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Fox (any pronouns!) 🦊🌙 @divinevulpes.bsky.social · 11h

Update: water heater is dead, $2400 for a new heater & installation :')
I'm hoping I qualify for a decent financing option. For now I'm keeping the goal at $1k, but may change it if need be. Thank you again for all the support so far 💖

Fox (any pronouns!) 🦊🌙 @divinevulpes.bsky.social · 1d

No goal until I know $$ amount better but just for reference water heater repairs/replacements can run up into the thousands. I'm sure they'll offer a payment plan but I'd like to not be several more thousands in debt if I can help it.

Link for now if you want to donate: ko-fi.com/divinevulpes

Support Fox

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Gayming Magazine @gaymingmag.bsky.social · 10h

So many RPGs promise queer inclusion... but where are the ace stories? 🖤🤍💜
@miladyconfetti.bsky.social explores why asexuality deserves to be told intentionally, not just left to headcanons.
Read the full piece: buff.ly/JIgw4dm
#GaymingMag #Asexual #Gaming #Queer

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Ell Huang 🖤🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 13h

“Frame your life — the life you love — in the language they use to frame theirs.”

Cody Daigle-Orians @codydo.bsky.social · 8d

Getting people to fully accept and affirm your happily single life can be a challenge.

"I'm perfectly content being single. How do I get my friends to believe me?"

There are strategies to get your friends to respect your happy single life.

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Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 23h

Today is World Mental Health Day.

As part of out 2022 survey, we asked about the mental health diagnosis that applied to our respondents.

#asexual #asexuality #ace #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality #mentalhealth #worldmentalhealthday

Over one third of ace respondents (36.2%) reported having been diagnosed professionally with an anxiety disorder, 31.1% with a depressive disorder, 14.8% with ADHD or ADD and 10.4% with autism spectrum.
Similar percentages of ace respondents reported having been professionally or self-diagnosed with PTSD (8.6% professionally diagnosed, 8.3% self-diagnosed), OCD (4.8% and 5.0%, respectively), and any personality disorder (2.4% and 2.0%). In contrast, around twice as many ace respondents had self-diagnosed with an eating disorder and behavioral addiction (9.0% and 2.9% respectively) than had been professionally diagnosed (4.8% and 0.8% respectively).
Under 5% of ace respondents had been professionally diagnosed or self-diagnosed with bipolar disorder (1.9% and 0.8%, respectively), a psychotic disorder (0.9% and 0.7%, respectively), substance-related addiction (0.6% and 1.6%, respectively), and HSDD or SI/AD (0.1% and 0.6% respectively).

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bev (indie author) 👩🏻‍💻 @beverlyannemichel.bsky.social · 1d

I only have a few copies left of Have it All and Give it All with the ✨original✨ covers.

You can order both on kofi or etsy!!

I also have sticker/bookmark bundles on kofi!!

ko-fi.com/beverlyannem...

#booksky #sapphic #lesfic #asexual #kofi #smallbiz 💙📚

Visit Beverly's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

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Soulbly @soulbly.bsky.social · 1d

The split attraction model (often abbreviated as SAM) is transforming how people understand, express, and identify their experiences of romantic and sexual attraction.

Particularly important in the asexual, aromantic, and broader LGBTQIA+ communities Read More: soulbly.com/split-attrac...

Understanding the Split Attraction Model (SAM)- Full Guide

Discover the split attraction model—how it separates romantic and sexual orientations, empowering individuals to better understand and express their identities.

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Aspec*German @aspecgerman.bsky.social · 1d

Die wunderbare Sonja Weichand wird uns im Rahmen der #asexualawarenessweek einen kleinen Einblick in ihr kommendes Werk "Die größte Erfüllung“ geben!

#ace #aceweek #aceweek2025 #asexual #asexuell #aspec #acespec #aspecgerman #activism #aktivismus #events #queer #lgbtqia #pride #awareness

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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 1d

This week’s #ResearchSpotlight chills to the bone with body horror and gothic desire. How does asexuality haunt The Death of Jane Lawrence? Dare to find out: works.hcommons.org/records/7h90... 💉🖤

Pale orange flyer with red lettering that reads "The Horror of Sex: Gothic Asexuality and Medical Body Horror in The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling by Vickie Brestwer"

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Santa Monica Public Library @smpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 3d

RM of BTS says you should Read Banned Books! 📚💜

#BannedBooksWeek highlights the freedom to read, the importance of diverse stories, and raises awareness about ongoing challenges libraries face in protecting that right.

