (approx. translation) "...it seems that the last century, most Catholic priests, the Roman popes, monks and nuns were asexual...", but also acknowledges that some asexuals have biological children. Most of the article looks to be accurate though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega91 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Tho, to the last part, "...it seems that the last century, most Catholic priests, the Roman popes, monks and nuns were asexual..." it seems possible that many asexuals would join the church so they wouldn't have to deal with sex since it was a perfectly honorable way to remain celibate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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