Trans people are increasingly being painted as a threat to women. We’re supporting @nionwomen.bsky.social to fight back against this harmful narrative. 👇 https://goodlaw.social/xmgc

What is the most common gender identity of our ace respondents? #asexual #asexuality #ace #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality #gender #nonbinary #trans #transgender

“I don’t think you’re a hypocrite. I think you’re an aspec person living in an allo world. That ain’t easy, and this particular experience is brushing up against one of the more tender parts of aspec experience.” Ok I felt this and may need to return to this good, grounded advice a few more times.

The world’s first explicit legal protection for asexuality was passed in New York state’s Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination act, 2002

I was too young to understand the sexual implications when I caught glimpses of this movie as a kid, but I might be due for a rewatch as an adult w/ this ace lens. “And I for one am entertained that such a famous and acclaimed classic film arguably references asexuality right there in its title.”

“And I for one am entertained that such a famous and acclaimed classic film arguably references asexuality right there in its title.” 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

“You can’t ‘relax’ yourself into sexual attraction […] Sugar’s framing of the ‘issue’ that Junior is experiencing is reminiscent of what a lot of ace people encounter when coming out – that they ‘haven’t tried hard enough’ or ‘haven’t met the right person yet.’” This essay is so well articulated.

Who knew a film from the 1950s would have so much (wrong) to say about asexuality? When I finally sat down to watch Some Like It Hot for the first time, I was aware of the trans reading. What I was not expecting was for asexuality (or a misunderstanding of it) to be a major element of the story.

asexual and aromantic people are so great such an important part of lgbt community I love asexual and aromantic people

Disabled people are hot and sexy and we deserve to find ourselves in romance and erotica. We're not unfuckable or undesirable, and physical or mental disability does not inherently equate to asexuality, celibacy, or inability to engage with sex and sexual desire We're whole, complex people

I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately as I recently watched two documentaries for adults and read one book about puberty for the youth today, to see what education exists. I realized I felt a lot of frustration at the gaps. Sex education needs to be standard and aspec-inclusive.

A new study reveals the major cracks in American sex education. As we consider ways to improve it, we need to be thinking aspec-inclusively.

You can go back as far as the Magna Carta if you wish. in UK law, there has never been an explicit statutory restriction on toilet use for Trans+ people, in public or private spaces. What is being proposed would not be a rollback. It would be a new era of exclusion. One we have not seen before.

💜ASEXUAL IS QUEER💜 Ace authors. Ace women. Ace characters. Ace horror. We're often not considered queer enough to be labeled LGBTQ+. We're often passed up when people are considering LGBTQ+ reads. We have voices and we'd like to be heard. Consider these upcoming ace horror offerings this fall.

We all need an occasional reminder, so listen up. Write that book. Send that story. Query that agent. Ask for that blurb. Maybe it doesn’t work out, but there’s a chance it will, and that chance—however small you think it is—is all you need.

A common aspec concept shows up in an Allure Next article in which Julia Fox comes out as pansexual. It's fun to see ways of being we all understand showing up in the broader conversation.

I don’t know why this part specifically is what cut through me. Maybe it’s In it’s passivity, having to just kind of take the platitude because you know it’s helpful for those who need to hear it. Doesn’t make it hurt any less though, it doesn’t make the implication feel any less dehumanizing

I'm just saying that it would not hurt to buy and preserve what queer literature you can right now.

Why is it important for you as a queer/BIPOC/disabled artist to keep creating? Because for white supremacy, there can be only one narrative: The story of the cis het able-bodied white man. Your art is an act of resistance. Your art is an act of defiance. Your art is act of your existence.

I think it's really worth shouting out that the first 2 people to withdraw were black debut authors (Mae Diansangu followed by Jason Okundaye). They both had some of the most to lose by doing so before others did, and yet they did anyway. I'm grateful to all who withdrew, but to them especially.

This is not purity culture. You don't have to repent or reform your life choices or pledge your virginity or stay single or be accountable to a leader who will determine if you are living in asexual or aromantic righteousness.

We've made it over the 3,000 mark and we're incredibly grateful to everyone who has signed their name. Let's keep it going 👏 openletter.earth/the-urgent-n...

