Newsjournals and Underground Press

Ain’t I a Woman?, vol. 1, no. 8

A reader mentions asexual women in a submission about oppression in queer relationships

1970

CAMP INK, vol. 4, no. 5

An article in one of Australia’s first LGBTQ magazines which mentions asexuality

1975

Fifth Estate, vol. 9, no. 4

A reader calls out the news journal Fifth Estate for overlooking the oppression of asexuals

1974

Gender Flex, vol. 11, iss. 14

An article in a queer newsjournal that mentions and defines “asexual” and “onosexual”

1992–1993

Gender Flex, vol. 3, iss. 19

An article in a queer newsjournal about intersex people mentions asexuality

1993

Gender Flex, vol. 4, iss. 23

An article in a queer newsjournal that mentions that trans men can be of any orientation, including asexual

Off Our Backs, vol. 3, no. 5

An issue of a feminist news journal that mentions asexuality

1973

Sexuality: An AUS Women’s Department Pamphlet

A queer feminist pamphlet by the Australian Union of Students (AUS) Women’s Department. References both asexuality and celibacy.

1975

Sexuality: An AUS Women’s Department Poster

A queer feminist poster by the Australian Union of Students (AUS) Women’s Department. References both asexuality and celibacy.

1975

The Asexual Manifesto

A paper by the Asexual Caucus of the New York Radical Feminists

Transvestia, vol. 9, no. 52

A newsournal about crossdressing (“transvestism”) that classifies different kinds of crossdressers, including aseuxals

1968

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

Woroni, vol. 24, no. 8

An article from an Australian student magazine discussing bisexuality and whether it could be better understood as a form of asexuality.

1972

Tharunka Student Sex Survey Results

Results from an Australian (NSW) student survey where 2% of respondents said they were “asexual (i.e. no sex drive)”.

1980