Ace notes Tips and tricks on existing in an allo world
Book - 2023
"As an ace or questioning person in an oh-so-allo world, you're probably in desperate need of a cheat sheet. Allow us to introduce your new asexual best friend, an essential resource serving up the life hacks you need to fully embrace the ace. Expect interviews with remarkable aces across the spectrum, advice on navigating different communities, and low-key ways to flaunt your ace identity. Covering everything from coming out, explaining asexuality and understanding different types of attraction, to marriage, relationships, sex, consent, gatekeeping, religion, ace culture and more, this is the ultimate arsenal for whatever the allo world throws at you."--Publisher marketing.
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London :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
[2023]
- Language
- English
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- Physical Description
- 288 pages illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-282) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781839975226
- Part I. Beginning
- Foreword
- Prologue
- Part II. Ace Basics
- What Is the Ace Lens?
- Coming Out as Ace
- Analogies to Explain Asexuality
- How to Identify an Asexual
- Low-Key Ways to Show Ace Pride
- Ode to a Black Ring
- Asexuality and "Snowflake" Syndrome
- On Neuroticism and Labels
- Asexuals Are Here, and They're Organizing
- Interview with Maia Kobabe
- Interview with Shari B. Ellis
- Part III. Getting into the Nuances of Sexual and Romantic Attraction
- Explaining the Different Types of Attraction
- The Flip Side of the Asexuality Coin: Aromanticism
- On Marriage and Queerplatonic Relationships
- Models of Love
- Interview with Julie Sondra Decker
- Part IV. On Sex and Intimacy
- Let's Talk about Sex
- Sex-Positive, Sex-Neutral, Sex-Repulsed, Sex-Averse, Tomato, Tomahto, Etc.
- On Relationships and Consent
- Other Useful Things About Sex that You Might Want to Know
- Miscellaneous Sex Education Resources
- On the Erotic and Intellectual Merits of Fanfiction
- On Intimacy
- Interview with Ev'Yan Whitney
- Interview with Courtney Lane
- Part V. Delving Deeper
- To Be "Queer" or Not to Be
- On Gatekeeping and the "Gold Star Asexual"
- Tips for Coping with Acephobia and Other Garbage
- Am I Repressed?
- Sacks of Yellow Fat
- Its 2023. Why Are Doctors Still Trying to "Cure" Asexuality?
- Part VI. Religion and Identity
- Thoughts from a Nice Jewish Ace
- On "Kosher Sex" and Judaism's Thoughts on Sexual Relationships
- Owning Your Truth Is a Mitzvah
- Interview with Ellen Huang
- Part VII. Conclusion
- Queerness, Labels, and Ambiguity in the Search for Self
- Ace Quotes
- Ace Symbols
- Ace Reading Recommendations
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index