AZE

@theasexual
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AZE is an online journal publishing the creative expressions of asexual, aromantic, and agender people. Home to over 300 personal essays, poems, and artworks.
Websiteazejournal.com
Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/asexualjournal
AZENov 22, 2018
Relationships don't need to be sexual or romantic to demonstrate love.
Love does not have to be expressed through sex or romance.
AZENov 21, 2018
AZENov 21, 2018
Being an adult virgin shouldn't be thought of negatively, mocked, or inferiorized. Engagement in sexual activity shouldn't be used as a tool to think of oneself as superior to those who don't have sex.
AZENov 21, 2018
AZENov 21, 2018
A(gender): An Anthology is out now. It's a full journal issue of personal essays, poetry, and abstract writings by agender-identified writers discussing the issue/topic of gender in their lives. You can view the full issue here: http://theasexual.com/agender-an-anthology-journal-issue/
Agender: An Anthology — The Asexual

AZENov 21, 2018
A(gender): An Anthology is out now. It's a full journal issue of personal essays, poetry, and abstract writings by agender-identified writers discussing the issue/topic of gender in their lives. You can view the full issue here: http://theasexual.com/agender-an-anthology-journal-issue/
Agender: An Anthology — The Asexual

AZENov 21, 2018
Being an adult virgin shouldn't be thought of negatively, mocked, or inferiorized. Engagement in sexual activity shouldn't be used as a tool to think of oneself as superior to those who don't have sex.
AZENov 13, 2018
People can kiss their love interest without wanting to have sex with them. Every sensual act does not have to have a sexual meaning. Healthy relationships can exist without mutual sexual desire. Sex is saturated with far more social meaning than it deserves.
AZENov 12, 2018

Somewhere along the way, the idea that sex is meaningful got tied up with the idea that sex is a way to express the worth you find in another person.

by Heidi Samuelson
http://theasexual.com/article/2018/4/1/heidi-samuelson-meaningless-sex

"Meaningless Sex"

For me, having sex never completes me. On the contrary, it usually makes me feel worthless, even when I’ve had sex consensually.

AZENov 1, 2018

I myself am learning not to minimize
When harm is called out, to resist the urge to justify
Language like “just friends” may be normalized
“Platonic bonds are lesser” isn’t true, yet is often implied.

by Emily Karp
http://theasexual.com/article/2018/9/28/no-just-about-it

No "Just" About It

Poetry by Emily Karp.

AZEOct 31, 2018

Deep down I love being demisexual, but openly I only feel confident in the spaces I am welcome in or when I don’t feel like I’m a complicated math problem no one can seem to figure out; when asexuality is a widely known variable and I don’t have to spend years trying to define myself five hundred times before I give up...

by Courtney Boucher
http://theasexual.com/article/2018/9/28/yes-i-am-queer-but-i-am-also-demisexual

Yes, I Am Queer. But I Am Also Demisexual.

It was incredible to see I was not the only asexual person in the universe, and it filled my heart with a comfort and happiness that I had never felt about my sexuality.

AZEOct 31, 2018
AZESep 25, 2018

Detaching yourself from the allosexual relationship you pictured in your mind for so long is not easy, but it’s the best thing to do. Suddenly everything feels lighter. You no longer feel the urge to be someone you can’t be.

by Juste Phi
http://theasexual.com/article/2018/9/13/the-importance-of-not-drowning

The Importance of Not Drowning

You realize that you have hated yourself for years, because you wanted to kiss her forehead and make her hot chocolate late at night. The absurdity of it is crushing you hard.