Living in a tolerant and accepting society means being able to define ourselves on our own terms, without the state passing judgment on how we chose to do it.
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Asexuality remains widely misunderstood. Here’s what it means and how this sexuality became a social movement.
A pride flag flies in front of the historic temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Recent years have put more attention on LGBTQ people’s struggle for acceptance in the LDS church, but asexual Latter-day Saints face unique challenges.
The asexual pride flag.
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It’s often assumed that people who identify as asexual are also ‘aromantic’ – that they aren’t interested in forming romantic relationships or aren’t capable of doing so.
Homosexual women are mostly happier with their lives than heterosexual women.
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Singles can face mistaken stereotypes and value judgments that they are less happy, or lonelier. For many, being single is simply a relationship preference or even an orientation.