Performance with the Band!
We finally had a performance that didn’t get rained out!
Sound check!
Tides of Time band!
Ace Panel appearance
Here’s a selfie I took after I was on a Zoom panel for an asexuality event at the University of Massachusetts. I had a cool background set up.
Ace Panel appearance
Skyping to Vancouver
Here I am making an appearance by Skype at an asexuality author panel in Vancouver. My head looks really big!
Skyping
Asexuality Conference in Toronto
Me behind the Asexual Outreach banner, doing my table.
Asexual Outreach Table
My workshop at the Toronto conference, where I discussed how to handle detractors.
Handling Detractors Speech
Me with my group of pals at the Office Pub after the first day of the ace conference.
Ace Group Pals
I got some coffee from Tim Horton’s, which is apparently a must while in Canada.
Tim Hortons
Signing books and tabling at the asexuality conference. I signed a bunch of books and held a drawing to win a copy.
Tabling at Ace Conference
At the asexuality conference, some of us took a group photo! There were lots of people who didn’t want to be in the photo or weren’t there, though.
With Asexual Activists
Sebastian and me at the Insomnia restaurant. They picked a very cool place to eat!
Restaurant w/ Sebastian
Asexuality Conference
Me having just arrived in the dorm room I rented in Toronto, where I stayed for the asexuality conference.
Toronto Dorm
Lambda Awards (Fifth Day in New York for the Lambdas)
Official picture of me on the red carpet at the Lambda Awards. I was nominated for LGBT Nonfiction but did not win!
Red Carpet – Lambda Awards
With John at the after-party, in weird light.
Lammy After-Party with John
With John at the after-party.
Lammys After Party
First day in New York for the Lambdas
Yay New York! I was invited to stay at John’s place for my NYC vacation.
At John’s
Me getting my medal with spokesmodels at the IPPY Awards.
IPPY Awards
Here’s me with two book award medals I won: gold in the LGBT category for the Next Generation Indie Awards and silver in Sexuality/Relationships at the IPPY awards.
Two medals
Ace Presentation at University of Minnesota Twin Cities
I got to go to Minnesota and give an asexuality-related talk at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Airport coffee is sometimes a necessary evil.
Airport coffee: necessary evil
I had planned to wear a different shirt for my actual presentation, but everyone liked my Ruby and Sapphire shirt so much that I decided not to change. 🙂
Not gonna change
The Spring Pride program in the queer student room. I was on it!
Spring Pride
Some cool queer flags in the queer student room.
Queer flags in student room
Me giving a presentation at University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Speaking at UMN
Flags in the queer student room. Including the ace flag!
Queer flags (including ace!)
In my hotel room after the Minnesota event.
After speaking at UMN
Ace Conference in Toronto, Day 2
Here I am at the table for my book, taking names to enter in the contest to win a copy of my book!
Book drawing at my table
Here’s the Asexual Leadership Q&A panel–David Jay, me, and Sara Beth Brooks. We’re taking questions about the movement and our leadership.
Ace Leaders Panel
The college paper The Varsity came by to take my picture for a feature.
Taken for The Varsity
A prompted selfie with Sara Beth and Cole–whee!
Cole, me, Sara Beth, ace convention!
Since it was an asexuality conference, there of course needed to be cake.
Cake at ace conference!
Here I am with Alexandra–quite an exuberant fan of mine, who treated me and David like we were celebrities or something. Hahaha.
Me with Alexandra, a big fan!
Poor Southie was so sleepy after the long drive the previous day and doing the conference the whole day that she was practically drunk, and still nerding on the computer.
Sleepy Southie