asexualization
Stripping sexual characteristics
Asexualization is the process of removing sexual characteristics, associations, or reproductive capacity from something.
Medical asexualization refers to sterilization procedures.
More broadly, to asexualize a character, space, or institution is to strip it of sexual content or connotations: The film's asexualization of the protagonist disappointed fans of the book.
Complete elimination of microbes
- neuteringSurgical sterilization of animals
- spayingSurgical sterilization of females
- castrationExcision of reproductive glands
- vasectomyMale sterilization surgery
hysterectomy · orchidectomy · ovariectomy · gelding · fixing · altering · gonadectomy · desexing
Lack of sexual attraction
- aceSingle-pip card
- aromanticFeels no romantic attraction
- demisexualAttraction only after bonding
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
LGBTQ+ · pride · visibility · self-identification · community · validation · representation · affirmation
State of being unseen
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
suppression · overlooking · dismissal · invalidation · neglect · omission · disregard · underrepresentation
Mark of dishonor
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
hypersexualization · stereotyping · dehumanization · infantilization · pathologizing · medicalization · othering
Development from unfertilized ova
- vegetativeOf plant growth
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- sporulationForming hardy reproductive cells
cloning · fission · spores · propagation · regeneration · mitosis · reproduction · gemmation
sterilization
Complete elimination of microbes
- neuteringSurgical sterilization of animals
- spayingSurgical sterilization of females
- castrationExcision of reproductive glands
vasectomy · hysterectomy · orchidectomy · ovariectomy · gelding · fixing · altering · gonadectomy · desexing · infertility
asexuality
Lack of sexual attraction
- aceSingle-pip card
- aromanticFeels no romantic attraction
- demisexualAttraction only after bonding
orientation · LGBTQ+ · pride · visibility · self-identification · community · validation · representation · affirmation · coming-out
invisibility
State of being unseen
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
exclusion · suppression · overlooking · dismissal · invalidation · neglect · omission · disregard · underrepresentation · gatekeeping
stigma
Mark of dishonor
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
misunderstanding · hypersexualization · stereotyping · dehumanization · infantilization · pathologizing · medicalization · othering
parthenogenesis
Development from unfertilized ova
- vegetativeOf plant growth
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
sporulation · cloning · fission · spores · propagation · regeneration · mitosis · reproduction · gemmation
asexualizationsexualization
Adding erotic character
eroticization · sexualizing · eroticizing · objectification · fetishization
asexualizationsexualization
Adding erotic character
sexual maturation · hormone replacement therapy · sexual development · virilization · feminization
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