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
Laina Y. Bay-Cheng, Rebecca K. Eliseo-ArrasThe Making of Unwanted Sex: Gendered and Neoliberal Norms in College Women’s Unwanted Sexual Experiences2008feminism; gender; neoliberal; patriarchy; qualitative methods; repulsion/aversion; sexual violence; trauma
Xu Guo, Day WongConstructions of Asexual Identity in China: Intersections of Class, Gender, Region of Residence, and Asexuality2020aromantic; asexual; China; coming out; HSDD; identity; intersectionality; LGBTQ; mixed methods; online community; pro forma marriage; romantic; single; social construct; trans
Day WongAsexuality in China's sexual revolution: Asexual marriage as coping strategy2015asexual; AVEN; celibacy; China; intimacy; love; marriage; mixed methods; nonsexual; pathologization; platonic; pro forma marriage; romantic; self-identification; sexusociety
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
Tiina Vares"My [asexuality] is playing hell with my dating life": Romantic identified asexuals negotiate the dating game2018asexual; BDSM; gender; intimacy; monogamy; New Zealand; nonmonogamy; qualitative methods; romantic; split attraction
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
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
Mark CarriganThere's more to life than sex? Difference and commonality within the asexual community2011asexual; asexual continuum; AVEN; community; definitions; identity; pathologization; qualitative methods; repulsion/aversion; self-identification; split attraction
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
Nicolette K Robbins, Kathryn Graff Low, Anna N. QueryA Qualitative Exploration of the 'Coming Out' Process for Asexual Individuals2017aphobia; asexual; asexual continuum; AVEN; definitions; identity; online community; romantic; science; split attraction
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
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
Karen CuthbertAsexuality and epistemic injustice: a gendered perspective2021aphobia; compulsory sexuality; discrimination; feminism; gender; injustice; qualitative methods; queer; silence
Donna M. Mandigo, Louis F. KavarThe Asexual Male Experience: A Phenomenological Inquiry2022allosexual; aromantic; asexual; asexual continuum; definitions; friendship; gender; identity; intimacy; LGBTQ; masculinity; masturbation; otherness; platonic; psychology; qualitative methods; queerplatonic; relationships; romantic; self-identification; split attraction
Amanda L Mollet, Brian R LackmanAsexual Borderlands: Asexual Collegians' Reflections on Inclusion Under the LGBTQ Umbrella2018aromantic; asexual; asexual continuum; AVEN; community; definitions; identity; intersectionality; LGBTQ; mixed methods; online community; queer; romantic; self-identification; visibility
Kristýna Kaymak Minaříková"But You're Not Alone": Outside of Coupledom2021amatonormativity; aromantic; asexual; bachelor; discrimination; friendship; love; marriage; media; neoliberal; nonmonogamy; pop culture; qualitative methods; reproduction; romantic; single
Andrew Clinton HinderliterThe Evolution of Online Asexual Discourse2016archives; aromantic; asexual; AVEN; celibacy; demisexuality; gender; gray-asexuality; LGBTQ; online community; qualitative methods; repulsion/aversion; romantic; split attraction