Author Archives: Siggy

About Siggy

Siggy is an ace activist based in the U.S. He is gay gray-A, and has a Ph.D. in physics. He has another blog where he also talks about math, philosophy, godlessness, and social criticism. His other hobbies include board games and origami.

Carnival of Aces: Changing Labels

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Siggy

The Carnival of Aces for May has been posted by Perfect Number.  The theme was “Changing Labels“.  Please take a look! There currently isn’t any host for the next Carnival of Aces.  If you would like to volunteer, please see … Continue reading →

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Journal Club: Why is absent/low sexual desire a mental disorder?

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Siggy

This month, the ace journal club discussed “Why is absent/low sexual desire a mental disorder (except when patients identify as asexual)?” by Leslie Margolin (2023). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/19419899.2023.2193575 (publicly accessible) The journal club meets once a month on Discord, using text or … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: May 12th, 2023

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Siggy

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! Writing Xai S. wrote about being ace and polyamorous. Kayley spoke to … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Aces call for submissions: Changing Labels

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Siggy

The May Carnival of Aces is being hosted by Tell me why the world is weird, and the theme is “Changing Labels”  Get your submissions in before the end of the month! The Carnival of Aces is hosted by volunteers … Continue reading →

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Journal Club: Asexual Affect Aliens

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Siggy

This month, the ace journal club discussed “Asexuality, Affect Aliens, and Digital Affect Cultures: Relationality with the Happy Objects of Sexual and Romantic Relationships.” by Charnell Peters (2022). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10570314.2022.2100473 (requires journal access) The journal club meets once a month on … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: April 7th, 2023

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Siggy

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! Writing Mia had thoughts on the word “normal”. Coyote has advice for … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: March 31st, 2023

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Siggy

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! Writing Perfect Number questions the framing around vaginismus. Daniel Yo-ling interviewed Dr. … Continue reading →

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Review: Ace Date

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Siggy

Ace Date is a 12 minute short comedy film by Kali Thomas. I was provided with a review copy back in July 2022, and wrote this review at the time, but delayed publication because I wasn’t sure where it was … Continue reading →

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Journal Club: LDS Aces

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Siggy

This month, the ace journal club discussed “Rhetorics of Allonormativity: The Case of Asexual Latter-day Saints” by b. Brandley & L. Spencer (2022). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1041794X.2022.2108891 (requires journal access) The journal club meets once a month on Discord, using text or voice … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: March 10th, 2023

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Siggy

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! Writing Sildarmillion discusses romance when it is transactional and non-transactional. Joshua Littleford … Continue reading →

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