{"product_id":"the-invisible-orientation-an-introduction-to-asexuality","title":"The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality","description":"\u003cp\u003eA finalist for the 2015 LAMBDA Literary Award.  What if you werent sexually attracted to anyone?  A growing number of people are identifying as asexual. They arent sexually attracted to anyone  and they consider it a sexual orientationlike gay  straight  or bisexual.  Asexuality is the invisible orientation. Most people believe that everyone wants sex  that everyone understands what it means to be attracted to other people  and that everyone wants to date and mate. But thats where asexual people are left outthey dont find other people sexually attractive  and if and when they say so  they are very rarely treated as though thats okay.  When an asexual person comes out  alarming reactions regularly follow; loved ones fear that an asexual person is sick  or psychologically warped  or suffering from abuse. Critics confront asexual people with accusations of following a fad  hiding homosexuality  or making excuses for romantic failures. And all of this contributes to a discouraging master narrative: there is no such thing as asexual. Being an asexual person is a lie or an illness  and it needs to be fixed.  In The Invisible Orientation  Julie Sondra Decker outlines what asexuality is  counters misconceptions  provides resources  and puts asexual peoples experiences in context as they move through a very sexualized world. It includes information for asexual people to help understand their orientation and what it means for their relationships  as well as tips and facts for those who want to understand their asexual friends and loved ones.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44954708017205,"sku":"ByrdShop_1631440020","price":69.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781631440021.jpg?v=1770280999","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-invisible-orientation-an-introduction-to-asexuality","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}