Well, most people are not signaling their interest in sex most of the time, so not signaling interest in sex isn’t noticeably odd. That someone never signals interest in sex is difficult to notice, especially if one believes that absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
The analogous thing isn’t true about homosexuality. It’s much easier to be forced out of the closet as gay, and it takes much more effort to successfully stay in it, than as asexual.
So it’s not too surprising that asexuals started coming out of the closet only after homosexuals did.
Well, most people are not signaling their interest in sex most of the time, so not signaling interest in sex isn’t noticeably odd. That someone never signals interest in sex is difficult to notice, especially if one believes that absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
The analogous thing isn’t true about homosexuality. It’s much easier to be forced out of the closet as gay, and it takes much more effort to successfully stay in it, than as asexual.
So it’s not too surprising that asexuals started coming out of the closet only after homosexuals did.