Monthly Archives: October 2013

Question of the Week: October 29th, 2013

What’s your favorite Halloween costume, or fancy dress costume, of all time?

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Linkspam: October 25th, 2013

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! Lady Saika talks about applying modern labels to fiction set in the past. … Continue reading

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The power of the mention

When I first tried attending LGBT student group discussions, I didn’t immediately come out.  I had recently started identifying as asexual, and I wasn’t entirely okay with it yet.  I needed affirmation, and people to talk to who weren’t on … Continue reading

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Linkspam: October 18th, 2013

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! are:UK has made a pamphlet on asexuality and sexual health. The Ever and … Continue reading

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Question of the Week: October 15th, 2013

In the Northern Hemisphere, we’re squarely in the middle of fall, and in the United States, that means pumpkin-flavored everything is popping up in stores and restaurants and cafés. Do you like pumpkin foods? If you’re familiar with it, how do … Continue reading

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A thought experiment for non asexual people

« Imagine that you wake up one day in a world in which all sexuality has disappeared. A completely asexual world. In this world, hardly anyone feels sexual attraction and nobody speaks about sexuality. No words exist to describe sexual experiences … Continue reading

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Linkspam: October 11th, 2013

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! Jenny Running Crane is a YA novel with an ace protagonist. There’s a challenge being … Continue reading

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“But what about The Sex?”: asexuality, relationships, and the metaphorical cake

Recently there have been a number of articles in the media about asexual folks in relationships.  This is great!  Maybe we’re finally moving past the “wow, these people exist, how weird is that” articles!  What isn’t so great is that, … Continue reading

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Question of the Week: October 8th, 2013

Welcome to this Tuesday’s Question of the Week! Feel free to leave your two cents’ worth and get some discussion happening. I recently heard on a radio show that people could be living on Mars as soon as 2025 (no … Continue reading

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Carnival of Aces: Fluidity

The Carnival of Aces has been posted at Demi Graydient!  The theme was “Fluidity”.  Please take a look at what people have been saying. The Carnival of Aces for October will be hosted by Yes, That Too, which has already … Continue reading

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