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Asexual allyship: Educating and Advocating on Campus

Asexual allyship: Educating and Advocating on Campus. co-hosted by Campus Pride and Asexual Awareness Week. Asexuality is not…. C elibacy Androgyny Sexual dysfunction, repression, or aversion Hormone imbalance or other medical issue Fear of intimacy. Asexuality is…. Self-identified

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Asexual allyship: Educating and Advocating on Campus

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  1. Asexual allyship:Educating and Advocating on Campus co-hosted by Campus Pride and Asexual Awareness Week

  2. Asexuality is not… • Celibacy • Androgyny • Sexual dysfunction, repression, or aversion • Hormone imbalance or other medical issue • Fear of intimacy

  3. Asexuality is… • Self-identified • Sexual orientation • About attraction, not behavior

  4. Important Terms • Grey-a • Demisexual • Romantic orientations • Queerplatonic • Ace

  5. Asexual Youth Issues • Female identified students singled out for being “prudes” or “selfish” • Male identified students labeled as gay • Asexual bullying: “anti-social,” “weird,” “broken,” or “sick”

  6. Asexual Youth Issues • Feeling empty, isolated, and/or alone • Rejection by a partner or love interest for coming out • Peer pressure to have sex

  7. Serving Asexual Youth • Use different language • Encourage exploration • Teach Consent

  8. Asexual Resources

  9. Asexual Resources

  10. Q&A • For more information, visit: www.asexualawarenessweek.com • Contact : sbb@asexualawarenessweek.com • See Ally Resource handout

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