Acrylic paint on canvas by Julie Mejia.
Verbalizing Attraction
How do I explain that the “connection” they conceptualize as friendship represents a lot more to me? What does “more” mean to an asexual, anyway?
Thoughts, Musings, and Life.
Blog and Photography by Bella.
I am Asexual
Poetry by Julie Mejia.
Nemo Siqueiros' "Finding Me" Radio Program
I wanted to be a voice for queer people of color in the community amongst the majority of queer white voices that drowned everyone else out.
Examining the Whiteness of the Ace Community
Although ace visibility is changing, whiteness still dominates the community. This may be partially attributed to the fact that “asexuality,” as a contemporary identity category, originated within selective and highly white online spaces…
La Virgen
Digital Art by Kamy Martinez.
Racing Ace: Asexuality, Race, and Social Justice
Understand that an asexual movement must address the nuances of racialized sexuality before being able to argue for an identity-based asexuality.
Victoria Kee's "I Don't Give A Fuck" Web Series
Victoria Kee discusses her upcoming web series and representation for ace people of color.
Queen of Aces
“And what life is, often, is highly sexual – for most people, anyway. Or at least, that’s my understanding of it.”
Well
Poetry by Ashley Kleczka.
Indian Aces: Awareness and Activism in India
All of this basically means that for someone who's asexual in India, their adolescence would be a period of great confusion, owing to the lack of awareness and agency available right now.
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Acrylic Paint on canvas by Julie Mejia.
Vol. 1, Issue 4: Asexuality and Race
The Asexual focuses on the intersections of asexuality and race for its fourth issue, centering the narratives, perspectives, and activism of ace people of color.
Stop Shaming Male Virgins. Why it Matters for Asexual Men.
How entwined must sex be with masculinity that if a man never has sex he is shamed?
An Introduction to Attraction: It's More Than Sexual
A resource briefly summarizing some of the various forms of attraction.
I Don’t Need To Have Sex To Know I’m Asexual.
…there is an inherent assumption that being asexual is the opposite of being sexual or engaging in sexual activity. The reality is that self-identified asexual people may or may not engage in sex.
On the concept of Queer Asexuality
…as ace people we may not possess the ability to simply label ourselves as queer, because of the erasure of asexuality within queer spaces…
You could say that I’m a Gay Asexual Man.
When I say that I’m asexual and attracted to men, I’m often perceived as simply being in the closet or afraid to admit that I’m “fully gay” or “want to have sex with men.”
The Ace Side of #MeToo
I did not want it to seem that I was broken, unloveable, or that I somehow "grew incorrectly" and was therefore incapable of a relationship.