Asexual

Artifacts involving asexual people

“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.

“Glossary of Sexual Terms”

An online glossary of sexual terms that defines asexuality as an “absence of sexual feeling”

1999

“Gray-A’s”

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

2006

“Happy Celibates Want No Change”

An asexual Dear Abby letter writer responds to a statement Abby made about abstinence

“Helen Help Us!” The News-Dispatch

A reader submission about neopronouns that mentions asexuality by name

“I Am Not a Freak!!!!”

A nonsexual person dispels some myths about their nonsexuality

2001

“I plan to die a virgin.”

A usenet conversation in which the original poster talks about being asexual

1996

“In pursuit of high-concept movies”

A newspaper article which describes a film as being about two asexual characters

1986

“Mental Health Implications of Sexual Orientation”

A study on the correlation between mental health and sexual orientation which includes asexual people as a sample group

1983

“My life as an amoeba”

A blog post about coming out as asexual

1997

“No Sex Please, I’m Morrissey”

An interview with the British pop singer Morrissey which discusses his sexuality and celibacy

“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

“Says Sex Hatred Still Spreading”

Novelist Compton Mackenzie expresses concern about an “asexual class” of people

“Semisexuality”

An early discussion about aspec identities between allosexual and asexual

2003

“Sexual Orientation and Self-Perception”

A study that reimagines the Kinsey Scale as a two-dimensional spectrum that accounts for asexuality

“Sexual Roles Historically Stressed To Serve Society”

A newspaper article in which the author suggests that every person is, at their core, asexual

1972

“SexualLaw Reporter,” The Conspiracy

An introduction to a newsletter about legal issues relevant to queer people, including asexuals

1975