2000
Artifacts from the 2000s
Introduction of the asexual pride flag
The asexual pride flag is proposed, designed, voted on, and decided on across a series of AVEN forum threads.
The short instructional manifesto for relationship anarchy
A pamphlet which first introduced the concept of relationship anarchy
“For Them, Just Saying No Is Easy”
An article in the New York Times about asexuality
“Black rings and other ways to show asexual pride”
The tradition of asexuals wearing a black ring is introduced in an AVEN forum thread
“Study: One in 100 adults asexual”
An article by CNN about asexuality which mentions Anthony Bogaert’s study
“No sex please, we’re asexual”
An article in The Guardian about asexuality which mentions AVEN and quotes asexual people
“Glad to be asexual”
An in-depth article on asexuality published in New Scientist where the author meets David Jay.
“Asexuality: Prevalence and Associated Factors in a National Probability Sample”
An early study on the prevalence of asexuality
“Semisexuality”
An early discussion about aspec identities between allosexual and asexual
“Questions Asked by Asexual and Questioning People”
An early version of the AVEN FAQ, written by Nat Titman
Coining of the term “aromantic”
The term “aromantic” is used for the first time in an asexual message board
Asexuality LiveJournal
An asexual LiveJournal community, which was one of the first sex-positive asexual discussion forums
“The Fourth Sexuality”
A blog post where the author identifies as nonsexual and talks about the invalidation they face
“Nonsexuality Rant”
A blog post from the eaarly web where the author complains about people invalidating their asexuality
“I Am Not a Freak!!!!”
A nonsexual person dispels some myths about their nonsexuality
Haven for the Human Amoeba
The first major online community for asexuals
Asexual Research Bibliography
A comprehensive bibliography of academic research on asexuality