Searchable Bibliography

Our searchable bibliography will allow you to browse and easily find a list of curated sources pertaining to aromanticism, asexuality, and its related subject matters. To maximize the relevancy of the search results, these are our recommended steps to using the bibliography.

  1. Select the tags you are interested in the advanced filters such as affect, adolescence. Tags were manually assigned by our research team to each resource to ensure they are relevant.
  2. If you want to further specify your search results, you can also select the category (article, book chapter, etc.) and type of resource (academic or community).
  3. Search up the term you are looking for in the search bar. Your results will be filtered based on the tags, category, and type you've selected.
  4. You can also check and uncheck different types of information you want to see in the table such as Press, Disciple, Editors, etc.
  5. Additionally, Boolean Search functionalities are also available incuding AND, OR, NOT, Parentheses (), Quotation Marks "", Question Mark "?" and Asterisk "*". You can read more about these operators here.

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AuthorsTitleYearTags
KJGuest Post: Children, Marriage and Family Expectations2011Carnival of Aces
Katie LinderQueering the Nuclear Family: Navigating Familial Living as an Asexual (Personal Reflection)2019aromantic; asexual; community; compulsory sexuality; friendship; gray-asexuality; intimacy; LGBTQ; marriage; queerplatonic; romantic; self-identification; sexual violence
Sherronda J. BrownBlack folks don't need a nuclear family to be legitimate2020aphobia; aromantic; Black; marriage; politics; queer; romantic; whiteness
CloudyfootsFamily Friendly2013asexual; Carnival of Aces; family; relationships
queerlyragingI am affected.2019adolescence; aphobia; aromantic; asexual; autotheory; community; erasure; family; friendship; gatekeeping; identity; LGBTQ; literature; love; relationships; representation; romantic; single; trauma; Tumblr
raimiI’m coining the term lovequeer2021amatonormativity; aromantic; definitions; family; friendship; love; non-romantic; queer; Tumblr
sydney khooFree Toy Included2017adolescence; aromantic; asexual; Asian; celibacy; dating; demisexuality; family; fanfic; food; kink; love; marriage; masturbation; orgasm; relationships; religion; sex
Laura KipnisAgainst Love2004amatonormativity; capitalism; celibacy; family; feminism; heterosexuality; intimacy; jealousy; love; marriage; monogamy; North America; philosophy; pleasure; politics; queer theory; relationships; shame; social construct
KyCarnival of Aros - Mine2019amatonormativity; aromantic; Carnival of Aros; family; polyamory
notanandalitebanditA Future, a Community—Carnival of Aros: June 20192019amatonormativity; aromantic; Carnival of Aros; family
Erin Lavender-StottQueering singlehood: Examining the intersection of sexuality and relationship status from a queer lens2023amatonormativity; aromantic; asexual; family; friendship; heteronormativity; LGBTQ; queer; queer theory; single
Hannah TesslerAromanticism, Asexuality, and Relationship (Non-)Formation: How A-spec Singles Challenge Romantic Norms and Reimagine Family Life2023allonormativity; amatonormativity; aromantic; asexual; family; relationships; romantic; single
Hannah TesslerThe Stability of Singlehood: Limitations of the Relationship Status Paradigm and a New Theoretical Framework for Reimagining Singlehood2023allonormativity; amatonormativity; aromantic; aromantic spectrum; asexual; celibacy; heteronormativity; relationships; single
Ace Film ReviewsFamily: Wondering What Could Have Been2023allonormativity; amatonormativity; asexual; Carnival of Aros; community; diaspora; family; relationships; Tumblr
Moses SumneyAromanticism: The Album2017aromantic; aromantic spectrum; art; family; intimacy; loneliness; love; music; relationships; religion; sex
Nothing RadicalHow Society Delegitimizes Aromantic Family2023amatonormativity; aromantic; Carnival of Aros; family; relationships; Tumblr
Tabby ShieldmaidenMy Future2023amatonormativity; aromantic; autism; Carnival of Aros; family; heteronormativity; marriage; relationships; Tumblr