Sara Beth Brooks: The LGBT Community is the Asexual community's greatest ally
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- Published on Tuesday, 12 July 2011 15:13
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Sara Beth Brooks identified as Bisexual until a relationship with her former fiance ended. The details of her experience are found in a Marie Claire article. Shortly after her failed attempt at marital bliss, she became involved with the Asexual community. She brings skills learned as a marriage equality activist.
“The LGBT community is our strongest natural ally,”Brooks told Asexual News in a Skype interview this Sunday. She and AVEN founder David Jay have cultivated contacts with LGBT groups.
AVEN and other Asexual activist groups target 5 groups to meet their goals. The 5 groups targeted are the mainstream media, the LGBT community, Academia, the Medical community and the Sex Positive community. Reaching out to the sex positive community, which includes sex educators, may seem counterintutivie, but it is a vital step in informing people about Asexuality. The 5-prong approach to Asexual activism was developed by David Jay.
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Carrigan launches Asexual Studies Website
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- Published on Friday, 08 July 2011 18:25
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Asexual Explorations is the only website dedicated to the academic study of Asexuality at the moment. The site has a collection of articles, bibliographies and a list of all the available research on Asexuality. Mark Carrigan, a sociologist from England, has decided to set up Asexuality Studies.
According to an e-mail he sent Asexual News, he spoke with Andrew Hinderliter before opening the site to see how he could differentiate his new Asexualstudies.org from the already-existing Asexualexplorations.net. website. Carrigan's site, when it is launched, will serve as a multi-discipline contact point for professionals who are interested in Asexuality.
Upcoming Pioneer Productions documentary to feature segment on Asexuality
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- Published on Sunday, 03 July 2011 23:42
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Pioneer Productions plans to feature a segment on Asexuality in an upcoming BBC documentary. The documentary, called “How Sex Works” will explain various aspects of human Asexuality. Unlike the recent American film, (A)sexual, the special will air on British television.
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Pioneer Productions now seeks Asexual couples for "How Sex Works"
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- Published on Thursday, 07 July 2011 17:46
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Pioneer Productions still plans to do a segment on Asexuality in its new documentary “How Sex Works”. The company initially sought people in the United Kingdom area to do an interview on Asexuality. The company still seeks UK residents but the focus of the interviews has shifted.
According to AVEN Project Team member, MichaelD, Harriet Matthers is now seeking Asexual couples to participate. The segment on Asexuality is expected to take up about 15 minutes of the hour long documentary.
Pelatin Technologies enters HSDD drug race
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- Published on Friday, 01 July 2011 21:03
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Libigel is the most likely candidate for a drug in post-menopausal women who suffer what will become Female Sexual Arousal Disorder. Palatin Technologies has stated a Phase II clinical trial for its drugs. Unlike Libigel, Palatin's product bremelanotide is injected into subcutaneously.