University of Northern Colorado Researcher Seeks Asexuals for Relationship Study
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- Published on Thursday, 07 March 2013 21:46
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Elizabeth Ruechel, a student at the University of Northern Colorado, seeks Asexual participants for a new study. Ruechel sent survey details to Asexual News Thursday. She proposed studying how intimacy develops in Asexual relationships.
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Aspiring Film Maker Plans to Make Documentary About Relations Between Asexual and LGBT Communities
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- Published on Friday, 22 February 2013 20:40
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Neither Asexuals as a group, nor the LGBT community, as a group agrees on whether the two communities should merge. AVEN and the Asexual Awareness Week organization work on forming and cementing political alliances with local and national Gay and Lesbian groups groups. Even though there has been a growing trend for inclusion, it is not universal. An aspiring documentary maker wants to examine the issues behind Asexual inclusion with the broader LGBT community. They hope to provide a variety of viewpoints in making their case for inclusion.
Ace Pals Offers New Asexual Social Networking Site
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Social networking sites are not new. Newer entries to this genre mimic the features of Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. They also target a specific niche. Ace Pals is the newest such site for Asexual users.
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AVEN, AAW Form Local Alliances at NLGTF Conference
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Cross-posted from Examiner.com.
The 2013 Creating Change conference took place during the last week of January. Sara Beth Brooks, David Jay, Swankivy and asexuals from around the country represented aces at the conference. Brooks, Jay and others worked with the National Center for Trangender Equality.
The Employment Nondiscrimination act, also known as ENDA, has gone through several incarnations. Not a single incarnation has passed Asexual Awareness Week continued to work with the Trevor Project. Representatives of the National Transgender Center for Equality approached members of the asexual contingent with a new draft of the Employment Nondiscrimination Act. The new draft included protections for asexuals.
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Creating Change Conference Summary -- Day 2
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- Published on Wednesday, 30 January 2013 20:28
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