Monthly Archives: May 2015

The Five Factor Model of Relationships

Posted on May 30, 2015 by queenieofaces

This post was written for the May 2015 Carnival of Aces, which is on the topic of Identity, Labels, and Models.  I think I went in a bit of a different direction than most of the other submissions, but hopefully … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Modeling, Relationships | 34 Comments

Linkspam: May 29th, 2015

Posted on May 29, 2015 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! epochryphal wrote about repulsed/conflicted identity, and also about humanization and inclusion.  Sara … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkspam | 3 Comments

Question of the Week: May 27th, 2015

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Siggy

Suppose that we wanted to make a list of examples of ace representation in fiction. What kind of tags would we want for different kinds of representation? I’ve seen many many lists of fiction with ace characters, but the problem … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Question of the Week | 35 Comments

Linkspam: May 22nd, 2015

Posted on May 22, 2015 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! There’s a new book of essays about representation in science-fiction and fantasy, … Continue reading →

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Sex talk mental block

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Siggy

There was a time a few years ago, when my workplace blocked AVEN. This was very inconvenient because I was trying to do activist-y things like responding to messages and e-mailing links to people, but it had to wait until … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, personal experience | 13 Comments

Question of the Week: May 19th, 2015

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Siggy

How do you react to microagressions? Recently I was interacting with some of my more distant relatives, and much heteronormativity was to be had by all.  Some just don’t know me that well and compliment me by saying that, “girls … Continue reading →

Posted in Question of the Week | 9 Comments

Some Different Perspectives on Asexual Experience: The Asexual Lives Project

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Jo

A couple of, well, years ago now, I participated in a research project run by sociologists Susie Scott, Liz McDonnell and Matt Dawson from the Universities of Sussex and Glasgow. The project was called ‘Asexual Lives,’ and focused on how … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, asexual politics, Community, Intersectionality, personal experience, Relationships | Tagged , | 25 Comments

Linkspam: May 15th, 2015

Posted on May 15, 2015 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 Dutch newspaper ran an article on asexuality. Sennkestra wrote a guide … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkspam | 12 Comments

Question of the Week: May 13th, 2015

Posted on May 13, 2015 by ascen

Hey, first of all, sorry about my absence and missing a week or two on the Question of the Week; finals hit me pretty hard and I left a few things untended. I’m totally done now, so things will be … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: May 8th, 2015

Posted on May 8, 2015 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! Sennkestra posted the last part of her review of Sinwell’s article. Asexual … Continue reading →

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