Asexualization

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A`sex`u`al`i`za´tion

The act or process of sterilizing an animal or human being, as by vasectomy.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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In designating Xuela as a vessel of reproduction, Lise participates in her asexualization, denying her sexual agency.

POSTCOLONIAL HAUNTINGS: GHOSTLY PRESENCE IN JAMAICA KINCAID'S THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MY MOTHER

Because the anthology is committed to resisting the widespread asexualization of disabled subjects, however, it does miss an opportunity to theorize and affirm asexual identities and practices.

Robert McRuer and Anna Mollow, eds. Sex and Disability

Sexuality is also related to physical ability through the marginalization and the asexualization of physically disabled individuals.