Monthly Archives: November 2017

Question of the Week: November 28th, 2017.

Posted on November 28, 2017 by astarlia

How do you feel about secrets? We’ve talked a little before about how for some people their asexuality is a secret, but the spate of recent sexual allegations of famous media personalities has me thinking more generally about the kind … Continue reading →

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Ace Tropes: Revised Ace

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sara K.

This is part of a series on tropes in fiction with ace characters. To link or follow this series, please use the “ace tropes” tag on this blog. “I’m sure you’ve seen signs though. Animals naturally relax around you. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: November 24th, 2017

Posted on November 24, 2017 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 Michael Paramo asks what it means to have a gay … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: November 21st, 2017.

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Talia

How do you feel about people flirting with you?  Does the experience change significantly if it’s a friend, a stranger, a joke, serious interest, cautious, or blunt? What other factors influence how you feel about being flirted with? I enjoy … Continue reading →

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Being vs Identifying as

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Siggy

This article is being cross-posted to my blog, A Trivial Knot. In modern philosophy, there is a thing called a performative speech act. That’s when you do things by saying things. For example if I say, “I apologize,” it is … Continue reading →

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On being unrequited

Posted on November 15, 2017 by queenieofaces

Content warnings: mention of suicide in a fictional work, discussion of trauma messing with conceptions of the future and relationships, brief mention of abusive relationships (with no specifics), some crappy statements about the insufficiency of aces in relationships On a completely … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: November 14th, 2017.

Posted on November 14, 2017 by astarlia

What does a positive response to coming out as asexual look like to you? We hear about all the horrible things that people get asked when they come out as ace, but less about the good stories, or suggestions for … Continue reading →

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Doing it right. How Bojack Horseman worked with Ace LA

Posted on November 11, 2017 by astarlia

Bojack Horseman is a show that will not appeal to everyone’s tastes.  It’s a show about horrible people in depressing situations. The humour tends towards crass, and is often downright offensive.   It’s also getting a lot of great press at … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: Friday, November 10th, 2017

Posted on November 10, 2017 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 Coyote tries to diagnose the suffocation of discussion of ace … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: November 7th, 2017.

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Talia

Do you not experience sexual attraction and desire as linked together or independently? It was tricky for me to come up with a simple way to phrase this question. The absence of a correlation is difficult to discuss, but if … Continue reading →

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