2000

Artifacts from the 2000s

“*SQUISH!*”

The term “squish” is coined in an AVEN forum thread

2007

“Asexual sex”

The term “demisexual” is coined in an AVEN forum thread

2006

“Black rings and other ways to show asexual pride”

The tradition of asexuals wearing a black ring is introduced in an AVEN forum thread

2005

“For Them, Just Saying No Is Easy”

An article in the New York Times about asexuality

2005

“Glad to be asexual”

An in-depth article on asexuality published in New Scientist where the author meets David Jay.

“Gray-A’s”

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

2006

“I Am Not a Freak!!!!”

A nonsexual person dispels some myths about their nonsexuality

2001

“No sex please, we’re asexual”

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

2004

“Nonsexuality Rant”

A blog post from the eaarly web where the author complains about people invalidating their asexuality

2002

“Questions Asked by Asexual and Questioning People”

An early version of the AVEN FAQ, written by Nat Titman

2003

“Semisexuality”

An early discussion about aspec identities between allosexual and asexual

2003

“Study: One in 100 adults asexual”

An article by CNN about asexuality which mentions Anthony Bogaert’s study

2004

“The Fourth Sexuality”

A blog post where the author identifies as nonsexual and talks about the invalidation they face

2002

“Toby: An Asexual Person”

An excerpt from a textbook describing a neuter person

2006

Haven for the Human Amoeba

The first major online community for asexuals

2000–2019

The short instructional manifesto for relationship anarchy

A pamphlet which first introduced the concept of relationship anarchy

2006

Asexual Research Bibliography

A comprehensive bibliography of academic research on asexuality

1977–2022

Asexuality LiveJournal

An asexual LiveJournal community, which was one of the first sex-positive asexual discussion forums

2002

asexuality.net

A website from the early web dedicated to asexuality

2002