Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network
@aroaceresearch.bsky.social
The interdisciplinary Aro/Ace Research Network brings together scholars across Europe working on aromanticism and asexuality.
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We are thrilled to introduce the Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network this #AceWeek! The network is based at @clsrleeds.bsky.social in the UK and brings together researchers who are working on #asexuality and #aromanticism.
🔗Find out more at aroaceresearch.com
🔗Find out more at aroaceresearch.com
Introducing: Alex Nevins
@alex-nevins.bsky.social is a PhD researcher in Law and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh working on the legal recognition of asexual-spectrum identities.
@alex-nevins.bsky.social is a PhD researcher in Law and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh working on the legal recognition of asexual-spectrum identities.
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Introducing: Alex Nevins
@alex-nevins.bsky.social is a PhD researcher in Law and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh working on the legal recognition of asexual-spectrum identities.
@alex-nevins.bsky.social is a PhD researcher in Law and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh working on the legal recognition of asexual-spectrum identities.
Introducing: Dr Karen Cuthbert
@karencuthbert.bsky.social is a sociologist at the University of Glasgow working on asexuality and its intersections (gender, disability, and autism) as well as celibacy/abstinence.
@karencuthbert.bsky.social is a sociologist at the University of Glasgow working on asexuality and its intersections (gender, disability, and autism) as well as celibacy/abstinence.
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Introducing: Dr Karen Cuthbert
@karencuthbert.bsky.social is a sociologist at the University of Glasgow working on asexuality and its intersections (gender, disability, and autism) as well as celibacy/abstinence.
@karencuthbert.bsky.social is a sociologist at the University of Glasgow working on asexuality and its intersections (gender, disability, and autism) as well as celibacy/abstinence.
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Happy publication day to my new textbook with @nmckeever3.bsky.social
This has been a long time in the making and @politybooks.bsky.social have been fantastic throughout the whole process. 🥂
This has been a long time in the making and @politybooks.bsky.social have been fantastic throughout the whole process. 🥂
November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Happy publication day to my new textbook with @nmckeever3.bsky.social
This has been a long time in the making and @politybooks.bsky.social have been fantastic throughout the whole process. 🥂
This has been a long time in the making and @politybooks.bsky.social have been fantastic throughout the whole process. 🥂
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To mark two weeks since the launch of the @aroaceresearch.bsky.social based at CLSR, @isobellogan.bsky.social sat down with the organiser @kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social to hear more about the network, plans for the future, and how you can get involved! 🧡💛💙
⬇️Give it a listen⬇️
⬇️Give it a listen⬇️
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
To mark two weeks since the launch of the @aroaceresearch.bsky.social based at CLSR, @isobellogan.bsky.social sat down with the organiser @kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social to hear more about the network, plans for the future, and how you can get involved! 🧡💛💙
⬇️Give it a listen⬇️
⬇️Give it a listen⬇️
Dr Ayşegül Şah Bozdoğan Iles is an Independent Researcher in Philosophy working in Switzerland. She works on a-/anti-sexuality as feminist resistance, negative ethics and freedom, and decolonial asexualities.
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Dr Ayşegül Şah Bozdoğan Iles is an Independent Researcher in Philosophy working in Switzerland. She works on a-/anti-sexuality as feminist resistance, negative ethics and freedom, and decolonial asexualities.
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The 2025 Ace Community Survey has been released! tinyurl.com/AceSurvey2025
October 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The 2025 Ace Community Survey has been released! tinyurl.com/AceSurvey2025
Introducing: Yash Gupta
Yash Gupta is a research fellow and doctoral candidate in Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Bremen, Germany. He works on post/coloniality and asexuality, Desi asexualities, asexual intimacies, and digital asexualities.
Yash Gupta is a research fellow and doctoral candidate in Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Bremen, Germany. He works on post/coloniality and asexuality, Desi asexualities, asexual intimacies, and digital asexualities.
November 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Introducing: Yash Gupta
Yash Gupta is a research fellow and doctoral candidate in Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Bremen, Germany. He works on post/coloniality and asexuality, Desi asexualities, asexual intimacies, and digital asexualities.
Yash Gupta is a research fellow and doctoral candidate in Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Bremen, Germany. He works on post/coloniality and asexuality, Desi asexualities, asexual intimacies, and digital asexualities.
Laurin Tirpitz and Ela Przybyło are organising a workshop "On Asexualities. Crossdisciplinary Perspectives" in Berlin. Registration is now open!
Register here: laurin.tirpitz.me/event/aceworkshop25
Register here: laurin.tirpitz.me/event/aceworkshop25
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Laurin Tirpitz and Ela Przybyło are organising a workshop "On Asexualities. Crossdisciplinary Perspectives" in Berlin. Registration is now open!
Register here: laurin.tirpitz.me/event/aceworkshop25
Register here: laurin.tirpitz.me/event/aceworkshop25
Introducing: Laurin Tirpitz
Laurin is an Independent Researcher in Philosophy in Germany. They are working on asexuality, aromanticism, feminist, trans and queer philosophy, and philosophy of sex and sexuality.
