Cody Daigle-Orians Explained

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

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]

In 2023, Daigle-Orians released a book, titled I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Ace Life, through Jessica Kingsley Publishers.[9] [10] Publishers Weekly describes the book as "feel[ing] like receiving guidance from a compassionate mentor" with a "no-frills, conversational style".[11] That same year, they were nominated for a British LGBT Awards in the Online Influencer category.[12]

Daigle-Orians is a contributing author to Being Ace: An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection, which was a finalist for Best LGBTQ Anthology in the 36th Lambda Literary Awards.[13]

Personal life

Daigle-Orians grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana. Daigle-Orians is non-binary (specifically agender)[14] and uses both they/them and he/him pronouns. Daigle-Orians came out as gay in 1994.[15] [16] They identified as asexual in their 40s, after learning about the label on Tumblr in the late 2010s. They are polyamorous.

Notes

  1. Web site: Gannon . Patricia . June 2, 2015 . 'The Woman's Part' tries something new . 2023-06-02 . www.theadvocate.com . 2023-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190252/https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/entertainment_life/patricia_gannon/the-woman-s-part-tries-something-new/article_6ee028f1-cb0b-5fca-84a5-bdc67b9368bb.amp.html . live .
  2. Web site: Nash . Suzi . 2023-04-21 . Cody Daigle-Orians and Zoe Stoller: Ace All Around . 2023-06-02 . Philadelphia Gay News . 2023-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190252/https://epgn.com/2023/04/21/cody-daigle-orians-and-zoe-stoller-ace-all-around/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2017-10-19 . Off Broadway: Providence, by Cody Daigle, at the Roy Arias Studio from 7 - 24 Feb 2008 . 2023-06-02 . New York Theatre Guide . 2023-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602212926/https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/providence-at-the-roy-arias-studio . live .
  4. Web site: Sierra . Gabrielle . Maieutic Theatre Works Presents A HOME ACROSS THE OCEAN 9/16-10/2 . 2023-06-02 . BroadwayWorld.com . 2023-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602212924/https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Maieutic-Theatre-Works-Presents-A-HOME-ACROSS-THE-OCEAN-916102-20100818 . live .
  5. Web site: 2011-12-06 . "Certain Unexplainable Events" by Cody Daigle . 2023-06-02 . Steel Toe Review . 2023-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190252/https://steeltoereview.com/2011/12/06/certain-unexplainable-events-by-cody-daigle/ . live .
  6. Web site: Sturgell . Bruce . 2017-02-22 . Spotlight: The Men of the Bearded Fruit Podcast . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190252/https://chubstr.com/features/spotlight-bearded-fruit-podcast/ . 2023-06-02 . 2023-06-02 . Chubstr.
  7. Web site: 2021-07-06 . 'Ace Dad' is a Connecticut man providing wisdom and comfort to the asexual community . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210707025702/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-ace-dad-20210706-22twjmct5ra53f6diwfppakt4a-story.html/ . 2021-07-07 . Hartford Courant.
  8. Web site: Costello . Jeff . June 18, 2021 . How 'Ace Dad Advice' creator helps and learns from his asexual community . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190253/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/ace-dad-advice-creator-helps-learns-asexual-community-78312544 . 2023-06-02 . 2023-06-02 . Good Morning America.
  9. Web site: Jessica Kingsley Publishers unveils five new books on asexuality and aromanticism . 2023-06-02 . The Bookseller . 2023-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529020128/https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/jessica-kingsley-publishing-unveils-five-new-books-on-asexuality-and-aromanticism . live .
  10. Book: Daigle-Orians , Cody . 2023 . I am ace : advice on living your best asexual life . London . . 1369205431 . 9781839972621.
  11. ‘I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life’ (2022) Publishers Weekly, 269(41), p. 148. Available at: https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=b7df8af6-ae15-3d01-abb0-2097e43a544b (Accessed: 9 July 2024).
  12. Web site: British LGBT Awards 2023 Shortlist Revealed With Harry Styles, RuPaul, Alison Hammond And Joe Lycett Among Nominees. 14 February 2023. Huffington Post. 4 July 2023. 16 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230316084719/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lgbt-awards-2023-nominations-full-list_uk_63eb943ce4b022eb3e328645. live.
  13. Web site: 2024-03-27 . Here Are the Finalists for the 36th Annual Lambda Literary Awards . 2024-07-09 . . en-US .
  14. Web site: About . Ace Dad Advice . July 9, 2024 . "They are queer, ace, and agender.".
  15. Web site: Kirichanskaya . Michele . 2022-01-15 . Interview With Cody Daigle-Orians . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190252/https://www.geeksout.org/2022/01/15/interview-with-cody-daigle-orians/ . 2023-06-02 . 2023-06-02 . Geeks OUT.
  16. Web site: Jackson . Kyle . 2021-07-06 . Cody Daigle-Orians talks about 'Ace Dad Advice' . 2023-06-02 . Bear World Magazine . 2021-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210706201851/https://bearworldmag.com/cody-daigle-orians-talks-about-ace-dad-advice/ . live .

