得益于互联网的普及,关于无性恋的术语和讨论在2001年之后逐渐增多,也有了一些明确的解释。根据认识及无性恋教育网络(AsexualVisibility and Education Network)提出的定义,无性恋是指那些不能感受到性吸引力的人,与此相关的是无爱者(aromantic),是指那些不能感受到浪漫吸引的人。并不是每个无性恋都是无爱者。
影视行业要在剧集中加入无性恋角色,首先面对的挑战就是:这个角色可能很无聊。无性恋角色很难有情感线索,这样就会减少一大部分戏剧张力和乐趣。在《暗影猎手》中,吸血鬼Raphael Santiago (David Castro饰)躲开了其中一个暗影猎手Isabelle的吻,转而去咬了她的手腕,然后深沉的告诉她,他对性没兴趣。剧中的设定是,Raphael和Isabelle的关系并不需要性吸引力来维持。
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男女之间情欲的不对等是政治性的,这寓示着在其他方面也没有平等可言。《性健康研究期刊》(Journal of Sex Health Research)曾刊登一项研究,在性别不平等较为严重的拉美地区,许多女性无法坦然提出要求伴侣戴套的要求,这也使得拉美的意外怀孕和艾滋病传播状况都很严峻。安全套本来是人类开始掌握避孕主动权的重大发明,但男性和女性对这项权力的掌握是不平等的。