Category Archives: Media

Review: Ace Date

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Siggy

Ace Date is a 12 minute short comedy film by Kali Thomas. I was provided with a review copy back in July 2022, and wrote this review at the time, but delayed publication because I wasn’t sure where it was … Continue reading →

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“That Stinking Feeling”: An Ace Analysis

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Siggy

The process of experiencing sexual attraction is more than just a feeling. You start with a feeling, yes, but then there’s the matter of matching your feelings to the words based on cultural knowledge, cobbled together from a variety of … Continue reading →

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The ace nerd

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Siggy

I have a PhD in physics, so I’ve been asked plenty of times if I’ve ever watched The Big Bang Theory. Well, it was an incredibly popular TV sitcom… from 2007-2019… about a bunch of physicists… starring an asexual character. … Continue reading →

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Journal Club: Introducing Asexuality

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Siggy

This month, the ace journal club discussed “Unthinking Compulsory Sexuality: Introducing Asexuality” by Ela Przybylo, from Introducing the New Sexuality Studies: Original Essays 4th Edition, edited by Nancy L. Fischer, Laurel Westbrook, and Steven Seidman (2022). https://www.academia.edu/84497141/Introducing_Asexuality_Unthinking_Compulsory_Sexuality (accessible with account) … Continue reading →

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How to tell if you’re allosexual, if you’re a journalist

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Siggy

Are you a journalist looking to write an article explaining how you can tell if you’re allosexual? Or perhaps you’re researching to write about arosexuals, cupiosexuals, frayromantics, dreamsexuals, abrosexuals, hyposexuals, lithsexuals, or beyond? Please reconsider.

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Journal Club: A brief history of asexuality

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Siggy

This month, the ace journal club discussed “A brief history of asexuality”, Chapter 4 from “The Evolution of Online Asexual Discourse” by Andrew Hinderliter (2016). https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/98549 (publicly accessible) The journal club meets once a month on Discord, using text or … Continue reading →

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Journal Club: Gendering asexuality

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Siggy

This month, the ace journal club discussed “Gendering asexuality and asexualizing gender: A qualitative study exploring the intersections between gender and asexuality” by Kristina Gupta (2019). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1363460718790890 (requires journal access) The journal club meets once a month on Discord, using … Continue reading →

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Journal Club: Asexuality in YA

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Siggy

This month, the ace journal club discussed “Asexuality and the Potential of Young Adult Literature for Disrupting Allonormativity” by Patricia Kennon. (2021) https://www.ijyal.ac.uk/articles/10.24877/IJYAL.41/# (publicly accessible) The journal club meets once a month on Discord, using text or voice as club … Continue reading →

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Gray Asexuality in mainstream media

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Siggy

As regular readers know, I use Google Alerts to keep tabs on asexuality in mainstream (primarily news) media. In this article, I will survey the alerts for any mention of gray-asexuality, and discuss how it’s presented. This was directly inspired … Continue reading →

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Jones and the emotionless aroace

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Siggy

This post contains spoilers for Gunnerkrigg Court up to Chapter 48 or so. Gunnerkrigg Court is a critically acclaimed webcomic that has been running since 2005. I’ve been reading it almost as long, since before I realized I was queer. … Continue reading →

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