November 2011
92 posts
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Asexuals, Demographics and Guessing Games: or Why... →
Let’s be honest here, we do not have a lot to go on….
October 2011
145 posts
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Asexual Relationship Survey →
I’m kind of wondering where this is taking place and where I can find the survey in question
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BOP changes rules for trangender inmates →
50,000 Whovians Sign Petition to Bring Back Doctor... →
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Hot Pieces of Ace Calls for New Auditions →
Sorry folks. This weekend has been one that makes me want to go to some far away island where the technology is less complex and there’s a lot less that can go wrong with it.
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HIV, Asexuals, Elizabeth Taylor and 2011 →
“I wanted to give this article the Fahrenheit 451 treatment as soon as it came off my keyboard.” — an anonymous statement.
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Drowning out the Voice of Aromantics? →
Writers sometimes receive feedback that does not sit well with them. The comment that sparked this seemed to be a little too extremely put, but as an Aromantic Asexual, there are times when I do simply just roll my eyes and let the Romantics make their blanket statements. It’s easier than starting an argument by saying, “Wait, there are some Asexuals who don’t like to...
Places I'd Prefer Not to Use as Sources...
1. Urban Dictionary
I don’t have anything against urban dictionary, but it suffers from the Same problem Wikipedia does. It’s good if I need to know a bit of slang, but it’s almost never useful for what I do.
2. Wikipedia
I sometimes use Wikipedia as a starting point if I’m encountering a really unfamiliar concept. The user generated content rule applies
3. Tumblr...
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(A)sexual screening as Chicago's Reeling Film... →
Demisensual -- Your Search Returned 0 Results
This word is not used on Asexual News at all. I thought someone other than me might have used it in the story, but I did not recall it being used either. There are no stories on the site that use the word.
Edit: I’ve removed the second paragraph because it sounds extremely rude. The general point is that if you have an actual correction to make, please do not use my Ask Box. E-mail...
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Is the LGBT Acronym Really Expanding? →
I would personally put this in the “Things the author probably needed to think about more” category. It also is an example of something one should never write when getting over a cold.
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The Art of Kumihimo: An Asexual Awareness Week... →
It’s certainly gone more smoothly than my attempt to make Hex signs in the colors of the Asexual flag.
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CDC Recommends HPV Vaccine for Young Men →
This is in Cake Recipes because it didn’t fit any other categories. It’s not an Asexual issue, and it’s wrong to call it an LGBT issue. It’s simply a health issue. Preventing different types of cancer is simply a good idea.
As to the promiscuity argument, if a parent wants a doctor to give their child a shot, the doctor does not have to tell the child exactly what it is...
The Many Benefits of Bacon
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Ace Answers Podcast →
The schedule will be returning to normal tomorrow most likely. If this is this year’s flu, it’s been unusually mild. (Although the flu of 1917-1918 started out that way, too.)
Regarding the Deficiency of New Articles Yesterday
I did take a day off from the site, but it wasn’t planned. I seem to have come down with some minor bug (possibly the flu) and fell asleep earlier than I normally do. I still could have written something, but I went to sleep immediately after my economics class and did not wake up again until after Midnight.
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Same Sex Marriage Will Be Legal in Denmark next... →
And the Chuch of Denmark will perform the ceremonies
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Asexual Awareness Week Announces Census Poll... →
You can get the full results from the AAW facebook page. 41% of Asexuals consider themselves part of the LGBT community, another 38% percent consider themselves to be allies.
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The Unassailable Asexual Part 2 →
Swankivy continues her two part series of ASexual Awareness Week videos.
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The Madde Pranckes of Gender Identity →
If this really were Asexual Awesomeness Week, this would be a perfect way to start it.
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Matt Smith Wants a Hollywood Career →
Critique of popular reason: Ooo, comparing... →
vladdraculea:
ace-reporter:
metapianycist:
Also: asserting that there is no institutional oppression against asexual people? Really? Kindly explain how sexual supremacy and rape culture are not intimately linked, and how rape culture is not institutional.
Pro tip: Sexual supremacy and rape culture are intimately linked. It is impossible…
I understand that a person who actually has the...
New Jersey Teacher's Anti-LGBT Facebook statements... →
metapianycist:
ace-reporter:
She should not have made those comments and free speech does not imply freedom from civil consequences, but the school may be in the wrong here unless more information comes to light.
Actually, it’s against New Jersey’s LGBT anti-bullying legislation for a teacher to engage in this sort of behavior. Teachers in public schools in New Jersey are pretty much...
