Category Archives: asexual politics

I hate “A is not for Ally”

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Siggy

When I first identified as asexual, I did not know a single other asexual person IRL, for over a year. There were no ace meetups in my city, despite being one of the largest in the US. I started going … Continue reading →

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The search for an Asian ace masculinity

Posted on September 25, 2021 by Siggy

CN: This includes some discussion of sex roles and penises–from a Freudian context. I’d like to highlight an article in the latest issue of AZE that I particularly liked: “Racial Castration and Demiboy Joy“, by Daniel Yo-Ling. It discusses how … Continue reading →

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The allo aro intersection matters

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Siggy

Last month, there was an incident where a prominent ace blogger very publicly questioned whether “allo aro” should be seen as an empowering label. This caused a furor among aro bloggers, and even the author deleted the post because they … Continue reading →

Posted in aromanticism, Articles, asexual politics, Community, Intersectionality, romantic orientation, sex-favorable, sex-repulsed | 9 Comments

The split attraction model does not harm questioning youth

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Siggy

This article is part of a series in which I address criticisms of the Split Attraction Model (or SAM). See the masterpost for my reasons writing this series, and a brief discussion of my issues with the phrase “split attraction … Continue reading →

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Criticisms of the split attraction model

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Siggy

The Split Attraction Model, or SAM, refers to the framework in which people describe themselves as having two (or more) orientations, such as “homoromantic asexual” or “bisexual aromantic”. I do not like the phrase “split attraction model” for reasons I … Continue reading →

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Disidentification with asexuality is essential

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Siggy

In my personal life, I do not see it as a goal to be asexual, nor be on the asexual spectrum. Rather, these labels are just tools to better understand what I really want, or what I might want. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, asexual politics, Demisexual, Gray-A | 11 Comments

Ace Day was incompetently organized

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Siggy

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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On subversivism

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Siggy

This has been crossposted to A Trivial Knot. “Subversivism”, according to Julia Serano, is the practice of extolling certain gender and sexual expressions and identities simply because they are unconventional or nonconforming. In the parlance of subversivism, these atypical genders … Continue reading →

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We need to talk about straight aces

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Siggy

I’m continuing my series on “The Discourse”, that big flame war that occurs on Tumblr regarding the inclusion of aces in LGBTQ spaces. I wish to strip away euphemism, so I’m calling it “The Ace Flame War” rather than “The … Continue reading →

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Aro complaints about ace communities

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Siggy

When I started keeping tabs on the aro community on Tumblr, and I saw many complaints about ace communities.  I think it’s important that ace communities are made aware of these complaints, so I offered to publicize any complaints that … Continue reading →

Posted in aromanticism, Articles, asexual politics, Community, Guest post | 24 Comments