Asexual married couple Courtney and Royce talk about all things Asexuality. By discussing queer culture and history, we’ll explore the topics of life, love, and sex through an Ace lens. Full transcripts and show notes on theacecouple.com.
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The Date of the Union 2025: Political Divides, AI, and Doing Dating Apps Differently
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1:06:46In this, the year 2025, people are fed up with dating apps, conservatives, and even talking to people like a real person. Luckily we have such innovations as Pokemon Go and AI to solve these problems. And if that doesn't work, perhaps we can turn to the government-run dating apps. What could possibly go wrong!?…
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Our dentist offered us conversion therapy
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42:01Our dentist offered us HRT to "cure our low libido". Yes, really.Door The Ace Couple
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Finding Joy and Health however we can right now
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1:09:48Times are scary out there, but you didn't need us to tell you that, so today we're keeping in chill and chatting about some of the things that have been keeping us as happy and healthy as possible including hobbies, pets, habits, and more.Door The Ace Couple
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Weird Allo Reality Shows 3
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1:32:42We're, unfortunately, back at it again with the weird allo reality shows. Today we talk about MILF Manor, Love Island, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and Later Daters.Door The Ace Couple
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It's Aro Week and Courtney's been feeling awfully Aromantic lately...but even so, it's still complicated. So here's some probably demiromantic rambling on the topic.Door The Ace Couple
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31% believe Asexuality can be "cured" by therapy: New research + Q&A ft. Yasmin Benoit
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1:56:22New research on public attitudes towards asexuality has been published by Kings College London Policy institute authored by Yasmin Benoit, Vanessa Hirneis, and Michael Sanders. Today we have Yasmin back to discuss a few of these findings and to give an audience Q&A!Door The Ace Couple
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A BIG win pertaining to Sex and Marriage in the European Court of Human Rights
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41:14Politics is a hellscape right now, but here's a little glimmer of GOOD news that you may have missed!Door The Ace Couple
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r/OffMyChest Asexuality Edition #2
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49:48Back by popular demand!Door The Ace Couple
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Laughing at the offensive PR emails we get
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51:46As a charting podcast, we receive some bizarre PR pitches that are hilariously misaligned with our content at best and downright acephobic at worst. Take a peak into our inbox as we throw some shade at "life-saving" sexual technologies and grad school eunichs.Door The Ace Couple
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Asexual Representation: Viktor in Arcane & League of Legends (Part 2)
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1:05:52Even though Word of God representation leaves a lot to be desired, Viktor could be a very interesting case study as a character that became more fleshed out and humanized at the same time he was determined to be Asexual. This bucks usual trends we see when a character's asexuality gets erased as they grow.…
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Asexual Representation: Viktor in Arcane & League of Legends (Part 1)
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1:10:03Once again we have a "creator confirms off-screen on a twitch interview that a character is asexual" situation on our hands. But wait there's more! It's also the disabled character who becomes a robot. We have THOUGHTS (but they may not be what you think)!Door The Ace Couple
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Ace in the UK Research and Activism ft. Yasmin Benoit
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1:52:37We're welcoming the New Year with leading activist Yasmin Benoit to talk about her Ace in the UK report, her many "controversies", and an exciting announcement...Stay tuned for Part Two! Submit questions for Part Two! contact@theacecouple.comDoor The Ace Couple
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r/OffMyChest Asexuality Edition
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53:49New subreddit, who dis?Door The Ace Couple
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I Saw the TV glow is very Trans and more than a little Ace
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56:00I Saw the TV Glow is a visceral queer horror movie that expresses the fear of living as your authentic self and, perhaps more importantly, the fear of never having the opportunity. Many viewers pick up on the Transgender themes, but fewer notice the subtler themes that can be interpreted as Asexual and/or Aromantic.…
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r/AmITheAsshole? Asexuality Edition #6
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57:58Time to right our past wrongs and finally officially judge the ungrateful lizard gender reveal invitee...among other r/AITA posts pertaining to Aces. Get the gavel ready.Door The Ace Couple
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Are tech companies ruining your relationships before they even begin?
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47:07According to a recent survey, nearly a quarter of iPhone users say green bubbles are a dating dealbreaker, so that's our cue to rant about about technology and capitalism.Door The Ace Couple
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There's allegedly an Ace character in The Hangover and we hate everything
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50:01The director of The Hangover gave a throwaway line to a reporter at the premier of the second movie which got published in a single article that no longer exists, but it made it onto Wikipedia anyway, so now we have to analyze Alan Garner as Ace Rep.Door The Ace Couple
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America chose fascism and now we somehow have to find a way to live with that
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48:10Some brief and scrambled post-election thoughts, including a few predictions for what we might expect in the next few years.Door The Ace Couple
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Heartstopper just got SO much better
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1:09:32Season 3 of Heartstopper finally gave us the AroAce rep we've been waiting for!Door The Ace Couple
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Kansas Officially recognized Ace Week! ...Now what?
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30:40Governor Laura Kelly signed a proclamation officially recognizing Ace Week in the state of Kansas! That means that in 2024, for the first time, our state acknowledged both Ace Week and Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week...so what's next for local Aspec activism?Door The Ace Couple
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Groundbreaking Aromantic & Demisexual representation in Baker Thief
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58:46With lesser-known orientations, such as ours on the A-spectrums, we often curse the lack of representation in mainstream media or praise it when it does the bare minimum, when we SHOULD be looking at the Own Voices examples coming from talented creators within our own community who are always going to be ahead of the curve. Today we talk about Bake…
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Marriage Equality is a Myth
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42:27Despite Obergefell v. Hodges legalizing same-sex marriage in 2015, we still do not have marriage equality in this country. Notably, Disabled, Ace, Aro, and Black Americans do not have equal rights and benefits under our current marriage framework.Door The Ace Couple
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Was Abraham Lincoln gay?
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1:42:21The new documentary 'Lover of Men' asks if America's favorite president was queer. WE ask if our hunger to queer historical figures and justify these views by carefully picking and choosing some social and historical details while discarding others is simply thrusting us into a new era of limited binary thinking.…
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Anne Rice's own words on her vampire's (lack of) sex
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51:05Here we go again. A new round of discourse sprung up calling everyone who sees asexual representation in The Vampire Chronicles "stupid" because Anne Rice wanted to write gay vampire sex the whole time but couldn't because it was literally illegal...so naturally, we've been tagged in. Here's what the author has actually said.…
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Suffering through Project 2025 training videos (Part 4)
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1:06:31We did it! We finally made it through more than 14 accursed hours. Here's the finale of what we found.Door The Ace Couple
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