Asexuality in the media

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Asexuality is becoming ever more present in modern media. As well as being featured in a lot of TV media, it has also been the subject of numerous news articles, seeing quite possibly the largest amount of media attention in 2006. This articles focuses on Media such as interviews and Asexuality-centric publishing in print (nonfictional), video and audio form.

As of current, the AVENwiki has a page for the publisher and then lists said articles (which are navigational by the tracking asexuality in the media category ), rather than a page for the article itself. This page uses more-or-less the same concept (i.e. listing the articles by publisher). For fictional references to asexuality, see asexuality in fiction.

Media in print form

This is a list of media in print form, which may include any type of nonfictional articles, columns, magazine interviews, newspapers and/or websites.

2004

Punk Planet

  • Punk Planet was a zine about the punk subculture, Issue #65 (January and February 2005) included a column called Early to Bed written by Searah Deysach, owner of a sex shop in Chicago. In it, she responded to a letter from someone who was questioning a person's asexual identity. Her response to the letter was very positive, and included information about asexuality as well as a link to AVEN.
  • Asexual Healing by Laine Bergeson in Utne magazine discusses this article in March/April 2005.

My Messy Bedroom

  • A column called "No sex please.." was published in March 2004 and featured interviews with various AVEN members. The original article is no longer available, see the relevant AVENwiki article.

The Times (2004)

CNN (2004)

New Scientist

  • On October 14th 2004, the New Scientist published an article called "Glad to be asexual", written by Sylvia Pagan Westphal.

The Guardian (2004)

Sydney Morning Herald (2004)

Sydney Star Observer

Anglican Media Sydney

  • "Western sex goes full-circle" is a briefing paper by Andrew Cameron and Tracy Gordon of the Social Issues Executive, Anglican Diocese of Sydney published on Anglican Media Sydney on November 11, 2004. They comment that the rise of the asexual identity is viewed as being "hip" while Christian celibacy is considered "fundamentally weird or dysfunctional".

2005

Sex Herald

The Times (2005)

Utne

Drake

The Age

Montreal Gazette

  • The Montreal Gazette featured an article titled "No sex, please" on the 9th of May, 2005.

Sydney Morning Herald (2005)

Salon (2005)

New York Times

ELLEgirl

  • The November 2005 issue of ELLEgirl magazine included an article about asexuality, which featured a few AVEN members. The article can be found here.

2006

Dinosaur Comics

AlterNet

Annie's Mailbox

The Times (2006)

  • The Bulletin section of Times Online included a brief mention of asexuality and AVEN on April 3, 2006.

Edmonton Journal

Yediot Ahrono (2006)

  • Yediot Ahrono, an 3 Israeli newspaper, included an article about asexuality and the Israeli forum.
  • Published in May 2006.

The Daily Telegraph

EDGE Boston

  • In an article called "Tracing our Roots" by Scott Darby from November 27, 2006, there is a brief mention of asexual relationships in the 19th century in which AVEN is referenced.
  • Relevant thread

2007

Stuff.co.nz (2007)

Bitch magazine

"Do Not Want: The Asexual Revolution Gets Organized" by KL Pereira, September 2007

Gay and Lesbian Times (San Diego)

09-Aug-2007, "Asexuality: beyond the acronyms" by Brian van de Mark, issue 1024

Elle Canada

Elle Canada, July 2007, by Dorothy Woodend. Discussed here and here on AVEN.

Kinsey Confidential

  • A 2007 article on the website of Kinsey Confidential, by the Kinsey Institute.

NZ Herald

Xtra! (2007)

Yediot Ahrono (2007)

  • "There is such thing as asexuality", by Dror Elron, was published in the Israel Singles section includes a question from someone and a response from Elron who concludes that the person isn't asexual. However, Elron goes on to explain what asexuality is according to the definition on AVEN.

2008

The Guardian (2008)

Elle Canada

Edmonton Journal

Stuff.co.nz

  • On the 6th of June 2008, Stuff.co.nz published another online article concerning Asexuality, titled "The Asexual Revolution"

2009

ABC News

FOX News

The Independent

Psychology Today

NewsWire

San Francisco Chronicle

Body Confidential

2010

Sexis

Pitt News

Harlot Magazine

  • Harlot magazine, the online version of Scarlet magazine, featured an article entitled "Rise of the Asexual" in issue 19 in October 2010. Relevant thread.

