Vol. 4, Issue 4: Asexual Masculinities

Vol. 4, Issue 4: Asexual Masculinities

AZE Journal
Journal, 2021

AZE Vol. 4, Issue 4

Lead Editor: Michael Paramo
Contributors: Nico Mitter (@NicNachs), M'Jean Mason, Raphael (Twitter @justiceinabox and Tumblr: the-sylph-emperor.tumblr.com), Canton Winer (@CantonWiner), Isaac, Justin Ancheta (Twitter @rampancy), Anonymous, Daniel Yo-Ling (Twitter @yolingwrites and www.yolingwrites.com), Erin Donoho, and Edgar Espino

Cover Artwork: “Desperado” by Michael Paramo
Article Artwork (in order of appearance): “Flesh” by Nico Mitter, 8 original artworks by Michael Paramo, and “I found you” by Edgar Espino

Volume 4, Issue 4 of AZE explores the intersections between asexuality and masculinity. Authors address themes such as how asexuality challenges mainstream understandings or stereotypes of masculinity, personal reflections on their relationship to masculinity, as well as the implications of ‘masculine’ social expectations or assumptions in their lives. Authors do so via various formats, including visual art, poetry, personal essays, academic articles, and more.

Date of Publication: September 12th, 2021

Featured
Flesh
Nico Mitter
Flesh
Nico Mitter

Art by Nico Mitter

Nico Mitter
The Antithesis of Malehood: Being Asexual as a Hypersexualized Being
M'Jean Mason
The Antithesis of Malehood: Being Asexual as a Hypersexualized Being
M'Jean Mason

Let our revolution be intersectional so as not to crumble as a house divided against itself.

M'Jean Mason
A Plastic Rose
Raphael
A Plastic Rose
Raphael

But what can a single plastic rose do?

Raphael
What About Femininity? Unpacking the Relationship Between Masculinity and Asexuality
Canton Winer
What About Femininity? Unpacking the Relationship Between Masculinity and Asexuality
Canton Winer

From this vantage point, we might ask if asexuality is problematic for men not simply because it isn’t masculine but because it is feminine.

Canton Winer
¡Adiós masculinidad!
Isaac
¡Adiós masculinidad!
Isaac

Adiós, masculinidad caduca y aliados. Corta vida os deseo.

Isaac
Biromantic Demisexual Masculinity Software Release Notes
Justin Ancheta
Biromantic Demisexual Masculinity Software Release Notes
Justin Ancheta

Masculinity™ is a prescriptive software platform that allows the user to socially establish, both internally and externally, their identity as “male” in their private and personal lives.

Justin Ancheta
3 poems
Anonymous
3 poems
Anonymous

“And with abandon, we OR And abandoned, we”, “Disembodiefication”, and “Dear Distance”

Anonymous
Racial Castration and Demiboy Joy
Daniel Yo-Ling
Racial Castration and Demiboy Joy
Daniel Yo-Ling

I exist in the liminal space between masculinity and something else, an inertial nothing that frees me from the orbit of rephallicization…

Daniel Yo-Ling
The Interview
Erin Donoho
The Interview
Erin Donoho

“No, we’re not attracted to each other,” Brian said, matching eyes with Caselman. When did you start making assumptions, John? “It’s like—brothers. That’s it.”

Erin Donoho
I found you
Edgar Espino
I found you
Edgar Espino

Art by Edgar Espino

Edgar Espino
I found you

I found you
A is For

A is For

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