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!
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.
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.
The theme for November Pride Chats is Coalitions and Allyship – this covers anything from the broader ideas of political and communal coalitions to smaller scale engagement with people in your daily life. What kind of support does the Aspec community need? What causes are we already connected to? How can those close to us best support us?
All of the usual channels will be open, along with the channels specifically to discuss the Carnival of Aros and the Carnival of Aces.
The server will be open from 10:00 am Eastern (3pm GMT) on Friday, November 25th to 11:59 pm Eastern on Sunday November 27th (4:59am GMT Monday). Per usual we will try to have 2 hour voice chats both days, based on availability of participants.
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.
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.
Hello everyone! As it’s a busy time of year for a lot of people, the theme for August is simply a free-for-all! Pop in the server to discuss any and all aspec related topics that you would like!
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, August 27 to 11:59 pm Eastern Sunday, August 28. (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.
June is well known as Queer/LGBTQIA+ Pride Month around the world. But July is often referred to as Queer/LGBTQIA+ Wrath Month. So this month we’ll be talking about the causes of our wrath and how to express that wrath in all sorts of ways – from activism to protest to self-care, as taking care of ourselves is one way of resisting the powers that want to prevent us from living our lives the way we want or need to.
We’ll also be discussing how to do so safely and inclusively, since July is also Disability Pride Month, and the needs of those with disabilities are often overlooked when protesting.
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.
This month’s chat will take place from 10:00 am Eastern Saturday, July 30 to 11:59 pm Eastern Sunday, July 31. (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.