Foreplay Magazine and The Times

Marie Clarie (2010)

  • On the 23rd July 2010, Marie Claire contained a short article, "The New Asexual Movement".

Forskning.no

  • On the 6th of August 2010, Norwegian magazine forskning.no published an article, "Det siste sex-tabuet", which gives a basic summary of asexuality.

The Telegraph

2011

Kitch Magazine

  • Kitch Magazine included an article titled "I'd rather eat cake", written by Helen Havlak in Spring 2011.

Good Vibrations Magazine

io9

The Rumpus

  • On August 18th, 2011, The Rumpus interviewed David Jay. Read it here!

Web.de

  • In September 2011, German email provider Web.de included an article on Asexuality in it's news section. Read it here (in German)

Out! NorthEast

Salon (2011)

The Frisky

LGBT POV

Gay City News

2012

Jezebel

Red Eye Chicago

  • An article discussing asexuality was featured on Red Eye Chicago on the 6th of March. +Arielle, a former AVEN PT member, was interviewed for this article. Read the article here.

Salon (2012)

  • An article by Tracy Clark-Flory discussing asexuality and a episode of House, "“House” gets asexuality wrong" - "In a TV first, the Fox drama introduces asexual characters -- only to blame their identity on a medical condition" - January 31st, 2012.

The Guardian (2012)

  • The Guardian has an article “Among the asexuals” by Rosie Swash, which discusses the asexual movement and life for asexual people.


BBC (magazine)

The Atlantic

Sydney Morning Herald (2012)

  • An article, "Asexual awakening", was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on May 9, 2012.

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Jezebel (2012)

Details

  • Details, a magazine aimed mostly at males, stated that "9% of those surveyed identified as asexual", discussed in this thread.

The Gustavian Weekly

Xtra! (2012)

Macleans On Campus

The Independent (2012)

Lez Get Real

Cosmopolitan (UK)

  • Asexuality was briefly mentioned and discussed in Cosmo's November 2012 edition (page 203).

Scarleteen

Recultured

2013

Chicago's Windy Times

New York Times (2013)

Vice

Marie Claire (2013)

Metroland

HerCampus

Sribd

La Stampa

  • Italian newspaper LaStampa interviews Ithaca, their article was published during March 2013.

Psychology and Sexuality

  • The academic journal Psychology and Sexuality released an asexuality themed issue, with eight articles about asexuality.

Lesbilicious

Lesbilicious responds to a recent controversial Gay Community News article, and mentions asexuality.

CNN (2013)

  • Asexuality is briefly mentioned in this CNN article regarding sexual identity, April 4th 2013.

The Oxford Student

Psychology Today

  • Asexuality is featured in the September 2013 issue of Psycology Today. Article online.

Beaumont Society Magazine

  • Kerry was interviewed by the Beaumont Society Magazine for an article on asexuality.

Media in Video form

This is a list of asexual-realted media in video form, most of which includes an interview with at least one AVEN member. As well as various television broadcasts, there are also YouTube podcasts, in which a group of asexuals choose a topic to discuss, usually on a weekly basis, and usually relevant to Asexuality. However, these podcasts are not indexed in this list...

2004

Richard and Judy (ITV)

  • David Jay appeared on ITV's Richard and Judy in the United Kingdom, October 18th 2004.

2006

The View (ABC)

  • The View is a television show aired in the US by ABC. On the 15th of January 2006, David Jay was interviewed for this show (and walked away with a ton of free booze in return). Clips are available to watch on AVEN's "In the Media" front page section, as well as on YouTube.

20/20 (ABC)

Primetime (ABC)

  • Primetime is a television show aired in the US by ABC. Aired on September 5th 2006, this was an updated version of the previous 20/20 segment, originally broadcast on March 21st 2006. Clips are available to watch on the video section of AVEN's front page.

The situation with Tucker Carlson (MSNBC)

Showbiz Tonight (CNN)

Doctor Doctor (Channel 5)

  • Doctor Doctor is a television show aired in the United Kingdom by Channel 5. An episode broadcast on August 25th 2006 featured an interview with TheSMMG.

Dayside (FOX)

  • Dayside was a show aired by FOX News in the USA. On April 3rd 2006 Hu and winter were interviewed for the show. Clips are available to watch on YouTube.

