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Ace Week

By Emma Dower

October 29, 2025

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What was the coolest event the week of October 20th? Hard to say - GSU’s Trans Tea Time, Ace Representation in the Media, and #ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike events tie for first. GSU hosted Asexual Awareness Week to dedicate space and time to ace representation and education. In case you missed it, this is what happened:

On Monday, October 20th, GSU hosted a cozy gathering in the DMC’s Rainbow Room from 6:15 to 7:15 pm. Students in attendance snacked on cookies and sipped tea - and spilled some too (wink)! Students chatted about the intersection of asexuality and gender identity, and the acephobia to transphobia pipeline. Conversation ranged from the infantilization of asexuality to the inherent intersectionality of asexual identities. Students discussed the histories of multiple sexualities and types or relationships, and the role of colonialism and imperialism in suppressing aero-ace visibility. The space embodied the concept of empathetic education, as students listened to each other with consideration and respect while interrogating questions integral to the aero ace community.

On Tuesday, October 21st, students gathered in the DMC living room from 6:00 to 7:00 pm to discuss ace representation in the media. The television depicted skillful drawings of ace characters, and their presence (while virtual) drove interrogations of compulsory sexuality and acephobia. Students celebrated asexual self expression and the diversity of self expression, while inspiring critical analysis of existing aero ace representation. The GSU successfully expanded the previous night’s smaller Trans Tea Time conversation to engage a wider audience!

On Wednesday, October 22nd, the GSU acted upon previous conversations of visibility! In the Sadove Sun Porch from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, students gathered to celebrate asexual self-expression inspired by the #ThisISWhatAsexualLooksLike Movement. Inspired by Jasmin Benoit, a black aero ace model, students decorated tote bags and pins over a shared dinner. Students showed the beautiful diversity of “what asexual looks like,” making space for all autonomies and sexualities.