Monthly Archives: June 2014

What is Intellectual Attraction Anyways? in Five Options

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Talia

This is post two in a series on intellectual attraction. Post one was “An Introduction to Thinking About Intellectual Attraction” and covered why I’m motivated to think about intellectual attraction and the multiplicity framework I will be using to write … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: June 27th, 2014

Posted on June 27, 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! The Ace Theist wrote about the condemnation of grey areas. Fistfelt wrote about lying … Continue reading →

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Break the see-saw cycle

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Siggy

I remember the Q&A threads on AVEN, where one of the most common topics was, “Is anyone else asexual and _____??”  Many things would go in the blank, including  “read porn”, “feel sick at the thought of sex”, “just love … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: June 24th, 2014

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Siggy

Lately people have been reminiscing on asexual history from 2011.  That’s when the Tumblr community was just starting, and there was the infamous “asexual privilege” debacle, and all the associated arguments about whether aces can be queer.  What were you … Continue reading →

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I am not your dirty secret

Posted on June 22, 2014 by queenieofaces

Content warnings: mentions of sexual violence, but no specifics Fellow aces, we need to have a discussion about how we treat sex-averse and sex-repulsed aces.  Sex-repulsed and sex-averse aces are by no means a minority in the community–according to the AAW census, … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: June 20th, 2014

Posted on June 20, 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! New blog spotted: Asexuality in a Sexual World. beardedcamel has an idea about how … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to Thinking About Intellectual Attraction

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Talia

“I’ve been really obsessed with people in the past – obsessed in a way that, on the surface, implied that I was head over heels in love with them. Yes I knew I ‘loved’ them – but it was more … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: June 17th, 2014

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Sciatrix

Do you seek inclusion in specifically LGBTQ spaces? Are you comfortable in them?

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Linkspam: June 13th, 2014

Posted on June 13, 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! From Fandom to Family wrote about doubts about not wanting to have sex. … Continue reading →

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“Am I asexual?” “Who can say?”

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Sciatrix

Recently, there’s been an asexual advice blog that’s been getting a lot of flak on my tumblr dash. I’d been ignoring tumblr in favor of other shiny things for a few weeks, so a few days ago I wandered over to … Continue reading →

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