Deck of Aces -- Suicde rate among Asexuals
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There is still no official study on the rates of suicide among the Asexual community, but one of the Vloggers from Hot Pieces of Ace addresses the issue in this video.
Letters to an Asexual #5 -- Why Swankivy Talks About Asexuality
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- Published on Sunday, 19 June 2011 18:04
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Vlogger Swankivy talks about why she talks about Asexuality and why it is important to do so.
Duncan warns Texas about its attempts to use a "Fairness Doctrine" law against LGBT groups
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- Published on Friday, 17 June 2011 13:06
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Arne Duncan, President Obamas Secretary of Education, warned Texas education that the Federal Equal Access Act of 1984 gave Gay Straight Alliances the right to organize in public secondary and post secondary student clubs. Texas recently drafted a law, modeled after the FCCs “fairness doctrine” policy that required schools that had Gay Straight Alliances equal.
Duncan warned Texas lawmakers of the consequences of the proposed law in a letter he began with “Dear Colleagues” according to the LGBTQNation blog. Duncan states that Gay Straight Alliances play an important role in stopping the bullying of LGBT students. Obamas secretary of education ignoring the bullying of many students who do not fall into one of the queer categories is also a severe problem for many schools.
AIDS activist with Polio battles idea that disabled people are Asexual
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The majority of Asexual people are not disabled, although there are a still a few holdouts who disagree with this statement. The majority of disabled people are not Asexual, although many people may hold this attitude and not even realize it. A recent editorial by Winstone Zulu in the New York Times brings new attention to this prevalent attitude.
Zulu, an HIV positive, AIDS activists, uses crutches to get around. She has had to use crutches since a bout with polio in childhood. When she reveals her HIV status, she still has people ask her how she caught the disease. While HIV, as with other STDS, can be transmitted by methods that do not involve intercourse, she says people act surprised when she says “sexually”.
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Review of the (A)sexual documentary
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- Published on Thursday, 16 June 2011 20:55
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(A)sexual chronicles the movements of many of the more prominent Asexual activists. The documentary, by Angela Tucker, has already caused speculation among the Asexual community. Most of the speculation centers around the commentary provided by Dan Savage. However, the film does not focus on Savage. The documentary focuses on the activities of David Jay, Swank Ivy, Barbara, a pilot from Texas and an Asexual couple from the same state.
Tuckers documentary is a touching, humorous and sometimes sad look at the world faced by Asexuals. Swankivy, David Jay and Cathy Roberts all appear in the film at points. Viewers also meet Barbara, a pilot who decided that sex wasn't for her in 1986. All of these characters share their story of how they discovered that they were Asexual.