ACE ON ACE Volume 3 Issue 3
ACE ON ACE
A monthly newsletter brought to you by Ace Los Angeles
Vol. 3, Issue 3
Hey Aros,
Hope you all had a fun Aro-Spec Awareness Week!
Not much to report this month but plenty to read, enjoy a little something while you’re eating all those discount chocolates.
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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 March 9th at Grand Park.
Ace LA’s Business meetings are online, the first Wednesday of every month.
7:00pm - Business Meeting
The next meeting is on March 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.
King’s College London has released a study in collaboration with Yasmin Benoit on attitudes and beliefs about asexuality. Byline Times wrote about the media and online response to the study and it’s findings and Yasmin also sat down with The Ace Couple podcast to discuss the study.
Tell Me a Story...
In this section we will spotlight an asexual or aromantic representation in media and entertainment news.
Ace Los Angeles has launched a new page tracking asexual representation in television, you can also find it on our resources page.
Video essay looking at the history of asexual representation in television where it falls short.
Unfortunately no longer available for free there is a paper that has been recently published: Asexuality in Young Adult Fiction, looks at common tropes/fates of asexual characters in YA. In particular is examines the trope of the Ace Exile, which suggests asexuality is incompatible with society, and how that influences readers perception of asexuality.
A book review of ace anthology: Being Ace.
A personal essay on writing and engaging with “smut” as an asexual and what opportunities can exists for asexual erotica.
Diva Magazine celebrates famous friendships for Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week.
Car Seat Headrest’s song “It’s Only Sex” a close (asexual) reading.
In Our Own Words:
This section is where we will feature personal essays, reflections, and stories.
Valentines Day has come and gone and with it the opportunity to reflect on sex, romance, and societal and personal expectations for both. Ace and aro people took the chance to chime in as well. Multiple ace/aro people discuss their feelings and experiences of the holiday with The Arbiter. An aromantic person writes about how isolating Valetines day can be.
Looking back on an asexual life as a senior.
A personal essay about being aroace and a sex worker.
Asexual aromantic author and activist Patrick Bex (fluentlyaspec) talks about navigating relationships while being aroace and Cody Daigle-Orians new book “The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide: Making It Work in Friendship, Love, and Sex” in a guest blog.
An exploration of the interconnecting experiences of being autistic and asexual and what might be behind them.
A brief essay posing the question of whether to rethink our definition of asexuality as a lack or absence.
Reflecting on celebrating Soul Ace Day and being Black and Asexual.
The More You Know
In this section we will provide links to articles and resources designed to educate and inform on asexuality and aromanticism.
A discussion of aromanticism and it’s history for Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week.
An short guide to the aromantic umbrella and some of the labels under it.
A youtube video with 10 possible signs of being aromanic asexual.
Exploring intimacy without sex, a bog post.
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.
AZE Journal has open submissions for asexual, aromantic, and agender writers on the topic of nature and ideas of what is considered ‘natural’. Submissions can include many different kinds of written or non-written work and are open until March 15th.
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 509 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.