During Asexual Awareness Week, ShoutOut volunteer Jenny met with Ashley and Sabine from Outhouse's Ace & Aro Group, and Aiden who is the Events Chair, with RCSI's student Pride Society.
They discussed how they learned about asexuality, representations of asexuality in the media, finding community with other asexual and aromantic people, and asexual people's experiences with healthcare.
Resources recommended during this episode:
Books
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Alexandra Chen
The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality by Julia Sondra Decker
Ace Voices: What it Means to Be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi Or Grey-Ace by Eris Young
Podcasts:
Sounds Fake But Okay
Research:Anthony BogaertAce in the UK Report (2023) - Yasmin Benoit and Stonewall UK