Ace With a Place!
Celebrate Asexual Awareness Week With Us!
Meet & Greet –
Wednesday October 25, 6-9 pm
We will be meeting at
OutMemphis for board games, snacks, and chats. Feel free to bring your own game
and/or snacks; we will have some already if you just want to bring yourself!
Flag Raising Ceremony –
Saturday October 28, 1 pm
Join us at OutMemphis as we
raise the Asexual flag on the lawn, and add the flag to the other pride flags
over the entrance.
What is Asexuality?
Asexuality is a sexual
orientation just like homosexuality, bisexuality, and heterosexuality. People
who identify as asexual typically experience a lack of sexual attraction or low
or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity. It isn’t a choice like
being celibate; asexuality is usually a stable identity. Asexuals may desire
intimate romantic relationships that may include lots of forms of physical
touch like hugging, kissing, holding hands, and cuddling. Their romantic
relationships may be homosexual, bisexual, or heterosexual, and they may be
monogamous or polyamorous.
Why this group?
People who identify as
asexual face significant societal stigma that frequently prevents them from
being able to be out about their identity or to explore the possibility of
being asexual. While there are groups online where asexuals can connect for
support and camaraderie, there is a significant barrier to meeting other
asexuals face-to-face. We want to change that by creating a group at OutMemphis
that will give asexual-identifying individuals a place to go and be with other
folks who understand them. We intend it to be primarily a social group, but we
also want people to have a place where they can find support either dealing
with or exploring the possibility of being asexual.
Use #AceMemphis to share your Ace pride and connect with
others in the Mid-South area
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