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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network

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The interdisciplinary Aro/Ace Research Network brings together scholars across Europe working on aromanticism and asexuality.

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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A group of aspec* activists from Germany aims to curate an exhibition that represents as many perspectives and experiences from the aspec* communities as possible. Help them by filling out this survey: ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/IdgHt2dM
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Join our last Aro/Ace Talk this Friday, 31st of July, at 1 pm UK, so two hours ahead of our typical schedule! Ela Przybyło and Yo-Ling Chen will talk about the Erotics of Editing! You can join the talk here: www.aroaceresearch.com/events
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Working on intimacy in all its forms? Apply for a post-doc at @clsrleeds.bsky.social, home of the aro/ace research network!
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
In this week’s talk, KJ Cerankowski takes us through some of the themes in his recent book, Nothing Wanting, on Friday, 17 July, at 3pm (UK). Link on our website, where you can also find the full talk schedule. www.aroaceresearch.com/events
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Sophie Gusenko will talk about her book "Asexual Slut" on Friday, 10 July, at 3pm (UK). Link on our website, where you can also find the full talk schedule: www.aroaceresearch.com/events
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Theressa N Kenney (@topoliticise.bsky.social) will talk about the “queerly platonic” on Friday, 3 July, at 3pm (UK). Link on our website, where you can also find the full talk schedule: www.aroaceresearch.com/events
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We are delighted to welcome Yasmin Benoit (@theyasminbenoit.bsky.social) Sally from Asexual Kenya and Sofia from Aces Uruguay as our panelists on the topic of Asexual Activism, on Friday, 26 June at 3pm UK. Link: www.aroaceresearch.com/events Don't miss it!
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Dean Leetal @deanleetal.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Another new paper of mine was just published - "Compulsory romance: introducing an emerging discourse": bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This week’s talk is titled ““If only there was more": Aceness in Online Fandom, a Case Study of Baldur's Gate 3” and will be held by Polina Smirnova. The talk will take place on zoom Friday, 19 June, at 3pm (UK). Join us for the talk and discussion on zoom (Link here: www.aroaceresearch.com/events)
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This week’s talk will be given by Alex Jacquemot-Krupp who will speak on the topic of “Aromantic sense of belonging to queer and aromantic communities”. The talk will take place on zoom Friday, 12 June, at 3pm (UK). Link here: www.aroaceresearch.com/events
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Do you have any events, call for papers, publications, or other news that are interesting for the aro/ace research community? Share them with other interested researchers via our mailing list! www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...
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Rachel Bayer @rachelbayer.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Still buzzing from our @aroaceresearch.bsky.social talk! It was such a pleasure to reflect with @joejukes.bsky.social on why we love geography, and share some of our work with such an engaged audience. If you'd like to learn more about Asexual Geographies, check out our co-written article here:
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New directions for asexual geographies - Joe Jukes, Rachel Bayer, 2025
Thinking geographically involves empirically contextualizing and critically contesting the situatedness of relational life. Thinking asexually, meanwhile, means...
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Alan ✨ @alanlee99.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Huge congratulations to @joejukes.bsky.social and @rachelbayer.bsky.social on an informative and inspiring presentation on Asexual Geographies for the first @aroaceresearch.bsky.social talk. Very excited to see how and where Asexual Geographies will develop in the future
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Come join is online tomorrow to learn about ace geographies!
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
We are delighted to welcome @rachelbayer.bsky.social and @joejukes.bsky.social for the first session of the Aro/Ace Online Talk Series who will introduce us to #asexual #geographies! The talk will take place on zoom next Friday, 5 June, at 3pm (UK). Link here: www.aroaceresearch.com/events
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Our talk series will begin in only three weeks, and we‘re excited to share the amazing people we have lines up with you! The talks will be online, weekly on Fridays at 3 pm UK time! 🧡💛🤍🩵💙 There is no registration required, you can find the link to join at aroaceresearch.com/events
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Giulia Zoppolat @zoppolat.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Calling partnered asexual (including demi-, gray-, or other ace-spec) folks! 💜 🍰 We’re recruiting for a study on asexuality and romantic relationships (broadly defined). Take part or share with your network! Word of mouth is super helpful. 👉 tinyurl.com/acerelations... Open to any nationality
A flyer calling for research participants. People can take part if: self-identifying as asexual, in a romantic relationship (broadly defined) with an ace or allo person, 18 years of age or older, can read and write in English. The link to participate is provided as well as the QR code. The research is conducted by researchers in the Netherlands in collaboration with the Netherlands Organization for Asexuality.