2007

Montel Williams Show (CBS)

MTV News

  • MTV News featured a segment about asexuality on April 5, 2007 called "Young And Asexual" (video clips available on the page Features interviews with AVEN members.

2008

  • Dr. David McKenzie was interviewed on the Fanny Kiefer Show about "Asexuality and Sexual Orientation" on March 25, 2008.

2009

Natalie Cassidy's Real Britain (BBC)

  • Natalie Cassidy's Real Britain, a BBC3 documentary aired in March 2009 in the United Kingdom by the BBC, featured three asexuals. They were interviewed with their friends and partners. The relevant sections are available on Youtube; Part 1, part 2, and part 3.

Triple J TV (ABC Australia)

  • Triple J TV is a program aired in Australia by the national broadcaster ABC. On the 11th of May 2009, Triple J TV featured Asexuality.

2010

France 24

  • On the 10th of September 2010, French news broadcaster France 24 aired a report on sexual identity, which included Asexuality. Watch here (English).

2011

The Morning Show (7 TV)

lacigreen

2012

How Sex Works (BBC)

  • On the 16th of January 2012, a 3-part BBC series called How Sex Works featured a ten minute slot on asexuality. The episode featured beyondweird. See the relevant thread here. There is an accompanying article on in the BBC news magazine, "What is it like to be asexual?", by Lucy Wallis.

Jornal da Cultura (TV Cultura)

  • Asexuality was discussed on Brazilian TV show 'Jornal da Cultura' on the 3rd of April, 2012. During this discussion, they stated clearly that it was not a medical condition. A recently conducted survey is discussed by the show, which reveals that 2.5% of males and 7.5% of females in a group of 7,000 people were asexuals. A researcher had stated that there are romantic asexuals and aromantic asexuals, using unfamiliar terminology. See the relevant discussion thread here.

L'Europe du sexe (RTL TVI)

  • RTL TVI is a public network broadcast in Belgium, they included interviews with various asexuals for their show L'Europe du sexe.

2013

This Morning (ITV)

20/20 (TVNZ)

Media in audio form

This is a list of Asexual-related media in audio form, most of which were radio broadcasts.

2005

Radio-Canada

2006

The Chip Franklin Show (WBAL)

BBC Radio 5 Live (2006)

  • Five Live is a programme on BBC Radio.
  • Broadcast on November 17th/18th, 2006 on on Stephen Nolan's show.
  • TheSMMG was interviewed live on this show.

2007

Unsported

  • Unsported is a show based in Long Island in New York. A show featuring winter was broadcast on February 10th, 2007.

Nine To Noon (Radio NZ)

  • Nine To Noon is a discussion program broadcast on the national public radio broadcaster, Radio New Zealand. More information can be found at their website. Originally Broadcast on February 8th 2007, this is a 23 minute segment on asexuality that includes interviews with Chris Cole, the founder of http://www.asexuality.org.nz/, Dr Patrica Weerakoon, an Australian sexologist from the University of Sydney, as well as Tony Bogaert.

CJSW

  • CJSW Calgary is a campus station based at the Univerisy of Calgary, Alberta. Asexuality was featured in their show, UrbanSex, on April 18th 2007. cijay and one other AVEN member were interviewed.

September 18th 2007.

2009

Saturday Live (BBC Radio 4)

  • In July 2009, BBC Radio-4's Saturday Live program interviewed TheSMMG. The interview can be heard here, about 33 minutes in.

The State We're In (Radio Netherlands/WAMU)

2011

Savage Love (The Stranger)

Am I normal? (BBC Radio 4)

  • BBC Radio 4's show, "Am I Normal?", discusses many aspects of modern sexuality including an interview with TheSMMG and Twister.

2012

5 Live (BBC Radio 5 Live)

  • On the 18th of January 2012, Nicky Campbell gave an interview on Asexuality to BBC Radio 5 listeners. See here. Relevant thread.

Q (CBC Radio)

Woman's Hour (BBC Radio 4)

BBC Radio 5 Live (2012)

Nicky Campbell interviews Mark from AVEN about asexuality on January 18, 2012.

KPCC

2013

The Reality Check

  • The Reality Check responds to a listener's request to discuss asexuality in their podcast, which was broadcast on the 23rd of February 2013

Radio MonteCarlo

See also