remember that bit the other day where I was complaining that I wanted more numbers?

[sciatrix]

There's a new census going up as an Asexual Awareness project! Granted, the questions are mostly basic demographics, but it'll still be pretty cool to look at when the results are in.

And hey, they're learning--you do not need an AVEN account to fill this one out and it's actually being promoted in non-AVEN spaces! Mind, they've missed two asexual communities I can think of--neither asexual_fandom or the Transyada forum are mentioned--but this actually looks like AVEN-based asexual organizers taking baby steps to acknowledge other communities.

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[aceeccentric]

I listed asexual_fandom in my "where do you hang out" section (which I thought was a nice comment box to include). I was surprised there were no Dreamwidth options listed, especially since I was under the impression the fandom one was pretty well-known. I also basically just copied my blog roll, since it said to mention blogs.

And now that you point it out I'm surprised about the Transyada forum too, since that did start on AVEN. I was just skimming through there last night (not a member).

[theletterfour]

*facepalm* I listed group_x under where I hang out (as a specifier of the dreamwidth asexy places I hang out) but forgot to list asexual_fandom. Mostly because I didn't have the energy to go through my subscription list and list every ace I follow on dreamwidth.

I knew there was a major ace community on dreamwidth that I was forgetting.

I think this is a sign that I need to go to sleep.

[kaz]

I thought the "there is no difference between romantic and non-romantic attraction" option for the romantic orientation question was pretty interesting - I pondered whether it was their attempt at wtfromantic but in the end went for "other" because to me the whole point is that the entire question just doesn't lead anywhere good. Maybe there is no difference, maybe there /is/ one, the problem is that I can't figure it out and trying to just distracts from the real issues for me.

And yeah, confused at the lack of DW comms or transyadas, since those are pretty big and active. Huh. :/ Although I guess there might be relatively little AVEN/asexual_fandom overlap but as you point out the yadas originate on AVEN!

(I love what I'll do to their stats: nonbinary wtfromantic asexual who isn't sure if ze's trans or not!)

[shiyiya]

I got to the romantic orientation question and discovered that I am IMMENSELY CONFUSED as to what the hell mine is. This is possibly at least partially because I am really confused by what demiromantic actually is. Extrapolating from demisexual it would be you can only fall in love with people you're already friends with but then I'm confused as to how you could love somebody you didn't already know, but there's all those tropes about love at first site and shit, so I dunno maybe some people do, so that would make me demiromantic as well and demisexual, and oh god I don't even know this is why I was using queer as my orientation label because I have no idea how to quantify. And most people seem to get like, crushes on people they don't know, is THAT romantic attraction, I don't get crushes, does THAT mean I'm demiromantic then, AUGH. And I have no idea what if any gender whatever there is on that. We've been in six relationships, two current both with nonbinary people, four previous all male, but I didn't actually exist for half of those and even when it was my name it wasn't really the same as me now, and my brain is the most confusing place to live, and and and *flails incoherently*