Monthly Archives: February 2013

Question of the week: February 26th, 2013

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Siggy

The question of the week now occurs every Tuesday. When I first encountered the asexual community, I was happy to find much in common with other people, but I also worried about little things that I didn’t have in common.  … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: February 22, 2013

Posted on February 22, 2013 by queenieofaces

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! Next Thursday is the last day to submit to the February 2013 Carnival … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: February 19th, 2013

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Aydan

This is the Question of the Week, a way to stimulate conversation.  It occurs every other Tuesday. Do you like art, or creating things, or crafting things, or working with your hands? If you do, what’s your favorite way to … Continue reading →

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Western Regional recap: You too can lead a workshop!

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Siggy

This past weekend I was at yet another conference, the Western Regional Queer Conference.  I presented my workshop, “Asexuals: Who are they, and why should you care?” for the sixth time in three years.  I’ve talked about this workshop a … Continue reading →

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Talking about (a)sexuality in Japanese

Posted on February 16, 2013 by queenieofaces

(This is a submission to the February 2013 Carnival of Aces, which is about language and communication.  You too should submit!) After I wrote about herbivore men, a couple of people in the comments section of The Asexual Agenda were asking about … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: February 15th, 2013

Posted on February 15, 2013 by queenieofaces

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! Here’s an article on the etymology of “queer,” which seems relevant given the recent … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: February 12th, 2013

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Siggy

After some discussion amongst ourselves, we decided to no longer have open threads.  Instead, we will have questions of the week every week, alternating between Aydan and me. What I really want to know is… who are all these people … Continue reading →

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Asexuality inclusion in ENDA?

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Siggy

While we were at Creating Change 2013, the hot topic for the asexuality contingent is the inclusion of asexuality in the Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the US.  While I was not personally involved in these discussions, I heard a … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: February 8th, 2013

Posted on February 8, 2013 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! Why I hate the word “Sex-Positive” Here’s a French article about Anthony … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: February 5th, 2013

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Aydan

This is the Question of the Week, a way to stimulate conversation.  It occurs every other Tuesday. What’s one thing you wish non-asexuals knew about the asexual spectrum? (For this question, please consider “non-asexuals” to be those people who are … Continue reading →

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