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Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships @clsrleeds.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
On the 7th of May @kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social will be talking about Marija Kavtaradze’s film Slow at Hyde Park Picture House in Leeds hpph.co.uk/films/slow
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Slow
A beautifully shot Lithuanian drama of intimacy and closeness, which defies the  conventional definitions of a relationship.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 11/04/2026
Challenging the societal standard that not having sex is a problem would be a positive for everyone
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French marital reforms are an important step forward for women and asexual people
Challenging the societal standard that not having sex is a problem would be a positive for everyone
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Han O'Flanagan is a PhD student in English Literature at Lancaster University, UK, working on asexuality in Gothic literature.
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Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships @clsrleeds.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
CLSR PhDs Isobel, Kristin and Charlotte are convening this workshop! Check it out and send your abstracts👇👇
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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Less than 1 week to submit an abstract to the European Geographies of Sexualities Conference! 📣 Deadline: 16 March. If you research sexualities/LGBTQ+ and space/place, you're more than welcome! MORE INFO and to submit: sites.google.com/view/egsconf... Pic: EGSC in Brighton 2024. 🌈🎓
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AVEN @avenofficial.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Happy 25th Birthday AVEN! Thanks to everyone who contributed to our community over the years, whether through our forums, our other social media, our conferences and our wonderful volunteer teams!
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Tyeewhyee @tyeewhyee.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
We are going live with the Aspec Podcast!! Join @jancheta25.bsky.social, Heidi from Aurea, and Willow from the @aroaceresearch.bsky.social network for a really important discussion about amatonormativity! www.twitch.tv/tyeewhyee/
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Did you know that My Fair Lady was never meant to be a love story? We had a great event yesterday discussing aromanticism, love stories, and the aro/ace origins of My Fair Lady with @jtwelsch.bsky.social and @kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social!
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St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
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AVEN @avenofficial.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Today we observe the second Soul Ace Day. Created by Kimberly Butler, Marshall Blount and Alyshia Rodgers, Soul Ace Day celebrates the activism, art and culture of african american asexuals. acedadadvice.substack.com/p/celebratin...
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Celebrating Black Ace Community... with the creators of Soul Ace Day
Marshall Blount, Alyshia Rodgers and Kimberly Butler created Soul Ace Day to uplift Black ace voices and experiences.
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Looking for your hot takes on love ❤️‍🔥 What have you learned about love by thinking about aromanticism? 🤔
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
What starts after Valentine‘s Day? Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! Find out below what we can learn about love from aromanticism 👇
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uonphilosophy.bsky.social @uonphilosophy.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Why Aristotle would hate Valentine's Day❤️🕯️🥀 Janset Özün Çetinkaya and Ian James Kidd explain why and lay out the Greek philosopher's five steps to true love. Read: tinyurl.com/k7wvusyh @uk.theconversation.com #philosophy #love #romance #ValentinesDay #ValentinesDay2026
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Why Aristotle would hate Valentine’s Day – and his five steps to love
For Aristotle, the true form of love wasn’t about intense passion or grand gestures on one day of the year.
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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I presented a new PhD output at the Marginalised Ruralities conference today. Queering the trope of ‘settling down’ in the countryside by thinking about the lesbian home-making (and home-sharing!) practices I encountered during fieldwork & putting forward the concept of ‘queer rural domesticity’.
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Equality Network @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
It's been a year since we launched our Ending Conversion Practices campaign, last Valentines Day. Billboards across Scotland showed our campaign highlighting the harm & heartbreak that conversion practices cause. Nobody should be made to change or suppress who they are or who they love in Scotland.
Graphic with a red to black gradient background. There are drawings of hearts going down the side, and a broken heart with an arrow through it at the centre. It says "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Do what you're told, And don't be you. LGBT+ Conversion Practices are abuse." The Equality Network logo is at the bottom.Photograph of two smiling people standing next to our Valentines Day billboard on a street in Glasgow.Photograph of a van with LCD screens showing our valentines day campaign, in front of the dynamic earth centre in Edinburgh.Photograph of a van with LCD screens showing our valentines day campaign, in front of St Andrews house in Edinburgh.
