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David Jay 
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.
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.
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
Categories:- Living people
- Asexual people
- 1982 births
- Wesleyan University alumni
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