Aromantic

Artifacts involving aromantic people

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

“Writhing in the Throes of Unrequited Like”

The term “WTFromantic” is coined in a blog post

2011

“Word of the Day: Queerplatonic”

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

2011

“A/romanticism”

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

2010

“*SQUISH!*”

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

2007

Coining of the term “aromantic”

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

2002

Haven for the Human Amoeba

The first major online community for asexuals

2000–2019