Monthly Archives: December 2012

Towards a Conceptual Understanding of Asexuality

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Aydan

Taking the papers chronologically, next we have another from Bogaert in 2006. Title: Towards a Conceptual Understanding of Asexuality Author(s): Anthony F. Bogaert Citation: Review of General Psychology, Vol. 10, No. 3 (2006), pp. 241-250 Abstract: “Asexuality has been the … Continue reading →

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Asexuality in fiction: Quicksilver (review)

Posted on December 31, 2012 by queenieofaces

Today I’m going to review Quicksilver by R. J. Anderson.  You might remember her as the author who wrote the post about writing an asexual YA heroine for the November 2012 Carnival of Aces. This review necessarily has spoilers for Ultraviolet, and although I’m trying to … Continue reading →

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Asexuality in fiction: How to Say Goodbye in Robot (review)

Posted on December 29, 2012 by queenieofaces

I saw How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford on a list of books with (potentially) ace characters, and it was on the shelf at the library last time I went, so I figured I would check it out. I’m going … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: December 28th, 2012

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Sciatrix

Every Friday, we will share links to news, blogs, and anything else we find interesting.  We can’t catch everything, so you are invited to self-promote in the comments! Remember, the Carnival of Aces will be ending soon! Last month’s call … Continue reading →

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How Important is Terminology?

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Sciatrix

If you’ve read any of my previous work, a lot of it is about trying to come up with operational definitions for things like sexual attraction, romantic relationships, and so forth. I’m most comfortable thinking about things by defining my … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: December 21st, 2012

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Siggy

Every Friday, we will share links to news, blogs, and anything else we find interesting.  We can’t catch everything, so you are invited to self-promote in the comments! That Misery Chick rants about being an ace with mental illness and … Continue reading →

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There’s knowing and there’s knowing

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Siggy

I have a lot of gay friends who are friends through my boyfriend.  Recently some of them heard that I was asexual, and they started quizzing my boyfriend when I wasn’t around.  This is pretty nasty for reasons I’ll get … Continue reading →

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Family, holidays, and coming out

Posted on December 18, 2012 by queenieofaces

’tis the season when many of us wind up spending time with family/relatives (falalalalalalalala).  The holidays are really stressful for me, as I’m not out to my family (minus my brother), and thus spend several weeks having to watch what … Continue reading →

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December 18 Open Thread

Posted on December 18, 2012 by ace eccentric

[Image description: A golden retriever spinning in a circle, who has managed to catch its own tail. Its eyes are wide and it looks surprised.]

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Questioning my Asexuality

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Annette

I recently had sex for the first time. For those of you who know me, you may be saying WOAH WOAH WOAH. Annette, I thought that was something you didn’t want to ever do! And I was saying that too! … Continue reading →

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