David Jay
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| Born | April 24, 1982 |
| Occupation | activist |
David Jay (born April 24, 1982) is an American asexual activist. Jay is the founder and webmaster of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN). While a student at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, Jay came out as asexual and launched AVEN's website.[1] His parents are Daniel Jay and Mary Ann Lazarus, and he has a sister, Laura, who is three years younger, as well as a brother, Michael, who is ten years younger.
AVEN, which Salon.com referred to as the "unofficial online headquarters" of the asexuality movement,[2] is widely recognised as the largest online asexual community.[3] Its two main goals are to create public acceptance and discussion about asexuality and to facilitate the growth of a large online asexual community.[4] AVEN currently has over 28,000 registered members.[5]
Jay is featured heavily in Arts Engine's 2011 documentary (A)sexual.
[edit] References
- ^ Amy Sohn (February 28, 2005). "Shifting to Neutral: No interest in sex is nothing to get worked up about". New York Times. http://nymag.com/nymetro/nightlife/sex/columns/mating/11243/. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Lynn Harris (May 26, 2005). "Asexual and Proud!". Salon.com. http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2005/05/26/asexual/print.html. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Asiana Ponciano (October 9, 2006). "Just Don't Do It". Xpress Magazine. http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/magazine/007109.html. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "About AVEN". http://www.asexuality.org/home/about.html. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "AVEN forums". http://www.asexuality.org/en/. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
[edit] External links
- AVENguy – David Jay's online profile
- Love from the Asexual Underground - David Jay's blog and podcast about asexuality
- AVEN – Asexual Visibility and Education Network.
- Interview with Jay