Critique of popular reason: Ooo, comparing... →
metapianycist:
Also: asserting that there is no institutional oppression against asexual people? Really? Kindly explain how sexual supremacy and rape culture are not intimately linked, and how rape culture is not institutional.
Pro tip: Sexual supremacy and rape culture are intimately linked. It is impossible…
I understand that a person who actually has the money to get a degree and who...
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Need a Link...
Does anyone have a link to the AVEN thread where they discuss adopting the black ring as a symbol?
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Why is the Asexual Ring Black? →
I always thought it was an arbitrary color choice.
Note: There is an AVEN thread that discusses choosing the ring as a symbol if I recall correctly the choice behind the color was more or less arbitrary.
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The Unassailable Asexual →
Used with permission.
Think you can do a better job than many of the Asexual News writers? You probably can. Sign up to become a writer and give me a break. I’ve been doing most of the writing nonstop for months and it’s taking its toll.
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A brief video explaining many introductory Asexual... →
And my headphones are on the fritz so I don’t know if the video maker does it well.
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New Jersey Teacher's Anti-LGBT Facebook statements... →
She should not have made those comments and free speech does not imply freedom from civil consequences, but the school may be in the wrong here unless more information comes to light.
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Let Asexual Awareness Week Begin →
ace-reporter:
There will be cake and other assorted baked goods.
So, when do we celebrate Asexual Awesomeness Week then? Henrik should be the person leading the effort.
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AAW Census Results Will Be Released Monday →
And the results include more than just cake.
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Let Asexual Awareness Week Begin →
There will be cake and other assorted baked goods.
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For those who want to change AVEN's Upside-Down... →
Here is your chance to do something about it. I’m not signing. David Jay has made it clear that the resemblance is accidental, although he acknowledges it as problematic. If you just want to complain at the Aces on Tumblr to upset them, then by all means do so. I will say no more about it.
The link goes to a change.org petition.
Had enough of this shit yet? Me too.: Hey tumblr,... →
fuckingdayslikethese:
I know I’ve been out of the whole game for the longest time, but after being up to my eyeballs in bullshit, I only have this to say:
Asexuals can have the triangle when Hitler rises from the fucking grave and attempts to have them murdered for their sexual identity. They can additionally have the…
Are you just complaining or do you actually want to hear that there...
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Guadian Reporter Seeks UK Asexuals for Story →
The full details are found on AVEN. Participants can remain anonymous.
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11-year-old gets hormone blockers to prevent... →
I personally think the parents are doing the right thing here.
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DSM 5 May lead to overtreatment →
But shouldn’t this have been a concern before?
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Okay something has been bothering me with the...
Asexual News has one banner overlapped on another. It was done this way to hide a Joomla banner that proudly proclaimed “We are Volunteers.” (Most of the people on the site are volunteers or at least started out that way.)
Now, the overlapping banners actually look pretty good on a small netbook screen, but I’ve noticed something while my netbook is out of commission. They...
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What is a Squish? →
And on a purely personal note, I really hate this term.
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FBI Agents claim Hoover was Asexual in contoversy... →
It’s important to note that Hoover is much too dead to either confirm or deny these rumors.
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Spirit Day: It's Almost Over →
This is also from the “We Should Have Announced This Yesterday” department.
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Why Calls to Action Aren't Necessary →
The link was lost through an ID-10-T error.
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Montreal Screening of (A)sexual tonight →
From the “We Meant to Announce This Yesterday” department.
A note about the commenting feature...
I know it isn’t clear from the way the software is setup, but you do not need an account to comment on Asexual News. You just need to provide an e-mail address and your name. You also have to answer a captcha.
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Calls to Action Aren't Necessary
I can’t say we haven’t done them, because we have, but we try to keep them to a minimum, and the ones that have happened are often related to a lack of content for the day. I’m sure my followers are of above average intelligence and don’t need me to tell them if something is good or bad. They can figure that out on their own. I also really hate it when LGBT blogs do this.
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Proposed Morris Center in Philadelphia to offer... →
And it will go a step beyond the Mazzoni center.
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Do you want to help with Asexual Awareness Week?... →
And I forgot to put some links in here I’ll need to fix later.
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Two new screenings of Asexual →
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ABC anchor comes out as gay on the air →
Sorry, it was a temporary glitch with my machine that caused this to be linked twice
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Further study recommended for Libigel →
You can insert your own dry and sarcastic comment here.
