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QAC 24.5 Life Update: Tokyo / Asexual Pride + Outted Again + More

June 3, 2014 / No Comments

lots has happened since my last video, so it’s time for a life update. because i talk too damn much: @00:00 – sorry for the lack of vids! @01:19 – Yukihari, my new hedgehog @03:07 – Tokyo Rainbow Pride + asexual pride @05:55 – LGBTQ cafe: gossip @06:54 – Japanese FTM magazine: Laph (full video coming soon) @07:50 – the GENDER book (full video coming soon) @08:34 – my first binders (full video coming soon) @09:10 – (rant) being outted again & again @17:09 – thanks ——————- LINKS ——————- Queer As Cat @Tumblr: http://queerascat.tumblr.com/ Yukihari’s blog; http://yukiharihari.tumblr.com/ Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2014 photos: http://queerascat.tumblr.com/tagged/Tokyo-Rainbow-Pride LGBT cafe “gossip”: http://gossip-cafe.com/ Laph (ラフ) magazine: http://laph-ftm.com/ the GENDER book: http://www.thegenderbook.com/

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Asexy Aces at Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2014 (04/27/2014)

May 7, 2014 / No Comments

in the beginning there were but three of us, but by the end there were five. 🙂 three of us actually met in a meetup thread on AVEN where i instigated our meetup and sign making for #TRP2014. then while walking in the parade it just so happened that L, who was walking behind us, happened to be ace herself! after the parade i was lucky enough to catch up with SHYNAMITES, whose non-binary pride sign i’d passed during the parade. when i asked to take zir photo, ze told me that ze’s asexual too! D; ah, it was a great day… note: photos #1, #3 and #4 taken by editingatwork and used with permission. (see also: the #TRP2014 photo gallery)

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frustrations re:Aセクシャル (asexual in Japanese)

April 24, 2014 / 1 Comment

so i’ve been halfassedly thinking about making an ace pride sign for the Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade, but i’m torn because discussing asexuality in Japanese seems really difficult… of course the language barrier plays a part in that, but it’s not even just that.

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QAC 24 – Labels: Why They’re Important + Why I Use Them

March 17, 2014 / No Comments

a blurb about labels, their importance and why i use them. because i talk too damn much: @00:00 – update about my mom @00:52 – labels: more than just identity @05:22 – labels can suck @07:08 – why labels are important & why i use them i’m a little crazy in the beginning, but i swear i start making sense towards the end. ;(

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QAC 23 – Being Forced Out of the Closet (Bi/Panromantic Non-binary Asexual)

February 24, 2014 / No Comments

long video is ridiculously long. sorry about that, but i had to vent somewhere. ====== NAVIGATION ===== @00:00 – and the story begins @04:46 – “i’m asexual.” @10:02 – “imma watch all your obviously private videos!” @14:06 – “don’t worry, everyone’s like that!” @17:05 – “omg stop saying that.” @22:00 – patience is golden @24:32 – her head didn’t exploded ====================== TL;DW: my mom found this channel and saw videos that i never wanted her to see and wasn’t ready for her to see. shit sucks. BUT my mom is doing her best with what she’s found out, which is good… even if her best is painful. anyway, patience patience….. and all that jazz. the cat’s out of the bag and is managing well enough thus far. hopefully time won’t make the cat regret being out of the bag…………… and i forgot to mention in the video that my mom…

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「友情結婚」

January 10, 2014 / 1 Comment

今夜新しい言葉や慣用語を習った：「友情結婚」 mixiのAセクシャルのグループで友情結婚のオフ会についてのメッセージがあって、Googleでその言葉を調べた。そうすると意外にもたくさんのヒットがあって、適当にクリックするとたくさんの面白いBBSが見つけた。．．．親から結婚しろと口うるさく言われていて困っていまして・・・自分はゲイなのでそこの所を理解している女性と友達になってゆくゆくは友情結婚出来たらいい？？？ wow. 信じられないと言うより信じたくない辛い事実だね…それがゲイである日本人の境遇だと言うこと。 i learned a new phrase tonight: “yuujou kekkon” (lit. “friendship marriage”) there was a message posted to an asexual group on mixi about an offline “friendship marriage” meetup, so i googled the phrase and got a surprising number of hits. from that, i stumbled upon one of many interesting message boards. ….my parents keep telling me to get married, it’s so annoying […] it would be great if i could find a woman whom i could marry with the understanding that i’m gay ??? wow. that gay people in Japan feel the need to go to such lengths is a truth that hurts.

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#asexual pride shirt

October 27, 2013 / No Comments

got my custom made shirt in the mail yesterday. 🙂 had to take these photos a million times as my hair was always covering something. ;( see also: this post and this post about the design of this shirt

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QAC 19 – Asexuality: An FAQ

October 25, 2013 / No Comments

in honor of Asexual Awareness Week (Oct. 20th – 26th, 2013) i decided to attempt to make a video to help raise awareness about asexuality. the FAQ includes: @00:56 – what is asexuality? @01:12 – isn’t that celibacy? @01:42 – maybe you should get your hormones checked? @02:38 – isn’t asexuality unnatural? @04:27 – so if you’re asexual you’re a virgin/never want sex? @05:49 – how can you know if you’ve never had sex?@06:57 – do asexuals masturbate? @07:46 – i have a low/high sex drive. could i still be asexual? @09:04 – do asexuals never fall in love? @09:51 – what are other types of attraction? @11:38 – what if someone rarely experiences sexual attraction or only experiences it under certain circumstances? @12:45 – where can i find out more? please note that the content of this video is just MY personal answer to various questions and i most…

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custom shirt

October 13, 2013 / 1 Comment

…played around with a site and designed a shirt inspired by this. would love to wear this shirt to Pride events and such. ;( [/random] edit: updated the photo to the final version of the shirt….. which i ended up ordering. THIS IS WHY I’M ALWAYS POOR. ;(( it probably won’t arrive in time for Asexual Awareness Week… but whatever, free shipping! and i’m not limited to only one week a year raising asexual awareness. 🙂 edit edit: please see THIS POST to order your own (similar) shirt.

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QAC 16 – Asexuality and the LGBTQ Community

September 9, 2013 / No Comments

======= NAVIGATION BELOW ======= @00:00 – Disclaimer @01:09 – Is Asexuality part of the LGBTQ community? @01:57 – Arguments against inclusion of asexuality @03:58 – My opinion @05:07 – The Center, Vegas’ LGBTQ center @06:10 – Las Vegas PRIDE @06:53 – Asexual alienation in LGBTQ spaces @09:35 – The lack of B, T and other groups in LGBTQ spaces @11:59 – Asexual pride at PRIDE events…? @13:11 – “A” bashing in the film Gayby @14:01 – Does the rainbow flag really represent the entire LGBTQ? ================================ long video is LONG, i know. sorry! i have a lot to say on this subject. i understand that not everyone will agree with me on this topic; i certainly don’t expect eveyone to! i’m very interested in hearing others’ opinions on this, whether in regards to asexuality and the LGBTQ community or any other identity and the LGBTQ community. thanks for watching. 🙂

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