Monthly Archives: May 2018

Question of the Week: May 29th, 2018.

Have you ever had anyone close to you pass away?  What was your experience of grief and is there anything you’d like to share about them? I’m back at home  on the other side of the world after the death … Continue reading

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Attraction and emotional granularity

This article was written for the Carnival of Aces themed on “Nuance & Complexity“. It is being cross-posted to my other blog, A Trivial Knot. Asexuality is chiefly about noticing a distinction between the emotions you perceive in other people, … Continue reading

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Why Are There So Many Terms – and Why I Am Finding Them Less Useful

This post is for the May 2018 Carnival of Aces on “Nuance & Complexity.” The ace community is known for making new terms to describe various nuances of being ace. One would have to be extremely dedicated to keep track … Continue reading

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Linkspam: May 25th, 2018

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 Brandon Taylor wrote about being queer and (sometimes) happily single. … Continue reading

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Being Bi/Ace, Part Two: Aesthetic Attraction and the Visual-Aural Gender Split

This post is for the May 2018 Carnival of Aces on “Nuance & Complexity,” which I am hosting. Please check it out and consider submitting! Cross-posted to Prismatic Entanglements. Last time I talked about how there’s a lot of extra scrutiny about … Continue reading

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Question of the Week: May 22nd, 2018.

Do you have any pets? If so, what kinds? Or what pets would you want to have? When I told a past professor I was going to be researching asexuality she told me she knows someone who might be asexual. … Continue reading

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Being Bi/Ace, Part One: Scrutiny About Attraction and the Kinsey Scale

This post is for the May 2018 Carnival of Aces on “Nuance & Complexity,” which I am hosting. Please check it out and consider submitting! Cross-posted to Prismatic Entanglements. I have some frustrations with the way that attraction is discussed … Continue reading

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Looking for Asexual Agenda contributors

The Asexual Agenda is a blog written by ace-spectrum people, for ace-spectrum people, seeking to go beyond mainstream news and introductory educational materials. We talk about personal experiences, relationships, language, intersectionality, activism, media, and more. We also serve as a … Continue reading

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Question of the Week: May 15th, 2018.

What relationship advice would you like to give to other people? One of the most useful things that I’ve learnt about making friends is the value of telling people what you value about them.  This can be little things like … Continue reading

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Linkspam: May 11th, 2018

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! Calls for Participants/Submissions The study on healthcare provided to LGBTQ+ people who … Continue reading

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