I feel like every question that starts “can I still be asexual if...” can be easily answered with “yes, our community just sucks sometimes”.
“Can I be asexual and masturbate?” Yes
“Can I be asexual and still have sex?” Yes
“Can I be asexual and have kinks/fetishes?” Yes
Someone once asked me if they could still be asexual if they got boners and had wet dreams. YES. Of course! And I’m sorry you felt like you had to ask that. Both of those things are natural and a part of puberty for people with penises and it has nothing to do with your sexuality.
The asexual community is exiled enough from the rest of the LGBTQ+ community (because asexuals/aromantics ARE a part of the community) so why do we exile so many asexuals?
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