Does voluntary celibacy have its gray areas when it comes to asexuality?
On AVEN a year ago, I had discussions with some members over what ‘voluntary celibacy’ was. For simplicity’s sake, I’ll use that term in this post as a catch-all for anyone (whether they identify as...
View ArticleDoes the non-religious celibate community exist?
(Alternate title: “I don’t give a f–k for voluntary, non-religious reasons, but what’s that called?”) EDIT (8/31/2015): This has been by far the most popular blog post that I’ve written. For those who...
View ArticleThe making of the 2014 AVEN Survey
The AVEN 2014 Survey is up, and you can take it here! This is the second official AVEN survey in English*, and we hope to make it yearly, as was originally intended. The other English AVEN survey was...
View ArticleAsexuality (and related concepts) 101 part 4
This is part 4 of my Asexuality (and related concepts) 101 page, and I’m looking for input. This section is probably big enough to be its own page though! EDIT: This is an edited version, based off of...
View ArticleMercenary from unknown lands: part 2
This is part 2 of my submission for the February 2015 Carnival of Aces: Cross Community Connections Part 2: Site of resistance against the hypersexual world In part 1, I referred to the collection of...
View ArticleTried to reconcile the unreconcilable?
I created Outside of Sexuality as a project to reach out to people who don’t want sex, and chose life without it. There’s nearly no visibility or affirmation for non-asexuals who don’t want sex, so I...
View ArticleUseful vs. Practical part 1: It’s about priorities
This is part 1 of my entry for the May 2015 Carnival of Aces: Identity, Labels, and Models. The key reason for using the labels we do, is that we find them useful. A label that is personally useful:...
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