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Nov 2021
25m 19s

Angela Chen: What Asexuality Reveals Abo...

Jeffrey Masters
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"You're not broken if you're different." Angela Chen talks about the broad range of experiences that asexuality encompasses, the many myths that exist, and her book, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod

[This interview was originally recorded on September 3, 2020.]

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