TAAAP unequivocally supports full decriminalisation of sex work – not to be confused or conflated with legalisation models or with the Nordic model of criminalising clients – and self-determination & labour rights for sex workers.
You might ask why this is relevant to us and our goals as an aspec advocacy organisation. Here are three reasons.
Continue reading “Supporting International Sex Workers’ Day (June 2)”Watching the Invisible was presented by TAAAP advocates at MBLGTACC in 2023, a conference dedicated to educating the Midwestern collegiate audience on queer history, activism, and identity. Aromanticism and asexuality are rarely depicted in popular media, and when they are that representation tends to be limited or to misunderstand our identities. Our presentation discussed why representing aro and ace identities is important, what we’ve seen thus far, and what we want to see in the future. We also discussed the ways in which media affirms, disparages, or erases our identities.
Continue reading “MBLGTACC 2023 – Watching the Invisible: Aromanticism and Asexuality in Media”Moving Beyond… was presented by TAAAP advocates at MBLGTACC in 2023, a conference dedicated to educating the Midwestern collegiate audience on queer history, activism, and identity. This presentation explores the ways in which relationship hierarchies, and their colonial origins, currently shape our communities and the limits they have imposed on our ability to create caring, long-lasting ties. With that as context, we offer ideas based in the concept of relationship anarchy on how to create communities that better serve our needs and desires.
Continue reading “MBLGTACC 2023 – Moving Beyond Relationship Hierarchies to Community Care with Relationship Anarchy”February is a special month, as it includes Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! We’ll leave the server open from Sunday, February 18 at 10am Eastern to 11:59pm Eastern Saturday, February 24. (That’s 3 PM GMT Sunday through 5 AM GMT Saturday)
Although it is ASAW, we welcome anyone, aro or not, to join us. Also, you can obviously feel free to expand beyond the topics posted each day – this is meant as a useful starting point.
Asexual and aromantic representation, we love to see it and there’s slowly been more and more lately! So the theme for this month’s pride chat is Media Representation! Share and discuss any ace and/or aro rep you have seen, what you would still like to see, what you like and what you dislike, and feel free to include rep you’ve created if you want!
August Pride Chats will be from August 25, 2023 10am ET/2pm UTC to August 27, 2023 11:59 PM/3:59am UTC.
With more aspec non-fiction being published lately such as ACE, Refusing Compulsory Sexuality, and our very own Ace & Aro Journeys, this month’s topic will be Education and Awareness regarding aspec identities and issues. Even with these books, there’s a long way to go and we’re eager to hear your ideas on how we can get there!
April’s Pride Chats will be open from Friday April 28th at 10am ET/2pm UTC to Sunday the 30th at 11:59pm ET/Monday 1 May 3:59am UTC!
In honor of the International Asexuality Day, April 6, we are sharing more responses from those who identify as sex-repulsed or -averse.
Being sex-repulsed or -averse is extremely individualized, but for a primer on how it can manifest, check out our guide here.
Thank you to all who volunteered their time and shared their experiences.
Continue reading “Sex-Repulsed and Averse Aces Part II”For March’s Pride chats the topic is compulsory sexuality, referring to the ways in which certain kinds of sexuality are systemically pushed on certain demographics. As an example, in many cases, people are expected to be sexually active by a certain age and with people of certain genders.
The chats will be open beginning Saturday the 25th at 10 am Eastern and will close Monday the 27th at 11:59 pm Eastern.
In Defiance of… is one of the presentations that TAAAP advocates gave at MBLGTACC in 2022, a conference dedicated to educating the Midwestern collegiate audience on queer history, activism, and identity. This workshop focused on white supremacy, amatonormativity, and the ways in which they attempt to control the sexuality of POC and ethnic minorities, impose reproductive and domestic labour, and negatively impact queer activism and community formation. We explored the meanings and histories of the institution of marriage, compulsory sexuality, and related topics, and brainstormed how we can resist these punitive ideologies and organise as a community outside of such structures.
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This month Pride Chats weekend overlaps with what is the holidays for many people – in lieu of a formal topic, we invite you to come and talk about whatever you would like! We will have one channel designated for seasonal discussion while all other channels will be open for whatever else is on your minds. Hope to see you there!
The server will be open from 10:30 am Eastern (3:30pm GMT) on Friday, December 23rd to 11:59 pm Eastern on Sunday, December 25th (4:59am GMT Monday). Per usual we will try to have 2 hour voice chats both days, based on availability of participants.
