Study: One in 100 adults asexual

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/14/asexual.study/index.html

Thursday, October 14, 2004 Posted: 11:34 AM EDT (1534 GMT)

LONDON, England (CNN) -- About one percent of adults have absolutely no interest in sex, according to a new study, and that distinction is becoming one of pride among many asexuals.

The new study was conducted by Anthony Bogaert, a psychologist and human sexuality expert at Brock University in St. Catherines, Ontario.

It was published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sex Research and is the focus of a report in this Saturday's issue of New Scientist.

Bogaert's analysis looked at responses to another study in Britain, published in 1994. That study was based on interviews of 18,000 people about their sexual practices.

It offered respondent a list of options. One read: "I have never felt sexually attracted to anyone at all." One percent said they agreed with the statement.

That response level is close to the percentage of gay people in the population, which is around three percent, the New Scientist report says.

New Scientist says such studies offer insights into sexuality, the results remain controversial. "The closest we have got to understanding human asexuals comes from studies -- mostly surveys - of people who report not have sex," it says.

A 1994 survey, published by The University of Chicago Press, found that 13 percent of 3,500 respondents had no sex in the past year. Forty percent of those people said they were extremely happy or very happy with their lives.

"If asexuality is indeed a form of sexual orientation, perhaps it will not be long before the issue of 'A' pride starts attracting more attention," New Scientist says.

Activists have already started campaigning to promote awareness and acceptance of asexuality, it reports.

The Asexual Visibility and Education Network has an online store that sell items promoting awareness and acceptance on asexuality.

Among the items is a T-shirt with the slogan, "Asexuality: it's not just for amoebas anymore."

so what's a monosexual?

I knew several people who I would consider to be "asexual". Both men and women. NO interest in sexual activity. Some have backgrounds with sexual abuse, but some do not. With the ones where abuse is not a factor, I find them to be almost "robotic" and lacking in much passion for anything. I suspect a very low testocerone level is part of it. At any rate, though I've often wished for less of a libido -- in the interest of being able to get more done without being distracted by sexual thoughts, or being a slave to the power of the p#ssy -- the resultant apathetic lifestyle would really be a drag. I like having a healthy apetite for many things, and I can't imagine why one would be proud of not having those apetites...

And LT meets them all

Nature's way of saying "Your DNA is a dead end for any improvements to the species"?

Quoted: I've often wished for less of a libido -- in the interest of being able to get more done without being distracted by sexual thoughts

I hear ya.  At 31 it's not much different than when I was 17.  Think about sex once every minute and a half or whenever I see a relatively attractive female - whichever comes first.