April 6 is International Asexuality Day. It’s a day that was created by asexual activists (including model Yasmin Benoit) to highlight how asexuality is an oftentimes invisible orientation that many ...

This year, Asexual Awareness Week, now known as Ace Week, takes place Oct. 19–25. The annual observance spotlights asexuality and the broader “ace” spectrum of identities. Over time, Ace Week has ...

I remember a day during my senior year when all my friends and classmates were talking about plans after high school. Eventually, the question got around to whether or not to have kids and get married ...

Asexuality is, in my experience, one of the lesser-discussed identities that falls underneath the LGBTQ+ umbrella. It is also lesser understood, to the point where some don’t believe it exists, ...

People may not understand or find my life strange - but I like being an anomaly.

A decade ago, when Bauer was a high school junior, she felt left out as all of her friends became engulfed in the throws of teenage lust. A sex-obsessed maniac, Bauer was not. She had crushes on ...

At a conference in Dublin, activist Yasmin Benoit spoke about how asexual people are more likely to be subjected to 'conversion therapy'.

Romantic relationships improve psychological well-being for most people—but do they for everyone? It has been shown in many scientific studies that high-quality romantic relationships with a loving ...