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JT Welsch @jtwelsch.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Only a few tickets left, for what should be a very fun #AroWeek event @thebookishtype.bsky.social with my talk on My Fair Lady, then conversation about aro/ace representation with @kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social, founder of @aroaceresearch.bsky.social
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AVEN @avenofficial.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/asexual...?
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Asexuality and Mental Health: Why Ace Recognition By Clinicians Matters | Psychiatric Times
Authors highlight the importance of recognizing asexuality, promoting inclusive mental health practices for the asexual community.
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Asexuality Studies Interest Group @ NWSA @nwsacesgroup.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The 2026 NWSA Aro/Ace sponsored CFP is now up! Please complete the Google Form by February 20, 2026, 11:59pm PST to be considered for the panel! Please share widely! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Excited to see you in Atlanta, Maya
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NWSA 2026 Aro/Ace CFP Submission Form
The Asexuality Studies Interest group is seeking presentation proposals for our sponsored panel session at NWSA to be held in Atlanta, Georgia on November 5–8, 2026. The 2026 NWSA conference theme, W...
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Theresa Heyd @theresaheyd.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Call for Papers, please circulate! Ethics of queer in/visibility Heidelberg, September 30 - October 2, 2026 queer-in-visibility.de Keynote speakers: J Calder (Linguistics, University of Colorado Boulder) Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social (History, University of Warwick)
oil painting La mujer barbuda/Magdalena Ventura con su marido; a bearded woman nursing her baby while standing up. 
Queer in/visibility in pink, plus a QR code to the conference website
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Cody Daigle-Orians @dadstoyevsky.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Sex and relationship advice can send messages that limit what aspec people can aspire to and ask for in relationships.
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Want some advice? Be critical when reading advice columns.
The subtle ways allonormativity shows up in sex and relationship advice
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Some interesting thoughts on labelling sexuality and medicalising asexuality in here! (around 34min)
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Interesting read on the different (sometimes conflicting) functions of identity labels!
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Introducing: Dr Silja Kukka Silja is a researcher in Literature and Gender/Queer Studies at the University of Oulu, Finland, who works on #fanfiction and #asexuality.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 24/01/2026
"When you are constantly bombarded by romance in everyday life, it can feel as if love as an asexual person is not good enough."
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Exploring asexuality has allowed me to recognise all the love stories in my life and celebrate platonic love
Asexuality teaches us that we can, and should, celebrate platonic bonds in the ways usually reserved for romance
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Introducing: Rachel Bayer @rachelbayer.bsky.social is a Geographer at University College Dublin, Ireland, working on asexualities and queer geographies, and compulsory sexuality.
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AVEN @avenofficial.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The Love Tank is co-producing the Queer Health Survey, the UK's first inclusive health survey of queer communities. Ace and Aro people are urged to take part, and you must be 18 or over and in the UK. forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Join us to celebrate #Aromanticism Awareness Week and #QueerHistoryMonth in Leeds! Date: Thursday 19th February 2026 Time: 7-9pm Venue: The Bookish Type, Leeds thebookishtype.co.uk/products/sho...
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Shouldn’t It Be Loverly? The Aro/Ace Origins of My Fair Lady (An Aroma
The 1956 musical and 1964 film adaptation of My Fair Lady are among the most referenced love stories in modern media. At this event for Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week, Dr JT Welsch (University of Y...
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Introducing: Dr Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social is a cultural geographer and queer theorist at Tampere University, Finland. They work on queer and film studies, platonic relations, ‚nonsexualities‘, emotion and affect, and geographies of sexualities.
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network @aroaceresearch.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
New publication out by Sven Walter and Kira aus dem Bruch that explores affective injustice through the ways Aces are „otherized“ by our culture of allonormativity - congrats! doi.org/10.1007s1140...
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Cody Daigle-Orians @dadstoyevsky.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I'm looking for male-identified (cisgender or transgender) asexual people who also identify as gay for an exploratory research project. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Gay Male Asexual Research Project
I am looking for male-identified individuals (cisgender and transgender men) who identify on the asexual spectrum and who identify as gay for an informal research project about the experience of gay m...
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Cody Daigle-Orians @dadstoyevsky.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
This conversation with aspec sex educator Aubri Lancaster @acesexeducation.bsky.social was a really enlightening one.
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Deconstructing what intimacy and pleasure looks like... with Aubri Lancaster
In this One on One, I talk intimacy and pleasure with sexuality educator Aubri Lancaster.
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