Artifacts
All artifacts
“No sex please, we’re asexual”
An article in The Guardian about asexuality which mentions AVEN and quotes asexual people
“Writhing in the Throes of Unrequited Like”
The term “WTFromantic” is coined in a blog post
“I Am Not a Freak!!!!”
A nonsexual person dispels some myths about their nonsexuality
The short instructional manifesto for relationship anarchy
A pamphlet which first introduced the concept of relationship anarchy
Library of Asexual Nonfiction
A bibliography of nonfiction books about asexuality
Haven for the Human Amoeba
The first major online community for asexuals
“Says Sex Hatred Still Spreading”
Novelist Compton Mackenzie expresses concern about an “asexual class” of people
“Helen Help Us!” The News-Dispatch
A reader submission about neopronouns that mentions asexuality by name
“Asexuality: Prevalence and Associated Factors in a National Probability Sample”
An early study on the prevalence of asexuality
“Victims Laid Out Like Egyptian Book of Dead”
A newspaper article about a convicted killer who refuses to be labeled as asexual
Conversation on gender role definitions
A talk show conversation about gender roles and raising children which mentions asexuality
The Female Impersonators
A book which describes “anaphrodites,” who never desire or pursue marriage, courtship, or sex
Leather Spinsters: Asexuality
A page on the website for the Leather Spinsters dedicated to their asexual members
“Some married couples enjoy celibacy”
A newspaper article about married couples who are celibate
Asexual Protagonists: What Their Patterns Reveal About the Representation of Asexuality
An essay discussing the need for a more BIPOC and gender-inclusive representation of asexuality in fiction literature
“Asexual Man Needs Counseling, Not Advice”
An advice columnist suggests the reason a reader is asexual is his “fear of close relationships”
Nat Titman’s talk at WorldPride Asexual Conference
A talk at WorldPride Asexual Conference 2012 on early asexual history