So as you may or may not know, I identify as asexual, but I realized
that my formal knowledge of asexuality was rather limited so picked up this
book to fix that. It turned out to be a really interesting read, regardless of
whether you’re ace or not.
There’s discussions of what asexuality is, which includes
various sexualities and romantic identities that fall under the asexual
umbrella. (A few examples: demisexual, lithoromantic, aromantic, etc…) Decker
then continues to discuss what the asexual culture is like (there’s a lot of
jokes about cake mostly), the hardships that asexuals face, how allies can
help, and further resources for more information. It is very comprehensive,
there’s a lot of information included here.
One section that I personally appreciated a lot was the
discussion about how there is this myth that asexuals are not discriminated
against. Decker systematically pulls this apart and examines all the various
ways that asexuals are at a disadvantage in our society currently. There are
more that you would expect!
There is also a really good section specifically for allies
and how they can help! Being an ally is important people!
It can get a little repetitive regarding things that you
should and should not say to an asexual, but having said that it is a good idea
to pound that into people’s heads so it is not necessarily a bad thing.
A really informative book, I know that I will definitely be
checking out some of those resources that Decker recommends.
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