Asexual Awareness Speech

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Open with impact: Imagine you were offered cake, but you do not like cake or do not have the appetite to consume a cake. Are you going to force yourself to engage in an activity you do not like or instead are you going to stand up and proudly say you do not enjoy cake? Most people would probably just say no regardless of the societal expectations to eat the cake.
For many in the asexual community, this metaphor represents the constant denial of sex one must address.
By definition asexuals are people who do not experience sexual attraction.
Those who identify as asexual claim the sexual orientation asexuality.
Thesis: In a society ruled by hypersexulaity, asexuals are often depicted as freaks with a mental or physical disabilities, however …show more content…

Some asexuals do date, some may even fall in love, get married and even have sex.
Thus before you assume or stereotype a person as asexual remember that there are no outward signs of asexuality and anyone can be asexual.
Close with impact: One in every one hundred person is asexual, and I hope that after my speech tonight you will consider if you are one of them.

References
Asexual awareness week. (2015). Retrieved November 15, 2017, from http://asexualawarenessweek.com/index.html Decker, J. S. (2015). The invisible orientation: an introduction to asexuality. New York, NY:
Skyhorse Publishing.
DePaulo, B. (2016, September 05). Asexuality Is a Sexual Orientation, Not a Sexual Dysfunction.
Retrieved November 15, 2017, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single/201609/asexuality-is-sexual-orientati on-not-sexual-dysfunction
Paul, J. (2017, November 12). The New Ace: Coming Out As Asexual. Retrieved November 15,
2017, from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-new-ace-coming-out-as-asexual_us_57dffdaae4 B0d5920b5b3168
The Asexual Visibility and Education Network. (2001). Retrieved November 15, 2017, from

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