Ace : what asexuality reveals about desire, society, and the meaning of sex / Angela Chen.

"Ace delves into the lives of those who identify using the little-known sexual orientation of asexuality and shows what all of us can learn--about desire, identity, culture, and relationships--when we use an asexual lens to see the world"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Chen, Angela, 1991- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Beacon Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Sex. Asexuality (Sexual orientation) Sexual minorities. Desire. Sexual attraction. Sex (Psychology) Sexual Behavior. Sexualité. Asexualité (Orientation sexuelle) Minorités sexuelles. Désir. Attrait sexuel. Sexualité (Psychologie) Transsexuels. Sexuality. LGBTQ+. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. Asexual people. Asexuality. Compulsory sexuality. LGBTQ. Informational works. Documents d'information.
Genre:	LGBTQ. Informational works. Documents d'information.
Physical Description:	xi, 210 pages ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Part I. Self. Prologue
Arriving at asexuality
Explanation via negativa
Compulsory sexuality and (male) asexual existence
Part II. Variations on a theme. Just let me liberate you
Whitewashed
In sickness and in health
Part III. Others. Romance, reconsidered
The good-enough reason
Playing with others
Anna
Where are we going, where have we been?