Monthly Archives: June 2018

Welcome to the new contributors!

I’m excited to announce that we have two new contributors!  I look forward to the new perspectives and writing they will bring to the site. Tamara is a feminist, mixed race, let’s-just-call-it-queer asexual working on her Communication B.A. and attempting … Continue reading

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Question of the Week: June 25th, 2018.

Do you find rebuttals of attacks you’ve never even seen validating or alienating? Someone on twitter posted recently about how they don’t like seeing rebuttals of for example ‘aces aren’t queer’ because they never see the criticisms in the first … Continue reading

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Linkspam: June 22nd, 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 Daria wrote about the history of dandies, social purity activists, … Continue reading

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We Don’t Know if Asexuals Do or Don’t Want to Have Sex Because They Are All Queer Cats

So many people have told me “I could never date an asexual person because they don’t want sex” I’ve lost count. I often hear or see both asexual and allosexual people say aces don’t want to have sex and/or they … Continue reading

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Question of the Week: June 19th, 2018

Has anyone known or guessed you were ace before you told them? I think some of my family members weren’t surprised because growing up and into my teens I was very uncomfortable and averse to talking about sex in any … Continue reading

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Question of the Week: June 11th, 2018.

How do you feel about pride celebrations? I’ve always been somewhat indifferent to pride marches.  I’ve gone to sit in the audience to see what it’s all about, and I’ve got to admit I totally felt all teary and happy … Continue reading

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Linkspam: June 8th, 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 Alex Gabriel talked about being queer and aro ace (audio … Continue reading

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Question of the Week: June 5th, 2018.

How have medical professionals or therapists handled your being ace?

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Carnival of Aces: Nuance & Complexity

The Carnival of Aces for May has been posted on Prismatic Entanglements.  The theme was “Nuance & Complexity“.  Please take a look! The next Carnival of Aces is being hosted by Dating While Ace.  The theme for June is “Demisexuals/Greyasexuals”.  … Continue reading

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