Monthly Archives: August 2014

Sex-aversion, for sex-positive audiences

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Siggy

I’m not sex-averse, so when I think of issues relating to sex-averse aces, I mostly think of problems I’ve encountered when doing visibility work.  After all, when I do visibility work, I’m representing everyone, not just myself. So far, most … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Orientation: A Review

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Sciatrix

So as I mentioned on the Question of the Week on Tuesday, there’s a new book on asexuality coming out soon! The Invisible Orientation, written by Julie Decker, AKA Swankivy, will be coming out in the US on September 2nd. … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: August 29th, 2014

Posted on August 29, 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! captainheartless wrote some guidelines for writing about non-sex-averse aces. AVEN is back … Continue reading →

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Here goes everything

Posted on August 27, 2014 by queenieofaces

This post was written for the August 2014 Carnival of Aces.  This month’s theme is “the Unassailable Asexual.”  You too can submit! Trigger warnings: If you have any sexual violence-related triggers, please consider skipping this post.  Frank (although not explicit) … Continue reading →

Posted in asexual politics, Intersectionality, personal experience | Tagged | 38 Comments

Question of the Week: August 26, 2014

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Sciatrix

With Swankivy’s new book The Invisible Orientation coming out in the US soon, I’ve been thinking about how people learn about asexuality in the first place. How did you come across the term? Were you specifically looking for the concept, or … Continue reading →

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A Conversation About the Israeli Ace Community with Limor

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Talia

This interview is part of our international voices series.  If you’d be interested in contributing, check out our call for submissions and interviews. I had the opportunity to interview Limor, who is a member of the Israeli and English asexual … Continue reading →

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Why asexual visibility must be forgiving

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Siggy

The following is a submission to the Carnival of Aces this month, with a theme of “The Unassailable Asexual”.  Please consider submitting something! I have a question: Why do we care about the idea of “The Unassailable Asexual”?  Why do … Continue reading →

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A conversation with Dragon and Fox on New Zealand

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Siggy

As part of the International Voices series, I’m pleased to present a conversation I had with Dragon and Fox, who both live in New Zealand. They can be found at their Tumblr, The Dragon and the Fox. Siggy:    What ace … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: August 22nd, 2014

Posted on August 22, 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! Ace in Lace wrote about The Heart of Aces. Everything’s A-Okay had … Continue reading →

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Asexual communities, identity, and the question of unassailability

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Laura (ace-muslim)

This post is for the August Carnival of Aces. Author’s note: This post is inspired by this question posed by aqua-ace as well as some recent discussions (follow-ups partly captured here, but there seem to be too many different threads … Continue reading →

Posted in asexual identity, asexual politics, Community | 65 Comments