Asexuality is a sexual orientation defined by a lack of sexual attraction to any person of any gender. This has nothing to do with the person’s libido or desire to participate in sexual activities.
Check out these resources to raise your awareness of asexuality.
Days of Significance:
International Asexuality Day – April 6
Ace Week (Asexual Awareness Week) – October 18-October 24, 2026
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What is Asexuality?
Asexuality is a sexual orientation defined by a lack of sexual attraction to any person of any gender.
Asexual people – also known as “Ace” or “Aces” – may want to and can form many types of intimate relationships, whether those relationships are romantic, platonic, or other forms of attraction and connection.
Asexuality is an umbrella term, and exists on a spectrum. Common terms and identities on the asexual spectrum include:
- Demisexual: People who only experience sexual attraction once they form a strong emotional connection with another person.
- Grey-A: People who identify somewhere between sexual and asexual.
What does it mean to be asexual?
Jennifer Power, The Conversation
What does it mean to be asexual?
Rachel Rasker, ABC
Listen to asexual voices
‘Corrective rape’: Asexuals welcome new anti-conversion bill
The Advertiser
What it’s like to come out as asexual
SBS
Borrow a book
Libraries SA have collection of books about asexuality
Advocate for and with asexual communities
In 2026, 30 asexual South Australians took our pre-election survey. Their top 3 priorities were:
- Improved access to gender affirming care
- Ending conversion practices
- Safer, more inclusive mainstream health and social services
“The vast majority of healthcare providers – from physical to mental health – are not educated about what asexuality means..
I disclosed my sexual history and wasn’t believed. I got told I was lying when I said I haven’t experienced sexual trauma.”
— 55-64 year old asexual woman, Barossa, Yorke, Mid North region
Six ways to be an ally to asexual people
Stonewall
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