- 2022-03-21: Jaiden Animations (a YouTube creator with approx. 11M subscribers) comes out as aroace. Video
- 2022-01-28: A new law has been passed in France that will ban conversion therapy. It isn't obvious whether the ban will cover asexuality – the text only refers to 'sexual orientation' without mentioning asexuality. Source
- 2022-01-27: An explicitly asexual character was included in DC's Legends of Tomorrow TV series. Source
- 2022-01-20: After much delay I'm glad to announce this website has been completed – or at least reached a publishable state.
- 2021-04-06: The first International Asexuality Day is here! We now have an official website: internationalasexualityday.org.
- 2021-01-31: Together with a global group of activists I'm happy to announce International Asexuality Day (IAD), which will take place on 6th April. Our aim for IAD is to establish strong links between the international ace communities, amplify diverse voices, and promote asexual empowerment around the word.
- 2020-07-01: A coalition of LGBTQIA+ and faith communities and organisations, and mental health practitioners has formed a new organisation aimed at banning conversion therapy in the UK. They have explicitly pointed to the importance of asexual conversion therapy. Home page.
- 2020-10-14: I've had a response from the Scottish Government regarding the inclusion of asexuality in the new LGBTI school curriculum. I was told that the LGBTI Inclusive Education Working Group has already met it's obligations by recommending a review of the RSHP (Relationships and Sexual Health and Parenthood) resources for schools. I was told a link to AVEN would be included in the revised guidance at a minimum, and I should contribute when the new RSHP is issued for public consultation.