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[http://www.strait-a.net/discussion/ The A-Sylum], a part of the Strait-A website, caters to "the more off-the-wall variety of asexual". It is a community-based website for people who like jokes that aren't dirty, although there is serious discussion as well.
 
[http://www.strait-a.net/discussion/ The A-Sylum], a part of the Strait-A website, caters to "the more off-the-wall variety of asexual". It is a community-based website for people who like jokes that aren't dirty, although there is serious discussion as well.
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==Blogs==
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[http://www.frogthis.com/ace-of-hearts/ Ace of Hearts] is the blog of theimpossiblek, a romantic asexual feminist nerd in her twenties.
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[http://amybarr.blogspot.com/ Amy Barr: Art, Asexuality and More]
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[http://www.apositive.org/ Apositive.org] maintains a blog of opinions and announcements from its members.
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[http://theonepercentclub.blogspot.com/ Asexy Beast] is the blog of Ily, an AVENite and meetup organizer from San Francisco.
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[http://efeminate.dreameryonline.com/ eFeminate] is the blog of Parth, an asexual person with Swyer syndrome, discussing both asexuality and intersex issues.
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[http://glad-to-be-a.livejournal.com/ Glad to be A] is the journal of a 31 year old aromantic asexual female who is happy with her asexuality and wants to share her musings and experiences.
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[http://www.asexualunderground.blogspot.com/ Love from the Asexual Underground] is the blog (formerly a podcast) of David Jay, AVEN's founder. Here he talks about his latest visibility efforts and his experiences with queer-positive and sex-positive allies.
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[http://smurfpants.blogspot.com/ Meanwhile, Inside My Head...] is the blog of Shockwave, an asexual loner who "spends a lot of time thinking about things". His thoughts include, but are not limited to, thoughts on his asexual identity.
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[http://asexystuff.blogspot.com/ Musings on an Asexy Theme]
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[http://asexuallyyours.blogspot.com/ The Protean Avenger: Asexual Politics] is the blog of Karli June, an asexual graduate student studying the representation of gender and sexuality in cultural productions.
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[http://amoebageek.blogspot.com/ A Proudly Geeky Asexual Mind]
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[http://prudesmission.blogspot.com/ Prude] is a parody blog written by an apparent antisexual who is committed to Chastity, Dignity, and Kindness to Penguins.
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[http://www.queersunited.blogspot.com/ Queers United] is an activist blog alerting people to current LGBT issues. They are committed to representing asexuals as well as all other sexual minorities, and have posted about asexuality on many occasions.
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[http://rainbowamoeba.wordpress.com/ Rainbow Amoeba's Petri Dish] is the blog of a 23-year-old asexual female who identifies as a dreamer and is trying to make sense of the world.
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[http://grasexuality.wordpress.com/ Shades of Gray] is the blog of the Gray Lady, a [[Gray-A|gray asexual]] who wishes to express her often-misunderstood sexual identity.
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[http://willendork.wordpress.com/ The Venus of Willendork] is the blog of Venus, a lesbian who identified as asexual for a long time; although she no longer uses the label for herself, she still has no desire for sex.
  
 
==Social Networking Groups==
 
==Social Networking Groups==

Revision as of 18:36, 30 June 2008

AVEN is the world's biggest asexual site, but we're not the only ones. If you want to check out where else asexuality is cropping up on the Internet, check out this page!

Forums

Apositive.org was founded in order to provide a more sex-positive alternative to the atmosphere of AVEN and to promote advanced and complex discussion of asexuality. It welcomes people of all orientations, preferably those who are already familiar with the basics of asexuality.

Asexual Lesbians is a forum for asexual lesbians. It is open to anyone who identifies as lesbian or is interested in asexual lesbian issues.

The A-Sylum, a part of the Strait-A website, caters to "the more off-the-wall variety of asexual". It is a community-based website for people who like jokes that aren't dirty, although there is serious discussion as well.

Blogs

Ace of Hearts is the blog of theimpossiblek, a romantic asexual feminist nerd in her twenties.

Amy Barr: Art, Asexuality and More

Apositive.org maintains a blog of opinions and announcements from its members.

