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Dr. Canton Winer

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Dr. Canton Winer

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People on the asexuality spectrum belong at Pride—not as allies, but as full participants. Sadly, as a researcher I’ve found that ace folks sometimes feel unwelcome at Pride. But queerness includes asexuality. Pride is for ace spectrum folks too.

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Asexuality is queer. It’s one of the ‘A’s in LGBTQIA+. But *why* is asexuality queer? Because queerness is defined by opposition to normativity. In a society that assumes everyone does—and should—experience sexual attraction, it’s queer to say you don’t.

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I’m not on the asexuality spectrum. But as a queer, feminist researcher, I think we should all care about asexuality. Why? Because asexual perspectives can help us better understand sexuality—and gender, race, disability, family, love, etc. Here’s why:

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Queerness includes asexuality. Why? Because queerness challenges cisheteronormativity. Asexuality unquestionably meets that definition. I say this as a non-ace queer person: including asexual perspectives will magnify and expand queerness. We’ll all benefit from that.

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The ‘A’ in LGBTQIA+ doesn’t stand for ally. It stands for asexual, agender, and aromantic. Those ‘A’s are important parts of the queer community. Simply including the ‘IA+’ can send a signal that you recognize that they belong.

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One person told me they went to Pride with a gay friend. The friend remarked they had “never been to Pride with an ally before.” This person is ace, bi, and non-binary. They aren’t an “ally,” they’re part of the queer community.

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So this is a call to my fellow allosexual (i.e. non-asexual) queer folks: put in the work to show that Pride includes ace folks. The differences in our community are a source of strength. We should embrace them.

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When I mention I study asexuality, queer folks often tell me they’re on the ace spectrum—and that they usually don’t mention it / just let others assume they’re gay. If you’re in queer spaces, you’re probably interacting with ace spectrum folks. You might just not know it.

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My paper on the relationship between asexuality and feelings of detachment from gender just won the 2023 Graduate Student Paper award from @socwomen -South! I’m thrilled to see this work recognized by a feminist organization. A quick summary of the paper:

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Non-asexual (aka allosexual) queer people may not be seeing this, but asexual folks are experiencing a spike in anti-ace discourse. Ironically, much of that discourse involves attacking the idea that asexual people deal with oppression.

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This is Holocaust denial. In 2022, the Regional Court of Cologne ruled that denying that trans people were victims of the Nazis qualifies as "a denial of Nazi crimes".

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Sexual authoritarians dislike asexuality just as much as other queer identities. That’s because their goal isn’t simply to “repress” sex—it’s also to compel heterosexual, procreation-oriented sex. Sexual authoritarianism both represses and compels sexuality.

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UCI’s grad student government has been trying to email grad students FOR WEEKS about their right to strike. Admin blocked those emails. They also blocked an email of support from the undergrad student government. Their reason? The content is “political.” It gets worse.

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Asexual erasure—or the delegitimization of asexuality as a “real” identity—is a common ace experience. But in my research, I’ve found that asexual erasure is gendered. Spoiler alert: the way we talk about that erasure often centers ace men’s experiences. (A thread)

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But even though asexuality falls under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella, it’s marginalized in the queer world as well. This means that asexuality exists at the margins of both heterosexuality and queerness. That’s a big deal! The margins hold (and produce) so much knowledge.

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UC Irvine just sent a mass alert about a protest turning “violent” on campus. But when you view live footage at UCI, you just see a peaceful group of students. You also see police on the rooftops threatening students with chemical weapons, tasers, batons, and rubber bullets.

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This doesn’t mean everyone under the asexuality umbrella is queer or will identify as queer. But as a concept, asexuality is unquestionably queer in my book.

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Asexuality, a spectrum that refers to those who experience low/no sexual attraction, is part of the LGBTQIA+ umbrella. Asexuality is marginalized in the heteronormative world—it defies the assumption that everyone does (and should) experience sexual desire.

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Asexuality refers to a sexual identity. It does not refer to behavior. So, knowing someone is asexual tells you essentially nothing about their sexual behavior (not that you were entitled to know that anyway).

