A OK

Emery (they/them) is a social worker who identifies as asexual, quoiromantic, and queer. Emery tells us how they came out to an accepting family, and how boundaries for physical affection can vary from person to person. Courtney and Emery then bond over their love of elephants and “found family” stories!

 

Content Warnings: swearing, mentions of sexual assault, mentions of misgendering

 

Special Thanks: 

Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde (www.sofilalonde.com); 

Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler (www.ratsandchildren.co); 

Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Yu-Chi (agender) is a board game researcher who identifies as asexual, androromantic, skolioromantic, and demiromantic. Yu-Chi shares past stories that make a lot more sense now after discovering asexuality. Yu-Chi also sheds light on how being agender influences daily life, and the issues with binary language.

 

Content Warnings: swearing, references to sex, references to misgendering

 

Special Thanks: 

Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde (www.sofilalonde.com); 

Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler (www.ratsandchildren.co); 

Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Liv (they/them) is a professional muralist who identifies as ace-spec and pansexual. Liv describes their experience as a “super romantic” asexual, and we delve into the importance of talking about expectations and boundaries in relationships.

 

Liv’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liv.novotny 

 

Special Thanks: 

Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde (www.sofilalonde.com); 

Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler (www.ratsandchildren.co); 

Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

This week's guest is Nik Hampshire (he/him), a model, photographer, influencer, and content creator who identifies as aromantic and heterosexual. Nik and Courtney discuss the importance of people taking their time to figure out what they want from relationships, while challenging "the rules" when it comes to romantic love and sexuality. Nik also picks our host Courtney's brain about her struggles in a hyper-romantic world while the pair bond over their shared aromantic journeys.

 

Nik Hampshire's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikhampshire

 

Special Thanks:

Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde (www.sofilalonde.com);

Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler (www.ratsandchildren.co);

Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Mara Emmons (she/her) is an intersectional feminist who watches movies, does improv, and identifies as pansexual and aromantic. Join Mara and Courtney as they talk about high school experiences, romance-free movies, and the danger of assumptions in the world of improv and comedy.

 

Content Warnings: Swearing

 

Special Thanks:

Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde (www.sofilalonde.com);

Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler (www.ratsandchildren.co);

Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Meet Kiera (she/her), a photographer who identifies as asexual and aromantic. Today, we counter the stereotypes regarding people on the aro/ace spectrums and dating, clarifying that it's about attraction, not action. Courtney and Kiera revel in the realm of Dungeons and Dragons and discuss what allosexual people can do to make the world more inclusive for those on the aro/ace spectrums.

 

Content Warnings: Swearing

 

Special Thanks:

Editor/Producer: Sofi Lalonde (www.sofilalonde.com)

Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler (www.ratsandchildren.co)

Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Join us this week on A OK as we talk with KM (they/them, ze/zir), a chemistry teacher and aerialist who identifies as quoiromantic and gray ace/nonbinary lesbian. We affirm how important teachers are in providing a safe space for students. We also talk about aerial circus acrobatics and KM’s journey exploring labels and building a new foundation for a relationship with their family.

 

Content Warnings: Swearing

 

Alate Circus Arts: https://www.facebook.com/AlateCircusArts/

 

Special Thanks:

Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde (www.sofilalonde.com)

Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler (www.ratsandchildren.co)

Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

In today's episode of A OK, we meet with Alex (she/her), a writer and Twitch streamer who identifies as demisexual and demiromatic/lesbian. Alex shares how demisexual differs from the other forms of sexuality, her experiences being queer while on the Autism spectrum, and our shared experiences of winding up on accidental dates!

 

Content Warnings: Fictional Abuse Mention

 

Alex's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ozmainthedark

 

Special Thanks:

Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde (www.sofilalonde.com)

Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler (www.ratsandchildren.co)

Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Today we talk with Linnea Peterson (she/her, they/them), a communications professional and aspiring novelist who identifies as grey asexual and bi-romantic. Linnea talks with us about labels, the wonderful world of fanfiction, and the forced romantic plots in the entertainment industry.

 

Content Warnings: Swearing

 

Special Thanks:

Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde (www.sofilalonde.com)

Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler (www.ratsandchildren.co)

Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Nick (he/him) joins us for the third episode of A OK! Nick is a visual artist and advocate who identifies as asexual and arospec/bi. We discuss how transitioning with hormones could affect one's sexual identity, how low sex-drive is presumed a medical problem across healthcare providers, the difference between being sex indifferent and sex repulsed, and how great dogs are.

 

*Updated episode to fix an issue! Sorry!* 

 

Link to Asexual Outreach: https://asexualoutreach.org/

 

Special Thanks:

Editor/Producer: Sofi LaLonde (www.sofilalonde.com)

Visual Artist: Tanner Groehler (www.ratsandchildren.co)

Music: A OK by ÜberKicK is licensed under a Creative Commons License.