Invisible Orientation (eBook)

An Introduction to Asexuality * Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner in LGBT *

Julie Sondra Decker (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
240 Seiten
Skyhorse (Verlag)
978-1-5107-0064-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Lambda Literary Award 2014 Finalist in LGBT NonfictionForeword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award 2014 Finalist in Family & RelationshipsIndependent Publisher Book Awards 2015 (IPPY) Silver Medal in Sexuality/RelationshipsNext Generation Indie Book Awards 2015 Winner in LGBT--What if you weren't sexually attracted to anyone?A growing number of people are identifying as asexual. They arent sexually attracted to anyone, and they consider it a sexual orientation—like gay, straight, or bisexual.Asexuality is the invisible orientation. Most people believe that “everyone” wants sex, that “everyone” understands what it means to be attracted to other people, and that “everyone” wants to date and mate. But thats where asexual people are left out—they dont find other people sexually attractive, and if and when they say so, they are very rarely treated as though thats okay.When an asexual person comes out, alarming reactions regularly follow; loved ones fear that an asexual person is sick, or psychologically warped, or suffering from abuse. Critics confront asexual people with accusations of following a fad, hiding homosexuality, or making excuses for romantic failures. And all of this contributes to a discouraging master narrative: there is no such thing as “asexual.” Being an asexual person is a lie or an illness, and it needs to be fixed.In The Invisible Orientation, Julie Sondra Decker outlines what asexuality is, counters misconceptions, provides resources, and puts asexual peoples experiences in context as they move through a very sexualized world. It includes information for asexual people to help understand their orientation and what it means for their relationships, as well as tips and facts for those who want to understand their asexual friends and loved ones.

Autor

Julie Sondra Decker has been a prominent voice for the asexual community since 1998, spreading asexuality awareness through her popular videos and blog essays. She has been interviewed in many mainstream publications, including Marie Claire, Salon, and the Daily Beast, and she was a prominent interviewee in the documentary (A)sexual by Arts Engine. She is a regular contributor to Good Vibrations. As an aromantic, asexual woman, she is happily single and resides in Tampa, Florida.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.10.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Partnerschaft / Sexualität
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: ACES • Asexuality • asexual people • Aven • Bisexual • books on bouts • books on comprehensive introductions • books on compromises • books on fuckins • books on human sexualities • books on lgbts • books on misconceptions • books on offlines • books on orientations • books on queers books on carrigans • books on romantic attractions • books on romantic relationships • books on sexual attractions • books on spaces • books on troughs • books on youtube channels • bout • carrigan • common girl • comprehensive introduction • compromise • Definitions • directly address • disrespected • Educate • educating • experience sexual • fuckin • glickman • grayness • Heteronormative • Human sexuality • Invisible • julie decker • kendra holliday • Labels • LGBT • Offline • Orientations • Partnering • Platonic • profound sense • psychology history • push yourself • queer misconceptions • romantic attraction • romantic movies • romantic relationship • sexological • sex-positive • sexual attraction • sexualized • sexually attracted • Sexual orientation • Spaces • spectrums • succor • Survey • trough • Visibility • YouTube Channel
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-0064-1 / 1510700641
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-0064-2 / 9781510700642