You Can Be Asexual and Sex-Positive — Here's Why It Matters
The inherent queerness of not desiring sex and not centering it in one’s life can teach people a lot about attraction, libido, desirability, and so much more.
Share on Pinterest Viktor Solomin/Stocksy United Like many other asexual, or ace, individuals, I realized I was asexual after watching the character Todd from “Bojack Horseman” discover his own asexuality and all the possibilities that could mean for his dating and sex life. Before then, I didn’t even know that asexuality was a sexual orientation that I could identify with. But the confusion Todd felt surrounding his attraction to others, as well as the pressure he felt to engage in sexual acts despite not wanting to, was deeply relatable to me and my experiences. I first began watching Todd’s
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