“Maybe you should see a doctor/see a therapist/get your hormones checked.” Another way people deny the naturalness of asexuality as an experience of the world is to dismiss it as a physical ailment or mental condition. We’re dealing again with the cultural idea that experiencing sexual attraction is a universal human experience, and if you’re not experiencing it, something is wrong with you. This family of microaggressions locates that “something is wrong” in your body or your mind. It pathologizes asexuality.
