LOTO NEGRO

A phenomenological approach to understanding how social norms shape our perception of sexuality, romance, and human relationships. Abstract   This article proposes the Model of the Mediated Perception of One’s Own Sexuality (MMPOOS) as a phenomenologically inspired analytical framework for examining the influence of cultural and normative structures on the subjective experience of sexuality, intimacy, and interpersonal bonds. Drawing upon the phenomenological tradition and the concept of epoché , it argues that sexual experience may not present itself in an immediate or neutral manner, but rather be mediated by internalized interpretive systems that condition how individuals understand what they feel. Within this context, the concept of Allosexual Performativity is introduced, understood as the set of sociocultural mechanisms that tend to presume the universality and centrality of sexual attraction, thereby generating normative pressures that may influence the self-interpretation o...

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...