On Fridays, 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
Danyi wrote about asexual characters and fandom.
Coyote asked what the aro community wants to do with quoiros.
Budweiser announced that they’re holding a three day asexual event, and AVEN gave further details. Several people have weighed in, giving reasons to be wary of it.
Karleen wrote about asexual and nonsexual characters in anime and manga.
TAAAP interviewed Bauer about the history of aces at NGLTF’s Creating Change conference.
Ace Community Activity
TAAAP is participating in a number of pride events throughout June.
Aro blogging
The Carnival of Aros has posted the roundup posts from the last two months. The themes were “Coming Out and/or Being Out as Aromantic Spectrum” and “The Intersection of Religion and Aromanticism“. The next call for submissions has appeared, and the theme is “Imagine”.
Alex talks about how there seems to be more focus on creating new labels instead of asking why those labels are needed.
Oh hey: If anyone in Germany is reading this, but not following AktivistA’s blog: We’re looking for people willing to give 101 talks about asexualtity and the asexual spectrum. ( https://aktivista.net/2019/06/16/interessiertes-publikum-sucht-vortragende/ )