Happy Asexual Awareness Week!

Happy Asexual Awareness Week!

That's right: this Sunday kicks off the second annual 'Asexual Awareness Week' ! Thanks to your donations (yep, they raised enough money! ), groups all over the country are hosting screenings of the new documentary (A)Sexual, and an internet advertising campaign will help raise awareness all week. Also, the results of the Ace Community Census are going to be released tomorrow (Monday, the 24th)!

If you'd like to help spread  awareness yourself, there are lots of ways to get involved!

You can:    

Make fliers (or print some  from the AAW website) and post them in your community or school. Many public libraries, for instance, have a bulletin board that anyone can post notices on. Remember: try not to litter or post in no-posting-allowed areas.

Write a journal or news article about asexuality here on deviantART, or any other blog or website you're involved in (personal blogs, LiveJournal, Dreamwidth, etc). If you're in school, you could even see if the people who run the school newspaper would be interested in running a story.

Make a post on Tumblr, Tweet, or update your Facebook status with information about asexuality. A good Twitter posting might be something like, "Asexuality isn't just about amoebas. Check out asexualawarenessweek.com! #Asexuality #AAW").

Change your avatar to something ace-ish for the week! Purple spades, cake, the flag, an ace triangle, whatever you want! You can make your own, or use this cool one  that one of our members, Jemiyah, made. You can also do this on other websites--or even in real life by making and wearing an ace button or two! AAW on Facebook has an 'event' you can RSVP to if you plan on changing your FB profile picture for the occasion.
   
Tell people! It might not seem like explaining something to a single person would make much of a difference, but a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and the same goes for the path to visibility.

So take part, raise awareness, check if there's a local screening of '(A)Sexual' near you, and have a happy Asexual Awareness Week!

Share your AAW plans and/or awareness-raising ideas in the comments! (Or draw a nice picture of something ace-related! )