Discrimination against asexual people

Discrimination against asexual people, also known as acephobia or aphobia when directed at aro/ace (aromantic and/or asexual) people, encompasses a range of negative attitudes, behaviours, and feelings toward asexuality or people who identify as asexual. Negative feelings or characterisations toward asexuality include dehumanisation, the belief that asexuality is a mental illness, that asexual people cannot feel love, and the refusal to accept asexuality as a genuine sexual orientation. Asexuality is sometimes confused with celibacy, abstinence, antisexualism, or hyposexuality. As a form of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, acephobia belongs under the wider social concept of kyriarchy.

There have been efforts to combat anti-asexual discrimination through legislation or education (such as through workshops on asexuality).