A historical journey through the overlooked traces of asexuality before the internet, from the 19th century to the emergence of the first online ACE communities. There is a widespread yet mistaken belief that asexuality suddenly appeared on the internet overnight. However, language does not invent realities; it is simply developed as we become aware of them and learn how to name them. Asexuality has always existed, long before social media. As with many other human realities, the number of asexual people has not increased; rather, awareness and understanding have grown, allowing people to identify and make it visible. For much of history, this was impossible, resulting in a dramatic absence of records due to the lack of testimonies, historical erasure, and the misinterpretation of the few accounts that did survive. After all, what cannot be named is often treated as if it does not exist, and it is impossible to raise awareness about something if people are unaware of it and do no...
Una mirada profunda a la humanidad