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editUnlike the two I did post these obviously aren't proper references but I did find them while googling and they promote thinking about the word, which obviously has been circulating for at least the last couple years if not more than that. Figleaf and Ms N both reference the Dodson interview, and was brought up on the BeliefNet forums here. I have also posted notifications about this on Dodson's and Queen's talkpages, because since it mentions both of them in reference to the creation of a new term, it is notable information for both of them, and a link between the two sex authors as they come to agreement on defining a term. Tyciol (talk) 04:17, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
- It appears to be a neologism. I would suggest "merging" it somewhere to an article that would be appropriate and redirecting. I don't think this article meets the inclusion guidelines for notability. ChildofMidnight (talk) 04:53, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
Here's your scoop.
The term Absexual was coined by me at a meeting between Dr. Carol Queen and Dr. Betty Dodson in 1991 in Betty's apartment in New York. It represents the use of a concept called Combining Forms and describes a kind of person who relishes talking in an excited manner about sexuality to strangers and friends while disapproving of it. It is one of the more common manners of public sex talk. Some of these people enter into a pattern of sexual arousal while in public with blushing, increased breathing rate, sweating, and tears. In example both Carol and Betty compared Andrea Dworkin and Jesse Helms during their discussion - both would talk during interviews about sexuality in very lurid and open terms while breathing hard with skin flushing sweating and tears. Therefore the concept was Carol and Betty's in conversation while the describing noun was mine. I was there because I'm Carol's partner. I coined it because I'm trained in health care and have a background in diagnosis and legal report writing. It means in common terms ab-(away from) sexual.
During that same meeting Betty told us to start the Center for Sex and Culture...which I also named - go figure.
Sincerely, Robert Lawrence, EdD
robert@sexandculture.org —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.141.125.181 (talk) 02:50, 9 September 2009 (UTC)