Category Archives: Articles

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Ace exclusionists and gender

Posted on March 20, 2019 by

Recently, I expressed a desire to talk about “The Discourse”, that big flame war that occurs on Tumblr regarding the inclusion of aces in LGBT spaces. I wish to strip away euphemism, so I’m going to switch to calling it … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, asexual politics, Community, LGBT | 15 Comments

Ace Colors All Come from the Same Natural Dyes

Posted on March 13, 2019 by

This is a submission to the March 2019 Carnival of Aces “Symbols of Identity“. If you follow my personal blog, you may be aware that I have taken up natural fabric dyeing as a hobby. In fact, the very day … Continue reading →

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Let’s use this Aro/Ace bridge

Posted on March 11, 2019 by

As you know, this February was the very first month of the Carnival of Aros, and it started with a joint event with the Carnival of Aces on the theme of “The relationship between the aro and ace communities“.  The … Continue reading →

Posted in aromanticism, Articles, asexual politics, Community | 15 Comments

I’m not enthusiastic about enthusiastic consent

Posted on March 5, 2019 by

This is an article I’m cross-posting from my own blog.  I wrote it with allo audiences in mind, but decided it’s good here too. In my guide to sexual violence terminology, I mention that “enthusiastic consent” is an unpopular model … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Relationships, sex-favorable | 14 Comments

Looking for Asexual Agenda Contributors

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

The Asexual Agenda is looking for people to maintain the linkspam.  Additionally, we are looking for people to write articles. The Asexual Agenda is a blog written by ace-spectrum people, for ace-spectrum people, seeking to go beyond the basics. One … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Meta | 2 Comments

Aro-ish: Permanent Questioning & the Aromantic Community

Posted on February 28, 2019 by

This post was written for the Carnival of Aces & Aros. The Carnival of Aros is a new sister project that will be separate from the long-running Carnival of Aces, but just to kick off its first round, The Ace … Continue reading →

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Being grayromantic and not talking about it

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

This was written for this month’s blogging carnival on the theme of “The relationship between the aro and ace communities“.  Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week is also next week. Some time last year, I mentioned offhand to my then-fiance that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, asexual identity, Gray-A, greyromanticism, Relationships | 24 Comments