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Erica Cameron, author of Deadly Sweet Lies
I am asexual. It’s a fact of my life now, but it’s one I didn’t discover until I was 29 and trying to recover from an emotionally abusive and manipulative marriage.
I grew up in a liberal, diverse city in South Florida and the available spectrum of sexual orientations was always pretty clear: gay, bisexual, or straight. I could be attracted to anyone of any gender, and that was okay—it was something I knew both in theory and from watching my childhood best friend try to figure out her own sexuality as we grew up.
No one ever mentioned that being attracted to no one was an acceptable option.
Parents, teachers, and even friends told me over the years not to look for too much external validation. Or, at least to avoid letting that validation impact my self-worth. Sometimes, though, something has to be verified, labeled, and categorized by someone who isn’t in my head for my experiences and emotions to feel real and acceptable. That is especially true when the word I was looking for to describe myself didn’t exist in my vocabulary. Not outside the context of the short section in my freshman biology class about the asexual reproduction of amoebas, anyway.
It’s why I vacillate between the urge to laugh and cry when someone questions the need for diversity in books. I was a voracious reader as a child. How different would my life have been if I’d known at 9 or 19 what I discovered at 29 about the sexual identity spectrum? I won’t ever know the answer to that question, but I will try my hardest to be the voice that tells teen readers what I never heard. What I would absolutely love is for my asexual spectrum characters to provide the “Oh my god, that sounds like me” moment for at least one person. Not going to lie; it’s kind of a life goal.
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to every trans person out there getting misgendered and criticized with their family this holiday season: I love you. You are valid. Nothing they say can change who you are. You’re a Goddamn beautiful specimen. I love you. People care about you and one day you’ll be surrounded only by people who see who you really are. Happy Holidays you wonderful creature.
THERE WAS A SPIDER IN THE SHOWER
I WAS TAKING A SHOWER AND LOOKED UP TO SEE A HUGE ASS FUCKING SPIDER!!!!!! I SCREAMED AND IT FELL ON MY FUCKING FACE FROM THE VIBRATIONS OF THE SCREAM!!!!!! I THEN SORTA FELL AND TOOK DOWN THE SHOWER CURTAIN!!!! MY HEAD HIT THE EDGE OF THE TUB!!!! IT HAS NOT BEEN A GOOD DAY!!!!!
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