Don’t know much about Asexuals? Why not check out one of the Ace books!

We’ve been noticing a number of comments on our twitter asking what the A in LGBTQIA+ means and we thought it might be time to collect a list of resources for folks who are interested. Commonly people assume the A means Ally, which can be true, but whenever we at queerdeer media referred to A we actually mean asexual. Asexuals are definitely an underrepresented part of our community, which is why our project Our Queer Stories is actively seeking submissions that have to do with the Asexual experience.

‹ › The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality An award-winning book about Asexuality and its lack of visibility by Julie Sondra Decker. This book includes a general Asexual 101, Asexual Experiences, Myths of Asexuality, Self-Help for folks questioning if they are asexual, resources if you know someone who is or may be asexual, and other general resources.

‹ › Asexuality: A Brief Introduction This book is a short introduction to asexuality. It’s a short 124-page book that is penned by the Asexuality Archive. Topics include Self-Help for realizing you are asexual, common questions about asexuality, possible signs, myths and misconceptions, things that aren’t asexuality, symbols of asexuality, what it is to have a bit of attraction, Demisexuality & Gray-Asexuality, Celibacy, Abstinence, Masturbation and personal perspectives.

‹ › Understanding Asexuality Penned by Anthony F. Boga, the following covers quite a number of topics about asexuality including the basics of Sex, History of Asexuality, Prevalence of Asexuality, Masturbation, Sex & Gender, Asexual Identity, Sex, and Asexuality and Humour.

‹ ›  ASEXUAL PERSPECTIVES: 47 Asexual Stories: LOVE, LIFE and SEX, ACElebration of ASEXUAL DIVERSITY Written by Sandra Bellamy, Asexual Perspectives covers topics such as Discovery of Asexuality, Asexuals Sharing their perspectives on Love, Life & Sex, why Pride matters and introducing Asexual perspectives. It is written based on 9 observations on asexuality.

‹ ›  Asexualities: Feminist and Queer Perspectives (Routledge Research in Gender and Society) This book is a series of essays that explore the queer and feminist politics of Asexuality. It covers topics such as the complexities of disability, gender, race and medical disclosure. Definitely a more academic view of asexuality, but goes quite in depth about Ace life.

‹ › Sex or Ice cream?: Secrets of an Asexual; Asexuality in a Sexed Up World—A Thought-Provoking and Comically Quirky Memoir This is a tell-it-all memoir by Ana Navarro. Described as “funny but real” this book this book is penned by an asexual parodist. Check out this first-person experience!

‹ › Asexuality. Asexuality Guide. Asexuality book about understanding the sexual orientation, tips, myths and misconceptions. A book that covers  a significant amount of topics surrounding asexuality including what asexuality is, coming out as an asexual, frequently asked questions, myths & misconceptions, masturbation, sex & asexuality, attraction, love & marriage, the ace umbrella, symbolism, celebacy & abstinence and useful tips for asexuals. This book was written by Correy Luckton.

Have you got any books about asexuality you think we should check out? Let us know we’d love to give them a read!