David Jay (he/him) is the founder of AVEN and an ace activist, parent, and community organizer. David talks about his own experience discovering asexuality as a sexuality and not a disorder, how AVEN (The Asexual Visibility and Education Network) started, his journey as a third parent, and why aromantic relationships are awesome.
AVEN: www.asexuality.org
Organizations to Donate to:
ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/;
Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/;
Black Visions Collective: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/;
Black Women’s Blueprint: https://www.blackwomensblueprint.org/;
Campaign Zero: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/;
Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/;
Grass Roots Law Project: https://www.grassrootslaw.org/;
LGBTQ Freedom Fund: https://www.lgbtqfund.org/;
Minnesota Justice Healing Network: https://www.minnesotahealingjusticenetwork.com/;
MN Fund Hub (@MNFundHub on Venmo): https://www.instagram.com/p/CA545NzlYy7/?igshid=1mmwhtr38zx2y;
MPLS NAACP: http://www.mplsnaacp.org/;
NAACP: https://www.naacp.org/;
NAACP Legal Defense Fund: https://www.naacpldf.org/;
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory;
Reclaim The Block: https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2;
List of local Minneapolis organizations by Reclaim the Block: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yLWGTQIe3967hdc9RSxBq5s6KKZHe-3_mWp5oemd7OA/preview?fbclid=IwAR2O4n_VtcNoIyJQ9hoKoLbgz2BxsDVvMEpHQt8Zg1CXpYnGFzVB3eLdlMw&pru=AAABcp_Lno4*qTdCXtwQfeYVP204YSPOkw;
Special Thanks:
Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde;
Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler;
Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
And thank you to our wonderful patrons at https://www.patreon.com/AOKpod!
51: I Love Myself Now
Justice for George Floyd
49: Not the Only Ace in the Family
48: Coparent vs. Coworker
47: Recovery
46: The Love You Need
45: Aces and Aros are LGBTQ+
44: But You're Married and You Have Kids!
43: 25 Years to Figure It Out
42: This is Like Explaining Physics!
41: I'm Gay But I Don't Like Sex
40: I Am My Own and No One Else's
39: I Don't Give a D*** About Sex
38: Little Hominids on a Rock in Space
37: I Want to Have Kids!
36: The Best Part of Being a Witch
35: Friendship Chemistry
34: Imposter Syndrome but for Being Gay
33: Exploring Identities Through RPGs
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