Category Archives: Community

A whirlwind history of asexual communities

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Siggy

I’ve seen plenty of people lament the lack of ace history. But in theory, “we” know plenty about ace history, it’s just that that knowledge doesn’t seem to propagate widely. There are some ace history buffs, especially sennkestra, coyote, Ace … Continue reading →

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Journal Club: Asexual counterpublics on Tumblr

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Siggy

This month, the ace journal club discussed “’Where I can be myself … where I can speak my mind’: Networked counterpublics in a polymedia environment”, by Bryce J. Renninger (2014). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1461444814530095 (Requires journal access) The journal club meets once a … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Aces: Words and Conceptualizations

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Siggy

The Carnival of Aces for April has been posted by Bring on the Pigeons.  The theme was “Words and Conceptualizations“.  Please take a look! The next Carnival of Aces is being hosted by asexual.blog.  The theme for May is “Online … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Aces: Queering, Or Acing, a New Normal

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Siggy

The Carnival of Aces for April has been posted by Demisexual and Proud.  The theme was “Queering, Or Acing, a New Normal“.  Please take a look! The next Carnival of Aces is being hosted by Bring on the Pigeons.  The … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Aces: Dreams

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Siggy

The Carnival of Aces for March has been posted by Constance Bougie.  The theme was “Dreams“.  Please take a look! The next Carnival of Aces is being hosted by demiandproud.  The theme for March is “Queering, or Acing, a New … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Aces: Comparing Ace Spaces

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Siggy

The Carnival of Aces for February has been posted by Ace Film Reviews.  The theme was “Comparing Ace Spaces“.  Please take a look! The next Carnival of Aces is being hosted by Constance Bougie.  The theme for March is “Dreams”.  … Continue reading →

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The weight of other priorities

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Siggy

In 2006, there was a television documentary titled The Root of All Evil? It was presented by Richard Dawkins, and the title refers, of course, to religion. Dawkins didn’t like the title, and thought it was ridiculous to say that … 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 →

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Increasing Accessibility Part 1: Virtual Meetups

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Elizabeth

This is a post for the August 2020 Carnival of Aces. It is cross-posted to Prismatic Entanglements. What am I hoping to get out of the ace community? In a word, accessibility. I mean that in a broad sense: accessibility … Continue reading →

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IRL Ace Meetups… Online

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Siggy

My whole area just ordered everyone to shelter in place, to slow the spread of COVID-19.  No matter where you live, you could find yourself in a similar situation soon, if you’re not there already. Naturally, IRL ace meetups will … Continue reading →

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