Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA

Reminder that abstracts are due tonight!!

NWSA 2026 Aro/Ace CFP Submission Form The Asexuality Studies Interest group is seeking presentation proposals for our sponsored panel session at NWSA to be held in Atlanta, Georgia on November 5–8, 2026. The 2026 NWSA conference theme, W...

The 2026 NWSA Aro/Ace sponsored CFP is now up! Please complete the Google Form by February 20, 2026, 11:59pm PST to be considered for the panel! Please share widely!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Excited to see you in Atlanta,
Maya

NWSA 2025 is almost here! Our group will have a social gathering Friday (Nov 14) 2:30-3:30pm right before our group's panel "Ace Voices, Ace Joys" 4:00-5:15pm! Please see the program for locations & I'm looking forward to seeing you in Puerto Rico!

Hello folks! Elections for NWSA constituency/interest groups open September & we will have 2 co-chair positions open: one is a 2yr term, the other is a 1yr term

My term as chair ends this year, so please consider running -- our group will be inactive if we do not have a chair/co-chairs!

-Maya

Our group's panel, "Ace Voices, Ace Joys: Remembering Asexual Struggles, Victories, & Potentialities," was accepted for the NWSA 2025 conference! The panel will include the wonderful @mcsociology.bsky.social @cantonwiner.bsky.social @annakurowicka.bsky.social and myself! Happy pride!

Excited to share this wonderful article I wrote with @mcsociology.bsky.social #asexuality #aromanticism #asexualitystudies #compulsorysexuality

And Then JK Rowling Came For the Asexuals... Transphobia and asexuality-antagonism are linked

I study asexuality for a living. You can read my thoughts on why Rowling threw her anti-ace hissy fit here: cantonwiner.substack.com/p/and-then-j...

Poster announcing a Call for Papers Theme: Looking Back, Looking Forward Deadline: 2nd May, 12pm Conference: 9th June, at The University of Birmingham and Online via Zoom. The University of Birmingham’s student-led ROLES Sexuality and Gender Studies Network is delighted to announce the Call for Papers for its 14th Annual Conference. We welcome 250-word abstracts - along with a 50-100-word bio - for 20-minute paper presentations, as well as proposals for presentations that break the mold of conventional academic conference papers. Go to https://rolesbham.wixsite.com/home/conferences for more information and to submit an abstract.

It's that time again! The Call for Papers for the 2025 ROLES Sexuality and Gender Studies Conference is now open! More info below, and visit rolesbham.wixsite.com/home/confere... for more info/to submit! Welcome to all researching in Gender and Sexuality Studies!

NWSA 2025 Aro/Ace Sponsored Panel CFP The Asexuality Studies Interest group is seeking presentation proposals for our sponsored panel session at NWSA to be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 13–16, 2025. The 2025 NWSA conference...

The 2025 NWSA Aro/Ace sponsored CFP is now up! Please complete the Google Form by February 28, 2025, 11:59pm PST to be considered for the panel! Please share widely!

Excited to see you in Puerto Rico,
Maya

CFP: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

NWSA 2025 Aro/Ace Sponsored Panel CFP The Asexuality Studies Interest group is seeking presentation proposals for our sponsored panel session at NWSA to be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 13–16, 2025. The 2025 NWSA conference...

The 2025 NWSA Aro/Ace sponsored CFP is now up! Please complete the Google Form by February 28, 2025, 11:59pm PST to be considered for the panel! Please share widely!

Excited to see you in Puerto Rico,
Maya

CFP: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Who Is Queer Enough for Queer Research?: The Issue of Absence Within Queer Research Although the inclusion of queer people in research—as well as the application of queer research methods and methodologies that some call queer research—has been on the rise, too often, certain voices....

I'm excited to share my co-authored journal article, "Who is Queer Enough for Queer Research?: The Issue of Absence Within Queer Research," about the absence of asexuality and queer Muslims in queer research was recently published! 🖤🩶🤍💜
dx.doi.org/10.1002/dvr2...