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ASEXUAL: Asexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by a lack of sexual attraction to any gender.
1. What is asexuality?
Answer: Asexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by a lack of sexual attraction to any gender.
2. Are asexual people capable of forming romantic relationships?
Answer: Yes, asexual people can form romantic relationships with people who have any sexual orientation.
3. Can asexual people experience sexual desire?
Answer: Yes, some asexual people experience sexual desire, but they may not feel a desire to act on those feelings with another person.
4. Is being asexual the same as celibacy?
Answer: No, celibacy is a choice to abstain from sexual activity, while asexuality is a sexual orientation.
5. Is asexuality a mental disorder?
Answer: No, asexuality is not a mental disorder and is not listed in the DSM-5.
6. Is asexuality a gender identity?
Answer: No, asexuality is a sexual orientation, not a gender identity.
7. Can asexual people have children?
Answer: Yes, asexual people can have biological children through assisted reproductive technology or adoption.
8. Is asexuality a choice?
Answer: No, asexuality is not a choice and is not caused by any external factors.
9. Are asexual people attracted to anyone?
Answer: Asexual people may experience other forms of attraction, such as aesthetic attraction or romantic attraction, but they do not experience sexual attraction.
10. Does asexuality mean that a person is not interested in relationships?
Answer: No, some asexual people are interested in relationships and may form romantic relationships with people of any sexual orientation.