ace community – Resources for Ace Survivors

Friday Question: Ace Community

By Elizabeth| 2015-10-23T15:50:47-04:00 October 23rd, 2015|Categories: Questions|Tags: AAW, ace community, friday question|

This week is Asexual Awareness Week, and I know that many of us have been doing things for it, even if it's something as low-key as just wearing ace pride colors. In light of that, I want to keep this week's question simple: What does the ace community mean to you? Where and how did you first connect with it? How did it feel? What sort of impact has it had on your life? Are there parts of it that are harder to connect to? Are there parts that feel more welcoming? What kinds of connection to the ace community do you have now? Is it changing in any way?

Challenges faced by asexual spectrum survivors of sexual violence (part 1)

By Queenie| 2018-04-12T00:45:21-04:00 July 23rd, 2015|Categories: Compulsory Sexuality, Education, For Activists, For Professionals, For Supporters, Rape Culture|Tags: ace community, awful things people say, challenges faced by ace survivors series, coercion, compromise, compulsory sexuality, corrective rape, CSA, rape culture, sexuality policing, victim blaming|

This series focuses on awful things people say to asexual spectrum survivors of sexual violence, sometimes out of spite, sometimes out of concern, and sometimes out of ignorance. Each section has a quote (or collection of related quotes) followed by a "translation" of the quote (or a distillation of the essence of the argument, if you will) and then commentary on why this is an awful thing to say (and suggestions for things you can say instead).