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.
When the Absence of Tangibility Makes Love Like That™ Unattainable
wincing at touch tinged with desire
An Aromantic Love Letter
because you cannot quench their thirst
Short sentences for abstraction
I'm here, and here doesn't seem to exist
Untitled
Art by Rasiees.
Starlight
Art by Lessie Nieves
The Art of Suffocation
And I want to live more than anything.
Raspberry Pi
You screwed me after you finished / Tempting me again / Making me hot in ways only electric can
I’m here, I’m queer and so is the existential fear
According to my parents, it was too much reading on the internet that has tricked me into thinking I fit into this uncommon label.
AZE: Vol. 4, Issue 1
For Vol. 4, Issue 1 of AZE, ace, aro, and agender authors explore subjects of isolation, loss, personal growth, and more.