Setting an Unofficial Date for Asexual Awareness Week 2012
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- Published on Tuesday, 09 October 2012 22:55
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Asexual Awareness Week does not have a set date this year. Even though AAW has a free-floating format this year, it does not mean that other days will not be celebrated. Asexual Visibility and Education Day takes place on October 12.
There are other events, such as National Coming Out Day. Asexuals are free to participate in this day, although the Asexual who chooses to come out of the closet will probably have a much harder time convincing skeptical people that Asexuality exists.
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Asexual Healthcare Survey
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 October 2012 19:53
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David Jay, founder of AVEN, recently asked for people to participate in a survey. The survey asks Asexuals about their experiences with the healthcare system. The survey takes less than an hour to complete.
The questions focus on problems that a person may encounter with the health care system in the United States. The makers of the survey did not say which organization collects the information, nor do they say why they are collecting the data.
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Children Of Mothers Who Had Same-Sex Relationship More Likely To Be Asexual Says Controversial Researcher
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- Published on Monday, 24 September 2012 21:52
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Mark Ragnerus’s National Family Structure Study generated controversy earlier this year. The author wrote a blog post for a site called Patheos. In the article, he claims that children of mothers who had same-sex relationships are more likely to be Asexual.
The National Family Structure Study was released earlier this year. It drew criticism from LGBT groups. He added additional thoughts on the Patheos website. In the article he suggests that children of mothers who had same sex relations are more likely to be Asexual.
David Jay Announces Alliances With LGBTQ Organizations
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- Published on Saturday, 29 September 2012 21:27
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David Jay posted a video that detailed the alliances he made with LGBTQ organizations in the past year. Although he mentions that new alliances are coming, he does not mention which new alliances AVEN and Asexual Awareness Week had formed.
Jay may intend to reveal the alliances later, or there may be more alliances that he will reveal later. The video came out shortly after Sara Beth Brooks announced that she sought volunteers for the NLGTF's creating change conference.
Captain Brooks seeks crew members for her ship at NLGTF Conference
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 September 2012 19:44
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Ahoy, ye scurvy dogs. Captain Brooks of the AAW lowered her Jolly Rogers to ask people to help her swab the deck when she makes port in Atlanta. The NLGTF’s Creating Change Conference be providing the docks. She be looking for Asexual pirates in the fair city to join in a panel she be holding at 2013’s Creating Change Conference.
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