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Asexuality in Disney 

Okay, yes, this is debatable, but stay with me here…

 
Big Hero 6, and Wreck-it Ralph are currently my two favourite Disney films, and I think it’s because of the lack of  romantic storyline from both main characters.

Neither story depends on romantic interest, there is no life-saving kiss, there is only aromantic love. Friendship love. 

Is is definitely refreshing, but, sadly neither of these movies have the publicly or merchandise range they deserve. 

But, I was just thinking, a lot of people feel the NEED to ship, Hiro/Gogo, Honey Lemon/Tadashi etc. And I wonder if it’s because they can’t quite comprehend the lack of a romantic storyline. If we really think about Disney movies, there is a romantic interest for all, every Princess has a Prince, Simba has Narla, Pongo has Perdy, and if there isn’t a romantic storyline there has been, Finding Nemo, Up! Etc. 

I can’t claim to have seen every Disney film, but I can claim to have seen quite a few, so, looking into the ones I’ve seen, the possibly of asexual Disney characters. 

  • Ralph – Wreck-it Ralph
  • Hiro Hamanda – Big Hero 6
  • Sulley – Monsters Inc/University
  • Dory – Finding Nemo

Please, feel free to weigh in on this, I’d be very intrigued, if there are any other Disney Characters that are felt to have asexual tendencies. 

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My first book!

Well, it’s actually happening, Finlay Harper will be releasing a book!

I have been working on this book for a while now, and it’s actually getting to a point where I confident enough to announce the fact that it will actually come out in 2016.

So, let me tell you a little about it;

The book is called A, as I thought it was the best title to describe Asexual Austin, and Agendered Alex’s Adventure.

And that is exactly what this story is an adventure, but not in the sense of swords, and magic, in the sense of romance. For asexual Austin, he never imagined he could possibly fall for someone, so hard, whereas Agender Alex, never expected to be able to have a relationship without sex. Both, are surprised by the other, both need each other.

Im very excited about the idea of releasing my first independent book, which has become far more exciting since the release of Basorexia.

I’m very excited that I will soon have my own contribution to asexual fiction, and I’m very excited about things that will happen in 2016!

I will be releasing my first ever cover on January 1st, whilst also listing A on goodreads, so keep an eye out!

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My Author Bio…

It’s hard, when you’re a kid and you cannot relate to romance. It’s hard to read something and not understand the sexual pull, or the desire to be with someone else, it’s hard not being able to find someone like you in a book, especially when there are vampires, and wizards, ghosts, and angels, how can there not be asexuals?
My name is Finlay Harper, I’m 20 years of age and am based in Liverpool, UK. I am also asexual. I didn’t really begin writing until a friend of mine R.J. Seeley asked me if I wanted to take part in a book, and I did, I’d been looking for a good excuse to write, and now I’d been handed one on a plate, and taking part in writing Basorexia: The Overwhelming Desire to Kiss gave me such a boost, that I just couldn’t stop.
I wanted to create characters, I wanted to write love stories, and most of all I wanted to make them asexual. I wanted to write homoromantics, heteroromantics, aromantics, I wanted to write asexual in relationships with sexuals, I wanted to write asexuals in relationships with other asexuals. I want to write every kind of asexual, in every kind of situation I can, I want to make asexual fiction BIG.

You can find me on Twitter @FinlayHarper

And on Goodreads Finlay Harper
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My Asexual Story

Right, well, I’ve been putting off posting this out of nervousness and all that jazz, but here it goes, as it is Asexual Awareness Week, this is my asexual story.

I have been careful to remove any ‘adult terms’ and have tired to keep it as PG13 as I could, but, some may slip through, so please, read at your own will, but you have been warned. 
I as a then 18 year old male, was relieved to find out that there was a word for me, I should, really started this at when I discovered the word, but instead I think I’ll start it before. 

This shall start around age 13, when a friend of mine whispered to me about how he had secretly indulged in some overaged porn the night before, and everything ‘woke up‘, I remember not quite understanding what he meant, I had never experienced anything of the sort, so of course initiated The Porn Experiment, needless to say the test came back unsuccessful, there was an error within the results, but, as I was 13 it meant nothing to me, it was just an unsuccessful experiment, which I never ever shared with said friend, and never will, as that friend stopped the whole friend thing when we were 17, and I was still a virgin, which to him, was not cool, at all.

I was around 16 when I realised there was genuinely no sex drive there, I was staying at a friends, who was very excited about the idea of sleeping with his girlfriend at the time. I didn’t see the attractiveness in it, so I asked ‘Why is it so exciting?”  He however, didn’t have a reply, he genuinely didn’t know, and after thinking about it for a while came up with ‘I thought you where supposed to be excited about sex.‘ I told him I wasn’t, and that became the saga which is known as ‘When Finlay lost his sex drive.’ 

I came out as gay when I was 17, I thought that would be the answer to all my problems, but if anything it was the start of more. The idea of sex had become a big part of my friends lives, and they persuaded it, to which I have no problem, but I became known amongst the clubs we hopped as the prude, the guy who wouldn’t put out, soon guys just stopped asking me, and I liked it that way, I could go out with my friends, have a drink then go home alone. I enjoyed that, and my friends didn’t care if I’d hooked up or not, as I was not their main priority. 

Asexuality made itself known to me about 18 months ago, on a Facebook scroll, one of my friends had shared a post about asexuality and it caught my eye, so I researched it, I really researched it, and it hit me like a fucking train, everything just began to make sense, everything fell into place, I was asexual. 

I was a homoromantic asexual. 

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Planning Asexuals 

  

It’s not that I don’t plan my books. Because, I do, maybe not in the way, of sitting and writing in a notebook, but I do plan it. 

My main characters however, they had to be sat and wrote in a notepad. 

I mean sure, 22 year old Jesse, is asexual. 24 year old Jack, is asexual. 19 year old Charlie, is asexual. 23 year old Austin, is asexual. Even 44 year old Milo, is asexual, but there are so many different types of asexuals that they need to be planned. Their romantic orientation needs to be planned, whether they are sex-plus or repulsed by sex, their relationship status, their mono or poly view on relationships, and even if they indulge in self pleasure. 

There is just so much to think about, even before you can begin the story, and everyone of them is fascinating, they’re all different, even if they have similar traits, they are never the same kind of person, and I love it. 

These characters aren’t even like me, which makes it just even more fascinating, and fun. 
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Debut.

So, my first EVER piece of public work will be officially published tomorrow.

That is; exciting, scary, awkward, nauseating and more scary all rolled into one. 

My debut will be available to buy from tomorrow, and what is my debut? 

  
 

Yes! Basorexia: The overwhelming desire to kiss! I contributed to this story with my own 100-page asexual love story, the story of Caleb and Isaac. 

I am excited about this release, but of course I am anxious also, we have had a few of our early reviews in and all have been good, but so far no-one has ‘related‘ to Caleb, alas, no-one who has read it had been asexual, but still. 

So, as of tomorrow you can buy Basorexia on BOTH paperback and kindle. 

You can buy it here; http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B014OFPLYG/

And here; http://www.amazon.com/dp/B014OFPLYG/

And probably if you type Basorexia into the search bar! 
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Maybe I should tell you a bit about my upcoming books! 

  
I figured, that I keep talking about these fabulous new books of mine, and yet no-body has any idea about any of them. 

So, I’m going to give you the low down and my first four books! 

A – Austin is almost 24, he lives alone, and he likes it that way, until he meets Alex. He never thought a twenty-first birthday he was forced to go to would ever have something good come from it, but 21 year old Alex proves that theory wrong. Can an asexual Austin, and an agendered Alex live together in peace?

Asexual.co.uk – Jesse has finally done, he’s moved out his parents house, got on a train and started all over again. The one thing he didn’t account for however was how to make friends. Jesse turns to asexual.co.uk, looking for friends, and not expecting to find romance. 

All Grown Up – Geoff and Milo have been together 25 years, and they’ve got their relationship to a pretty much perfect place. They’ve got a house, a car, good jobs, and a seventeen year old son, so, they where not expecting to get a piece of news that turns their entire life upside down.

Ace – 16 year old Charlie has finished school. He’s got 6 weeks of glorious summer ahead of him, his plan; to bake, spend time with Jordan and to actually get a tan. He never expected his 6 weeks would change everything he thought he knew about himself, and other people. 

Well, I hope that might have gotten you a little excited! I’m hoping A will be out around Christmas time, the rest should start appearing in 2016!

Finlay x

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