FREE FROM DESIRE: ASEXUAL IN THE CITY OF LOVE is the story of Aline, 34, who has never been attracted to anyone - neither sexually nor romantically. They retrace their steps through the trials and tribulations of an adolescence steeped in supercharged pop culture messaging and explores how difficult it was to realize and accept their asexuality and aromantism in a society that only talks about exactly that: love and sex. This acceptance eventually leads them to the next chapter of their adult life: having a child on their own via IVF, and redefining what family means to them. In the words of the Tribeca Audio Storytelling Competition jury, who awarded the show its top prize, “this compelling personal story has lessons and insights for anyone with a body.”
Free From Desire is a finalist for a Signal Award. If you liked our podcast please vote HERE.Aline always knew they wanted a child. As a teenager, the...
Free From Desire is a finalist for a Signal Award. If you like our podcast please vote HERE.In this episode, Aline realizes they are a-romantic, which...
In this episode, Aline talks to us about the sex life of asexual people (including their own!). Since accepting their asexuality, they have had to ret...
When Aline discovers the concept of asexuality, they are relieved...and scared. They experience phases of doubt and denial before they can truly unde...
Aline is afraid of failing in a relationship, so they go to a therapist to make sure they’re not repressing any trauma that “blocks” their sexuality. ...
Aline loses their virginity, in an effort to be like everyone else and because they want to be “liberated." In this episode, Aline looks back on that ...
Aline thinks back to their childhood and teenage years and remembers how their lack of interest in boys and sex made them an outcast. By the time they...
For years, Aline thought “it will eventually come.” They'd even put themselves in uncomfortable situations to try and force it to happen. It never did...