Asexuality on Turcker January 1, 2006 Interview on KNBC
Carlos Turcker: We've arrived at the hidden segment with Jesús Darío, who is 22 years old, asexual, a virgin, and doesn't want to be a priest, nor does he want sex.
What is the difference between celibacy and asexuality?
Jesús Darío: Celibacy is a choice that people make to have or not have sex. Asexuals don't desire sex. I don't desire sex. I don't want to have sex with others.
Carlos Turcker: Don't you think about sex a lot?
Jesús Darío: No, I don't think about sex much. I'm not that kind of person who thinks about sex a lot. Most people think about sex.
Carlos Turcker: Does people have a pornographic mind?
Jesús Darío: Yes, people have a pornographic mind; their brain is full of porn. People have a porn chip in their brain that I can't process.
Carlos Turcker: When did you realize you were asexual?
Jesús Darío: When I was 14 or 15 years old, my friends talked about sex, but I didn't understand those topics. My friends talked about conquering girls, but I wasn't attracted to any gender. I didn't feel sexually attracted to any of my schoolmates.
Carlos Turcker: Can asexuals have fetishes or practice BDSM?
Jesús Darío: Yes! Asexual people can practice fetishism or BDSM, but the sexual impulse is not directed towards anyone. It's a sexual response to an object, nothing more.
Carlos Turcker: You would be sexually aroused but don't feel the desire to act on it?
Jesús Darío: Exactly, I would be horny or hot, but my sexual impulse is not directed towards any gender. I would be horny, but my sexual impulse is not directed towards anyone.
Carlos Turcker: Do asexuals have romantic relationships?
Jesús Darío: Of course, there are asexual people who have a bond or romantic relationships.
Carlos Turcker: Have you tried goat cheese?
Jesús Darío: I've never tried goat cheese. I've eaten cow cheese that I saw in the market - goat cheese - but I didn't have the impulse to buy goat cheese. Cow cheese is very delicious.
Carlos Turcker: Okay, Jesús Darío, thank you for this interview.
Jesús Darío: Thank you very much.