#ace conferences

[asexualnews]

8/18-8/24

Ace Toronto is looking for help planning an ace and/or arospec (un)conference in Toronto in fall of 2016.

Nico wrote about asexual representation on BoJack Horseman.

historicallyace offered a history of words to describe people who are not asexual.

captainheartless wrote about value theory and love.

Sara wrote about what she got out of Everywhere House as an ace aro reader.

Jo wrote about the spectrum of sexuality.

AVEN has been incorporated as a not-for-profit NGO.

The Fall 2016 Asexual Scholarship winner was announced.

Some research studies are looking for participants and/or feedback.  More details: here, here, here, and here.

jamie, an aromantic and asexual zine, is looking for submissions.

phynali wrote about evidence in The Discourse.  nextstepcake offered some more information on the Group X study.

There was a discussion of ace history books and Boston Marriages.

[asexualnews]

9/3-9/9

Coyote wrote about ending up alone.

Carmilla reported from ActivistA, a conference for German-speaking asexuals.

Smrf wrote about dealing with acephobia from therapists.

The round-up for the August 2015 Carnival of Aces on “Ideals” was posted.  The September 2015 Carnival of Aces is on “living asexuality.”

bessibel says it’s dangerous and unproductive to combat homophobia with compulsory sexuality and amatonormativity.

Siggy wrote about definition specificity.

There was some discussion of libido and sex drive.