To mark two weeks since the launch of the @aroaceresearch.bsky.social based at CLSR, @isobellogan.bsky.social sat down with the organiser @kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social to hear more about the network, plans for the future, and how you can get involved! 🧡💛💙 ⬇️Give it a listen⬇️

Dr Ayşegül Şah Bozdoğan Iles is an Independent Researcher in Philosophy working in Switzerland. She works on a-/anti-sexuality as feminist resistance, negative ethics and freedom, and decolonial asexualities.

The 2025 Ace Community Survey has been released! tinyurl.com/AceSurvey2025

Introducing: Yash Gupta Yash Gupta is a research fellow and doctoral candidate in Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Bremen, Germany. He works on post/coloniality and asexuality, Desi asexualities, asexual intimacies, and digital asexualities.

Laurin Tirpitz and Ela Przybyło are organising a workshop "On Asexualities. Crossdisciplinary Perspectives" in Berlin. Registration is now open! Register here: laurin.tirpitz.me/event/aceworkshop25

Introducing: Laurin Tirpitz Laurin is an Independent Researcher in Philosophy in Germany. They are working on asexuality, aromanticism, feminist, trans and queer philosophy, and philosophy of sex and sexuality.

Our PHd student and organiser of @aroaceresearch.bsky.social wrote this blog post on what it means to be asexual or aromantic: www.brook.org.uk/blog/what-do...

I’m not on the asexuality spectrum. But as a queer, feminist researcher, I think we should all care about asexuality. Why? Because asexual perspectives can help us better understand sexuality—and gender, race, disability, family, love, etc. Here’s why:

Introducing: Ellis Khachidze @ellisisfine.bsky.social is a PhD student in Sexuality and Gender Studies at the University of Birmingham working on 20th century literature and life-writing, queer theory and history of education.

Did you miss this event? I answer some of the audience questions over on Instagram - check it out! www.instagram.com/p/DQOYFPxjWN...

I had a great time chatting to @stinaface.bsky.social and @ninajonesfilm.bsky.social about asexual representation, and you can listen to the podcast episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/3p5D... Also, go read my blog about the impacts of ace representation below 👀 Happy Ace Week everyone! 💜

Introducing: Rebecca Humphreys-Lamford @rebeccahlamford.bsky.social is doing their PhD at the University of Birmingham on asexual representation in the media.

Introducing: Dr Shuyu Yang @shuyulelioyang.bsky.social is a lecturer in fashion marketing at the University of Leeds working on consumer culture theory, critical marketing theory, and queer theory.

Check out @nmckeever3.bsky.social and @lukebrunning.bsky.social‘s paper on the philosophy of asexuality here:

For the start of ace week 2025 why not listen to this podcast on asexuality featuring @nmckeever3.bsky.social and @lukebrunning.bsky.social goodisinthedetails.libsyn.com/romantic-lov...

New textbook on the philosophy of love, sex and relationships anyone? 👇🏻💕📕

Introducing: Dr Natasha McKeever @nmckeever3.bsky.social is a philosopher at the University of Leeds and co-organiser of @clsrleeds.bsky.social working on the philosophy of love, sex, and relationships.

It’s Ace Week, and I want to say that one thing I’ve been happy to see in the past few years is how Audre Lorde’s erotic has become a resource for thinking asexual/aromantic embodiment and experience. ♠️

Read @lukebrunning.bsky.social‘s take on why it is important to have a research network for #asexuality and #aromanticism here 👇

Introducing: Dr Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social is a philosopher at the University of Leeds and co-organiser of @clsrleeds.bsky.social working on topics related to intimacy, relationships and ethics.

Introducing: Kristin Käuper @kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social is a PhD student in philosophy @clsrleeds.bsky.social. They founded the Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network at the start of their PhD to connect with others working on those topics.

#asexuality and #aromanticism are often misunderstood and the terms are complex to describe the distinct experiences of aro/ace people. Here are some definitions as a starting point:

Find out why we need a research network on #aromanticism & #asexuality 👇

We are thrilled to introduce the Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network this #AceWeek! The network is based at @clsrleeds.bsky.social in the UK and brings together researchers who are working on #asexuality and #aromanticism. 🔗Find out more at aroaceresearch.com