Sociologist Mark Carrigan wants to form international panel on Asexuality at Sexualization of Culture Conference
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 June 2011 18:30
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Mark Carrigan, a sociologist who became interested in Asexual and Asexuality related topics plans to hold the what he hopes will be the first International conference panel. Ela Przyby and CJ Chasin have joined the panel. Carrigan tweeted that many sexuality researchers do not yet know about Asexuality, but often become fascinated by the topic once they become aware of it.
Carrigan hopes to hold the panel at the Sexualization of Culture Conference, scheduled to take place in December of this year. The conference will take place at the Institute of Education at the University of London.
Organizers have not yet decided on all of the topics that will come under discussion at the conference, but the official site has issued a call for papers on the subject. Other issues addressed include the sexualization of culture, how the availability of pornography affects society, how sexualization practices affect different groups in society and if it is possible to move beyond the panic and liberation debates that tend to dominate discussions about human sexuality.
Silberstein releses full details of her inquiry into Suicide among Asexuals
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- Published on Sunday, 05 June 2011 20:56
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Asexual News issued the initial call for this project here. The full details of the project that were released to AVEN, Tumblr and the Asexuality Livejorunal all contain the same information posted below. However, in the off chance that an Asexual reads this forum and none of the other forums, the details are below.
Project Proposal - Suicide Awareness Project
Purpose: To expose the frequency of suicidal thoughts, feelings and actions within the Asexual community, as a precursor to engaging the Asexual community and possibly other communities in suicide prevention efforts for the community.
Read more: Silberstein releses full details of her inquiry into Suicide among Asexuals
Female urology patients should be screened for HSDD says new study
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- Published on Tuesday, 31 May 2011 12:15
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Female urology patients should be checked for Hyperactive Sexual Desire Disorder, according to Medscape.com. A survey put out by the American Urological Association found that one-third of the women who seek treatment from a urology specialist also meet the diagnostic criteria for the controversial Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder.
Although the diagnosis will remain in the DSM-5, it will become a male-only disorder. Asexuals have challenged the validity of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, but the psychological condition will be separated into two different disorders in the new version of the DSM.
Urologists will only test for acquired Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder. Doctors use a simple questionnaire to screen patients. The questionnaires save the time of doctors, but such questionnaires do not consider whether or not the patient might be an Asexual or simply a person with a low libido. The questionnaires do not distinguish whether a person is bothered by their lack of libido or not, a diagnostic criterion for HSDD.
Medical professionals have used these surveys for many years. The standard survey starts with the basic assumption that people must want to have sex with someone else to obtain proper mental health. The emerging Asexual movement has attempted to get the psychiatric profession to change the way it handles a lack of interest in sexual activity, although the efforts have not yet met with much success.
June 2011 Asexual Sexologist poll asks about Ace participation in the LGBT Community
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- Published on Thursday, 02 June 2011 20:09
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Dallas Bryson, the Asexual Sexologist posted a new poll for May. The new poll celebrates LGBT pride month and focuses on whether or not Asexuals should be part of the LGBT community. In the e-mail sent out to people on her list, the user is asked if they feel they are part of the LGBT community and what their favorite acronyms are.
As with her previous polls, the entire poll will take about a half hour to complete. Anyone who wishes to take the survey can find start by clicking this link. Bryson is a post graduate student working toward a doctorate in Human Sexuality.
Letters to an Asexual #4
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- Published on Friday, 27 May 2011 10:41
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Administrator's Note: This was accidentally posted in the news section.