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Black feminist scholars have powerfully shown that when we focus on the margins of society, we can better understand society’s center as well. Since asexuality exists at the margins of heterosexuality AND queerness, that’s a sign we should seek ace folks’ perspectives.

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We often think of purity culture as repressing sex. But it also demands it. Talking with folks on the asexuality spectrum helped me understand this. Just one reason among many why queer scholars and activists should seek out asexual perspectives.

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Queerness includes asexuality. Why? Because queerness challenges normativity. Asexuality unquestionably meets that definition. I say this as a non-ace queer person: including asexual perspectives will magnify and expand queerness. We’ll all benefit from that.

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Where is the ‘A’? Asexual, agender, and aromantic people are an important part of the queer community.

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Pride is a celebration of the generations of LGBTQI+ people who have fought bravely to live openly and authentically. Happy Pride, everyone!

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@AlexArrelia I mean, do her public opinions give the impression she does much reading?

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Without the ability to say “no thank you,” sex positivity cannot exist. Sex positivity means respecting people who are on the asexuality spectrum and don’t experience sexual attraction. It’s not complicated: shaming people for being ace is sex negative.

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The knowledge gap on asexuality is super generational. Most of my students already know what asexuality is—and many personally know someone who is ace. That’s not true even for people my age. And I’m only 31.

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As a researcher, I’ve found many asexual people feel that gender is pointless, unimportant, or even oppressive. I call this “gender detachment.” Many of you have been following this work and asking to read it. Now you can! Here’s how:

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Yet many ace people I’ve interviewed say that other queer folks have made them feel unwelcome. This gatekeeping hurts ace people. It’s also a self-inflected loss for the entire queer community. Queerness should expand possibility and creativity. Let’s not get in our own way.

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If you’re curious to read more about why queerness includes asexuality:

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@CantonWiner

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Queerness includes asexuality. Why? Because queerness challenges cisheteronormativity. Asexuality unquestionably meets that definition. I say this as a non-ace queer person: including asexual perspectives will magnify and expand queerness. We’ll all benefit from that.

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Black feminist scholars have also powerfully shown that various systems of power (like sexuality) don’t operate independently. They shape and are shaped by other systems of power, like gender, race, disability, class, etc.

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So this means that focusing on asexuality can teach us a great deal about sexuality. But, if we seek it out, it will also teach a lot about gender, race, disability, class, and other core elements of our social world.

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So even if, like me, you’re not on the asexuality spectrum, you should absolutely still care about asexuality. Doing so will benefit all of us.

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I love teaching about gender and sexuality. But it really is a gut punch realizing how many LGBTQIA+ students are so moved by having someone validate their lived experiences in the classroom. For many of them, it’s the first time they’ve felt centered during class.

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Asexual is not a synonym for nonsexual. Some ace people define asexuality that way, but many don’t. Respect the diversity of the ace community.

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Romantic partnership is often treated as key part of the “transition to adulthood.” But some people have no interest in romantic relationships. Our culture frames these folks as immature, awkward, incomplete, broken, etc. Those stereotypes are harmful. Let’s put them in the 🗑.

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As an asexuality studies researcher, I write about topics like this regularly on my free Substack. You can read more and subscribe here:

Queerness includes asexuality

Here's why

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Something studying the asexuality spectrum has helped me better understand: You don’t need to be in a sexual or romantic relationship to live a fulfilled, meaningful life. So today I’m thinking about folks who live outside normative notions of sexuality, romance, and love.

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Sex positivity ≠ having/wanting sex. Sex positivity is fundamentally about challenging shame. Sexual shame both compels and represses sexuality. This means sex positivity needs to fight against the shame of both having “excessive” and “inadequate” sex.

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A huge amount of anti-asexual comments come from anti-trans accounts. A lot of those anti-trans accounts are also vehemently anti-queer. Our liberation is all linked.

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Asexual is not a synonym for “desexualized” or “non-sexual.” I keep running into folks explaining that many disabled people and people of color are “framed as asexual” in our culture. But they aren’t “framed as asexual.” They’re desexualized. That difference matters. (🧵)

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There’s overlap between the asexual and bisexual/pansexual communities. It’s time we recognized that. This is understudied, but some people identify as both bi/pan AND asexual. So if you’re talking about bisexuality, you’re talking about asexuality too.

