<p>My 23 year-old daughter identifies as asexual. She’s a homo-romantic asexual, to be exact. She has a girl-friend who is not asexual. My daughter works to raise awareness about asexuality; she founded an asexuals club at her college. At one time she gained lots of support from AVEN (mentioned in the Huffington Post article). </p>
<p>I wish she had reserved any sort of label or identification until she was a little older, instead of boxing herself into any group quite so young. For me, it’s very difficult to understand asexuality. If I ask questions, my daughter becomes infuriated. I invariably use the wrong words or make the wrong assumptions, but all I’m doing is trying to understand. We no longer discuss it much. She tells me it’s private and none of my business. As long as she and her girl-friend are happy, I’m happy. In any case, I’m glad the orientation is getting more attention.</p>