Monthly Archives: October 2016

Welcome to Amanda!

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Siggy

Join us in welcoming our newest contributor to The Asexual Agenda.  Her profile is below. Amanda is an American post-grad trying to find her writing career footing. Currently, she works as a PR Associate. She identifies as asexual and something-romantic–she’s still figuring … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: October 28th, 2016

Posted on October 28, 2016 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 Blogging Sisi writes about sociolinguistics and the term allosexual. Vesper has … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: October 25th, 2016.

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Talia

What do you think of the word asexual sometimes being defined as an organism that can reproduce by itself?  When I first started identifying as asexual the common usage of the term was the scientific biological one, but perhaps times are changing. I … Continue reading →

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Take the 2016 Ace Community Census!

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Siggy

An announcement from the AVEN Survey Team: It’s that time of year again – we are now recruiting participants for the ace community census! The ace community census is an annual survey by the Asexual Visibility and Education Network which … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: October 21st, 2016

Posted on October 21, 2016 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 Blogging Sara will be reviewing asexual novel(la)s for Asexual Awareness Week. … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: October 18th, 2016

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Siggy

What topic do you think gets too little attention in ace communities? Off the top of my head, I think there is not much attention paid to the actual logistics of finding partners who have compatible desires for a relationship.  … Continue reading →

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How we talk about asexuality: reflections on workshop structure

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Siggy

Most of you have probably seen at least one workshop about asexuality. Either you saw it at a conference, or there was one held for Asexual Awareness Week, or maybe you just watched one online. However, you might not have … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Looking for contributors

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Siggy

As a reminder, we are still looking for new contributors to The Asexual Agenda.  Applications should be in by next Friday, October 21st.  See the details here.  We have not received any applications yet.

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Linkspam: October 14th, 2016

Posted on October 14, 2016 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 Blogging Vesper talked about confusing gender envy with attraction. Sennkestra shared … Continue reading →

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Unduly detailed thoughts on aesthetic attraction

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Siggy

I think about aesthetic attraction frequently, because it comes up in my daily commute. I… see people. All the time. And I find it very strange, particularly since I used to not experience aesthetic attraction at all. I think about … Continue reading →

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