Seeing the most famous recent example of asexual representation – Todd Chavez from TV series “ BoJack Horseman” – has helped many people in finding themselves and understanding that they are perfect as they are and there’s nothing inherently wrong with them. Being aware of concepts such as asexuality can be incredibly helpful for people who feel like they are different from everyone around them. One of the key points of the book is the importance of awareness. Additionally, it includes many stories from ace people of different backgrounds and different experiences which gives a well-rounded introduction to this topic. Ace is paced well and includes the author’s personal stories, which illustrate some of the concepts in a real ace person’s experience. Discovering asexuality helps people to understand that they are great as they are and find a community of people who can support them.Īlthough it’s a non-fiction book, Chen’s style is easy to read and very accessible.
This book also deals with the concept of compulsory sexuality (and compulsory heterosexuality!) and how everyone’s expected to have the inherent need to be sexual, suggesting that deviance from this is wrong. Some people tend to immediately attach aromantic – experiencing little-to-no romantic experience – to their identity which is not the same for many asexual people. It emphasises that all asexual experiences are different and one asexual person’s preferences can be vastly different from another’s. Chen is an asexual journalist and writer, and Ace is her first book.Īce deals with a myriad of important topics such as living with asexuality, common assumptions and misconceptions, the whitewashing of ace people, and introduces many important terms to describe asexuality. Asexual people are often called ace, giving Angela Chen’s book its title.
Īsexuality refers to a spectrum of identities that are categorised by little-to-no sexual attraction. This UK LGBTQ+ History Month, we wanted to start a conversation about an underrepresented sexual identity and a great non-fiction book about it: Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex.
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