This paper discusses the emergence of asexuality. I analyze how sexual politics and the production of knowledge combine in online virtual communities whose members self-identify as 'asexual,' and on papers on the subject published in scholarly journals. The connections between formulations produced by asexual, and those by scholars and scientists are the most idiosyncratic and exciting aspects of this emergence. As a kind of hinge, the thread mentioned shows the crosscuts and concerns configured around the topic of sexual disinterest today. I seek to understand how arguments and concepts migrate, are de-territorialized and re-territorialized, and by virtue of those movements become set. In the case study, the agendas of activism and the advancement of science converge, and often mingle. These findings lead to reflection on the scientific ethos and its importance to the field of sexuality studies, as well as to marginalized groups, regarding the ideal of sexual democracy, about the fluidity of boundaries between lay people and experts.
Sex Politics; science studies; asexuality