(No image this month because my internet is lagging badly tonight and I’m not staying up late just to wait for Pexels to load things.) This month’s Carnival of Aces topic is “asexuality and orientation,” […]
Category: Asexuality
We Need More Focus on Aromanticism
This month’s Carnival of Aros has the theme “Being aromantic in an allonormative world,” which got me thinking about some facts I discovered about aromantic representation compared to asexual representation when I was doing my […]
How I Figured Out I’m Asexual + A Christian Ace Experience
I’ve been so focused on my university graduation in two weeks / life transition stuff that I failed to connect the passage of time to “Oh, I should write a post by today,” so since […]
Thoughts on the Word “Normal”
This has come up frequently in the comments but I had yet to make a proper post about it for some reason, so I’m remedying that now: I have problems with the word “normal” in […]
Carnival of Aces February Round-Up
Aannddd we’re back with the Carnival of Aces, this time with the round-up of submissions! (You can view the original call for submissions HERE). Thanks to everyone who submitted this month!(Also my apologies to everyone […]
(CoA Guest Submission, by Rachel) Laotong as QPRs: An Aro Ace Analysis of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
This is a Carnival of Aces submission by the same author as the previous post/submission. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was around 15 or so, a sophomore in high school, when I read Snow Flower and the Secret […]
(CoA Guest Submission, by Rachel) Spy x Family: A Sweet Asexual Marriage
This is a Carnival of Aces submission I was asked to post for someone, in case the title didn’t make clear who the author is. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So Spy x Family came out in 2022 and […]
CoA Guest Submission: We Need Aro and Ace Kids’ Books
Hey all! This is a Carnival of Aces submission I was asked to post for someone who doesn’t have their own blog and wanted to remain anonymous. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am a children’s librarian. I am […]
Call for Submissions: February Carnival of Aces
Hi all! This month, I’m the host for February’s Carnival of Aces. From the Asexual Agenda: “A Carnival of Aces is a monthly blogging carnival centered on the asexual spectrum (asexuals, gray-As, demisexuals, etc.). Anyone […]
Why Everyone Can Benefit From the Aspec Perspective
A lot of people see being asexual and/or aromantic as sad, or something to be pitied or fixed. In reality though, the kinds of things we question and discuss regarding social expectations actually benefit everyone, […]