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October 25, 2022

Ace Week 2022: Sex-Repulsed and Averse Aces Part I

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!

October 19, 2022

October ’22 TAAAP Pride Chats – Ace Week

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:

Saturday 10/22: Hopes and Plans for Ace Week
Sunday 10/23: Art and Pride
Monday 10/24: Activism
Tuesday 10/25: Relationships
Wednesday 10/26: Gender
Thursday 10/27: Solo Life and Singleness
Friday 10/28: Community
Saturday 10/29: Media Representation and Art
Sunday 10/30: Closing Thoughts

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.

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October 8, 2022

Lesbian Ace and Aro Perspectives – Part II

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!

September 30, 2022

Latin American Aspecs

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.

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022

Bi Aces – Part II

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!

September 25, 2022

Bi Aros

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!

September 24, 2022

Bi Aces – Part I

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!

September 23, 2022

Bi Aspecs and Aroaces

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.

September 13, 2022November 17, 2022

September ’22 TAAAP Pride Chats – Mental Health

September is National Suicide Prevention Month in the United States, and September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, so the theme for Pride Chats this month is mental health, illness, and wellness! This can cover anything from how you identify/relate to identity, struggles you have had due to accepting your identity or having it accepted by others, and more. As always, we encourage the use of content warnings and spoilers on Discord for any discussion that becomes specific or descriptive.

All of the usual channels will be open, along with the channels specifically to discuss the Carnival of Aros and the Carnival of Aces.

This month’s chat will take place from 10:00 am Eastern Saturday, September 24 to 11:59 pm Eastern Sunday, September 25. (That’s 2 PM GMT Saturday through 3:59 AM Monday) Per usual we will try to have 2 hour voice chats both days, based on availability of participants.

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August 31, 2022

African Diaspora Aspecs

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 Africa, from the African diaspora, or who identify as Black. We are posting it on August 31 to celebrate the International Day for Peoples of African Descent. Thank you to all who volunteered their time and shared their experiences.