Before you realized you were different, you had already made peace with loneliness.
Floral Storm
Art by Sho Mazing.
Poems by Ellen Huang
5 poems by Ellen Huang.
hooks
hooks says “imagine possible futures,” places where “life can be lived differently”
Farsick
there is a / river in the folds / of my flesh, / yet I am parched.
The Double Edged Sword: Being Asexual and Arospec at Christian College
School was great in some ways, but it wasn’t easy being ace there.
Erasure
Art by Sarah Fasco.
Aromanticism in times of asexuality
And, let’s be honest, if you think about queerness in pop culture, you probably mostly think about queer romantic subplots, as if that is all that there is to being queer.
a queer family
Art by Silena Nikolopoulou.
Deliver Me With CornMeal
At my age, 64, I could use the help, especially with the carrot.
My Version of a Meet Cute; One that Happens Decades Later
People say, “You’re in love, you’re married, and yet you haven’t had sex?” Is there only one form of love?
AZE: Vol. 4, Issue 2
Vol. 4, Issue 2 of AZE features 14 pieces touching on subjects of amatonormativity, identity erasure, and redefining love.
Platonic State of Mind
But I want to go places with you...
scattered
Art by spacedace
on feminism, asexuality, and resistance
Self-love entails acceptance and compassion towards yourself: you begin to acknowledge that your experiences are valid and important.
Well, Okay
Whatever you do / don’t get lonely on main.
Alice Oseman and the Revolutionary Power of the Platonic Love Story
Georgia does not experience romantic or sexual attraction, but she is not loveless
untouchable
It’s taken time to untangle these synonyms.
Why Amatonormativity Matters
How can one unlearn ideals that they don’t even know they have?
La douleur exquise
I noticed that I wasn’t that fond of affection, of skinship, didn’t really want or need or care about sex, about boys.