Monthly Archives: February 2014

Linkspam: February 28th, 2014

Posted on February 28, 2014 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! A publisher is looking for an asexual manga-reader to write a piece on … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: February 25, 2014

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Sciatrix

Have you seen forward motion of asexuality acceptance over time in your life? I certainly have. When I first started identifying as asexual in 2006, I could find nothing about asexuality off the internet. Now, although it’s still not frequent … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: February 21st, 2014

Posted on February 21, 2014 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! A zine is looking for stories about zucchinis or QPs gone wrong. theacemachine … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: February 18th, 2014

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Aydan

Happy belated Read In The Bathtub Day! What’s your favorite obscure, bizarre, or probably-completely-made up holiday?

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A story from the antisexual community: An interview with Aqua-ace

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Siggy

On AVEN I met someone who had an amazing experience: she had come to AVEN by way of the (self-identified) antisexual community–the community arising from the Russian website,  Antisexual Stronghold.  Because of the language difference, the English asexual community is … Continue reading →

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Asexuality, “legitimate” relationships, and the potential for queerness

Posted on February 15, 2014 by queenieofaces

Let me start, as I so often do, with a story: One of my friends (let’s call her N.) had dated boys in high school, but in her sophomore year of college, she developed a crush on one of her … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: February 14th, 2014

Posted on February 14, 2014 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! anagnori writes about asexuality awareness efforts and fighting stereotypes. aceadmiral writes about being Catholic … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: February 11, 2014

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Sciatrix

Does “sexual attraction” seem like an obvious concept to you, or was it unclear for a period of time? If so, is it still confusing? To me, “sexual attraction” has always seemed pretty clear-cut: if I’m sexually attracted to someone, … Continue reading →

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The Value of Telling Stories

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Jo

A few weeks ago, I read a post by redbeardace over on tumblr, calling for writing on personal experiences of and stories about asexuality. Like redbeardace, I feel that writing in the community often focuses on visibility, defense of asexuality … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: February 7th, 2014

Posted on February 8, 2014 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! [Sorry this is late, everyone; I’ve been busy with schoolwork and completely … Continue reading →

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