May 2013
6 posts
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What Does Plan B Have to Do With Asexuality? →
America may be hypersexualized, but that doesn’t make it asexual. it just make people tired of the imagery
Sexuality is a lot like blood types.
panaroman:
You can be strictly heterosexual. You are blood type A.
You can be strictly homosexual. You are blood type B.
You can be bisexual or pansexual. That makes you AB. (A little of both.)
You can be asexual. You are blood type O.
Not a really good analogy. People with AB can accept any blood type when donating, and Type O is the universal donor.
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France Surrenders to AVEN →
French Avenites declare their own Asexuality Day
We’re just making a bad joke, folks. The idea of cheese-eating surrender monkeys comes from the Simpsons, and the writers were embarrassed it took hold in American popular culture.
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Informal Polll -- Let's see Cisgender male...
Tumblr demis often go on about how people don’t get demisexuality. I’m not going to add anything to this argument. However, there is one thing I have wondered. Most of the demisexuals I’ve seen on AVEN are either cis females or female-to-male trans people. Now, what I want to know is how many cisgender male demisexuals there are. Please reblog.
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We have a poll up on Asexual News
We are asking our readers if joining forces with Gay, Inc would best serve the interests of the asexual community.
If you are not familiar with the term, Gay Inc refers to organizations like HRC and GLAAD. They often focus more on Gay and Lesbian concerns than the other letters of the acronym.
The Reason for the Month-long Vacation →
If anyone was wondering about this. It really amounted to some really annoying computer problems.
April 2013
5 posts
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Youth: Gay, straight or other? Maybe asexual? →
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Campus Pride to Host Asexual Allyship Webinar →
Sara Beth Brooks is hosting it and it is absolutely free. You just need to sign up for it. Follow the links and you’ll find the necessary information.
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Asexuals are Part of the LGBT Community, whether... →
This works the other way folks. Of course, everyone on Tumblr pays no attention to the Asexuals who weren’t comfortable with this grouping. Fortunately, these people seem to be less vocal than they were in the past.
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New Poll Up on Asexual News: What Will Happen if...
You can always suggest your own polls if you do not like ours. I know it’s been a while, but Lara has been busy.
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You know, I hate doing this, but here's a contest
If Ace-reporter.tumblr.com can manage to get 500 followers, the 1000th follower will get a “My Number on the Kinsey Scale is Imaginary” button. (Sorry, you’d be surprised how much Lara loses on the site and a shirt is a bit out of her price range.)
March 2013
9 posts
Constitutional arguments for same-sex marriage. →
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Madonna presents a GLAAD award wearing a Cub Scout... →
Come on, I know you’re an 80 pop diva, but Wikimedia Commons could have shown you the multiple errors with your “Boy Scout” uniform.
For those wondering about Asexual News
There are a few issues here. The first is the ad revenues for the site have been low and they are not picking up. I think this might be a domain name issue. This can be solved by changing the name.
Now, the second problem is a cash flow issue on my end. I will have the sight back up Monday. I’ve been busy covering local news stories, and I forgot the due date for the hosting bill.
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i-once-had-a-guy-tell-me:
I once had a guy tell me I should really go and see a doctor because he “once saw on House that a guy was asexual because he had a brain tumour”.
(submitted by anonymous)
Yes, and we all know that House is a show with remarkable medical and scientific accuracy. The show’s popularity had nothing to do with an anti-hero and an ass who was barely tolerable as a...
University of Northern Colorado student seeks... →
Yay for posts to Examiner! If I were cynical and did thinks without thinking I’d point out [redacted].
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Who Serves the Needs of Asexual Adults? →
Lara did need more sleep today, but this was written yesterday.
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Buzzfeed enthusiastically introduces readers to... →
I think this is ideal for slacker members of Generation Y. Cynical members of Generaton X (like the person who runs this Tumblr), think it’s time for much fewer asexuals exist stories.
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Buzz Feed -- Things You Should (and probably... →
I’m making the assumption that most readers of this particular Tumblr are asexual. Being the bitter curmudgeon that I am, I’m also unimpressed with another “asexuals exist” story.
February 2013
20 posts
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La Stampa Seeks Italian Aces for Upcoming Article →
If you are expecting a long explanation of this, I assure that this is not the paragraph for which you are looking. As usual, you can find out more information by reading the article.
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Reality Check Exposes Listeners to Asexuality →
Please let something interesting happen again soon. This is hardly interesting. I don’t want to write things that bore me just to fill space.
