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.

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Amy N. Antonsen, Bozena Zdaniuk, Morag Yule, Lori A. BrottoAce and Aro: Understanding Differences in Romantic Attractions Among Persons Identifying as Asexual2020allosexual; aromantic; asexual; asexual continuum; AVEN; categorization; gender; identity; nonbinary; online community; psychology; qualitative methods; romantic; science; self-identification; split attraction; trans; visibility
CJ BishopA mystery wrapped in an enigma--asexuality: a virtual discussion2013aphobia; aromantic; asexual; AVEN; community; compulsory sexuality; corrective assault; HSDD; nonsexual; pathologization; psychology; reproduction; romantic
Lori A. Brotto, Morag A. YuleReply to Hinderliter (2009)2009asexual; AVEN; community; HSDD; pathologization; psychology; self-identification
Nikki Hayfield, Thom Winter-Gray"Can I be a kinky ace?": How asexual people negotiate their experiences of kinks and fetishes2021aromantic; asexual; asexual continuum; BDSM; definitions; fantasies; fetish; intersectionality; kink; masturbation; qualitative methods
Hillary H. Bush, Lindsey W. Williams, Eva MendesBrief Report: Asexuality and Young Women on the Autism Spectrum2021asexual; autism; disability; gender; HSDD; pathologization; psychology; qualitative methods; quantitative methods
Christian Klesse, Leehee Rothschild, Jaisie WalkerQueer(ing) Consensual Non-Monogamies, Queering Therapy: Queer Intimacy, Kinship, and Experiences of CNM in LGBTQIA+ Lives2022amatonormativity; aromantic; asexual; BDSM; bisexual; friendship; gender; intimacy; kink; kinship; LGBTQ; nonbinary; nonmonogamy; platonic; psychology; queer; queerplatonic; romantic; trans
Zach Schudson, Sari van Anders'You have to coin new things': sexual and gender identity discourses in asexual, queer, and/or trans young people's networked counterpublics2019asexual; bisexual; categorization; community-building; definitions; gender; identity; nonbinary; online community; romantic; self-identification; trans
Hendrike Tel"This Work is Tagged 'Asexual Character'": An Analysis of Asexuality in Fanfiction2020aphobia; aromantic; asexual; community; literary analysis/theory; literature; media; online community; pathologization; psychology; quantitative methods; queer; romantic; split attraction; TV
Mark Alan SmithBypassing the Asexual Paradox: A Strategic Retelling of the History of Asexuality2017asexual; asexual reading/theory; AVEN; celibacy; compulsory sexuality; death; early modern; history; identity; medieval; psychology; queer; queer theory; religion; reproductive futurity; sexusociety
Sarah Selena"The Purest, Most Innocent Kind of Love": Summer Bird Blue and Asexuality2021aromantic; asexual; asexual reading/theory; fiction; identity; literary analysis/theory; literature; media; psychology
Matt Dawson, Susie Scott, Liz McDonnellNegotiating the boundaries of intimacy: the personal lives of asexual people2016aromantic; friendship; identity; intimacy; narrative; passing; psychology; qualitative methods; relationships; romantic; social construct; sociology; split attraction
Tiina VaresAsexuals negotiate the 'onslaught of the heteronormative'2021amatonormativity; asexual; community; New Zealand; politics; qualitative methods; queer; queer theory; romantic; sexusociety; single; split attraction
Joseph De LappeAsexual Activism2016asexual; community; HSDD; identity; LGBTQ; online community; pathologization; psychology; queer
Tamara DeutschAsexual People's Experience with Microaggressions2018aromantic; asexual; coming out; corrective assault; definitions; dehumanization; discrimination; gatekeeping; gray-asexuality; HSDD; infantilization; LGBTQ; media; mental illness; pathologization; psychology; repulsion/aversion; sexual violence; split attraction; visibility
Esther D. Rothblum, Evan A. Krueger, Krystal R. Kittle, Ilan H. MeyerAsexual and Non-Asexual Respondents from a U.S. Population-Based Study of Sexual Minorities2020aphobia; coming out; discrimination; identity; LGBTQ; psychology; quantitative methods; science
Maria Bulmer, Keise IzumaImplicit and Explicit Attitudes Toward Sex and Romance in Asexuals2017aromantic; asexual; AVEN; community; definitions; intimacy; psychology; quantitative methods; romantic; self-identification; social construct; split attraction
Ellen Van Houdenhove, Paul Enzlin, Luk GijsA Positive Approach Toward Asexuality: Some First Steps, but Still a Long Way to Go2017AVEN; categorization; definitions; HSDD; pathologization; psychology; science
Mark Carrigan, Kristina Gupta, Todd G. MorrisonAsexuality special theme issue editorial2013asexual; asexual continuum; asexual reading/theory; AVEN; definitions; HSDD; intersectionality; psychology; qualitative methods; quantitative methods; split attraction
Mark CarriganAsexuality2015a-fluidity; aphobia; aromantic; asexual; asexual continuum; asexual reading/theory; categorization; celibacy; definitions; demisexuality; discrimination; essentialism; gatekeeping; gender; gray-asexuality; HSDD; identity; LGBTQ; pathologization; psychology; queer; self-identification; split attraction
CJ Deluzio ChasinMaking Sense in and of the Asexual Community: Navigating Relationships and Identities in a Context of Resistance2015aphobia; asexual; AVEN; community; definitions; discrimination; friendship; gender; HSDD; intersectionality; LGBTQ; psychology; split attraction; trans