I'm very unsurprised at this Obviously the consultation results won't say what they want. Obviously they planned to ignore them anyway. They want it done before Baroness Hate leaves. In what world wouldn't they try this Write to your MP now

Love my friends tbqh

We should all submit a question asking Parliament about the use of unreliable evidence behind the Cass Review- which they then used to make policy in banning blockers for trans kids! ✍🏼 If everyone asks the same question - they can’t ignore it!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻🏳️‍⚧️ #TtansHealth #Science #Evidence #policy

In their latest advice column, @sesmith.lol answers the question "Did pills make me ace?" This piece is all about how stress, anxiety & depression can affect your experience of your sexuality and what it means to discover more about yourself through transitions. www.scarleteen.com/read/did-p...

embarrassing myself

2/ 'Queen of Spades' is written and performed by Emilie Lauren Jones and it's an entertaining one-woman comedy-poetry show exploring life as a neurodiverse asexual navigating a world built for couples and the dexterous.

Where Do All The Quiet Gays Go?’ is a one-person gay asexual romcom, finally championing the asexual community within the queer scene and telling a story left out of the narrative for far too long. More information can be found here- www.ticketsource.co.uk/thehopetheat...

Happy disability pride month, do your part and stand with us! #disability

Happy pride month, a lot of autistics identify as being somewhere on the asexual spectrum, and today I am proud to publish an essay by an artist who came to terms with both her autism and asexuality later in life. Compulsory sexuality is a hell of a drug: dlmayfield.substack.com/p/liberation...

Submissions are coming in at such a beautiful, steady pace. Keep them coming!!

Post event numbers are out Over 900 people went to meet their MPs today.

Not "What are butch lesbians supposed to do?" but "We won't let you do this to our sisters." Not "Aha, you didn't think about trans men, you fool!" but "Come for my brothers and you have to come through me."

personally I think it's far more objectionable to refer to a pregnant 13-year-old as a 'woman' than to refer to a cis woman as a 'person', but what do I know

📢 Just 1 week left to respond to the EHRC’s consultation on ‘Guidance on the Definition of Sex in the Equality Act’. This consultation could have huge implications for how the rights of trans people are protected in law. If you haven’t filled it out yet, now’s the time. Your voice matters. 🏳️‍⚧️

“If killing 23 civilians at an aid distribution site is not terrorism, how can we possibly be expected to accept that spray-painting a plane is? In what circumstances could civil disobedience ever be justified if not now?” - Sally Rooney👏

Not long left to respond to the consultation on the EHRC Code of Practice? If so, we've got some guidance to help you: transactual.org.uk/equality-act... #Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #TransRights #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #TransAlly #EqualityAct #EHRC

Language and literature are important, not bc everything written must be “literary,” but bc the fewer precise words you have available to you, the fewer chances you can communicate specificity, transfer imagery of experience to one another, & the fewer chances you can also imagine something better.

Open letter calling for an inquiry into the EHRC. I’ve just signed. organise.network/actions/peti...

No, what I'll say is how using AI is simply artistically lazy. The very foundation of writing is tied into the human element. It is tied into how human beings revise, edit, and use language and how human beings use their emotions, lived experience, and thoughts to create art, in all its forms.

Made my first protest sign for the Pride parade in London. #asexual #pride #equalityact

1. The US Transgender Survey has finally been released, and the results are stunning. - <1% of people are less satisfied after HRT. - The most common reason for detransition, pausing transition, or stopping transition is transphobia. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

This is an absolutely FANTASTIC resource from @jennadewitt.bsky.social !!! Check it out!! The LGBTQIA+ Flowchart open.substack.com/pub/invisibl...

if someone comes out to you as a queer label you’re less familiar with and your response is “but you haven’t had a hard life in a way I *personally* understand, that means you’re not queer” you are what experts refer to as an ‘asshat’

As the world goes further into darkness, a reminder to take care of yourself, and to take care of your loved ones. Check in on them, and let them know they're loved. And get back to making your art. Get back to telling your story, and uplifting the stories of others.

Asexuality still has no legal recourse against discrimination in many countries including the UK, as it’s not a legally recognized sexual orientation. We are so grateful for the amazing work by folks like Yasmin, but this is a clear and stark reminder that we still have a long fight ahead of us

I've done a template letter re Akua Reindorf's statements. You can send to your MP, @commonswec.parliament.uk and Ministers for Women & Equalities. docs.google.com/document/d/1... NOTE: the Women & Equalities Committee are scrutinising EHRC on 11th June: committees.parliament.uk/event/23501/...

🚨🚨CALL TO ACTION🚨🚨 The new EHRC chair candidate, Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson, has a history of transphobic actions. MPs *must* scrutinze her. Sign the open letter and use the template to email the WEC to demand MPs protect trans rights! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... docs.google.com/document/d/1...