Laurin is an Independent Researcher in Philosophy in Germany. They are working on asexuality, aromanticism, feminist, trans and queer philosophy, and philosophy of sex and sexuality.
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Introducing: Laurin Tirpitz
Laurin is an Independent Researcher in Philosophy in Germany. They are working on asexuality, aromanticism, feminist, trans and queer philosophy, and philosophy of sex and sexuality.
Laurin is an Independent Researcher in Philosophy in Germany. They are working on asexuality, aromanticism, feminist, trans and queer philosophy, and philosophy of sex and sexuality.
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Our PHd student and organiser of @aroaceresearch.bsky.social wrote this blog post on what it means to be asexual or aromantic: www.brook.org.uk/blog/what-do...
what does it mean to be asexual or aromantic? - Brook
For Asexual Awareness Week (Ace Week) 2025, Kristin Käuper, PhD student at the Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships (CLSR) at the University of Leeds and
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October 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Our PHd student and organiser of @aroaceresearch.bsky.social wrote this blog post on what it means to be asexual or aromantic: www.brook.org.uk/blog/what-do...
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I’m not on the asexuality spectrum. But as a queer, feminist researcher, I think we should all care about asexuality.
Why? Because asexual perspectives can help us better understand sexuality—and gender, race, disability, family, love, etc.
Here’s why:
Why? Because asexual perspectives can help us better understand sexuality—and gender, race, disability, family, love, etc.
Here’s why:
November 15, 2024 at 2:51 PM
I’m not on the asexuality spectrum. But as a queer, feminist researcher, I think we should all care about asexuality.
Why? Because asexual perspectives can help us better understand sexuality—and gender, race, disability, family, love, etc.
Here’s why:
Why? Because asexual perspectives can help us better understand sexuality—and gender, race, disability, family, love, etc.
Here’s why:
Introducing: Ellis Khachidze
@ellisisfine.bsky.social is a PhD student in Sexuality and Gender Studies at the University of Birmingham working on 20th century literature and life-writing, queer theory and history of education.
@ellisisfine.bsky.social is a PhD student in Sexuality and Gender Studies at the University of Birmingham working on 20th century literature and life-writing, queer theory and history of education.
October 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Introducing: Ellis Khachidze
@ellisisfine.bsky.social is a PhD student in Sexuality and Gender Studies at the University of Birmingham working on 20th century literature and life-writing, queer theory and history of education.
@ellisisfine.bsky.social is a PhD student in Sexuality and Gender Studies at the University of Birmingham working on 20th century literature and life-writing, queer theory and history of education.
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Did you miss this event? I answer some of the audience questions over on Instagram - check it out! www.instagram.com/p/DQOYFPxjWN...
Wanna know more about my research and my experiences researching asexuality as an ace person? Join me and AceSpaceLdn in discussion about Asexual Representation in British Media! On Monday 20th October, 8pm BST via Zoom. It's free - book here: www.outsavvy.com/event/30618/...
October 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Did you miss this event? I answer some of the audience questions over on Instagram - check it out! www.instagram.com/p/DQOYFPxjWN...
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I had a great time chatting to @stinaface.bsky.social and @ninajonesfilm.bsky.social about asexual representation, and you can listen to the podcast episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/3p5D... Also, go read my blog about the impacts of ace representation below 👀 Happy Ace Week everyone! 💜
October 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I had a great time chatting to @stinaface.bsky.social and @ninajonesfilm.bsky.social about asexual representation, and you can listen to the podcast episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/3p5D... Also, go read my blog about the impacts of ace representation below 👀 Happy Ace Week everyone! 💜
Introducing: Rebecca Humphreys-Lamford
@rebeccahlamford.bsky.social is doing their PhD at the University of Birmingham on asexual representation in the media.
@rebeccahlamford.bsky.social is doing their PhD at the University of Birmingham on asexual representation in the media.
October 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Introducing: Rebecca Humphreys-Lamford
@rebeccahlamford.bsky.social is doing their PhD at the University of Birmingham on asexual representation in the media.
@rebeccahlamford.bsky.social is doing their PhD at the University of Birmingham on asexual representation in the media.
Introducing: Dr Shuyu Yang
@shuyulelioyang.bsky.social is a lecturer in fashion marketing at the University of Leeds working on consumer culture theory, critical marketing theory, and queer theory.
@shuyulelioyang.bsky.social is a lecturer in fashion marketing at the University of Leeds working on consumer culture theory, critical marketing theory, and queer theory.
October 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Introducing: Dr Shuyu Yang
@shuyulelioyang.bsky.social is a lecturer in fashion marketing at the University of Leeds working on consumer culture theory, critical marketing theory, and queer theory.
@shuyulelioyang.bsky.social is a lecturer in fashion marketing at the University of Leeds working on consumer culture theory, critical marketing theory, and queer theory.