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Another article accepted! In this article I ask, is asexuality queer? Spoiler alert: I argue it is. I also argue that asexuality poses queer challenges for queerness—pushing queer politics and communities to be more expansive and imaginative. Stay tuned for the full essay.

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I’m teaching a course called “Queer Margins” next semester. I want to highlight asexuality, intersex, aromanticism, agender, and other frequently sidelined queer identities. I also want to focus on margins related to race, class, and nationality. Any reading recommendations?

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Apparently, some folks studying asexuality and aromanticism have been told that their work is ineligible for LGBTQIA+ focused grants. Yikes. What do these gatekeepers think the ‘A’ in LGBTQIA+ stands for??

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I find that for men, asexuality is seen as impossible. For women, it is seen as unremarkable. Both assumptions erasure asexuality—but in different ways. The gendering of asexual erasure also reveals key insights into compulsory sexuality and how it connects to rape culture.

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It’s official: you can call me Dr. Canton Winer (but please don’t! 😂). I successfully defended my dissertation on the intersection of gender and asexuality this morning. It feels slightly surreal.

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Asking an asexual person if they masturbate is a microaggression. Full stop.

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UC Irvine has announced that in-person instruction will resume Jan 31. They claim this decision was made in consultation with student government leadership. That's VERY misleading. I'm on the executive board of the grad student gov. We were blindsided by UCI's announcement.

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When we say something like gender, sexuality, or race is a “social construct,” we don’t mean it isn’t real. Instead, we mean that it only *becomes* real through human interaction. It doesn’t exist in objective reality. It is made to exist through social interactions. (🧵)

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Shaming someone for not wanting/having sex is sex negative. Sex positivity is about freeing ourselves from shame as a form of social control. Someone people don’t want sex. Hassling them about it isn’t sec positive.

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Btw, many of the ace people I’ve interviewed were active in kink communities. Other researchers have found overlaps as well. So the argument that kink and asexuality exist in tension with one another is misleading.

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Super exciting news: I won the ASA Sex and Gender Section’s 2023 Sally Hacker Graduate Student Paper Award! My paper explores the connection between asexuality and feelings of detachment from gender. I’m thrilled to see work on asexuality recognized with a national award.

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It’s often assumed that people who don’t want sex are “sick”—and that people who are sick don’t want sex. This thinking carries ableist and aphobic implications. It is also sex negative and fits within the scaffolding of rape culture. (A thread)

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It’s both amazing and sad that people get so excited when I mention asexuality in queer spaces. It shouldn’t feel like a novelty when a queer person is knowledgeable about and respectful of asexuality.

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These respondents often gave a gender identity when I initially asked. But as we talked, I learned that they felt uncomfortable with being interpreted through the lens of gender. They found gender presentation/identity to be irrelevant, pointless, or even oppressive.

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An irony of calling asexual folks “groomers” is that asexual people demonstrate the pervasiveness of actual “grooming” in our society—and especially in Christian purity culture. It’s a story of compulsory (hetero)sexuality, rape culture, and queer liberation.

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“Asexuals aren’t queer because they aren’t oppressed.” I’m an asexuality researcher. Let’s walk through why this idea is problematic. (🧵)

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Purity culture pushes abstinence, so it shouldn't be a problem for asexual people... right? Wrong. Purity culture represses AND compels sex. Purity culture represses sex outside of (heterosexual) marriage. But it also demands that you get married and procreate. (🧵)

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Amazing that this is connecting with so many people! Sadly, I can’t keep up with all the notifications. If you want to keep up with my research on asexuality, feel free to follow me on Twitter or subscribe to my free Substack at this link:

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Dismissing ace women as no different from allo women speaks to a deep indifference—or even hostility—to women’s sexual agency. The hidden message is “who cares about women’s sexual attraction? Sexual attraction isn’t relevant for sexual objects. And women are sexual objects.”

