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Not Her Cup of Tea: Aromanticism in Barbara Pym’s Excellent Women
Jul 25

Jul 25 Not Her Cup of Tea: Aromanticism in Barbara Pym’s Excellent Women

Jake Quinn
Vol 6 Iss 1, Academic, 2023

…it is an odyssey of self-affirmation for an aromantic woman under siege by a society that does not yet understand her.

Being Human
Jul 25

Jul 25 Being Human

August Blaine Centauri
Vol 6 Iss 1, Fiction, Personal, 2023

“I - really? You still want to be friends even if I don’t want to date you?”

Paperdoll
Jul 25

Jul 25 Paperdoll

Jill Poskanzer
Vol 6 Iss 1, Fiction, Personal, 2023

“’But for one glorious moment, I touched the sun.’”

Off To Find The Moon 🌙
Jul 25

Jul 25 Off To Find The Moon 🌙

Rhys Graves
Vol 6 Iss 1, Poetry, 2023

The night will come again, I know

aromantic mood
Jul 25

Jul 25 aromantic mood

A.M
Vol 6 Iss 1, Poetry, 2023

romance is something I just simply won't do.

Loveable
Jul 25

Jul 25 Loveable

dora morrigan
Vol 6 Iss 1, Personal, 2023

“You’ve never been kissed?! You’re joking.”

Aromantic.exe
Jul 25

Jul 25 Aromantic.exe

AceRenegade
Vol 6 Iss 1, Poetry, 2023

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Asexual Advocacy in India: An Interview with Dr. Pragati Singh
Mar 27

Mar 27 Asexual Advocacy in India: An Interview with Dr. Pragati Singh

Daniel Yo-Ling

Daniel Yo-Ling interviews Dr. Pragati Singh

Submissions Closed: Stories
Mar 24

Mar 24 Submissions Closed: Stories

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Sonnets From Someone Sex-Positive
Mar 16

Mar 16 Sonnets From Someone Sex-Positive

Io Carpiso
Poetry, Pending

can’t do right by what I’m trying to say. / How can I explain Being, in this way?

to discover an orientation / Satisfaction
Mar 16

Mar 16 to discover an orientation / Satisfaction

J.G. Morake
Poetry, Pending

accounting for my accolades: / romantic, aesthetic, / (yet to speak of asexual), / gathers 

Vol. 5, Issue 4: Gay Asexuality/Aromanticism
Feb 18

Feb 18 Vol. 5, Issue 4: Gay Asexuality/Aromanticism

AZE Journal
Journal, 2023

Vol. 5, Issue 4 of AZE is centered on the theme of Gay Asexuality/Aromanticism.

Growing Up Acespec: A Speculative Approach to Queer Time
Feb 18

Feb 18 Growing Up Acespec: A Speculative Approach to Queer Time

Rosie Clarke
Vol 5 Iss 4, Academic, Article, 2023

Acespec development infers growing without a qualifier: not growing sideways or growing into anything in particular, but just growing—directionless and aimless by societal standards perhaps, but growing still, in unexpected ways.

comparing myself to other gays
Feb 18

Feb 18 comparing myself to other gays

Michael Paramo
Vol 5 Iss 4, Poetry, Visual, 2023

comparing myself to other gays

Untitled
Feb 18

Feb 18 Untitled

daniel p. lopez
Vol 5 Iss 4, Personal, 2023

fortunately, this is rarely an issue with my gay friends since i'm clear about my boundaries. i do feel like an outcast at times, though.

Touch and Go
Feb 18

Feb 18 Touch and Go

Berit Hanna
Vol 5 Iss 4, Personal, 2023

So for now, I’ll walk that tightrope of compromise, walk, and fall and fall again until I have my footing.

Asexual/Aromantic Concerns, Gay Spaces: Anti-Amatonormativity and the United Kingdom Gay Liberation Front
Feb 18

Feb 18 Asexual/Aromantic Concerns, Gay Spaces: Anti-Amatonormativity and the United Kingdom Gay Liberation Front

Moira Armstrong
Vol 5 Iss 4, Academic, Article, 2023

This shows that amatonormativity is not only a concern of theorists, or of modern-day asexual and aromantic activists; instead, it has been a thread through gay liberation from the roots of the movement.

LESBIANS IN THE KITCHEN
Feb 18

Feb 18 LESBIANS IN THE KITCHEN

Shastra Deo
Vol 5 Iss 4, Poetry, 2023

but the issue is really that none / of those poems have / you

lavender, spearmint, and herb garden
Feb 18

Feb 18 lavender, spearmint, and herb garden

Alex Terry
Vol 5 Iss 4, Poetry, 2023

and although everyone else there says it’s fine, / i still insist that i haven’t quite gotten the color right.

There’s something about David and Jonathan
Feb 18

Feb 18 There’s something about David and Jonathan

Joey Thurmond
Vol 5 Iss 4, Personal, 2023

But what if both perspectives meet somewhere in the middle? What if they weren’t straight, and what if they weren’t gay? What if they were homoromantic, even asexual?

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