Talk:GRSJ224/Asexuality: Variety, Erasure, and Visibility

Hi there!

I enjoyed reading your page and I think that you make a lot of really interesting points! The topic is super relevant to important discussions surrounding sexuality and self-identification that have been emerging recently. You organized your page well, the subheadings make the material easy to read. I liked how you defined a number of key terms and made note that these are only a few of many terms of self-identification.

I have a couple of suggestions that may add to your page! - you could include an interview (possibly from a newspaper or magazine) from someone who identifies as asexual in order to explore their experiences. I think this would support your analysis and add an important personal element - the picture you included doesn't seem to be appearing, this should be an easy fix! - I think it would be beneficial to make the intersectionality between sexual orientation and other factors more clear. Maybe create a subheading discussing these possible intersections and what it means in terms of your broader topic?

Good job :)

This is a really interesting topic and I learned a lot! As with any sexuality label, no single definition has the ability to fully encompass the experience of all those who identify. – this sentence is confusing; it feels unfinished I think it would be helpful to expand a little on the connections between asexuality and other variables, like gender (females), age (older- how old?), and religion. Are people truly asexual or are they repressing their feelings? What qualifies as asexuality – is it a self-label or are there other ways to determine whether someone is asexual or not? For example, Catholic priests are not supposed to have sex at all. Are they asexual? Is it enough for them to define themselves as asexual for them to be put into this category?

I quite enjoyed this post as I lack knowledge or insight on the topic of asexuality, but your blog helped me understand the concept and what it means for individuals to identify as "asexual". I think you've done a good job of covering the definition of asexuality, in the formal and societal contexts, and also did thorough research on the subject, so as to obtain the most accurate information to place in your blog post. One thing that you could add is additional visual aids, in terms of showing charts of the statistics you've found, but other than that you've done a great job!

I really loved this topic! A sexuality isn’t often talked about so it’s great to see you researching about it! I think this page is really well researched and thought out! I like the additions of the different ways that asexuality is categorized and how the sexual preference has become medicalized. I think it would be a great addition to talk about the different definitions that you mentioned at the top. I know that all sexualities are on a spectrum so it would be really great visually if you could find a sort of spectrum of asexuality or asexuality on the sexuality spectrum.

Hello! Your page is very interesting and informative. I think that many people have misconceptions of what the term "asexual" means, or lack knowledge of the term itself. It's great that you created this page as it sheds light on a topic that isn't discussed as much as others such as heterosexual, homosexual and transgender individuals. The layout of your page is strong and provides various definitions; I also like how you mentioned the different Sex-Related Identities and Romance-Related Identities, because I have never heard of these terms before. Perhaps you could include quotes or a video of an asexual individual opening up about their experiences in order to provide your audience with a better understanding of how these individuals discuss their sexuality. Good luck with your editing process!

Saphia

Hi!

I really enjoyed reading over your wiki draft. Asexuality is topic not commonly addressed or talked about, even in academia and the information you provide is super interesting. I really liked how you started of with the definition of asexuality. However you mention there's many different ways to define asexuality and if you were to provide some contrasting ones it could give the reader a better overall idea of what asexuality means and the different ways in which individuals identify with it. You address many important areas of conversation within asexuality with your subtopics but I found them to be a bit sporadic and confessing to follow. It's something small but simply rearranging your layout could make a huge difference for the reader.