Ace
banner
anacelens.bsky.social
Ace
@anacelens.bsky.social
An enby ace writing about asexuality, media, and anything else I fancy chatting about. ♠️💜

Read my writing on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/anacelens
Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anacelens
Pinned
Trans rights are human rights. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Nonbinary people are nonbinary. Your gender identity is valid, and you know yourself better than anyone else.

(Apologies for my terrible graphic design.)
Reposted by Ace
The word "asexual" has been used to describe a sexual orientation for decades. There is no excuse for its continual misuse.
Getting very tired of having my sexual orientation being used to describe right-wing incel asshats.
December 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Reposted by Ace
COMMON BONDS 2 Late Pledges close on December 10! Don't miss your chance to get your copy alongside all of our backers!

💚 science fiction and fantasy
💚 aromantic MCs
💚 a focus on platonic relationships!

Publication in 2026; preorders through late pledges: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...

🌈📚
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Reposted by Ace
"Being aroace means I’m used to mistranslation. People assume solitude equals loneliness, or that the absence of romance must be a hole I want filled."
azejournal.com/article/2025...
Hospitable to Myself Between Seasons — AZE
I’m writing this in the in-between – the quiet days before I’m admitted to the hospital for observation and treatment. There’s a date on the calendar, circled like a small horizon. I’m preparing, coun...
azejournal.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Reposted by Ace
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Reposted by Ace
Where are my fellow asexuals at? I want to start a group and start an ace chat. I'm looking for more online community meetups. So, if you're an asexual person, hit me up on this post.
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Reposted by Ace
LIBRARIES EXIST. if you want to read my book for free that is absolutely fine by me, and you can go to a library and take it home and make a note of anything that’s interesting, and then return it and someone else can do the same. And doing that will help your local library AND I’ll earn a tiny fee.
I see the book piracy discourse is back and as a writer I only have one opinion which is that yea I would actually quite like to earn a comfortable life doing an easy, likeable creative job, I don't think the world owes that to me, but it would be nice, and it's not an insane thing to want
November 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Reposted by Ace
🤍✊🏻 As our very first suggested individual action that parents can take, we’re inviting everyone to get involved in the Trans Secret Santa campaign, organised by the @TransSolidarityAlliance.bsky.social

A project that brings a little seasonal joy to trans people across the UK.

Spread #TransJoy
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Reposted by Ace
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor

Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page Street YA! Here's the gist: Explore expansive aromantic love and connection in stories across genres These twelve stories showcase aromantic people breaking generational curses, finding acceptance, and protecting the vulnerable while highlighting the infinite ways people find connection and love without romance.
lgbtqreads.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reposted by Ace
Today on Trans Day Of Remembrance we remember and honor the lives lost to transphobia, hate, and violence.

Trans people deserve to live, to thrive, and to be who they are.

Trans rights are human rights.
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Reposted by Ace
Today is a day we mourn our dead.

And we fight like hell for the living.

🕯️
November 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Reposted by Ace
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Amid anti-trans politics, today is a day of reflection. A day to mourn those we have all lost.

Each name is a reminder to love and fight for each other, and especially for those most marginalised.

With solidarity, we will build a better world for us all.
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Reposted by Ace
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.

Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
goodlaw.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Reposted by Ace
Secondly, the only function of the concept of "dying alone" as something to avoid is to cause shame and anxiety. It has no productive use. It haunts people. In my case as an aroace person it haunts me because it's been weaponized against me, but I can't stress enough that it hurts *everyone.*
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Reposted by Ace
Its World Children’s Day and Transgender Day of Rememberance.

Both of these on the same day seems especially fitting.
A day to remind us to protect the kiddos we have and remember those we have lost👼🏻🏳️‍⚧️
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Reposted by Ace
It's LGBTQ+ in STEM Day!
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reposted by Ace
This animation/narration is so funny and wonderful. I love how Jaiden illustrates the interiority of the asexual/aromantic experience and captures both how overwhelming and how liberating it can be.
It’s a spectrum so it depends on the person but, it’s pretty much romance. Here’s the video though!

youtu.be/qF1DTK4U1AM?...
Being Not Straight
YouTube video by JaidenAnimations
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Reposted by Ace
I'm so glad that Zack Polanski is owning the spotlight & acting as a beacon for the UK left right now - because otherwise the Your Party shambles would be absolutely soul crushing, rather than just kind of funny at this point.
November 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Resharing this for Trans Awareness Week 🏳️‍⚧️💜♠️
Trans rights are human rights. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Nonbinary people are nonbinary. Your gender identity is valid, and you know yourself better than anyone else.

(Apologies for my terrible graphic design.)
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Reposted by Ace
If you're in the UK and want just the trans, nonbinary, or LGBTQ+ ones btw, I'm doing a clearance sale with £1 postage for the old ones at canopyrobin.sumupstore.com/product/clea... (basically because I changed suppliers and don't want to mix styles on Etsy)
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Reposted by Ace
"As someone working in law, it’s heresy to say this, and it might even kill my chances of a career... But as a trans person, and someone fighting for the rights of my community, I refuse to remain silent. To me it just seems obvious: a heavily prejudiced society produces prejudiced institutions."
It’s no surprise that only 31% of trans people trust a legal system built to enforce prejudice, says Jess O’Thomson.
It’s no surprise that only 31% of trans people trust a legal system built to enforce prejudice, says Jess O’Thomson.
goodlawproject.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Reposted by Ace
There's often a suggestion that sex-favorable ace people have an easy road. But sex-favorable asexuality is still asexuality.
Sex-favorable asexuality *is* asexuality.
Being sex-favorable isn't an "easier" form of asexuality.
acedadadvice.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Went to see the new Frankenstein in the cinema as a Halloween treat to myself. Some interesting adaptational choices, with a very effective result. Thoroughly enjoyed, highly recommend.
October 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Reposted by Ace
so wonderful when that spark of a novel idea hits you and it all clicks into place and you think THATS THE ONE. mostly because you cant force it. just have to wait and then eventually the timeline says 'here you go, heres a diamond that was floating by.' anyway, caught a diamond today. very exciting
October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Reposted by Ace
October 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM