Artifacts

All artifacts

“No sex please, we’re asexual”

An article in The Guardian about asexuality which mentions AVEN and quotes asexual people

2004

“Writhing in the Throes of Unrequited Like”

The term “WTFromantic” is coined in a blog post

2011

“I Am Not a Freak!!!!”

A nonsexual person dispels some myths about their nonsexuality

2001

The SCUM Manifesto

A misandrist manifesto that mentions asexuality by name

1968

The short instructional manifesto for relationship anarchy

A pamphlet which first introduced the concept of relationship anarchy

2006

Library of Asexual Nonfiction

A bibliography of nonfiction books about asexuality

1993–2023

Haven for the Human Amoeba

The first major online community for asexuals

2000–2019

David Jay on Tucker

David Jay, founder of AVEN, is interviewed on MSNBC’s Tucker

2006

“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

“Victims Laid Out Like Egyptian Book of Dead”

A newspaper article about a convicted killer who refuses to be labeled as asexual

1982

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

1922

“Gray-A’s”

The term “gray-asexual” is coined in an AVEN forum thread

2006

Leather Spinsters: Asexuality

A page on the website for the Leather Spinsters dedicated to their asexual members

1998

“Some married couples enjoy celibacy”

A newspaper article about married couples who are celibate

1993

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

2021

“Asexual Man Needs Counseling, Not Advice”

An advice columnist suggests the reason a reader is asexual is his “fear of close relationships”

1983

Nat Titman’s talk at WorldPride Asexual Conference

A talk at WorldPride Asexual Conference 2012 on early asexual history

2012