References

  1. Web site: Gannon . Patricia . June 2, 2015 . 'The Woman's Part' tries something new . 2023-06-02 . www.theadvocate.com . 2023-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190252/https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/entertainment_life/patricia_gannon/the-woman-s-part-tries-something-new/article_6ee028f1-cb0b-5fca-84a5-bdc67b9368bb.amp.html . live .
  2. Web site: Nash . Suzi . 2023-04-21 . Cody Daigle-Orians and Zoe Stoller: Ace All Around . 2023-06-02 . Philadelphia Gay News . 2023-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190252/https://epgn.com/2023/04/21/cody-daigle-orians-and-zoe-stoller-ace-all-around/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2017-10-19 . Off Broadway: Providence, by Cody Daigle, at the Roy Arias Studio from 7 - 24 Feb 2008 . 2023-06-02 . New York Theatre Guide . 2023-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602212926/https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/providence-at-the-roy-arias-studio . live .
  4. Web site: Sierra . Gabrielle . Maieutic Theatre Works Presents A HOME ACROSS THE OCEAN 9/16-10/2 . 2023-06-02 . BroadwayWorld.com . 2023-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602212924/https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Maieutic-Theatre-Works-Presents-A-HOME-ACROSS-THE-OCEAN-916102-20100818 . live .
  5. Web site: 2011-12-06 . "Certain Unexplainable Events" by Cody Daigle . 2023-06-02 . Steel Toe Review . 2023-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190252/https://steeltoereview.com/2011/12/06/certain-unexplainable-events-by-cody-daigle/ . live .
  6. Web site: Sturgell . Bruce . 2017-02-22 . Spotlight: The Men of the Bearded Fruit Podcast . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190252/https://chubstr.com/features/spotlight-bearded-fruit-podcast/ . 2023-06-02 . 2023-06-02 . Chubstr.
  7. Web site: 2021-07-06 . 'Ace Dad' is a Connecticut man providing wisdom and comfort to the asexual community . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210707025702/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-ace-dad-20210706-22twjmct5ra53f6diwfppakt4a-story.html/ . 2021-07-07 . Hartford Courant.
  8. Web site: Costello . Jeff . June 18, 2021 . How 'Ace Dad Advice' creator helps and learns from his asexual community . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190253/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/ace-dad-advice-creator-helps-learns-asexual-community-78312544 . 2023-06-02 . 2023-06-02 . Good Morning America.
  9. Web site: Jessica Kingsley Publishers unveils five new books on asexuality and aromanticism . 2023-06-02 . The Bookseller . 2023-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529020128/https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/jessica-kingsley-publishing-unveils-five-new-books-on-asexuality-and-aromanticism . live .
  10. Book: Daigle-Orians , Cody . 2023 . I am ace : advice on living your best asexual life . London . . 1369205431 . 9781839972621.
  11. ‘I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life’ (2022) Publishers Weekly, 269(41), p. 148. Available at: https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=b7df8af6-ae15-3d01-abb0-2097e43a544b (Accessed: 9 July 2024).
  12. Web site: British LGBT Awards 2023 Shortlist Revealed With Harry Styles, RuPaul, Alison Hammond And Joe Lycett Among Nominees. 14 February 2023. Huffington Post. 4 July 2023. 16 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230316084719/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lgbt-awards-2023-nominations-full-list_uk_63eb943ce4b022eb3e328645. live.
  13. Web site: 2024-03-27 . Here Are the Finalists for the 36th Annual Lambda Literary Awards . 2024-07-09 . . en-US .
  14. Web site: About . Ace Dad Advice . July 9, 2024 . "They are queer, ace, and agender.".
  15. Web site: Kirichanskaya . Michele . 2022-01-15 . Interview With Cody Daigle-Orians . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602190252/https://www.geeksout.org/2022/01/15/interview-with-cody-daigle-orians/ . 2023-06-02 . 2023-06-02 . Geeks OUT.
  16. Web site: Jackson . Kyle . 2021-07-06 . Cody Daigle-Orians talks about 'Ace Dad Advice' . 2023-06-02 . Bear World Magazine . 2021-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210706201851/https://bearworldmag.com/cody-daigle-orians-talks-about-ace-dad-advice/ . live .