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But is gender detachment specific to people on the asexuality spectrum? I suspect not. But because sexuality and gender are so deeply intertwined, it makes sense that the unraveling of compulsory sexuality could lead to the unraveling of compulsory gender.

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Am I the only person you follow to learn about asexuality? Then I encourage you to also consider following folks who identify on the asexuality spectrum. Here’s a (very inexhaustive) thread of accounts I recommend:

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My respondents explained that it’s hard to communicate this experience of gender because there isn’t a term for it. So I created one: ‘gender detachment.’ This term resonated with my respondents. After I shared it, many used the term for the rest of the interview.

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You can be straight and queer. There are many examples of this. Many trans* people consider themselves queer and straight. This has been true for decades. But in this thread, I want to focus on how asexuality demonstrates that you can simultaneously be hetero and queer.

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It’s also worth noting that I find a gendered relationship to gender detachment. Almost all of my gender detached respondents were assigned female at birth. This suggests gender detachment may be a strategy for survival or resistance in a patriarchal, misogynistic world.

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Just had an article accepted where I critique existing “sex positive” frameworks for marginalizing asexuality. This matters because, as a result, sex positive advocates often inadvertently reproduce compulsory sexuality (a sex negative idea that situates non-desire as shameful).

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Part of my dissertation received honorable mention for the ASA Sexualities Section's Best Graduate Student Paper Award!! I’m beyond thrilled! And so excited to see work on asexuality get this type of recognition. In the paper, I examine gender detachment among asexual people.

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Often, asexual erasure is explained as stemming from compulsory sexuality, or the idea that everyone experiences sexual attraction. Yet many ace women I interviewed said that others responded to their asexuality by questioning how that makes them different from women in general.

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My findings are based on interviews with 77 people on the asexuality spectrum. At first, I planned to compare the experiences of asexual men, women, and “beyond the binary” asexuals. I had to scrap that plan. Why? About 1/3 of interviewees felt detached from gender altogether.

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This is very real. Survey and interview research both suggest that people on the asexuality spectrum sometimes use other LGBTQIA+ labels, partially to avoid having to constantly explain oneself.

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I'M JUST TELLING YOU I'M QUEER BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO EXPLAIN ASEXUALITY TO YOU RIGHT NOW.

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Here’s a taste of the type of DMs I regularly receive after tweeting about asexuality. These hostile messages are dwarfed by the many, many supportive messages y’all send. Still, there’s an aphobic underbelly here that many allosexual (non-asexual) folks don’t see.

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The assumption that women generally don’t experience sexual attraction (and therefore ace women are unremarkable) coexists with the assumption that women should (selectively) provide sex (to men).

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That means that men and women are both culturally compelled to respond to men’s supposedly innate sexual desire. So reactions like “well, most women don’t experience sexual attraction” fit within a framework that delegitimizes women’s sexual agency.

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A few things: 1) asexual people exist; 2) some people (asexual or not) don’t desire sex; 3) no one has a “right” to sex. Suggesting people (and men especially) do feeds into incel “victim” narratives and rape culture.

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Young men aren’t having sex! Nearly a third of men under 30 have not had sex. And a higher percent do not have as much sex as they’d like – not exactly surprising, but this kind of statistic is a sign of much deeper problems.

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Qs like “what is your gender?” are thus more complicated than they appear. They indicate that gender is compulsory—we assume that everyone does (and should) have a gender.

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Some of this anti-asexual chatter comes from the same folks who attack the rest of the queer community. But some comes from LGBTQ+ people. Regardless of its source, anti-ace discourse reveals harmful ideologies that affect us all. We need to pay attention and call it out.

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We should keep this in mind when discussing asexual erasure. We should also consider how other power relations (like race, class, disability, etc.) intersect with asexuality to shape experiences of erasure. In other words, we should examine asexuality intersectionally.

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Queerness is one of the best parts of my life. I truly love being queer and would never choose to be “normal.” Queerness isn’t defined by suffering. Queerness can bring joy and community. It can make life even more worth living.

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The expectation of “chastity” is key to understanding purity culture. But so is compulsory (hetero)sexuality. Listening to ace voices helps us see how purity culture represses AND demands sex.

