Abstract:Previous research on language, sexuality, and affect has focused primarily on the presence rather than the absence
of desire. This analysis investigates the linguistic manifestations of non-desire on two subreddits: r/AskReddit and r/Asexual.
Contrasting asexual redditors’ responses to threads such as When and how did you realize you were asexual? with
straight, allosexual redditors’ responses to a thread titled Straight redditors, when did you realize you were
straight?, I find that allos… Show more
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