How To Know If You're Asexual & Ace Dad Advice with Cody Daigle-Orians
In this episode, Hannah is joined by Cody Daigle-Orians, an asexuality educator, writer, and creator of Ace Dad Advice. Cody talks about how to know if you’re asexual, the different identities under the asexual umbrella, and the difference between sexual attraction, romantic attraction, and lots of other kinds of attraction too. He and Hannah talk about Cody understanding he was asexual later in life at 42, how the language of asexuality helped him understand that he wasn’t broken, and how he felt like a bad gay person for not being connected to sex in the same way as other gay people around him when he was growing up. Finally Cody talks about his new book, I Am Ace, how ace and allosexual people can be in a relationship, and how understanding your sexuality is a journey so you should give yourself permission to ask a lot of questions and live your best life.
Cody’s book is available now!
CW: discussion of acephobia
Read the episode transcript here!
QUESTIONS FROM LISTENERS
Tips for understanding whether it's grey asexuality or you're just not that into them?
How do I regain romantic confidence after getting rejected for being asexual?
How do you navigate sex in a relationship, especially if your partner is allosexual?
Do you have any recommendations for stories, film, books, TV with a sexless romantic relationship?
How can I know for sure that I am on the ace spectrum?
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MORE ABOUT CODY DAIGLE-ORIANS
Cody Daigle-Orians is an asexuality educator and writer. He's the creator of "Ace Dad Advice,” a social-media based asexuality education project designed to support young people exploring asexuality and anyone questioning their sexual orientation. The project provides clear, approachable information on asexuality as well as advice and encouragement on living your best ace life. His book, I AM ACE: ADVICE ON LIVING YOUR BEST ACE LIFE, one of the first YA nonfiction books on asexuality, is out now.
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