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A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality
A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality | Molly Muldoon
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This book is for anyone who wants to learn about asexuality, and for Ace people themselves, to validate their experiences. Asexuality is often called The Invisible Orientation. You dont learn about it in school, you dont hear ace on television. So, its kinda hard to be ace in a society so steeped in sex that no one knows you exist. Too many young people grow up believing that their lack of sexual desire means they are broken so writer Molly Muldoon and cartoonist Will Hernandez, both in the ace community, are here to shed light on societys misconceptions of asexuality and what being ace is really like. This book is for anyone who wants to learn about asexuality, and for Ace people themselves, to validate their experiences. Asexuality is a real identity and its time the world recognizes it. Heres to being invisible no more!
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Jari-chan
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It really is a short guide, this comic. But that's a good thing for all those who are not really into reading. For us reading dragons is a one sitting read. It's still very informative for people questioning, and for friends and family. It helped me confirming that I truly am a-grey.

LiteraryinPA Congrats for figuring that out! I‘m in that same questioning place, so this sounds like a book I should read. 6mo
Jari-chan @LiteraryinLawrence Good luck on your own way! Hope you will find answers to your questions 🙏 6mo
Kitta My ex tried to gaslight me into believing I was ace, but I don‘t think I am, I‘m just demisexual and have a lot of trauma. Her understanding of asexuality was way off and I feel like it‘s misunderstood by so many. I‘m doing more reading on it, and always looking for more books on the subject! 6mo
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Jari-chan @Kitta That's terrible! I'm sorry your ex did that! And thank you for your openness and sharing this with us. Asexuality is widely misunderstood and barely represented. No wonder, in our highly sexual society... 🥲 6mo
Kitta We divorced because I was working through the trauma at too slow a pace for her, there‘s a lot of reasons it was a bad relationship but but her telling me there was something wrong with me was the worst. Even if I was ace, there‘s nothing wrong with that! I‘ve been meaning to read this - have you read it yet? 6mo
Jari-chan @Kitta It's good that you got out of this relationship. You need to heal in your own time, and if someone doesn't give you that, they don't appreciate you as a person. And really, there's nothing wrong with you, or with ace people. It's only wrong, that some people think it is. I haven't read the tagged book, thank you for the recommendation! 6mo
Kitta Thanks for the reminder, I‘m healing at my own pace! And I‘m doing much better now. I‘m much more myself after we split and happier! 6mo
Jari-chan @Kitta I'm so happy to hear that! Sending you strength and love for the road ahead of you. Be proud of yourself 💪❤️ 6mo
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TheGothiqueLibrarian
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10/10 a great read when learning about the spectrum of sexuality and gender. 💕

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TheGothiqueLibrarian
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Very informative, straight to the point, and I appreciate that they wrote this book in comic form. It was helpful for my ADHD brain. ^_^

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Sarahreadstoomuch
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It delivers exactly what it says in the title: quick & easy- so it doesn‘t do any deep dives into some experiences of asexual people (tho I wish it talked more about how ace identities fit into the LGBTQIA+ community, and why some feel they don‘t). Good explanation of the basic definitions and includes more resources in the back.

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One of my local finds while at Powell's in Portland. A very handy, quick guide to the ace spectrum. I am glad we are getting more attention and representation. I was awkward enough growing up that I don't think knowing the term "asexual" would have had a big impact on my social life, but I have plenty of memories of feeling different that this would have helped ease. I like that this book addressed the mixed feelings of being labeled "queer."

CampbellTaraL Stacked! I'm specifically interested in the weird feelings around the queer designation. Yes, logistically ace fits, but practically? Um, not so much in my experience. Btw, 💜 Powell's 2y
Megabooks Stacked!! 2y
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