Category Archives: LGBT

On (my own) excessive PDA

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Siggy

This is a submission to the Carnival of Aces, whose theme is “Second Chance at any Past Topic“. This may be considered a response to “Touch, Sensuality, and Non-sexual Intimacy” or “Kissing, Handholding, Bed-sharing, etc.“. I have a confession: I … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, LGBT, personal experience, Relationships | 12 Comments

The essentiality of ace readings

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Siggy

This article was crossposted from my other blog, A Trivial Knot, under the title “Two theses on queer readings“. As part of my usual youtube browsing, I was checking out a games criticism channel, Transparency, and I watched a video … 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 →

Posted in Articles, asexual identity, asexual politics, LGBT, romantic orientation | Tagged | 19 Comments

Queer spaces don’t work like that

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Siggy

I’d like to continue 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, asexual politics, Community, LGBT | Tagged | 17 Comments

Ace exclusionists and gender

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Siggy

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 | Tagged | 16 Comments

Coming out in ten vignettes

Posted on October 11, 2018 by queenieofaces

Content notes: discussion of bad coming out experiences including being outed and harassment 1. The first time someone comes out to me, I’m 16.  We’re talking about…I honestly don’t remember.  He says, “I think I might be bisexual,” and I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Coming out, LGBT, personal experience | 10 Comments

Being Bi/Ace, Part Two: Aesthetic Attraction and the Visual-Aural Gender Split

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Elizabeth

This post is for the May 2018 Carnival of Aces on “Nuance & Complexity,” which I am hosting. Please check it out and consider submitting! Cross-posted to Prismatic Entanglements. Last time I talked about how there’s a lot of extra scrutiny about … Continue reading →

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Being Bi/Ace, Part One: Scrutiny About Attraction and the Kinsey Scale

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Elizabeth

This post is for the May 2018 Carnival of Aces on “Nuance & Complexity,” which I am hosting. Please check it out and consider submitting! Cross-posted to Prismatic Entanglements. I have some frustrations with the way that attraction is discussed … Continue reading →

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To build an unimaginable future (or, Queenie is way too jazzed about queer futurity)

Posted on April 30, 2018 by queenieofaces

This post was written for the April 2018 Carnival of Aces on “All the birds but us…”  In typical Queenie fashion, I’m getting this in at the last possible second, but if you can type at supersonic speeds, consider writing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, LGBT, Modeling, personal experience | 19 Comments

The Homosaurus has an entry for Asexuality!

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Chrysocolla Town

So I just found the International Thesaurus of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Index Terms last night via Twitter and, as per usual, I went to look up if they had something on asexuality. And they did. Continue reading →

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