Aromantic

Artifacts involving aromantic people

“*SQUISH!*”

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

2007

“A Genealogy of Queerplatonic”

A blog post tracking the etymology and development of the term “queerplatonic”

2019

“A/romanticism”

The terms “queerplatonic” and “zucchini” are coined in the comments of a blog post on aromanticism

2010

“Aro Throwback Hour”

A compilation of links on aromantic discourse from the years 2010-2013

2010–2013

“Word of the Day: Queerplatonic”

The term “queerplatonic” is first introduced on Tumblr by its coiner

2011

“Writhing in the Throes of Unrequited Like”

The term “WTFromantic” is coined in a blog post

2011

Asexual Protagonists: What Their Patterns Reveal About the Representation of Asexuality

An essay discussing the need for a more BIPOC and gender-inclusive representation of asexuality in fiction literature

2021

Haven for the Human Amoeba

The first major online community for asexuals

2000–2019

Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law

A feminist work which first coined the term “amatonormativity”

2012

A Carnival of Aros

A monthly blogging carnival centered on the aromantic spectrum

2019–2023

Coining of the term “aromantic”

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

2002

Library of Asexual Nonfiction

A bibliography of nonfiction books about asexuality

1993–2023