Category Archives: activism

Ace Day was incompetently organized

Posted on May 16, 2020 by

Did you know that Ace Day was on May 8th?  No?  Or perhaps you knew, but only learned that fact on the day it happened?  You aren’t alone.  Most people, if they found out all, discovered this on the day … Continue reading →

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The Ace Flag: A History and Celebration

Posted on February 21, 2018 by

The ace flag, along with its purple/white/gray/black color scheme, has been the most successful ace symbol in all of history. This is worth celebrating! Unfortunately there are no longer many people around who remember how we got the flag in … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: September 12th, 2017.

Posted on September 12, 2017 by

Do you integrate self care into your life, and if so, what works for you?  I’ve seen self-care and activism come up a few times in the ace community, most notably in the February 2017 Carnival of Aces on Resistance, … Continue reading →

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Looking back and looking forward on our 5th anniversary

Posted on July 22, 2017 by

The Asexual Agenda was founded five years ago today.  To celebrate, we held a discussion about our blog, ace blogging, and ace communities in general. Siggy: I am the only remaining founding member of The Asexual Agenda, so I’ll start … Continue reading →

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Educating atheists on religious aces

Posted on July 5, 2017 by

This is being cross-posted to A Trivial Knot. Recently, I wrote an article for A Trivial Knot about how aces are affected by Evangelical Christian beliefs about pre-marital sex. This is an important topic, but also an iffy one for … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, Articles, Intersectionality | 10 Comments

February 2017 Carnival of Aces: Resistance, Activism, & Self-Care

Posted on March 3, 2017 by

The February 2017 Carnival of Aces shone a spotlight on “Resistance, Activism, & Self-Care.” Here are the entries we received:

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Losing Access to Therapy, Quietly Resisting Anyway

Posted on March 1, 2017 by

This (slightly late) post is for the February 2017 Carnival of Aces on Resistance, Activism, and Self-Care. Cross-posted to Prismatic Entanglements. Content warnings: familial rejection, trauma, emotional abuse, anti-PTSD ableism and victim-blaming, bad therapists and lack of access to therapy, anti-atheist … Continue reading →

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Many Forms of Resistance

Posted on February 28, 2017 by

This post was written for the February 2017 Carnival of Aces on Resistance, Activism, and Self-Care. My undergraduate Environmental Politics class was many years ago, but I still vividly remember my Teaching Assistant saying you need to read the newspaper … Continue reading →

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Asexual Muslim resistance, activism, and self care: Creating Change 2017 and me

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

This post is for the February Carnival of Aces. Author note: I originally intended to write this post soon after I got back from Creating Change a month ago. However, thanks to the start of my spring term Arabic classes … Continue reading →

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Resistance, Activism, & Self-Care: Submission by Valkyrie

Posted on February 9, 2017 by

This is a guest submission for the February 2017 Carnival of Aces on “Resistance, Activism, & Self-Care” by Valkyrie. Valkyrie loves reading and drawing. You can reach her at (@indigosworkshop) on Instagram.

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