thisisntgoodbi:

excessively-english-little-b:

I just… wanna remind people that asexuality was classed as a mental disorder by the DSM all the way up until 2013…. Because I feel like people don’t know this or like to ignore it because it doesn’t fit into their “asexual people don’t face discrimination” rhetoric.

Asexuality was only removed from the DSM in 2013. Please, know this and remember it.

I know I’m nowhere near the first person to add this comment, but here this is on my dash without, so:

The diagnoses in question still haven’t been removed from the DSM. In 2013, they added a caveat to the effect of, “but if they already ID as asexual, don’t worry about it.” Anyone who hasn’t yet been exposed to the language they need? Still pathologized. Still at risk of medical abuse and conversion therapy. This is why visibility is such a goddamn huge priority for aces, and why I have less than zero time for anybody who tries to minimize that with their masturbatory discourse about Real Oppression™.