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Category Archives: Community
The Ace Discourse, viewed from afar
One of the reasons I think The Asexual Agenda has declined in relevance, is that we never really addressed The Discourse. By “The Discourse” I refer to the ongoing flame war that has consumed ace communities on Tumblr. To learn … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, asexual politics, Community
35 Comments
We Don’t Know if Asexuals Do or Don’t Want to Have Sex Because They Are All Queer Cats
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
Posted in Articles, asexual identity, asexual politics, Community, personal experience
Tagged bdsm, queer, sex-favorable, sex-repulsion
40 Comments
Building a Mosaic from a Shattered Future
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.
Posted in Articles, Community, greyromanticism, personal experience, Relationships
Tagged ace community, aromanticism, asexuality, asexuality and sexual violence, Community, community building, friendship, future, greyromantic, isolation, polyamory, ptsd, queerplatonic, queerplatonic relationships, recovery, sexual assault, sexual trauma, trauma
1 Comment
The Ace Flag: A History and Celebration
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
Posted in activism, Articles, Community
13 Comments
The Implausibility of Offline Meetups, and Idle Dreams for the Future
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
Posted in Articles, Community
Tagged ace community, Ace Shelter, ace survivors, Community, meetups, offline meetups
8 Comments
Okcupid Questions Asexual People Might Want to Answer, an Ace Dating Resource
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
Posted in Articles, Community, Demisexual, Relationships
Tagged Dating, Okcupid, Online dating service
5 Comments
Asexual education and visibility from Spanish-speaking communities, part 2
Now I’m going to focus on the differences between local Spanish-speaking groups and their approaches to visibility. Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Community
2 Comments
