Asexual... maybe? Advice appreciated.

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Plenty will accept asexuals, plenty won't. Same could be said for all types of gay people, that is it can be very cliquish who want to shun certain types that they feel aren't real or "give the rest of us a bad name." No matter what, you're likely to run into a band of jerks sooner or later, the trick is not to let them define the entire movement for you. But those (of any demographic, not just gay) who cause us pain are the hardest to forget, so it's all too easy to let the jerks define any group or demographic that hurts us, while forgetting about all the better, even kind, people.

The default position is that whatever your gender and orientation, sex is expected. It's a powerful force, and many take it personally if you reject them sexually. This is compounded when a person is raised that their sexuality is somehow wrong or disgusting, as it leaves triggers for them.

If I were in your place, where I actually desired a romantic partner without sex (or at least minimal), then (regardless of my orientation) I'd actually try an app for asexual dating or local meetup for that, because that's not something you're likely to run into by chance.