"Ace week" in girl guiding.

Guides are 10-14
Rangers are 14-18

Aren’t girl guides all under 16 ? In my day the older girls went to Rangers (?). Isn’t this a safeguarding issue ?

I get the impression that being Ace is very much open to interpretation.
It doesn't make much logical sense.

Re children who don't go through normal puberty not developing a sexual response - this is the other big reason, together with potential loss of fertility, that pre-pubescent children just can't give informed consent to puberty blockers. Their brains and the rest of their bodies have not yet matured to the point where they can have any idea of what they're giving up. It doesn't take much imagination to remember what it's like being a young child. You haven't got a clue about being an adult and feeling sexual attraction, enjoying orgasm etc.

It's really disturbing that youth organisations are talking to children about their lack of sexual feelings. And celebrating asexuality in children.

Also, what is this claim that asexual people are having lots of sex?

Is this a narrative that you don't have to feel attracted to someone, or enjoy sex, in order to have it??

Every which way you look at it, it's disturbing.

[quote ItsAllGoingToBeFine]Also, asexual themed underwear

twitter.com/theyasminbenoit/status/1452282041563820050?t=Hmxi0wj7wtBXxMYK0PYVLQ&s=19[/quote]
That looks like something from the Ann Summers catalogue.

Asexual is something I get confused about, I understand people having no or low sex drive, and I understand some people are celibate by choice, but the bondage wear, sexy poses and constant talking about sex makes me think this is something completely different?

I'm sorry, but that just doesn't make sense.

It's based on what the lawyers for the Tavistock said in the first court case Keira Bell brought against them.

They justified children possibly not being able to ever have an orgasm due to puberty blockers followed by cross sex hormones, and not being capable of understanding it enough to be considered to meaningfully consent to the treatment, with the fact that lots of people are asexual in later life anyway, so it wouldn't necessarily matter too much.

NoNotMeNoSiree

I'm sorry, but that just doesn't make sense.

You misunderstood. I've edited your post so you can see where the misunderstanding arose.

"You're saying that some people think it's important for asexuality to be recognised so that if transitioning doesnt work out they can turn round and say '' oh well I can just be asexual, doesnt matter? " tell vulnerable young transitioners that they're asexual, instead of the victims of medical malpractice."

Yeah, I don't think it works like that.
You don't '' choose '' your sexuality and it'll be no different in this case.

Well, no, it will be very different. Lack of sexual desire due to iatrogenic effects (e.g gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, cross-sex hormones and genital surgery) is a different kettle of fish from an innate lack of interest in sex.

I think you misunderstand NoNotMeNoSiree
It’s not a matter of transitioning not working. If GNRHA treatment works as Mermaids et all want, so from the first Tanner stage, then the child has none of their genetic puberty so none of their genetic sexual functioning. That is the intended result of full treatment of children with GNRHAs

I don't want to know who, what or not somebody is doing to get their rocks off or keep them firmly on a rockery in their spare time whether I'm in the workplace, in the classroom or when responsible for 30 children. Unless it's children, animals or people who can't consent. Then they can get to fuck.

Guides don’t need to think of their Guiders in a sexual way. Why are they being guided along these lines?

I had a friend explain to me the other month that her 6 year old identified as asexual. I honestly haven’t spoken to her since. In what world does a 6 year old need to be pressured into identifying as anything. I was a dreadful bigot for pointing out that ALL 6 year olds are asexual.

I honestly can’t believe any of these people are sane.

Loss of libido suggests you actually do have sexual feelings most of the time or have had for you to see it as a loss.
So no, how exactly is that the same?

In my experience, most asexual people have childhood trauma of some sort.
It's not a sexual orientation really, is it?
I'm currently asexual based on my menopause related loss of libido. Does that count?

trance

Honestly inwas worried my post wouldn't stand if I expressed the thoughts that it was entirely unlikely.

I had not really thought about it much until recently tbh. But then asexuality became a defence in the Bell Vs Tavistock case. The result of kids being left with no sexual feelings as a result of being prescribed puberty blockers was defended with the statement that some people are asexual anyway.

At that point I I start to wonder if that's why it was suddenly being made more of a thing.

I think asexuality can also stem from psychological issues. In the linked article a woman who had been in a relationship with an older man who pressured her into sex when she was too young, identified as asexual. Whereas I read that and felt like she was having an understandable response to trauma. And she should ideally have good counseling to help her deal with that.

There is also the issue that lack of sexual activity is quite bad for various aspects of your physical health. You don't have to have partnered sex, but if you aren't at least having and satisfying urges to pleasure yourself. Something, physical or mental is very probably wrong. And will lead to further problems as you get older.

Very odd, when will this madness end. It seems more about validating the adults than anything in the best interest of the girls.

Surely it is the moral duty of every non special Girl Guide, and Guide leader, to stop shagging for 5 minutes and come out as an ally to the ace community.

All safeguarding goes out of the window once organisations get involved in this ideology.

Where are the checks and balances. 🤷‍♀️

According to a reply on Facebook, they totally missed International Lesbian Day.