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I thought it was really timely that it was Asexuality Day, and the paper I had just cited KATG as a source (re: silent retreat) had mentioned asexuality as being a valid lifestyle that should be respected and not thought of as odd.
I can admit that I don't get it - I respect that choice even if I don't particularly understand it. But I come from a place of wanting to understand people's experiences. I have a friend, one of Mr. Bootie's closest friends, who I think is asexual. Mr. Bootie thinks his choice to be alone has to do with trauma from testicular cancer as an adolescent, but I think it's demeaning to have to ascribe some sort of handicap to the choice to be alone. He's happy now, that's what matters.
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