Asexual Visibility and Education Network
online community of asexual people
Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN) is a network to inform and make asexuality visible.[1]
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Type of site | Advocacy group Virtual community |
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| Available in | 16 languages |
| Founded | March 10, 2001 |
| Founder(s) | David Jay |
| URL | asexuality |
AVEN was founded by David Jay in 2001. While studying at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, he came out as asexual and launched the AVEN website.[2][3] Referred to by Salon.com as the "unofficial online headquarters" of the asexual movement, AVEN is recognized as the largest asexual community online.[4] The main goal of the site is to create general acceptance and discussion of asexuality, as well as to facilitate the growth of a large asexual society online.[5][6][7][8] AVEN had more than 32,000 registered members in 2011[9] and 143,000 in 2022.[9]
References
change- ↑ "AVEN – The Asexual Visibility and Education Network". Stonewall. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ↑ Nast, Condé (2022-03-31). "What Does It Mean To Be Asexual?". them. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ↑ Sohn, Amy. "Asexuals - The Least Visible Sexual Minority - Nymag". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ↑ "Asexual and Proud!". Salon.com. 2005-05-26. Archived from the original on 2009-05-14.
- ↑ "About AVEN". Asexual Visibility and Education Network. Archived from the original on 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ↑ "¿Qué significa ser graysexual?". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ↑ "Así se vive sin deseo sexual". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ↑ Ayuso, Bárbara (2016-10-02). "Asexuales: ¿La cuarta orientación sexual?" (in Spanish). El País. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Forums - AVEN". Asexual Visibility and Education Network. Archived from the original on 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
