Asexuality is often misunderstood. In general‚ it's believed to be the absence of any romantic interest‚ but asexual identity actually means that a person is not sexually attracted to anyone. Romantic feelings and the strength of those feelings can vary from person to person. Currently‚ about 1% of adults have no interest in sex‚ though some experts believe that number could be higher. For a long time‚ information on asexuality was limited‚ but researchers recently have found information that gives us more knowledge about asexuality. Being asexual can be tough‚ though — just ask the artists from Empathize This.To demonstrate‚ they put together a comic on asexuality‚ defining it as a sexual orientation‚ not a dysfunction:This article originally appeared on 5.16.16