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The Bleak Future of Asexuality
Of all the prompts for this month’s Carnival of Aces theme (The Next Generation), this was the one to catch my eye: “– How might things be different for the next generation of people on the ace-spectrum? How *should* they … Continue reading
Posted in Asexuality, GSRM, Human Sexuality, LGBT, Queer Issues
Tagged aces, anti-asexuality, asexual, asexuality, LGBT, oppression, queer, queer issues, sexual orientation, visibility
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You ever just want to be done with it all?
I don’t update here very often. Some of that is because of people’s attitudes on asexuality. You can see the sort of ignorant ideas people have it about it any time there is a new article on asexuality anywhere. It … Continue reading
Posted in Asexuality, Gender, GSM, Human Sexuality, Queer Issues
Tagged asexuality, autosexuality, demisexuality, gender, gsm, LGBT, oppression, queer
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Was I Fired Because of My Asexuality?
[TW for ableism/disablism] Was I fired because of my asexuality? Now when I ask that, I don’t mean my boss went “Oh she’s asexual. Can’t have any of those people around!” But thinking about it, I don’t think I would … Continue reading
Posted in Asexuality
Tagged ableism, aces, asexual, asexuality, conformity, disablism, firing, oppression, privilege, sexual orientation, sexual privilege, social anxiety, social phobia, work, workplace
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I think I’m sick of the concept of privilege
I’m sick of the word privilege. It’s turned from something that was supposed to help us to quickly illuminate the differences between a non-privileged group and a privileged group. If you’re from a non-privileged group you know the differences. You … Continue reading
Posted in Asexuality
Tagged aces, asexual, asexuality, bisexuality, goals, LGBT, LGBTIQQAA, oppression, pansexuality, passing privilege, privilege, queer, queer issues, QUILTBAG, sexual privilege, sexuality, vanilla privilege
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It’s Cold Out Here in the Rain
Why do some asexuals want the label “queer” for themselves in the first place? Well there are so, so many possible reasons and motivations for that that if I tried to examine them all I’d be here all night (you … Continue reading
Posted in Asexuality
Tagged aces, androgyny, asexuality, gender, gender-neutral, identity, labels, LGBTIQQAA, non-binary genders, oppression, queer, queer issues, sexuality, trans
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Asexuality, Oppression, and Placement
Asexuality seems to be the perpetual oddball when it comes to placing (a) & sexual orientations on a spectrum or scale. Are asexuals straight or queer? Neither? Both? Some are straight and others are queer? Where do we put these … Continue reading
Posted in Asexuality
Tagged aces, asexuality, identifiers, identity, labels, LGBTIQQAA, oppression, QUILTBAG, sexuality, systematic oppression
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