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“Don we now our gay apparel” *puts on my ace pride sweater*

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10 Authors Discuss Asexuality, Immigration, and More on December's YA Open Mic

YA Open Mic is a monthly series in which YA authors share personal stories on topics of their choice. The aim of the series, above all, is to peel away the formality of bios and offer authors a platform to talk about something readers wouldn't necessarily find on their websites. Check out pre

Erica Cameron, author of Deadly Sweet Lies

I am asexual. It’s a fact of my life now, but it’s one I didn’t discover until I was 29 and trying to recover from an emotionally abusive and manipulative marriage.

I grew up in a liberal, diverse city in South Florida and the available spectrum of sexual orientations was always pretty clear: gay, bisexual, or straight. I could be attracted to anyone of any gender, and that was okay—it was something I knew both in theory and from watching my childhood best friend try to figure out her own sexuality as we grew up.

No one ever mentioned that being attracted to no one was an acceptable option.

Parents, teachers, and even friends told me over the years not to look for too much external validation. Or, at least to avoid letting that validation impact my self-worth. Sometimes, though, something has to be verified, labeled, and categorized by someone who isn’t in my head for my experiences and emotions to feel real and acceptable. That is especially true when the word I was looking for to describe myself didn’t exist in my vocabulary. Not outside the context of the short section in my freshman biology class about the asexual reproduction of amoebas, anyway.

It’s why I vacillate between the urge to laugh and cry when someone questions the need for diversity in books. I was a voracious reader as a child. How different would my life have been if I’d known at 9 or 19 what I discovered at 29 about the sexual identity spectrum? I won’t ever know the answer to that question, but I will try my hardest to be the voice that tells teen readers what I never heard. What I would absolutely love is for my asexual spectrum characters to provide the “Oh my god, that sounds like me” moment for at least one person. Not going to lie; it’s kind of a life goal.

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Day one of asexual awareness week. People can see me. They stare at me with confused, dazed expressions. Where did this person appear from? How did they get here? Others like me have started to appear. We frighten the allosexuals. When did these people invade our world? Stay safe my asexuals. They can see us this week

team “if girls can wear pants, boys can wear dresses and skirts”

As the first KrisThePineappleKing I want to make sure that no one decides monarchy is overrated. I don't feel like getting guillotined.

“But if you forget to reblog Madame Zeroni, you and your family will be cursed for always and eternity.”

When you have to remind your boyfriend he’s equally stupid too 

Haikyuu!! OVA 2

The True Bi/Pan/Poly/Ace Agenda

Try not to get yelled at by straight people for not being straight

Try not to get yelled at by gay people for not being gay

Make sure no one finds out that we’re secretly dragons

This is my favorite leap year quote.