The British spelling of the process of becoming asexual or of removing sexual characteristics from someone or something.
From asexual + -isation (British variant of -ization), using the -s- spelling preference standard in British English since the 18th century.
British English keeps the 's' in asexualisation while American English drops it to asexualization—it's one of those spelling differences that confuses students but reflects how the two language variants diverged.
Asexualization historically referred to forced surgical sterilization, disproportionately applied to women with disabilities and women of color. The term carries trauma from eugenics programs and reproductive coercion.
Use clinical precision when discussing asexuality as identity vs. historical forced medical procedures. Distinguish between consensual asexual identity and non-consensual medical violence.
["forced sterilization","reproductive coercion","asexual identity"]
Disability rights and reproductive justice advocates, particularly women of color, have reclaimed narratives of resistance against forced asexualization. Modern asexual community has reclaimed 'asexuality' as a positive identity.
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