Category Archives: Community

We Don’t Know if Asexuals Do or Don’t Want to Have Sex Because They Are All Queer Cats

Posted on June 20, 2018 by

So many people have told me “I could never date an asexual person because they don’t want sex” I’ve lost count. I often hear or see both asexual and allosexual people say aces don’t want to have sex and/or they … Continue reading →

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Building a Mosaic from a Shattered Future

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

This post is for the April 2018 Carnival of Aces (“All the birds but us…”). Cross-posted to Prismatic Entanglements. Content Note: contains a brief mention of sexual assault, and discussion of the impact of trauma on relationships.

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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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The Implausibility of Offline Meetups, and Idle Dreams for the Future

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

This post is for the July 2017 Carnival of Aces, the topic of which is “Ace-ing it up offline.” It has been cross-posted to Prismatic Entanglements. I live in an area with very little (visible) ace presence. Although I have … Continue reading →

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Okcupid Questions Asexual People Might Want to Answer, an Ace Dating Resource

Posted on July 26, 2017 by

Okcupid is my favourite dating site or app because of its questions feature. Okcupid questions let you state your preferences and deal breakers and figure out how a potential date feels about the same questions before you’ve ever even talked … Continue reading →

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Asexual education and visibility from Spanish-speaking communities, part 2

Posted on July 8, 2017 by

Now I’m going to focus on the differences between local Spanish-speaking groups and their approaches to visibility. Continue reading →

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Asexual education and visibility from Spanish-speaking communities, part 1

Posted on July 1, 2017 by

This post focus on the differences between USA/the Anglophone communities and the Spanish-speaking communities. Continue reading →

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