Non Sexuality

[Le Chat]

We all know that in general, a person is either hetrosexual, homosexual or bisexual. However, what if a person is none of the above and is not interested or attracted to any member of any sex?

Does this group exist or have a name?

I am not in it by the way.

[Ethel]

Yes

Asexual

[Ethel]

And it's a struggle to get from one to the other - I'm not as young as I was

[joggerjayne]

People who have (at one time or another) declared themselves "asexual" include Kenneth WIlliams and Stephen Fry.

[terambulan]

Eunuchs/immature?

Where would Cliff Richard fit in?

[blackcat77]

Celibate, I should think. (regarding Cliff)

[joggerjayne]

I thought he'd slipped Sue Barker the sausage.

[Ethel]

Both Kenneth and Stephen were lying.

Both fiercely attracted to men.

Asexuals have no sexual leanings or stirrings at all.

[joggerjayne]

Well, I suppose SF does make a lot of homosexual side-references on QI.

[Ethel]

Daniel Cohen is SF's long term partner. He is very open about his sexuality

[joggerjayne]

And that, Ethel, is QI !!!!!

:-)

[Ethel]

That's made me laugh. :)

Maybe KW would have been a happier man if he had lived in more open times and had a long term partner.

[firetracie]

Saw a docu-drama thing on KW a few months ago. Seemed a very unhappy soul, scared and disgusted by his own sexuality. So sad.

[joggerjayne]

Was KW unhappy in private?

That's sad, because he was such a comic talent, and quite a formidable interviewee.

[joggerjayne]

Didn't he say (tongue in cheek, but deep down serious) that he didn't like sex because he couldn't be doing with all the mess?

[Sachs]

Yes he was, never came to terms with his sexuality.

[Ethel]

He did, jj, but he was referring to his disgust at womanly bits.

Read his biography - it will make you angry, disgusted, shocked, laugh but mostly very sad.

He was a self-obsessed egomaniac with a lot of problems. He used to ride the trains in his younger days trying to pick up squaddies. He seemed to have no idea of appropriate behaviour in himself, but was very quick to berate others.

He loathed an awful lot of people.

[joggerjayne]

What an interesting character, but what painful angst.

[Drisgirl]

I find it astonishing that anyone can be 'non sexual' -who are they trying to kid??

The mind might try to to dictate to the physical but the physical wins out in the end -'Whats the story morning glory??' in the words of the great Oasis (lol)

its human nature to have a carnal urge of any description-you seek personal fulfiilment -that defines pro - creation -some may want to be in denial and be asexual-but physically you cant be.