1980
Artifacts from the 1980s
“A Sexual Glossary”
A satirical glossary of queer identities which includes “a-sexual”
“Asexual Man Needs Counseling, Not Advice”
An advice columnist suggests the reason a reader is asexual is his “fear of close relationships”
“Happy Celibates Want No Change”
An asexual Dear Abby letter writer responds to a statement Abby made about abstinence
“In pursuit of high-concept movies”
A newspaper article which describes a film as being about two asexual characters
“Mental Health Implications of Sexual Orientation”
A study on the correlation between mental health and sexual orientation which includes asexual people as a sample group
“St. Louis Woman Needs Therapy To Deal With Lack of Interest”
An advice columnist suggests that a reader’s asexuality is the result of anxiety and inhibitions
“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
“Victims Laid Out Like Egyptian Book of Dead”
A newspaper article about a convicted killer who refuses to be labeled as asexual
Asexual Research Bibliography
A comprehensive bibliography of academic research on asexuality
Jim Sinclair’s Articles About Intersexuality
A series of essays on Jim Sinclair’s personal blog in which xe talks about being intersex and asexual
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)”.