If you donāt believe being asexual has any negative affect on people I was told by a psychiatrist that none of my relationships count because we didnāt have sex, and I canāt say Iām gay since I donāt want to have sex with girls.
and I was taken off my antidepressants because they may be lowering the libido I never had in the first place (plus various other reasons, but still immediately, cold turkey, which should NEVER happen unless theyāre switching you to something else)
But aphobia doesnāt exist and asexuals are privileged, right?
Sorry to add to this but I wanted to say since Iāve had bad experiences with mental health professionals and biphobia, I usually get asked ābut are you sure you are sexually attracted to both sexes, are you sure itās not just an emotional attraction?!ā Like my dude donāt you think I can tell the difference between wanting to date someone and wanting to be friends? Also, due to be gray ace 90% of the time I am not even attracted to anyone but like sure, make me feel guilty that I canāt āproveā my bisexuality.
Sorry too but to add on, being aro isnāt much different. I told my therapist and she was immediately concerned that my meds were repressing āall my emotionsā and wanted to take me off them. My insurance ran out and I went off them bc of no money before that happened. She also suggested dating someone anyway to āfixā the āissueā and expressed concern that my emotions (romantic feelings) werenāt present because āIām suspicious and untrusting of everyone and donāt want to try hard enough.ā
Having your orientation medicalized and invalidated is bad enough, but its fucking dangerous to have your meds taken away because youāre not performing relationships the way some doctor thinks youāre required to.
Aaaand this is why we need the bi/pan/ace/aro alliance.
this is why we need to recognize more queer experiences and identities than gay and lesbian, through increased awareness, information and representation.
My hand slippedā¦ Ā (P.S. Itās transparent!)
