I Am Ace
Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life
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- 16,99 €
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- 16,99 €
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How do I know if I'm actually sexual?
How do I come out as asexual?
What kinds of relationship can I have as an ace person?
If you are looking for answers to these questions, Cody is here to help. Within these pages lie all the advice you need as a questioning ace teen.
Tackling everything from what asexuality is, the asexual spectrum and tips on coming out, to intimacy, relationships, acephobia and finding joy, this guide will help you better understand your asexual identity alongside deeply relatable anecdotes drawn from Cody's personal experience.
Whether you are ace, demi, gray-ace or not sure yet, this book will give you the courage and confidence to embrace your authentic self and live your best ace life.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Daigle-Orians (18 Victoria), whose "Ace Dad Advice" project raises visibility of asexuality on social media, delivers a thorough primer on asexuality. The author discusses the basics of asexuality and tells his story of coming out, recounting his inability to describe his sexuality while growing up and coming out as gay as a young adult, and later as asexual after learning about the term on Tumblr. He suggests that having language to describe one's sexuality can make it easier to build community around those labels, and to that end he explores such "umbrella labels" on the asexual spectrum as "graysexual" (people who rarely experience sexual attraction) and breaks down such smaller "microlabels" as "apothisexual" (people who find sex repulsive). Noting that one can have romance without sex, he outlines alternative relationship models—including consensual nonmonogamy and polyamory—often sought out by asexual people. Daigle-Orians's frequent use of question-and-answer format ("What if I call myself asexual and find out I'm wrong?"; "When should I tell someone I'm interested in I'm asexual?") feels like receiving guidance from a compassionate mentor, and readers will appreciate his no-frills, conversational style. This is a welcome addition to the growing literature on asexuality.
