Cody Daigle-Orians

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Cody Daigle-Orians is an asexual American author and social media personality using the name, Ace Dad Advice.

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Career

Daigle-Orians previously worked as a company playwright. [1] Daigle-Orians' first published work was a play, which was produced during their sophomore year of college. [2] They have written several other plays. [3] [4] [5]

In 2017, Daigle-Orians started a podcast, "Bearded Fruit", in which they discussed politics and queer culture. [6] In 2021, they started "Ace Dad Advice", which is a TikTok account that provides users with advice about asexuality through the lens of a parental figure. [7] [8]

Personal life

Daigle-Orians grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana. [2] Daigle-Orians is non-binary (specifically agender) [9] and uses both they/them and he/him pronouns. [2] [note 1] Daigle-Orians came out as gay in 1994. [10] [11] They identified as asexual in their 40s, after learning about the label on Tumblr in the late 2010s. [10] [8] They are polyamorous. [11]

Awards

Publications

Books

Notes

  1. For consistency, they/them are used to refer to Daigle-Orians throughout this article.

References

  1. Gannon, Patricia (June 2, 2015). "'The Woman's Part' tries something new". www.theadvocate.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  2. 1 2 3 Nash, Suzi (2023-04-21). "Cody Daigle-Orians and Zoe Stoller: Ace All Around". Philadelphia Gay News. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  3. "Off Broadway: Providence, by Cody Daigle, at the Roy Arias Studio from 7 - 24 Feb 2008". New York Theatre Guide. 2017-10-19. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  4. Sierra, Gabrielle. "Maieutic Theatre Works Presents A HOME ACROSS THE OCEAN 9/16-10/2". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  5. ""Certain Unexplainable Events" by Cody Daigle". Steel Toe Review. 2011-12-06. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  6. Sturgell, Bruce (2017-02-22). "Spotlight: The Men of the Bearded Fruit Podcast". Chubstr. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  7. "'Ace Dad' is a Connecticut man providing wisdom and comfort to the asexual community". Hartford Courant. 2021-07-06. Archived from the original on 2021-07-07.
  8. 1 2 Costello, Jeff (June 18, 2021). "How 'Ace Dad Advice' creator helps and learns from his asexual community". Good Morning America. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  9. "About". Ace Dad Advice. Retrieved July 9, 2024. They are queer, ace, and agender.
  10. 1 2 Kirichanskaya, Michele (2022-01-15). "Interview With Cody Daigle-Orians". Geeks OUT. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  11. 1 2 Jackson, Kyle (2021-07-06). "Cody Daigle-Orians talks about 'Ace Dad Advice'". Bear World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  12. "British LGBT Awards 2023 Shortlist Revealed With Harry Styles, RuPaul, Alison Hammond And Joe Lycett Among Nominees". Huffington Post . 14 February 2023. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  13. "Here Are the Finalists for the 36th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". them. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  14. "Jessica Kingsley Publishers unveils five new books on asexuality and aromanticism". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  15. Daigle-Orians, Cody (2023). I am ace : advice on living your best asexual life. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN   9781839972621. OCLC   1369205431.
  16. Jensen, Kelly (August 1, 2022). "New and Forthcoming 2022-2023 YA Anthologies to TBR". Book Riot. Retrieved November 28, 2024.