asexuality
It’s time to bust myths about asexuality
June 25, 2021by Carter Hemion, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of sexual assault Asexual people are believed to make up at least 1% of the world’s population. By comparison, 1% of the world is about the same amount of people who have red hair, or about twice as many people living in Canada today. Despite this, asexual people are barely represented or talked about in media. When they are, they’re often misrepresented, and misinformation spreads far. The definition of asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction. Asexuality can exist on a spectrum, which can include asexuals, gray-asexuals (folks who are largely asexual…
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Making room for asexual folk is more important than awkward representation
February 9, 2020By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor I’m not going to lie: being asexual is like being the weird kid sitting in the back of the queer bus who gives a little too much intense eye contact and has an odd obsession with…
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Four times sex taboos were done right in TV/Film
February 2, 2019By: Beatriz Fernandes, Kim Regala, and Winona Young Abortion in The Obvious Child It’s the classic story of boy meets girl, girl gets pregnant, and girl decides to have an abortion within the first 15 minutes of the movie. What’s even…
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Here’s the lowdown on a lesser-known sexual orientation: asexuality
July 4, 2018Written by: Simran Randhawa Sex usually is directly associated with romance and intimate relationships, but what if you love someone and you still don't feel sexual attraction towards them? Experiencing this without understanding it can often lead a person to…
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SFU becomes first university to offer asexuality studies
February 6, 2018Simon Fraser University was the first institution in the world to offer a full-length undergraduate course in asexuality studies. According to the Asexual Visibility and Education Network, an online asexual community, an asexual person is defined as someone who does…
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