Artifacts
All artifacts
“A Sexual Glossary”
A satirical glossary of queer identities which includes “a-sexual”
“Asexual and Autoerotic Women: Two Invisible Groups”
One of the first academic papers on asexuality
TV Guise, vol. 1, iss. 9
An article in a newsjournal that calls on all kinds of queer folks, including asexuals, to form a PAC
“A Lack of Sexual Desire Emerges as a Contemporary Condition”
A newspaper article on the emergence of asexuality as a new phenomenon
Gender Flex, vol. 4, iss. 23
An article in a queer newsjournal that mentions that trans men can be of any orientation, including asexual
Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law
A feminist work which first coined the term “amatonormativity”
“Aro Throwback Hour”
A compilation of links on aromantic discourse from the years 2010-2013
“Transvestite and Transsexual Liberation”
An article on trans liberation which mentions asexuality
“Study focuses on sexuality and disabilities”
A newspaper article about a study on asexuality and disabilities
“SexualLaw Reporter,” The Conspiracy
An introduction to a newsletter about legal issues relevant to queer people, including asexuals
“A/romanticism”
The terms “queerplatonic” and “zucchini” are coined in the comments of a blog post on aromanticism
Psychopathia Sexualis
The first use of the term “anesthesia sexual” to refer to asexual people
Ain’t I a Woman?, vol. 1, no. 8
A reader mentions asexual women in a submission about oppression in queer relationships
“The Classification and Labeling of Nonhomosexual Gender Dysphorias”
A paper in which the author attempts to categorize transgender people by their sexual orientation, including asexuals
“Sexual Orientation and Self-Perception”
A study that reimagines the Kinsey Scale as a two-dimensional spectrum that accounts for asexuality
“Nonsexuality Rant”
A blog post from the eaarly web where the author complains about people invalidating their asexuality
“*Afraid to Ask”
A satirical reader submission criticizing sex in the media, responding to an article on asexuality