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AVEN Digest - 10th August 2015


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AVEN Digest - 10th August 2015

Site News:

The site Terms of Service have been updated regarding probationary periods for previously banned members: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/19982-the-aven-terms-of-service-tos/?p=1061350720

Nominations have opened for three vacant moderator positions: http://www.asexuality.org/en/forum-87/announcement-31-new-moderators-needed-nominations/

A new team is being put together to declassify threads from the Admod Only forum: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123437-introducing-avens-new-declassification-team/

AVEN's policy for quoting articles is being reviewed: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123340-announcement-to-content-creators/

Research:

A Doctorate student in New Zealand is conducting a survey on sexual identity and the LGB community: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123355-participants-requests-for-a-survey-on-sexual-identity-and-the-lgb-community/

A research group at a US university are conducting a study on heterosexist experiences: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123416-participants-requested-for-a-study-on-experiences-withof-heterosexism/

The journal Psychology and Sexuality has published a study on prejudice towards asexuals: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123534-attitudes-toward-asexuals-ata-prejudice-scale/

World Watch:

A petition originating from the asexual community argues that the drug flibanserin should not be approved by the FDA: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123393-changeorg-tell-the-fda-disinterest-in-sex-shouldnt-be-treated-with-a-pill/

LGBTQ+ music website Punk Out has posted the story of one member's asexual self-discovery: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123312-punk-out-easily-sexless-discovering-that-im-asexual/

The blog Asexuality in a Sexual World discusses asexual discrimination: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123311-asexuality-in-a-sexual-world-discrimination-against-asexuals/

Boston's WBUR station website looks at asexuality in its advice column: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123338-wbur-heavy-meddle-help-i-fell-in-love-with-an-asexual/

Asexuality is briefly mentioned in a Guardian interview with Rachel Hills, author of The Sex Myth: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123339-the-guardian-the-sex-myth-why-were-not-talking-about-not-getting-laid/

Role Reboot discusses asexual dating: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123346-role-reboot-dating-while-asexual/

The East County Californian introduces its readers to asexuality: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123359-the-east-county-californian-asexuality-in-todays-society/

Bitch Magazine looks at some of the asexual characters in pop culture: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123343-bitch-media-were-not-broken-asexual-characters-in-pop-culture/

Asexuality features in a Luxury Lifestyle Vacations blog post: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123404-luxury-livestyle-vacations-blog-asexuality-without-feeling-desire/

July's Carnival of Aces theme was sex-aversion/repulsion, and The Thinking Asexual has a blog post on this topic: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123342-the-thinking-asexual-on-sex-indifference-vs-sex-aversion-sex-repulsion/

Cracked mentions asexuals in an article about sexual identities that are mocked: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123350-small-mention-of-aces-in-crackedcom-article/

Community:

Canadian meetups - Kitchener (15th August); Ottawa (16th August)

Spanish meetup - Zaragoza (15th-16th August)

UK meetups - Burton on Trent, Newcastle (15th August)

The full schedule for 2015 AVEN meetups can be found here.

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