This heteronormative overly sexualized subconsciousness is damaging even for cisgender people.
All in 2020
All to myself
I figured I’d grow into it one day, or at least that’s what the world tried to tell me would happen.
Untitled
will i be enough?
Significant Others: Aspec, Polyamory and Relationship Anarchy
Let’s talk about love.
The Undone and the Divine
No word is adequate, not “lover” nor “partner,” not “friend” nor “comrade.”
STEM love
Why are you such an anomaly?
point on the ace spectrum
their skin / remained innocent
Not my body
I was taught love was getting naked
Turning
It will take a lifetime to unlearn.
Girlfriend For Sale
The prospect of dating has never even crossed your mind, and now you’re a “girlfriend for sale.”
"Just" friends?
Does my friendship really mean so little? And my body so much?
Grey
Just because I’m asexual doesn’t mean I escape this body, its consequence and expectation.
The words you didn't have yet
You learn new words and labels that you relate to. You find that other people think the way you do.
The Puppet
I have always been a real boy. Even with some strings on me.
Open Fields and Gray
My love holds me across distance.
Vol. 3, Issue 4: Redefining Relationships
AZE works to redefine how relationships are understood, featuring the creative expressions of authors who question and challenge dominant understandings of relationships in Western society.
What is love?
A blank canvas ready to be painted without fear