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Originally posted by T.C
I've been saying this for years.
What is the difference between low testostrone/shot libido and Asexuality?
I'm open to be clarified on this topic but for now that's how i see it.
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For many, there's a big difference in desire (attraction) vs ability (libido/stimulation).
The way people discuss asexuality as an orientation is more as the former (an attraction in the sense of a lack of one) as opposed to the idea of if one can be sexually aroused or stimulated.
There are gay men who get aroused to straight **** with women in it without meaning to just because they have a high libido, or who would get hard or aroused if a woman touched them, but they're not actually attracted sexually to women and still identify as gay. Bodily reactions =/= attraction in the mind. It's like thinking every man with erectile dysfunction was ace, when.. that's not what people mean when they describe asexuals.
Asexual = someone who does not have sexual attraction to others.
Some asexuals are sex-repulsed or have other issues affecting their libido or sex drive, but many aren't, and many sex-repulsed people don't identify as asexual.