Monthly Archives: September 2013

Linkspam: September 27th, 2013

Posted on September 27, 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! The Ace Theist wrote a response to the Sexplanations video we linked to … Continue reading →

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Labels and self-advocacy

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Siggy

I’m generally in favor of accepting identity labels even if they seem strange or confusing at first.  But there isn’t any fundamental principle that identity labels should never be questioned.  The underlying principles are: 1) People using the identity label … Continue reading →

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Joseph Fink’s asexuality tweets and asexuality as the impossible option

Posted on September 26, 2013 by queenieofaces

I’ve been meaning to address Joseph Fink’s asexuality tweets–or, more properly, the assumptions that existed behind them–for a while, but I wanted the drama to die down a bit before wading in.*  For those who don’t know the background, a … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: September 24th, 2013

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Jo

This week’s question is brought to you a little later than usual due to my flat’s internet crisis – sorry about the delay! Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about what direction I want to take in my career – … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: September 20th, 2013

Posted on September 20, 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! The Trail We Blaze made a cheat sheet for orientation terms. ysabetwordsmith writes … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: September 17th, 2013

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Aydan

You can instantly transport yourself anywhere in the world for seven days, but you have to stay within a fifty-mile (eighty kilometer) radius for all seven days. Where do you go, and why?

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The fluidity uncertainty principle

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Siggy

This is a silly observation only I would ever make. Every physicist should know that frequency and time are complementary variables. They’re related by an uncertainty principle, similar to the uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics governing position and momentum. The … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Aces: Teenagers

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Siggy

The Carnival of Aces for August has been finally posted on Teenage Ace!  The theme was “Teenagers”.  Please take a look! The Carnival of Aces for September is already underway.  The host is Demi Graydient, and the theme is “Fluidity”.  … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: September 13th, 2013

Posted on September 13, 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! The Ace Theist has a few thoughts on Moffat, Sherlock, and asexuality. Captain … Continue reading →

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Challenges faced by asexual spectrum survivors of sexual violence (part 3)

Posted on September 11, 2013 by queenieofaces

Trigger warnings: If you have any sort of sexual violence-related trigger, you should probably skip this post.  Specific triggers in this post for rape, sexual assault, child molestation, therapy trolling, denial of proper therapy, identity policing (if you think additional warnings … Continue reading →

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