Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson YA Books With Asexual Representation QUEER EXPERIENCES ARE NOT A MONOLITHġ. Whether you’re reading this list to find asexual representation during Ace Week, Pride Month, or any time of the year, we’ve compiled a list of books that showcase a wide range of characters that identify on the ace spectrum, as well as different experiences of what it means to discover and embrace your identity in a world that doesn’t often know how to discuss it. In a world that often seems to herald romance as the ultimate relationship and sex as the most important way to experience affection, asexual people challenge what is considered normal and prove that love and physical affection can be experienced and shown in different yet essential ways. Asexuality doesn’t exclude people from falling in love, experiencing forms of lust, or having a sexual relationship. Additionally, more stories are acknowledging that there is a wide range of identities creating an asexual spectrum, such as aroace, gray ace, or demisexual whose stories deserve to be told as well.Ĭontrary to popular belief, identifying as asexual, aromantic, or anywhere on the ace spectrum doesn’t imply that a person doesn’t experience or engage in sex or will never enter a relationship.
It’s encouraging, then, to see more books include characters that identify as asexual (people who do not experience sexual attraction) and aromantic (people who do not experience romantic attraction). For those in the LGBTQIA+ community, books containing well-written, full of depth characters and storylines have seen an emergence that, while still has a ways to go, is also worth celebrating.
If you’re an avid reader, it can be difficult to feel like you’re not represented (or represented well) in the broad selection of books available in the YA genre.
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