Banned & Challenged Books list: smpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

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🇵🇪🇳🇬 Isabella Scarlett 🏳️‍⚧️♿️✡️ @isabellascarlett.bsky.social · 2d

What Lesbianism isn’t about:
- Excluding Bi/Mspec folks
- Excluding Trans folks
- Excluding Non-binary folks
- Excluding masculinity
- Excluding BIPOC
- Excluding Plural folks

What Lesbianism is about:
- Inclusion
- Diversity
- Self expression

Happy International Lesbian Day 💗

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Making Queer History @makingqueerhistory.bsky.social · 2d

This queer history month read about Zinaida Gippius, a Russian poet who switched through grammatical genders and possibly existed on the asexual spectrum!
www.makingqueerhistory.com/articles/202...

Zinaida Gippius — Making Queer History

One of the most prominent criticisms of the study of queer history is questioning how one can label a person with a word that did not exist while that person was alive. The final and most important pi...

www.makingqueerhistory.com

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Dr. Canton Winer @cantonwiner.bsky.social · 2d

Aromanticism and relationship anarchy share so much resonance with each other.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 3d

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for the May Soulmates photo challenge! Today we’re featuring book 1: Where the River Meets the Soul by S. Nicole @snicoleauthor.bsky.social 🧵

The dust jacket laid out above the full naked hard case. Blue flowers sit at the top corners, while dark teal flowers sit at the bottom corners of the dust jacket. Purple-blue flowers sit at the top corners of the hardcase, while green flowers sit at the bottom. Everything lies on a white brick background.

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Aspec*German @aspecgerman.bsky.social · 3d

Wir sind in den letzten Zügen der offiziellen Programm Planung, ein paar Highlights der diesjährigen Ace Week könnt ihr aber hier bereits erfahren!
#ace #aceweek #aceweek2025 #asexual #asexuell #aspec #acespec #aspecgerman #activism #aktivismus #events #queer #lgbtqia #pride #awareness

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AVEN @avenofficial.bsky.social · 3d

It's something we'll consider, and we appreicate any support.

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Volti vEmmi @voltivemmi.bsky.social · 4d

I love yuri, there's so many wonderful manga about romance between women that tell some incredible (or simply sweet) love stories

But I ADORE aromantic and/or ace girls in yuri! As an aroace himejoshi lesbian, I ADORE aspec characters in yuri manga, so here's a 🧵 compiling a bunch of those:

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Bogi Takács / SONG OF SPORES coming Nov 2025! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 4d

REVIEWERS: I have e-ARC copies of SONG OF SPORES, my weird trans, intersex space opera book coming Nov 4 from Broken Eye Books!

You can request a copy here:

forms.gle/XZamWpmBUGwH...

I will be offline soon for Sukkot, so tell your friends in the meanwhile & I'll respond on Wed night (G-d willing)

Get an e-ARC of SONG OF SPORES!

This is for reviewers to request a copy (epub, pdf) of the weird trans, intersex space opera book Song of Spores by Bogi Takács, Broken Eye Books (upcoming Nov 4 2025). Please do not self-reject :) I ...

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Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships @clsrleeds.bsky.social · 4d

One of our wonderful new PhD researchers Kristin Käuper recently spoke at the University of Manchester's postgraduate philosophy conference, Open Minds XVIII!

Kristin's talk looked at how asexuality can help us create a better philosophical account of sexual orientation.

Well done Kristin! 🥳🙌

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AVEN @avenofficial.bsky.social · 4d

www.gofundme.com/f/aven-needs...

Donate to Help keep AVEN running for the next two years!, organized by AVEN Project Team

For almost 25 years, AVEN has been working to help ace and aro people… AVEN Project Team needs your support for Help keep AVEN running for the next two years!

www.gofundme.com

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AVEN @avenofficial.bsky.social · 4d

For almost 25 years, AVEN has been working to help ace and aro people across the globe understand themselves and promote open, honest public understanding of our experience. In that time we've had a tremendous impact, and we're asking for your support to fund the next two years of our work.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 5d

I believe that we are many,
And I believe that they are few.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 5d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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bev (indie author) 👩🏻‍💻 @beverlyannemichel.bsky.social · 5d

In the Eye of the Beholder: The Menu

A full meal in a book.

b2r: books2read.com/beholder
itch: beverlyannemichel.itch.io/in-the-eye-o...
etsy: spilledinkcoffeebook.etsy.com

#booksky #romancelandia #acebooks
💙📚 🌈📚 🌶️📚

In the eye of the beholder.
Starter: asexual heroine meets secretly ace hero. There’s also a cat.
Main: romance builds and drama ensues. No one knows how to deal with unloving mothers and stalker exes.
Dessert: a happily ever after for the hero and heroine but it is only just beginning of their story.
Beauregard + Felix.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

This is how we do it: ‘Asexuality is a spectrum. I don’t experience sexual desire (but I do like having orgasms)’

Embracing Sarah’s asexuality has allowed her and Cameron to connect in many different ways

www.theguardian.com

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🇵🇪🇳🇬 Isabella Scarlett 🏳️‍⚧️♿️✡️ @isabellascarlett.bsky.social · 5d

Asexuality is queer.
Aromanticism is queer.
Aplatonicism is queer.

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