A review by cube_corners
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen

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Good explanations of asexuality and good attempts at intersectionality with inclusion of disobility. But Chen states that sex-negative feminists (ie radfems) should be listened to and cites radfems like Dworkin and people like Adrienne Rich. I think Chen is trying to make good points here, and I agree that sex shouldn't be seen as a given etc., but by presenting radical feminist ideas as having the same merit as intersectional feminism, Chen (who is cis) creates a foothold for radical feminism in her framework. As an ace person myself, I do appreciate her efforts to educate the broader society about asexuality. But as a trans person, I will never quite be comfortable endorsing anyone who in turn is comfortable giving radfems a seat at their table.  
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