"Yes, it's just it it doesn't involve people in a sexual or romantic way."

My name is Arianna and I identify as asexual.

I am Emmanuel and I identify as biromantic asexual.

My name is Katherine and I identify as asexual.

My name is Mark and I identify as an asexual man.

My my name is Zoe and I identify as asexual and aromantic.

Asexuality is the lack of attraction when it comes to

someone on a sexual level.

I don't ever have any desire to participate in any sexual activity.

A biromantic is an attraction to both genders, but not sexually.

Being really free to explore romanticism.

I can have romantic attraction for people,

but I don't want to have sex with them.

I guess all my life I just kind of felt out of place and I didn't understand why.

I just never really felt a connection with someone before

on a romantic or sexual level like my friends.

I started recognizing in high school how all my

female friends had sexual feelings toward guys and I just couldn't relate to them.

I would, you know, do the normal thing, go out and date.

And I realized, like, physically, I was attracted to people.

But, that road, that people feel between

physical attraction and sexual attraction, that just wasn't there.

I thought I was weird at first, until I got into high school and I did my research.

That's when I realized that's who I was.

My parents don't really take it seriously.

They're those kind of people that are like

"Oh you just haven't found the right person" or "maybe you're not into guys"

"Maybe you're a lesbian." Anything other than asexuality.

It took me a while to come to terms with it.

But when I realized it, I started telling my closest friends and my parents.

Some of them were skeptical about it because they care about me and

they don't want me to end up alone.

I haven't come out to my family yet.

It's definitely gonna be hard for them to come to terms with,

and I'm gonna be okay with being alone.

It's hard for me to find that balance in somebody who's interested in the companionship,

more than sexual activity.

One day I will find somebody who's willing to deal with that.

I would like to have a partner,

I'd like to have somebody to share my life with.

Hopefully down the line I'll be able to find

somebody that, whether they're asexual or heterosexual, will accept me for who I am.

Whenever I find a guy that I like, the question of "do I have to tell them right now?"

"Would they care if I was asexual?" That always comes to mind.

I've told the guy that I liked that I was asexual, and he was understanding.

A lot of guys are like, "Oh you don't have sexual attraction?"

"Let me change that for you."

People just always feel uncomfortable that they really like me

and I just don't want to have sex with them.

We could just have an adventure, have a good time, and for me, it's the same feeling of sex.

I don't plan on dating or pursuing anybody on any level other than platonic.

I've never been happier.

My close friends definitely still accept me, but I just feel like I have to try to fit in with them.

So I sometimes kind of lie and say, "Oh I did hook up with this person."

When people say, "Oh, I went out, and I had sex with this person last night."

There's no connection there, because for everyone else it may be a universal experience,

But for you, it's really not.

When a friend, just tells me maybe about their sex life

I still feel like it's something that they're talking about that I don't necessarily know 100%,

but I never feel less than.

Your feelings are valid.

If you feel you're Ace, you're Ace.

Believe in yourself and believe in what you feel.

Don't stress yourself about giving yourself a label

if you are still not sure about whether you're asexual or not.

Accept yourself. Because you're born this way.

Stay positive. There'll be a lot of people that'll make you feel like you're the weird one.

Don't pay attention and keep it out of your mind.

Just do you.

You are not alone. There's a lot of us.

And we... we'll definitely welcome you with open arms.

And you are... totally normal.