Starting with internet forums and social media, Bay Area asexuals have built a community where they can dispel misconceptions about their sexual orientation and support one another.
A portrait of Mary Kame Ginoza in her home in Berkeley, Calif., on Sunday, July 29, 2018. Ginoza is a lead organizer for Asexuality San Francisco. (Randy Vazquez/ Bay Area News Group)
Kit Pavlekovsky, left, and Kylie Fournier, right, smile during a meet up organized by Asexuality SF in San Francisco on Sunday, July 15, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/ Bay Area News Group)
Mary Kame Ginoza wears a bracelet adorned with the colors of the asexuality flag during a meetup organized by Asexuality SF in San Francisco on Sunday, July 15, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/ Bay Area News Group)
Mary Kame Ginoza speaks during a meet up organized by Asexuality SF in San Francisco on Sunday, July 15, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/ Bay Area News Group)
People have a conversation during a meetup organized by Asexuality SF in San Francisco on Sunday, July 15, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/ Bay Area News Group)
People get together for coffee during an event organized by Asexuality SF in San Francisco on Sunday, July 15, 2018. The group tries to have a meetup at least once a month.(Randy Vazquez/ Bay Area News Group)
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