Book Club: Ace, Part 2

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Book Club: Ace, Part 2

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Sep 22, 2021

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For part two of our book club on Ace by Angela Chen, we get into topics like consent, negotiation, representation, and the many ways asexuality can look.
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Sep 22, 2021

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