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.

2009–2010

“*SQUISH!*”

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

2007

David Jay on Tucker

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

2006

David Jay on The View

David Jay, founder of AVEN, is interviewed on ABC’s The View

2006

The short instructional manifesto for relationship anarchy

A pamphlet which first introduced the concept of relationship anarchy

2006

“Toby: An Asexual Person”

An excerpt from a textbook describing a neuter person

2006

“Gray-A’s”

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

2006

“Asexual sex”

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

2006

“For Them, Just Saying No Is Easy”

An article in the New York Times about asexuality

2005

“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

“Study: One in 100 adults asexual”

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

2004

“No sex please, we’re asexual”

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

2004

“Glad to be asexual”

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

The Official Nonlibidoism Society

A website dedicated to people with no libido

2003

“Semisexuality”

An early discussion about aspec identities between allosexual and asexual

2003

“Questions Asked by Asexual and Questioning People”

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

2003

Coining of the term “aromantic”

The term “aromantic” is used for the first time in an asexual message board

2002

asexuality.net

A website from the early web dedicated to asexuality

2002

Asexuality LiveJournal

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

2002