Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing Your Asexual or Aromantic Identity

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Apr 21, 2023 - Self-Help - 272 pages

What does it mean to be ace or aro?
How should I approach the challenges that come with being ace or aro?
How can I best support the ace and aro people in my life?
Join the The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project (TAAAP) for a deep dive into the process of discovering and embracing your ace and aro identities. Empower yourself to explore the nuances of your identity, find and develop support networks, explore different kinds of partnership, come out to your communities and find real joy within.
Combining a rigorous exploration of identity and sexuality models with hundreds of candid and poignant testimonials - this companion vouches for your personal truth, wherever you lie on the aspec spectrum. You are not invisible! You are among friends.

 

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Contents

Acknowledgments
9
Introduction
13
1 Basics
21
2 Community History and Culture
39
3 Our Identity Development Model
63
4 Part OneIgnorance
69
5 Part TwoDiscovery of Terminology
81
6 Part ThreeIdentity Confusion
93
8 Part FiveIdentity Acceptance and Salience Negotiation
137
9 Part SixComing Out
157
10 Part SevenIdentity Integration
215
11 Conclusion
225
Glossary
233
Appendix
245
About TAAAP
261
Index
263

7 Part FourExploration and Education
123
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About the author (2023)

The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project is the largest volunteer-run organization focused on helping aromantic and asexual people in North America. The 10 writers involved in this project all identify as aromantic and/or asexual. They are based in the Washington metropolitan area.

Bibliographic information

TitleAce and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing Your Asexual or Aromantic Identity
AuthorThe Ace and Aro Advocacy Project
PublisherJessica Kingsley Publishers, 2023
ISBN183997639X, 9781839976391
Length272 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Self-Help / Gender & Sexuality
Self-Help / General
Self-Help / Personal Growth / Self-Esteem
Social Science / Gender Studies
Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies
  
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