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The Asexual Visibility and Education Network

The Asexual Visibility and Education Network

It Gets Better – The It Gets Better Project exists to uplift, empower, and connect LGBTQ+ youth around the globe. Sexual orientation The term sexual preference largely overlaps with sexual orientation, but is generally distinguished in psychological research.[9] A person who identifies as bisexual, for example, may sexually prefer one sex over the other.[10] Sexual preference may also suggest a degree of voluntary choice,[9][11][12] whereas the scientific consensus is that sexual orientation is not a choice.[13][14][15] While sexual orientation is reported primarily within biology and psychology, including sexology, for reports within anthropology and history, including social constructionism, there are other explanations that relate to sexual orientation and culture. Definitions and distinguishing from sexual identity and behavior General Sexual orientation is traditionally defined as including heterosexuality, bisexuality, and homosexuality, while asexuality is considered the fourth category of sexual orientation by some researchers and has been defined as the absence of a traditional sexual orientation. Fluidity

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I don't identify myself as an ace, but I think this is an excellent website regardless. by wyrdandwyrder Feb 28

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