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TieDyeDude
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This is a book that will stick with me for a while. I was introduced to several new-to-me concepts that are interesting to consider:
Terms like chrononormativity and frigidity
That asexuals are often assumed homosexual (if you're not in a hetero relationship, you must be hiding a same-sex one), because lack of desire is not valid. This thinking has been applied posthumously to both Langston Hughes and Octavia E. Butler, among others. ⤵️

TieDyeDude (I've experienced this myself). That left-handers are 2.5 more likely to identify as asexual; this chapter made some interesting correlations between left-handed demonization and LGBT persecution (I'm also left-handed). The ways that a (white) cisheteronormative society is threatened by asexual acknowledgement. It is not a book for beginners, but it is a powerful examination of the struggles of ace individuals through a black woman's lens. 2mo
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian This is on my TBR! Thanks for the thorough review. I also enjoyed 2mo
TieDyeDude @caseythecanadianlesbrarian I am interested in that and tagged below. I started this book over a year ago, and for various reasons, didn\'t pick it up in earnest until last month, so I set aside other ace reads until I finished. 2mo
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian @TieDyeDude it's exciting that there are more and more ace nonfiction books out now! 2mo
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TieDyeDude
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"According to one study, 69.4 percent of the asexual participants report having their identity challenged, and the vast majority of those challenges came in the form of infantilization, with phrases like 'you are a late bloomer' or 'you just haven't met the right person.' The denial of self-governance... is informed by the perceived adult superiority and the dehumanization of children already present and normalized in our society."

TieDyeDude "Compulsory heterosexuality works to frame heterosexual sex as a necessary fixture of adulthood. Infantilized asexuals are provided endless assurance that the 'right person' will come along to pluck us from our lonely, immature existence." 2mo
Jari-chan True... 2mo
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Jari-chan
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I do want to learn more about queer history and this book was a good start. Loehr writes rather snarky and angry, so this might not be enjoyable for everyone. But I do get the anger queer people feel and now is finally the time to be loud. It's short, so the book can't go into too much detail, but this also helps attracting people that don't read much. Also, queers have always existed! 🏳️‍🌈

#roll100 @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 5mo
Jari-chan @PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 5mo
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Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders | Alicia Gaspar de Alba
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Gulf Dreams | Emma Prez
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Correct title: Gulf Dreams by Emma Pérez
#chicanalit #queerstudies

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In the Dream House: A Memoir | Carmen Maria Machado
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shawnmooney
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https://youtu.be/hBRI4qByLMU?si=Zk-rWAaPNrHx42Ya

Gay sex in literature didn‘t just make me a reader – it humanised my desire by Jamie Valentino: https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2023/06/gay-literature-erotic-novels

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psalva
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My morning activities today: lazy reading, coffee, and maybe some crochet, my newest hobby. My reading has slowed down a lot as the year progressed, but I‘m refusing to see that as a bad thing. It‘s been deeper and more meaningful in many ways. Still, it‘s a mystery to me that I tend to read less when I start having more time off of work for the holidays. This morning‘s mood is an anomaly.
#craftersoflitsy #crochet

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TieDyeDude
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Top row: #bookhaul
Bottom row: #libraryhaul