Asexual

Asexual designates the lack of sexual attraction (not to be confused with libido) or lack of a sexual orientation toward any specific gender taken up by a large number of human beings. Asexuality can be said to lead to volceldom as people identifying as asexual often do not want to have sex with someone else, though they may desire romantic relationships. Unlike hyposexual conditions, asexuality relates to an individual's capacity to find given targets arousing rather than the physiological state of the libido.

Usually it simply refers to a person having a negligible/unobserved quantity of sexuality, perhaps due to having below-average sexual impulses.^{[citation needed]}

Research suggests that the development of asexuality may be similar to or relate to homosexuality, specifically in the greater likelihood of being later-born and prevalence of non-right-handedness, both of which is weakly linked to high mutational load.

Demography

Approximately 1% of the United Kingdom population identifies as asexual. In the USA, as much as half of adult virgins in their late twenties identify as asexual.

See also

• Homosexuality
• Demographics of inceldom
• Aromantic