Celibate

Artifacts involving celibate people

“A Lack of Sexual Desire Emerges as a Contemporary Condition”

A newspaper article on the emergence of asexuality as a new phenomenon

1978

“Asexual Chic: Everybody’s Not Doing It”

A newspaper story in which various self-professed asexual people are interviewed

1978

“Atypical sexualities face oppression”

A newspaper article in which a sex therapist expresses concern about celibates being labelled as asexual

1979

“No Sex Please, I’m Morrissey”

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

“Some married couples enjoy celibacy”

A newspaper article about married couples who are celibate

1993

“World of Women; Speeches from the Lesbian Feminist Dialogue Conference”

A speaker talks about solidarity between groups of women, including celibates, asexuals, and virgins

1972