Aced: Love, Romance And Asexuality
Anita learns from folks who identify as the A on the LGBTQIA spectrum.
Embodied · Anita Rao, Kaia Findlay
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Show Notes
Anita learns from folks who identify as the A on the LGBTQIA spectrum. It's a sexual identity that's long been ignored, minimized and misunderstood. They share their differing experiences of not being sexually attracted to anyone and a reminder we could all use: love and sex are not the same.
Meet the guests:
- Angela Chen, journalist and author of “Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society and the Meaning of Sex,” talks about the range of experiences in the ace community, including her own
- Yasmin Benoit, model and asexuality activist, pushes back on assumptions about asexuality with her campaign #ThisisWhatAsexualLooksLike
- Sebastian Yūe writer, editor and model discusses how to increase representation of asexual characters in literature and fiction