What's Going On: November 2021
Are you online?
It’s that #AggressivelyArospectacular time of year again. This week-long event between the 7th and 13th of November promotes the creation of original content in arospec communities. The event is for all creatives, no matter your medium. If you’ve got a piece you’re particularly proud of, why not share it?
Midwest Aces and Aros invites you to join their discord server! The group hosts a hangout twice a month: 1st Saturday at 1pm CST, 3rd Tuesday at 7pm CST and the server includes private state chat channels. To make some local friends follow the link: https://discord.gg/6uBeuD9vxR.
Out and about?
It’s been awhile since we’ve used this section, but the time has come: we’ve got an in person event! The London Asexual & Aromantic Spectrum Meetup holds regulaur brunches most Sundays, quizzes are run over Zoom most weeks, and they’re open to more. If you’re in the London area and would like to meet some aros or organise an event, this is the group for you.
Aromantic and/or Asexual San Diego is a support and discussion group that would like to take part in San Diego's Pride 2022 parade. They have big plans to be unmissable. They want to march, run a booth, and much more that you can read about in their fundraiser. They’re halfway to their donation goal and the results will be priceless.
Aros in the media
Aro Ace on the Allusionist by Helen Zaltzman
The word 'asexual' has been used by humans describing themselves for several decades; 'aromantic' is newer. Both words enable people to voice identities that were unacknowledged for centuries, to find each other and build communities together, and to provide counternarratives to what the allosexuals are pushing.
Lewis Brown is a writer and poet; and also an AUREA representative! Go have a listen to this podcast discussion on the history and use of 'asexual' and 'aromantic'.
Check out The Aro Zine created by Zero. This collection of stories and poems is a community run project that brings together aros in all the ways you could want. And it’s totally free!
What Is Aromantic? By psychcentral
This romantic orientation is often misconstrued, so here are the facts.
An in-depth introductory piece into the aromantic orientation for those who are new to the concept.
Ace Activist Yasmin Benoit On The Difference Between Being Asexual & Aromantic by Julie Kliegman
Yasmin Benoit is asexual and aromantic — aka aroace, or someone who doesn’t experience sexual or romantic attraction. She’s a model and an activist, serving on the board of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network, based in Reading, England.
Yasmin Benoit speaks about activism, the hypersexualization of Black women, and her modelling career.
I, A Gay Autistic Man, Am Sharing 5 Things About My Intersectional Identity by Ian Donley
If there’s anything I’ve learned in my lifetime, it’s that my intersectionality makes life a little harder to navigate through.
Ian Donley writes about being gay, autistic, aromantic and how life is a challenge worth taking on.
Aromantics Address
The results for the Allo Aro Survey are in! Read them HERE and don’t miss the comparisons made between this survey and our Aro Census 2020