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Today’s NYT newsletter speculates why monkeypox has receded. Nowhere does it consider that the LGBTQIA+ community takes public health more seriously than the broader world. Nowhere does it consider the lasting effects of the federal gov’s genocidal approach to the AIDS crisis.

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Meanwhile, gender expansive ace folks who don’t fit within the gender binary often see both their gender and their sexuality erased.

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This poses several implications for gender scholarship. 1) Maybe ungendering is moving from the realm of the theoretical to the realm of the empirical. 2) My findings complicate the (often unstated) assumption that everyone “has” a gender identity.

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Asexuality and desexualization are not synonyms. Asexuality is a self-claimed sexual identity. Claiming it is a form of sexual agency. Desexualization is an externally imposed process. It’s a forcible stripping away of someone’s sexual agency.

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My research received honorable mention for the @AsaSexualities Best Graduate Student Paper award! To my knowledge, it’s the first time research on asexuality has been recognized with an award at ASA. Here’s a quick peek at the work:

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What is asexual joy? "It’s redefining relationships, it’s sleeping in, it’s baking cakes. But at its core, it’s a community celebrating themselves as whole people." Check out this great piece by @jmkliegman (feat. a few quotes from me).

Asexuality Is So Much More Than "Not Having Sex"

Finding joy and pleasure in the ace community

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Many asexual women I interviewed said that as adolescents, they felt confused why their peers struggled to abide by expectations of sexual “purity.” By later adolescence, things changed. They found themselves running against the mandate to provide sex and bear children.

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Sex positivity isn’t a synonym for having lots of sex/sexual desire. At its core, sex positivity is about freeing ourselves from shame and from regimes of normality (like heteronormativity, cisnormativity, allonormativity, etc.)

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As a queer person, some people say that our mere existence pushes sexuality in their faces. Meanwhile, other people feel entitled to ask personal questions about your sex life. So you’re both pressured to keep your queerness private and robbed of the expectation of privacy.

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We live in a society that compels AND represses sexuality. Paying attention to the entire LGBTQIA+ community—including people on the asexuality spectrum—helps us understand this.

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Just had an article accepted! I argue that researchers should define asexuality as an umbrella term and a spectrum that refers to those who experience low/no sexual attraction. I also argue that asexuality’s marginality presents invaluable insights for sociologists.

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Specifically, @theyasminbenoit has been subjected to a media/social media firestorm for being the first asexual Grand Marshall at this year’s NYC Pride. She was also slammed for saying asexual people deserve equal rights and wearing “sexy” clothing.

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Dr. Canton Winer

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I finished my first year on the tenure track! What a whirlwind. I published three book chapters, a pedagogy article, an encyclopedia entry, and an original article. I presented my research at Michigan State University and the University of Tampere (Finland). And…

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This finding is fairly unprecedented. Feminist scholars have written for decades about the radical potential of “ungendering” for resisting gender inequality. But that work has mostly been theoretical. My findings offer an empirical window into ungendering.

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@Michael_02895 In my book, queerness absolutely includes asexuality.

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4 months

Wow! Jonathan Van Ness sharing my tweet was not on my bingo card! So glad to see queer folks with big platforms talking about asexuality. Thanks for sharing, @CuriouswithJVN (and lmk if you ever want to do another episode on asexuality 😉).

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3 years

Without an intersectional understanding of erasure, we risk falsely positioning a specific group’s experience (in this case, ace men) as universal. Put simply, we risk erasing many people’s experience of erasure.

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1 year

Exciting news: this fall I’ll be starting as an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Northern Illinois University! The path getting here wasn’t always easy, but I’m thrilled for this next chapter. Chicago, here I come!

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As a non-asexual person who researches sexuality, some of the most eye-opening conversations I’ve had about sex have been with ace folks. I’ve found that folks on the asexuality spectrum are some of the most sexually open-minded people I’ve chatted with.

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@CantonWiner

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Even many queer people aren’t aware of intersex, asexual, agender, and aromantic folks. If that’s true for you, no need to be ashamed. But please do some Googling. Learn about those identities.

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