AVEN Digest - 6th April 2015

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AVEN Digest - 6th April 2015

Site News:

A clause has been added to the site's Terms of Service regarding the use of bots and automated operating scripts: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116506-bot-clause-added-to-tos/

Research:

A postgraduate student at the University of Washington in Tacoma is doing a research study on non-binary gender identities: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116335-interviewees-needed-for-a-study-on-non-binary-gender-identities/

Visibility:

Ocean County College is holding a panel discussion on lesser-known parts of the LGBT: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116280-plus-panel-featuring-asexuality-and-others-at-ocean-county-college/

A new asexuality zine based at the University of Michigan is seeking submissions: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116516-new-asexuality-zine-seeking-submissions/

Another new zine about the asexual spectrum is also seeking submissions: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116521-spectrum-asexual-zine/

World Watch:

A new article from Gay Star News busts some of those pesky asexuality myths: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116325-gay-star-news-here-are-the-11-biggest-asexual-myths-busted/

Madame Noire explores asexuality in an article from February: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116378-is-asexuality-a-real-thing/

Another asexuality article has appeared in the UK edition of Marie Claire magazine: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116371-marie-claire-uk-what-it-feels-like-to-be-asexual-in-a-sex-obsessed-world/

The Mother Nature Network blog has posted about demisexuality: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116481-mother-nature-network-blog-what-is-demisexuality/

Alamo Community College District news site The Ranger has posted an article on asexuality: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116446-the-ranger-jury-out-on-asexuality/

The University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh student newspaper reports on an asexuality discussion panel: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116505-asexuality-panel-builds-awareness-university-of-wisconsin-at-oshkosh/

Higher education news site Inside Higher Ed discusses the growth of asexual student groups: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116531-inside-higher-ed-asexual-student-groups-growing-more-common-on-campuses/

The journal Archives of Sexual Behavior has a new article on asexuality: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116532-sari-m-van-anders-beyond-sexual-orientation-integrating-gendersex-and-diverse-sexualities-via-sexual-configurations-theory/

San Diego 6 News recently covered asexuality and the myths surrounding it: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116444-san-diego-6-asexuality-the-myths-and-truths/

The Daily O'Collegian blog posted about asexuality for St Valentine's Day: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116540-daily-ocollegian-blog-asexual-and-aromantic-people-can-celebrate-valentines-day-too/

The University of Pittsburgh student newspaper covered asexuality in February: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116538-university-of-pittsburgh-no-sex-no-love-exploring-asexuality-aromanticism/

The UK's first openly asexual election candidate writes about being asexual in politics in The Jocal: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116546-asexual-in-politics/

The Aces Wild YouTube channel has started a new 'Ace 201' series: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116529-relationship-status-by-david-jay/

The University of Houston's news site published an article on asexuality in November: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116584-the-daily-cougar-asexuality-should-be-recognized-not-ignored/

Trinity College Dublin's University Times published an article on asexuality in October: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/116651-the-university-times-orientation-asexuality/

Community:

US meetups - New York City (9th April); Richmond, Virginia (11th April)

UK meetups - Middlesbrough (9th April); Nottingham, York (11th April)

Irish meetup - Dublin (11th April)

Danish meetup - Copenhagen (12th April)