Asexy Beast is the blog of Ily, an AVENite and meetup organizer from San Francisco.

eFeminate is the blog of Parth, an asexual person with Swyer syndrome, discussing both asexuality and intersex issues.

Glad to be A is the journal of a 31 year old aromantic asexual female who is happy with her asexuality and wants to share her musings and experiences.

Love from the Asexual Underground is the blog (formerly a podcast) of David Jay, AVEN's founder. Here he talks about his latest visibility efforts and his experiences with queer-positive and sex-positive allies.

Meanwhile, Inside My Head... is the blog of Shockwave, an asexual loner who "spends a lot of time thinking about things". His thoughts include, but are not limited to, thoughts on his asexual identity.

Musings on an Asexy Theme

The Protean Avenger: Asexual Politics is the blog of Karli June, an asexual graduate student studying the representation of gender and sexuality in cultural productions.

A Proudly Geeky Asexual Mind

Prude is a parody blog written by an apparent antisexual who is committed to Chastity, Dignity, and Kindness to Penguins.

Queers United is an activist blog alerting people to current LGBT issues. They are committed to representing asexuals as well as all other sexual minorities, and have posted about asexuality on many occasions.

Rainbow Amoeba's Petri Dish is the blog of a 23-year-old asexual female who identifies as a dreamer and is trying to make sense of the world.

Shades of Gray is the blog of the Gray Lady, a gray asexual who wishes to express her often-misunderstood sexual identity.

The Venus of Willendork is the blog of Venus, a lesbian who identified as asexual for a long time; although she no longer uses the label for herself, she still has no desire for sex.

Social Networking Groups

LiveJournal

Asexuality in the Literary World is a LiveJournal community dedicated to writing a book to spread asexual visibility.

The Asexuality LiveJournal Community is a community for asexual people to discuss living without sexuality. It welcomes anyone with low or no sexual attraction, or low or no libido, as well as their allies.

Asexuals We Are is a community for "folks who think sex is terribly overrated and pointless". As a community, they put more emphasis on rebelling against sexuality than the Asexuality community.

A Wank-Free Zone describes itself as a laid-back environment in which to discuss asexuality, and is dedicated to remaining free of drama and complaining posts.

OK For Others is a community for people who find sex distasteful or disgusting. However, it describes itself as "not a place for anti sexuality people", as distaste for sex is a personal feeling and should not reflect on what other people do in their own time.

Related topics

Celibate Whore is a non-judgemental community for people who are celibate, abstinent, or considering celibacy or abstinence for any reason.

Safespace is a community for all individuals who have difficulty with sex and sexuality, including asexuals as well as victims of sexual abuse, people with sexual dysfunctions, and similar.

MySpace

Asexual and Proud is a MySpace group for proud asexuals.

The Asexual-Sexual Alliance is a MySpace group dedicated to "informing anyone of asexuality". People of any orientation are welcome.

Asexuals With Attitude is a MySpace group for asexuals, dedicated to dispelling some common myths about asexuality.

Informative Websites

Asexuality Aotearoa New Zealand was created to provide information for the asexual community in New Zealand and to increase visibility and the formation of asexual groups.

The Frigidarium is a site for is a site for asexuals, non-sexuals, celibates, and antisexuals, providing information and links on the topic of asexuality.

Personals Sites

A-Date, a part of the Strait-A website, is a free dating site for asexuals, including integrated forums and chat software.

Affectionate Friends is "a different kind of dating site", made for people (not necessarily asexuals) who want to share time and affection without worrying about sex or commitment.

Asexual Pals is an informal introduction service that brings together asexual and celibate people for romantic and platonic relationships.

Asexualitc describes itself as "the first free dating site for asexual people", although technically it was released after the creation of A-Date, which is also free.

Celibate Passions is a dating and networking site for celibate people looking for platonic relationships. It comes with chat, message boards, and email.

Platonic Partners is a website celebrating celibate, platonic relationships, and allowing users to meet other like-minded people without the stresses of having to sexually perform. They are asexual-friendly and come with health resources and a newsletter.