To the Best of Our Knowledge Hosts Forget the... →
This is one of those pieces you really *hate* to write. I scanned the transcript several times to see if there was anything that could be construed as not portraying every asexual as having a romantic orientation.
I suspect Jay’s comments were simply edited.
THE DAILY CHANGE: POLL: 73% OF AMERICANS WANT TO... →
projectqueer:
(Photo credit: Flickr user psd)
Last night, President Obama made the proposal to raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour and then to index it to inflation. This would be a wage increase for workers in every single state except Washington. While Republicans have already stated their intention to obstruct this proposal, they should know that raising the minimum wage is actually wildly...
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Epanding the Kinsey Scale: Is it Necessary? →
Lara feels like she needs a nap, but the Walking Dead is ont.
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New Zealand's 20/20 covers long-distance asexual... →
I couldn’t put the video into this link. If you click on the link in the first paragraph, it will take you to the area directly.
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http://asexualnews.com/index.php/news/1510-aspiring... →
I’m sorry for not sorting this out a bit more folks, but I had to attend a press conference for which I was woefully unprepared. I compounded that mistake by attending a meeting held to address community health issues in Terre Haute.
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Esquire columnist draws response from asexual... →
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Metroland repeats the asexuals are celibate... →
I was going to ignore this article — and should have — but geeze, quoting Dan Savage as an expert on the asexual community is not a good idea.
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Thanks, Special Snow Flake Hall of Fame
We appreciate the back link. I may think it’s a strange name for a novel featuring asexual characters, but it’s best if the author of the books speaks for whateverpronounspreferred-self.*
*I don’t know which pronouns are preferred, and I refuse to use the ones favored by the academic community until they can come up with one that all of them agree upon.
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Sex Brood Expands the Field of Asexual Literature →
Dear anti-social justice bloggers. I’m not responsible for the title of the novel. I’m sure there are plenty of other things I’ve said with which you can take issue.
The most Exciting Thing to Happen This Week →
Sadly, the meteorite hitting Russa was unexpected.
AVEN, AAW form local alliances at NLGTF conference... →
As noted, this is a cross post from Examiner.com. It’s rather easy to get the author’s permission for this.
Ace Pals offers new asexual social networking site →
To be honest, I’m not sure what the difference between this and Ace Pals is, but I’m sure someone will tell me shortly.
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AVEN, AAW produce local alliances at NLGTF... →
This should have taken place a good deal sooner.
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Asexual Update from Creating Change -- Day 3 →
A video that should have been posted last week. It would have been posted, too.
New Poll Up on Asexual News
We ask our readers what the most exciting thing happening this week is. I understand there’s something on the 14th.
Asexual News is back up
Trust me, it is.
Asexual News is Down
This is the result of a bunch of errors, only one of which is my fault. This is the basic outline:
Hostgator purchased Registry Rocket before I bought a site through them.
I purchased a hosting plan and registered it through Registry Rocket
I renewed the domain on February 6 of last year. (it wasn’t due until the 10th.) Unfortunately, this means it fell due yesterday. Normally, this...
January 2013
22 posts
Plague Z earns an incomplete grade - Terre Haute... →
I’ve seen games with worse controls, but they are few and far between.
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Creating Change Conference -- Day 1 Update
The day 2 update will be coming soon.
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Changes Coming to Asexual News
Asexual News is reaching its second year. (It’s birthday happens to be the same as the site’s owners, making them both Aquarii, for those who are interested in astrological trivia.)
As part of the second anniversary, I want to correct things that have plagued me and the site. First, I’ll be adding a drop down menu system. I just figured out how to do this within Joomla itself,...
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Please stop the stories about Harry Styles →
If there’s no other reason, it’s because I want something to report on.
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Elementary offers no Asexual Sherlock →
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Physical Intimacy can occur in Asexual... →
How many of you already knew this?
Vice Magazine Article Renews Are Asexuals Queer... →
This was supposed to be published a few days ago. I’m not sure what happened, but it was delayed.
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Tab Kimptom Starts New Asexual Comic →
I think it’s a shame he didn’t weave an asexual story into his former comic, but no one can have everything.
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Favorite Asexual News Stories of 2012 →
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What does it mean to say asexuals are queer? →
This is from the Asexual Agenda. This does not mean I agree with it, but it is a good way to provide multiple viewpoints.
