Cody Daigle-Orians

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. Daigle-Orians' first published work was a play, which was produced during their sophomore year of college. They have written several other plays.

In 2017, Daigle-Orians started a podcast, "Bearded Fruit", in which they discussed politics and queer culture. 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.

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

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.

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