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A Beginner’s Guide to “The Talk”

More confessions: I’m not that big a fan of the phrase “coming out.” Perhaps it’s the melodrama of it all- volcanically bursting from a place of confined safety to the free-and-judging light of day. There does not reside in us some secret asexual being which will, as illustrated by the movie “Alien,” suddenly burst forth to dramatically alter our standing and role among our immediate social network. Still everyone keeps blogging about it, so I might as well jump in.

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Asexual Perspectives

Opening the door to self-discovery

By ~Acer~

As humans, we are in general a social species, programmed to support each other in family units and communities and it seems often mob rule dictates what is normal, expected or acceptable behaviour. Especially in a modern society where the media projects these ideas into every facet of our lives, we are now educated very early on as to how life apparently is. No matter what our true feelings inside, we may now attempt to adhere to the ‘rules’ that we have collectively set ourselves.

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Digest for 27th November - 4th December 2023

Visibility:

This month's Carnival of Aros blogging event will be on the theme of Aromanticism and Holidays.

World Watch:

Asexuality will feature in a chapter in volume 11 of the BLU Talks Presents series on Business, Life and the Universe.

Asexuality will be the focus of a talk at the Be and Become Summit on Thursday 14th December.

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