Check out @nmckeever3.bsky.social and @lukebrunning.bsky.social‘s paper on the philosophy of asexuality here:
My work is often co-authored. One of my favourite articles asked whether existing philosophical approaches to desire could make room for asexuality.
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Asexuality
Asexuality is overlooked in the philosophical literature and in wider society. Such neglect produces incomplete or inaccurate accounts of romantic life and harms asexual people. We develop an account...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Check out @nmckeever3.bsky.social and @lukebrunning.bsky.social‘s paper on the philosophy of asexuality here:
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For the start of ace week 2025 why not listen to this podcast on asexuality featuring @nmckeever3.bsky.social and @lukebrunning.bsky.social goodisinthedetails.libsyn.com/romantic-lov...
Good Is In The Details: Romantic Love, Attraction, and Asexuality
Gwendolyn Dolske welcomes Philosophy Professors Luke Brunning and Natasha McKeever (University of Leeds) to discuss their research on Asexuality published in Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol. 38, No...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
For the start of ace week 2025 why not listen to this podcast on asexuality featuring @nmckeever3.bsky.social and @lukebrunning.bsky.social goodisinthedetails.libsyn.com/romantic-lov...
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New textbook on the philosophy of love, sex and relationships anyone? 👇🏻💕📕
Coming soon! In one month my new textbook with @nmckeever3.bsky.social will be published by @politybooks.bsky.social www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
The Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships
The Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships, Engagingly written, and rich with real-world examples, The Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships is a crucial resource for students, researchers, a...
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October 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
New textbook on the philosophy of love, sex and relationships anyone? 👇🏻💕📕
Introducing: Dr Natasha McKeever
@nmckeever3.bsky.social is a philosopher at the University of Leeds and co-organiser of @clsrleeds.bsky.social working on the philosophy of love, sex, and relationships.
@nmckeever3.bsky.social is a philosopher at the University of Leeds and co-organiser of @clsrleeds.bsky.social working on the philosophy of love, sex, and relationships.
October 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Introducing: Dr Natasha McKeever
@nmckeever3.bsky.social is a philosopher at the University of Leeds and co-organiser of @clsrleeds.bsky.social working on the philosophy of love, sex, and relationships.
@nmckeever3.bsky.social is a philosopher at the University of Leeds and co-organiser of @clsrleeds.bsky.social working on the philosophy of love, sex, and relationships.
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It’s Ace Week, and I want to say that one thing I’ve been happy to see in the past few years is how Audre Lorde’s erotic has become a resource for thinking asexual/aromantic embodiment and experience. ♠️
October 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It’s Ace Week, and I want to say that one thing I’ve been happy to see in the past few years is how Audre Lorde’s erotic has become a resource for thinking asexual/aromantic embodiment and experience. ♠️
Read @lukebrunning.bsky.social‘s take on why it is important to have a research network for #asexuality and #aromanticism here 👇
Why do we need an asexuality and aromanticism research network like @aroaceresearch.bsky.social? Here are some reasons 👇🏻
October 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Read @lukebrunning.bsky.social‘s take on why it is important to have a research network for #asexuality and #aromanticism here 👇
Introducing: Dr Luke Brunning
@lukebrunning.bsky.social is a philosopher at the University of Leeds and co-organiser of @clsrleeds.bsky.social working on topics related to intimacy, relationships and ethics.
@lukebrunning.bsky.social is a philosopher at the University of Leeds and co-organiser of @clsrleeds.bsky.social working on topics related to intimacy, relationships and ethics.
October 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Introducing: Dr Luke Brunning
@lukebrunning.bsky.social is a philosopher at the University of Leeds and co-organiser of @clsrleeds.bsky.social working on topics related to intimacy, relationships and ethics.
@lukebrunning.bsky.social is a philosopher at the University of Leeds and co-organiser of @clsrleeds.bsky.social working on topics related to intimacy, relationships and ethics.
Introducing: Kristin Käuper
@kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social is a PhD student in philosophy @clsrleeds.bsky.social. They founded the Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network at the start of their PhD to connect with others working on those topics.
@kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social is a PhD student in philosophy @clsrleeds.bsky.social. They founded the Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network at the start of their PhD to connect with others working on those topics.
October 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Introducing: Kristin Käuper
@kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social is a PhD student in philosophy @clsrleeds.bsky.social. They founded the Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network at the start of their PhD to connect with others working on those topics.
@kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social is a PhD student in philosophy @clsrleeds.bsky.social. They founded the Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network at the start of their PhD to connect with others working on those topics.
#asexuality and #aromanticism are often misunderstood and the terms are complex to describe the distinct experiences of aro/ace people.
Here are some definitions as a starting point:
Here are some definitions as a starting point:
October 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
#asexuality and #aromanticism are often misunderstood and the terms are complex to describe the distinct experiences of aro/ace people.
Here are some definitions as a starting point:
Here are some definitions as a starting point: