

The Ace Couple
The Ace Couple
Asexual married couple Courtney and Royce talk about all things Asexuality. By discussing queer culture and history, we’ll explore the topics of life, love, and sex through an Ace lens. Full transcripts and show notes on theacecouple.com.
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Apr 23, 2025 • 1h 11min
The Acephobia to Transphobia Pipeline
It's time to dive into the deep, dark depths of the Acephobia-Transphobia pipeline. A phenomenon which has been self-reported by TERFs and witnessed by the Asexual community for years. If you're new here because J.K. Rowling's hate tweets attacking International Asexuality Day surprised you, then welcome! We've got SO MUCH to catch you up on...

Apr 16, 2025 • 1h 13min
J.K. Rowling (very predictably) Hates Asexual People
On International Asexuality Day, JK Rowling wished us a "Happy International Fake Oppression Day to everyone who wants complete strangers to know they don't fancy a shag". Large swaths of the internet were surprised and concluded that her bigotry is growing...but any Aces paying attention already predicted this would happen YEARS ago, because transphobia and acephobia go hand in hand.

Apr 9, 2025 • 54min
r/DnD & RPG Horror Stories: Asexuality Edition #3
TTRPGs are a source of great joy in our life...except, of course, when we dive into these subreddits.

Apr 2, 2025 • 49min
Asexual Representation in Life is Strange Part 2: Steph's Story
Life is Strange: Steph's Story is not only a welcome edition to the Life is Strange universe, but it is actually written by Aromantic Asexual author Rosiee Thor an includes a delightfully realistic and relatable Ace character.

Mar 26, 2025 • 52min
Asexual Representation in Life is Strange Part 1: Double Exposure
Life is Strange is one of our favorite franchises, and we finally have not only one, but TWO examples of Ace rep that can be found within. Today we discuss the almost certainly Demisexual character Diamond Washington in the video game Life is Strange: Double Exposure.

Mar 19, 2025 • 1h 7min
The Date of the Union 2025: Political Divides, AI, and Doing Dating Apps Differently
In this, the year 2025, people are fed up with dating apps, conservatives, and even talking to people like a real person. Luckily we have such innovations as Pokemon Go and AI to solve these problems. And if that doesn't work, perhaps we can turn to the government-run dating apps. What could possibly go wrong!?

Mar 12, 2025 • 42min
Our dentist offered us conversion therapy
Our dentist offered us HRT to "cure our low libido". Yes, really.

Mar 5, 2025 • 1h 10min
Finding Joy and Health however we can right now
Times are scary out there, but you didn't need us to tell you that, so today we're keeping in chill and chatting about some of the things that have been keeping us as happy and healthy as possible including hobbies, pets, habits, and more.

Feb 26, 2025 • 1h 33min
Weird Allo Reality Shows 3
We're, unfortunately, back at it again with the weird allo reality shows. Today we talk about MILF Manor, Love Island, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and Later Daters.

Feb 19, 2025 • 59min
Demiromantic Ramblings
It's Aro Week and Courtney's been feeling awfully Aromantic lately...but even so, it's still complicated. So here's some probably demiromantic rambling on the topic.