ACE ON ACE Volume 3 Issue 2
ACE ON ACE
A monthly newsletter brought to you by Ace Los Angeles
Vol. 3, Issue 2
Hi everyone,
I sincerely hope that everyone is currently safe and uninjured by the recent fires here in LA and that you continued to remain so. And as new polices take effect we hope we can support our other queer, disabled, and immigrant neighbors as a community.
This newsletter is a bit thin, unsurprisingly, as it’s the second one this month. Still, I managed to scrap a few things together for you all, I hope you all enjoy it.
Always -V
February is Aromantic Awareness Month.
February 16th-22nd is Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week.
February 17th-23rd is Black Queer History Month.
February 20th is Transmasculine Struggle and Resistance Day.
As of June 2023, Ace LA will alternate between outdoor in-person (weather permitting) and virtual meetups. We are also keeping an eye out on the air quality due to the wildfires to make sure it is safe to be outside for hours. For in-person meetups and volunteering, you will be asked to mask unless eating or drinking and will be required to sign a waiver stating you understand the risk of exposure, and that you absolve Ace Los Angeles of any liability. Masks are available on request.
Ace LA has social meetings the second Sunday of every month.
1:30pm - New Member Meeting
2pm - General Meeting The next meeting is on February 9th on Zoom
Ace LA’s Business meetings are online, the first Wednesday of every month. 7:00pm - Business Meeting The next meeting is on February 5th on Zoom.
All meetings are open and we hope to see you there!
Our Ears Are Burning!
This section is where we link you to articles and studies on asexuality and aromantisim.
A recent paper critiquing queer research and how queerness is defined, looks at asexuals and queer Muslims as often excluded groups, how queer people go missing from queer research, and how to adress these oversights.
Tell Me a Story...
In this section we will spotlight an asexual or aromantic representation in media and entertainment news.
Ace Los Angeles is launching a new page tracking asexual representation in television, you can also find it on our resources page.
The Indie Ink Awards, an event designed to celebrate books from “marginalized authors, self published books, and book by small presses” has announced their finalists including 10 books in the category: Writing the Future We Need: Asexual or Aromantic Representation.
AZE has published its collection of submitted works on Gender Expectations.
In Our Own Words:
This section is where we will feature personal essays, reflections, and stories.
An interview with Yasmin Benoit about her asexuality, her career, and her activism.
The Queer Love Project, which focus on talking to queer people about their unique experiences, has an interview with an aromantic author.
5 aromantic Nigerians discuss their feeling about Valentines Day.
The More You Know
In this section we will provide links to articles and resources designed to educate and inform on asexuality and aromanticism.
secretspiderlady gives dos and don’ts for how to learn and ask about asexuality.
We Want You!
This section is for informing you of requests for participation of aces and aros by other organizations, including studies, surveys, archive efforts, media projects, interviews, and policy / community feedback.
Aspec podcast is looking for people interested in being featured as guests.
AUREA (Aromantic-Spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy) is asking for your experiences as part of a book project on aromantisim and intersectionality.
Queer Author Emily Garside is writing a book on queer television and in an effort to include as much as possible is asking for people to fill out a survey on their experiences.
Oakland University is seeking participants for a research study on minority stress.
University of Southern Queensland is doing a study on psychedelic drug use among queer people.
Researchers at University of Iowa are looking for 500 people to participate in a study on asexuality and reproductive health.
And finally:
A-specs Committed to Anti-Racism has a living document Actionable Ways to Support Palestinians in Gaza on day 479 of the genocide.
Thought of You…
This section is just for short videos, social media posts, etc. anything too short or trivial for other sections, a little offering of enjoyment to our readers.
We love to hear from you! Letters to the editor can be sent to asexalitylosangeles@gmail.com
And to keep your lovely editor from feeling unappreciated and full of melancholy, please tells us what you loved (or hated) or think we missed.