Asexual and Non-Asexual Respondents from a US Population-Based Study of Sexual Minorities

August 2019

Using data from the Generations Study, a U.S. population-based sample of LGB and other sexual minority people, this study compares the demographics, sexual behavior, and experiences of adults who identified as asexual compared to those who were non-asexual. The paper was published in Archives of Sexual Behavior in June 2019.

AUTHORS

Esther D. Rothblum
Distinguished Visiting Scholar
Evan A. Kruegar
Krystal R. Kittle
Ilan H. Meyer
Distinguished Senior Scholar of Public Policy

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Highlights

Asexual sexual minority adults are more likely to be women or gender non-binary, assigned female at birth, and younger than non-asexual LGB adults.

Asexual sexual minority adults report significantly less sexual activity yet are as likely to be in an intimate relationship as non-asexual LGB adults.

Asexual sexual minority adults report more everyday discrimination and stigma than non-asexual LGB adults.

Data Points

27%

of asexuals identify as women

72%

identify as genderqueer/non-binary

86%

of asexuals were assigned female at birth

14%

were assigned male at birth

91%

of asexuals are ages 18-27