aven
fragment a: introduction to aven
While most sexual people are shown a multitude of ways to
live a life which involves sex, most asexual people find very
little information on how to live life without it. The Asexual
Visibility and Education Network (AVEN), was created to address
this discrepancy by encouraging dialogue among about about [sic]
asexual people. We provide a safe space for asexual people to
discuss our experiences in our online forum, and actively organize
for the recognition and acceptance of asexuality (AVEN).
The web site provides a number of features, although the end user
is immediately forwarded to the extensive forums (powered by the
free phpBB software, whose
tagline is "Creating Communities"). Besides the forums,
the AVEN site contains a small selection of general information
about asexuality, an introduction to the site (see the quoted text
above), a few links, and an e-mail address for contact.
AVEN's discussion board holds a range of topics separated into
two categories: Community and AVEN. In the Community category,
the three most popular topics are General Asexual Rantings , Welcome
Area , and Off-A (a board for non-asexual-related
topics). The category also includes sections for poetry,
politics, and even one to arrange physical meetings. The
AVEN category has a number of far less popular options,
the most popular of which is the Asexual Q&A. |
