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”TAAAP has written about sex-favorable aces before, but a huge proportion of the ace community is sex-repulsed or averse – over 40% according to the 2019 Ace Community Survey. They face numerous burdens, as they have to contend with sex and sexuality in the world around them. They also must reckon with their own community – many well-meaning aces and allies over-emphasize the existence of sex-favorable aces wile neglecting to mention sex-repulsed and -averse aces at all.
Being sex-repulsed or -avers is extremely individualized, but for a primer on how it can manifest, check out our guide here.
Thank you to all our contributors!
Continue reading “Ace Week 2022: Sex-Repulsed and Averse Aces Part I”October is a special month, as it includes Ace Week, so the server will be open from Saturday, October 22 through Sunday, October 30. The overarching theme for Ace Week this year is Boundless Creativity – we encourage you to share any of your creative endeavors with us!
For each individual day, we have themes just to help prompt discussion, though you are of course welcome to focus on any topic throughout the week. The daily themes are as follows:
The rest of the Discord will still be open, along with the channels specifically to discuss the Carnival of Aros and the Carnival of Aces.
October 8 is International Lesbian Day. In its honor, we’re posting another article about the experiences of ace and aro people who identify as lesbians. This includes bi, pan, and other mspec lesbians, they/them and he/him lesbians, non-binary and trans lesbians, sapphics, and anyone else who feels connected to the lesbian identity. Thank you so much to all our contributors!
Continue reading “Lesbian Ace and Aro Perspectives – Part II”Aspec communities are often dominated by white people and people from the US and Europe, so this article focuses on the experiences and perspectives of ace and aro people from Latin America or with Latin American heritage. We are posting it on September 30 to celebrate the several Central and South American countries that won independence in September (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico and Chile). Thank you to all who volunteered their time and shared their experiences.
Continue reading “Latin American Aspecs”As part of Bisexual Awareness Week, we are posting more Aspec Voices articles about bi aspecs. This is the second article that focuses on ace-spectrum people who identify as bisexual, biromantic, or bi-aligned in some other way. Thanks again to all our contributors!
Continue reading “Bi Aces – Part II”As part of Bisexual Awareness Week, we are posting more Aspec Voices articles about bi aspecs. This article focuses on aro-spectrum people who identify as bisexual, biromantic, or bi-aligned in some other way. Thanks again to all our contributors!
Continue reading “Bi Aros”As part of Bisexual Awareness Week, we are posting more Aspec Voices articles about bi aspecs. This article focuses on ace-spectrum people who identify as bisexual, biromantic, or bi-aligned in some other way. Thanks again to all our contributors!
Continue reading “Bi Aces – Part I”September 23 is Bi Awareness Day. There are a huge number of bi asexual and aromantic people, some who identify as bisexual, some as biromantic, and some as bi-aligned in some other way. We are celebrating bi individuals who also identify within the aspec communities! Thanks as always to our contributors.
Continue reading “Bi Aspecs and Aroaces”