October 20 - 25, 2024 was Asexuality Awareness Week!

Below are the graphics and text from our social media posts during the week, plus links to online sources.

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Sunday, October 20, 2024

🖤🩶🤍💜Happy Asexuality Awareness Week! 💜🤍🩶🖤

Join us in celebrating the beauty of the asexual spectrum and raising awareness for our ace community!

This week is all about education, visibility, and embracing all forms of love, connection, and identity. Whether you're ace, questioning, or an ally, let's come together to support and uplift each other.

We'll start the week with what asexuality is, and a few of the named identities along the spectrum - stay tuned each day this week for additional info and resources!

Monday, October 21, 2024

🖤🩶🤍💜Asexuality Awareness Week Day 2 🖤🩶🤍💜

Today, we’re tackling some of the biggest myths surrounding asexuality. Spoiler alert: they’re all ❌FALSE❌!

Swipe through the graphics to learn the truth behind these common misconceptions about the ace community and help us spread awareness. Understanding and breaking down these myths is one step closer to creating a more inclusive world for everyone!
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Let’s get started ⬇️

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

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• 🖤🩶🤍💜Asexuality Awareness Week - Day 3: Celebrating Ace Icons! 🖤🩶🤍💜
  
  Did you know there are incredible asexual celebrities who are proudly part of the ace community?
  
  Swipe through to meet some well-known figures who have embraced their asexuality and are helping to raise awareness and visibility for the ace community. Their voices and stories are an inspiration for so many!  ✨
  
  Representation matters. Let's celebrate these icons and continue spreading ace pride!
  

  

  

  

  

  
• • Buzzfeed.  "25 Celebrities Who Are Asexual And Proud." y!entertainment, www.yahoo.com/entertainment/25-celebrities-asexual-proud-081602373.  Accessed October 22, 2024.
  • Ali Pantony. "'People think I must be unlovable, fussy or mentally ill:' Here's what it really means to be asexual and aromantic." Glamour Magazine UK,  www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/asexuality-and-aromanticism. Accessed October 22, 2024.
  • "Asexuality w/ Janeane Garofalo - Ep. 72," interview by Carolyn Bergier, Melody Kamali, and Sarah York, Dyking Out - a Lesbian and LGBTQIA Podcast for Everyone! Aired February 26, 2019. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/asexuality-w-janeane-garofalo-ep-72/id1278694210?i=1000430675210
  • Christopher Treacy. "Wait Wait ... Do Tell Me!: Paula Poundstone Talks Sex, Tech & Cats." Pride Source. pridesource.com/article/69312-2. Accessed October 22, 2024.

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

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• 🖤🩶🤍💜Asexuality Awareness Week - Day 4: Dive into the diverse world of asexuality in fiction!! 🖤🩶🤍💜
  
  Join us as we highlight some amazing asexual characters that showcase the beauty of love and connection beyond traditional norms. Swipe through our graphics to celebrate representation and learn more about these unique characters and their journeys! 📺📖🎮
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
• • Wikipedia list of asexual fictional characters
    

  Marvel
  

  • Nadia Van Dyne / The Wasp
  • Gwendolyn "Gwen" Poole
    

  DC
  

  • Conner Hawke
  • Querl Dox
    

  Misc Comics
  

  • Heartstopper comic - Tori Spring
  • The Shadowhunter Chronicles - Raphael Santiago
  • Archie - Jughead Jones
    

  Animated
  

  • Hazbin Hotel - Alastor
  • BoJack Horseman - Yolanda Buenaventura
  • BoJack Horseman - Todd Chavez
  • The Owl House - Lilith Clawthorne
    

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  • Legends of Tomorrow - Esperanza "Spooner" Cruz
  • Heartstopper show - Isaac Henderson
    

  Video Games
  

  • Borderlands 2 - Maya
  • Sucker for Love: Date to Die For - Stardust
    
  • The Outer Worlds - Parvati Holcomb
    

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• 🖤🩶🤍💜Asexuality Awareness Week - Day 5: Asexuality & Mental Health! 🖤🩶🤍💜
  
  In today’s graphics, we explore the mental health challenges faced by ace-spectrum individuals - like higher rates of depression and anxiety - and the importance of representation and ace-affirming care.
  
  Asexuality is valid, real, and worth celebrating! Let’s keep spreading awareness so every ace person feels seen and supported. ✨
  
  Swipe to learn more and share to uplift the community! ➡️
  

  

  

  

  
• • “Asexuality & Mental Health.” Mental Health America, www.mhanational.org/lgbtq/asexual-community-mental-health. Accessed October 20 & 23, 2024.
    
  • "Asexual and Ace Youth Spectrum." The Trevor Project, www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/asexual-and-ace-spectrum-youth. Accessed October 23, 2024.
    
  • Allison Parshall. "Asexuality Is Finally Breaking Free from Medical Stigma." Scientific American, www.scientificamerican.com/article/asexuality-is-finally-breaking-free-from-medical-stigma.  Accessed October 23, 2024.
    
  • "Asexual Therapy: Supporting Mental Health in the Ace Community." NeuroLaunch, www.neurolaunch.com/asexual-therapy. Accessed October 23, 2024.
    

Friday, October 25, 2024

🖤🩶🤍💜Asexuality Awareness Week - Day 6: Exploring Resources! 🖤🩶🤍💜

Ever wondered what asexuality is all about? 🤔 Whether you're looking to learn more for yourself or to better understand the diverse spectrum of human sexuality, these folks have got you covered! 💜💡

Check out the sites shown graphics and dive into what it means to be asexual. 🌍📖

Knowledge is power, and understanding fosters community. Share and help spread the love and acceptance! 🖤🩶🤍💜

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Sources & additional reading

• The Asexual Visibility and Education Network
• Asexual Outreach
• The Trevor Project
  • Understanding Asexuality
  • Article about ace and ace-spectrum youth
• Mental Health America’s article discussing asexuality & mental health
• NeuroLaunch’s article about asexual affirming therapy
  
• Scientific American’s article about asexuality and medical stigma - and about how things are changing for the better