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Post by sciatrix on Oct 16, 2010 16:05:50 GMT -5
No, not a guide on how to come out, but one on how to be come out to. I was kicking around the idea of writing a guide aimed at non-asexuals on a 101 level on how to respond if an asexual person comes out to you. Something along the lines of A Straight Person's Guide to Gay Etiquette, but more geared at specifically asexual issues. I was meaning to write it for National Coming Out Day, but... well, as the fact that I'm typing this now implies, it definitely didn't get done in time. I ended up shoving it off to the side in favor of writing about something else. And then Ily posted about something similar over on her blog here, and I thought I'd try to do it again. Except I'm kind of stuck for ideas, and I'd rather do something like this as a collaborative or semi-collaborative project anyway. I've gotten as far as linking to the aforementioned guide and mentioning the parallels, and also to listing some of the unfortunate common responses and explaining why they're rude, but I'm not quite sure how to go from there. Does anyone have any ideas on things to put in there?
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Post by you*hear*but*do*you*listen on Oct 16, 2010 20:02:13 GMT -5
I think this is a fantastic idea. I'll try to come up with something after midterms are over (right now I'm in the middle of a studying session that has lasted nine hours straight with the exception of dinner).
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Post by you*hear*but*do*you*listen on Oct 30, 2010 13:37:46 GMT -5
I want to work on this so badly, but my life is still exploding in my face...midterms are over and it is Paper and Project Season. -bangs head on wall- Wait, better save the brain cells I have left...
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Post by sciatrix on Oct 30, 2010 13:46:00 GMT -5
Honestly, for me it's on the back burner for right now, too. It's my midterm season right now, and I have too much to write about otherwise to handle something as... tricky? as this, especially by myself.
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Post by you*hear*but*do*you*listen on Oct 30, 2010 13:51:10 GMT -5
Maybe we can work on this over winter break...
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Post by sciatrix on Oct 30, 2010 13:55:05 GMT -5
Ooh, that's probably a good idea. I'm going to have some things going up over winter break (applying for my very first grant, eeeeee), but I ought to have a lot more spare time than I have now.
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Post by you*hear*but*do*you*listen on Nov 25, 2010 23:05:56 GMT -5
I may try to get started on some ideas this weekend...
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Post by sciatrix on Nov 25, 2010 23:08:36 GMT -5
Oh, go go go!
Incidentally, d'you want a copy of the bits of the draft I have sort-of written?
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Post by you*hear*but*do*you*listen on Nov 25, 2010 23:37:11 GMT -5
Oh, go go go! Incidentally, d'you want a copy of the bits of the draft I have sort-of written? Ooooh, yes please ^___^
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Post by you*hear*but*do*you*listen on Dec 22, 2010 19:32:06 GMT -5
I'm FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
-ahem- I'm on winter break and have time to work on this now.
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Post by sciatrix on Dec 22, 2010 23:09:28 GMT -5
Awesome! Email me and we'll get started?
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Post by ocelotofdoom on Dec 23, 2010 4:52:53 GMT -5
Let me know if I can do anything to help. I have a couple weeks of freedom from law school.
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Post by sciatrix on Dec 23, 2010 10:12:08 GMT -5
I will! Right now I'm trying to make sure I get all the obvious problematic questions--whether you masturbate, whether you've been abused, whether you're in a phase--as well as the silly-stupid ones, like asexually reproducing. I think that's the biggest thing I could use work on. Incidentally, just as a heads-up, SlightlyMetaphysical is bandying about plans to make a static 101-level introduction to asexuality completely separate from AVEN along the lines of Finally, A Feminism 101. He's trying to find people to collaborate on that at the moment. If you've got any ideas, let him know?
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Post by you*hear*but*do*you*listen on Dec 27, 2010 17:36:14 GMT -5
Hmmm yes, I will look into SlightlyMetaphysical's plans and see if I have anything to offer.
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Post by you*hear*but*do*you*listen on Feb 27, 2011 19:52:41 GMT -5
Okay, this is embarrassing...I can't find a link to the Google Doc we started for the Coming Out Guide
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