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”MBLGTACC 2023 – Moving Beyond Relationship Hierarchies to Community Care with Relationship Anarchy
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”MBLGTACC 2022 – In Defiance of White Supremacist Relationship Hierarchies
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.
This presentation has been adapted so that it can be used by others. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License (plain text | legal text). If you would like to use this in a presentation where you are being paid to present or some other use outside the scope of this license, please contact us at [email protected] to ask for permission. It may not be presented without permission.
SexPosCon Poster: Others Thinking We Need to Get Laid
The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project presented three posters at the 2022 Sex Positivity Conference. The theme was “Sex Positivity is Humanizing”, and we discussed specific aromantic and asexual perspectives on sex positivity.
One poster was Others Believing We Need To Get Laid: An Asexual Perspective on Sex Positivity, developed by Emily Karp, Kade, and Maximus. The abstract for the poster is:
Continue reading “SexPosCon Poster: Others Thinking We Need to Get Laid”SexPosCon Poster: Kink vs. Compulsory Sexuality
The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project presented three posters at the 2022 Sex Positivity Conference. The theme was “Sex Positivity is Humanizing”, and we discussed specific aromantic and asexual perspectives on sex positivity.
One poster was Kink vs. Compulsory Sexuality, developed by Aubri Lancaster, Bob, Grey, and Nathan. The abstract for the poster is:
Continue reading “SexPosCon Poster: Kink vs. Compulsory Sexuality”SexPosCon Poster: Why Your Sex Positivity Needs to be Anti-Amatonormative
The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project presented three posters at the 2022 Sex Positivity Conference. The theme was “Sex Positivity is Humanizing”, and we discussed specific aromantic and asexual perspectives on sex positivity.
One poster was Why Your Sex Positivity Needs to be Anti-Amatonormative, developed by Aubri Lancaster, Grey, Nathan, and a goose we unleashed. The abstract for the poster is:
Continue reading “SexPosCon Poster: Why Your Sex Positivity Needs to be Anti-Amatonormative”Creating Change 2021 – Social Media Activism
Developed by members of TAAAP for Creating Change 2021. This session explored the use of social media platforms for activism and how to be more strategic with your activist social media posts with guidance from a presenter who has professional experience creating social media campaigns, including a proposal for an official Asexual Flag emoji as a case study.
This presentation has been adapted so that it can be used by others. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License (plain text | legal text). If you would like to use this in a presentation where you are being paid to present or some other use outside the scope of this license, please contact us at [email protected] to ask for permission. It may not be presented at the Creating Change conference without permission.
YALSA Ace and Aro Teens Presentation 2021
This presentation was developed by Sam Helmick, Elizabeth Graham, and members of TAAAP for the Young Adult Library Services Symposium 2021. The theme of YALSA 2021 was “Biggest Little Safe Spaces: Serving Teens During Times of Adversity”. This presentation was titled “Safe Spaces for Aros and Aces” and discussed the basics of aromanticism and asexuality, provided resources on the identities, and gave advice on how to best create safe spaces for aro and ace youth.
This presentation may not be used without contacting Sam Helmick, Elizabeth Graham, and The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project. For more, please see the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License (plain text | legal text).
Many of the topics here are covered more thoroughly in our other presentations, available here. The Including Youth presentation is particularly relevant.
There are also a number of recommendations of books, both for adults and teens. To check those books out, visit our Bookshop.org page!
Below are links to the Powerpoint presentation and the full PDF – both have all of the speaker notes and the image description for each slide, and should be fully accessible. If they are not, please contact us!
Careers in Sexuality Conference Workshop
Developed by members of TAAAP for the 2020 Careers in Sexuality Conference. This workshop discussed the ways in which asexual and aromantic people develop and embrace their identities.
This presentation has been adapted so that it can be used by others. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License (plain text | legal text). If you would like to use this in a presentation where you are being paid to present or some other use outside the scope of this license, please contact us at [email protected] to ask for permission. It may not be presented at the Creating Change conference without permission.
Creating Change 2021 – Helping Professionals
Developed by members of TAAAP for Creating Change 2021. This session was a chance to hear about the levels of knowledge and types of assumptions therapists and doctors sometimes make about ace and aro identities, then discuss personal experiences with barriers to accessing counselors, doctors, and other healthcare professionals who are knowledgeable and properly inclusive about ace and aro identities. Some time in the session was dedicated to brainstorming the best ways for aspec individuals to receive affirming and competent care, as well as brainstorming avenues for educating these care providers.
Because it included personal information from participants, the transcript is general notes of the topics discussed rather than the full record.
This presentation has been adapted so that it can be used by others. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License (plain text | legal text). If you would like to use this in a presentation where you are being paid to present or some other use outside the scope of this license, please contact us at [email protected] to ask for permission. It may not be presented at the Creating Change conference without permission.