Asexuality (Ace) Awareness Week in Memphis
Join us for Memphis’s first Asexuality Awareness Week! We’ll have a social meetup on Wednesday night (10/25) and then a Flag Raising Ceremony on Saturday (10/28). For more information, check out the details below and/or email the Ace with a Place organizers.
What is Asexuality?
Asexuality is a sexual orientation just like homosexuality, bisexuality, and heterosexuality. People who identify as asexual typically experience a lack of sexual attraction or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity. It isn’t a choice like being celibate; asexuality is usually a stable identity.
Asexuals may desire intimate romantic relationships that may include lots of forms of physical touch like hugging, kissing, holding hands, and cuddling. Their romantic relationships may be homosexual, bisexual, or heterosexual, and they may be monogamous or polyamorous.…
Why this group?
People who identify as asexual face significant societal stigma that frequently prevents them from being able to be out about their identity or to explore the possibility of being asexual. While there are groups online where asexuals can connect for support and camaraderie, there is a significant barrier to meeting other asexuals face-to-face. We want to change that by creating a group at OutMemphis that will give asexual-identifying individuals a place to go and be with other folks who understand them. We intend it to be primarily a social group, but we also want people to have a place where they can find support either dealing with or exploring the possibility of being asexual.
Ace Awareness Week Events
Asexuality Awareness Week Meet and Greet
Who: Anyone who identifies as asexual or is questioning that aspect of their life
What: Game night with snacks and chats
When: Wednesday, October 25th, 2017, 6-9 pm
Where: OutMemphis, 892 Cooper Street, Memphis, 38104
Asexuality Awareness Week Flag Raising Ceremny
Who: Anyone who identifies as asexual or is questioning that aspect of their life, their friends, and allies
What: Join us at OutMemphis as we raise the Asexual flag on the lawn, and add the flag to the other pride flags over the entrance.
When: Saturday, October 28th, 2017, 1:00p
Where: OutMemphis, 892 Cooper Street, Memphis, 38104
To learn more about this event send us an email.
