Being Aromantic and Asexual

Becky interviews Ben about his romantic and sexual orientations, aromanticism and asexuality. These identities mean he doesn’t experience romantic or sexual attraction—to anyone! Learn more about these identities in general, as well as Ben’s specific experience as an “aro” and “ace” person. They discuss how attraction works for them, arousal, porn, having partners, etc. Ben also debunks a few myths about asexuality and mentions how you can be an ally.

A few resources if you want to learn more about this topic:

• The Trevor Project
• AVEN
• AZE (formerly The Asexual)

You can also read the episode transcript.