Today’s the day! ‘The Other A in LGBTQIA+’ by AUREA is officially out today! Dive into the powerful, personal stories of the aromantic community—our voices, our experiences, our truth. Read more about it here: https://www.aromanticism.org/en/news-feed/our-book-the-other-a-in-lgbtqia-coming-out-now. Grab your copy now and help us celebrate this milestone for aromantic visibility!

[Image description: light green square graphic on a white background. Large text on the graphic reads: “Today’s the day! ‘The Other A in LGBTQIA+’ by AUREA is officially out today!” Smaller text below it reads: “Dive into the powerful, personal stories of the aromantic community— our voices, our experiences, our truth. Grab your copy now and help us celebrate this milestone for aromantic visibility!” Below the graphic to the right is the cover of the book 'The Other A in LGBTQIA+’. At the bottom left of the image is AUREA’s logo. There are squiggly patterns in the colours of the aromantic flag across the background.]

‘The Other A in LGBTQIA+’ comes out tomorrow! Read our post on the Jessica Kingsley Publisher’s blog: https://blog.jkp.com/2026/05/making-aromanticism-visible/.

And receive a discount with the code %THEOTHERA when ordering directly through the JKP website! https://uk.jkp.com/discount/%2525THEOTHERA?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fthe-other-a-in-lgbtqia.

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Hear from another one of our ‘The Other A in LGBTQIA+’ authors, James Dillon (@aDillonDev on bluesky), on what it was like working on the book. Read about it on the AUREA website here: https://www.aromanticism.org/en/news-feed/aurea-book-authors

Pre-order your copy today! https://www.aromanticism.org/aurea-book

[Image description: Light green square graphic on a white background. Text on the graphic reads: “There’s so many different experiences under this [aromantic-spectrum] umbrella, and I love that so many people got to share theirs in their own words. James Dillon.” Below the graphic to the right is the cover of the book ‘The Other A in LGBTQIA+’. At the bottom left of the image is AUREA’s logo. There are squiggly patterns in the colours of the aromantic flag across the background.]

‘The Other A in LGBTQIA+’ comes out next week on May 21st!

Rachel, one of the authors, reflects on how she incorporated her lived experience in the book. Read about it on the AUREA website here: https://www.aromanticism.org/en/news-feed/aurea-book-authors.

Pre-order your copy today! https://www.aromanticism.org/aurea-book

[Image description: Light green square graphic on a white background. Text on the graphic reads: “I feel that aspec people can really lead the way when it comes to relationship boundaries. I really worked to emphasize that in the chapters that I worked on. Rachel Levi.” Below the graphic to the right is the cover of the book ‘The Other A in LGBTQIA+’. At the bottom left of the image is AUREA’s logo. There are squiggly patterns in the colours of the aromantic flag across the background.]

Annika @ace_arovolution, one of the authors of ‘The Other A in LGBTQIA+’, shares her experience of writing the book. Read about it on the AUREA website here: https://www.aromanticism.org/en/news-feed/aurea-book-authors

[Image description: Light green square graphic on a white background. Text on the graphic reads: “I also learned that I love digging into aro history specifically because it is right there but somehow, we don’t really talk about it. Annika Baumgart”. Under the quote is an image of two arrows crossing inside a wreath. Below the graphic to the right is the cover of the book ‘The Other A in LGBTQIA+’. At the bottom left of the image is AUREA’s logo. There are squiggly patterns in the colours of the aromantic flag across the background.]

AUREA’s book publication is approaching! ‘The Other A in LGBTQIA+’ is a collection of personal stories, insights, and experiences. Out May 21st—pre-order your copy today and support aromantic visibility!

[Image description: light green square graphic on a white background. Large text on the graphic reads: “AUREA’s book publication is approaching!” Smaller text below reads: “Out May 21st - pre-order your copy today and support aromantic visibility!” Below the graphic to the right is the cover of the book ‘The Other A in LGBTQIA+’. At the bottom left of the image is AUREA’s logo. There are squiggly patterns in the colours of the aromantic flag across the background.]

Find out what’s going on in the aromantic community this month!

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This ASAW, AUREA team member Heidi joined a panel on amatonormativity with Tyeewhyee, host of the Aspec Podcast. In return, our news team did an interview with Tyeewhyee! Read it featured on the AUREA website here.

You can watch the ASAW episode of the Aspec podcast here.

Find out more about Tyeewhyee here!

Recruitment is now closed as we have reached the maximum number of participants. Thank you for the overwhelming interest and support, and for everyone’s willingness to contribute to research highlighting aromantic experiences!

The research study explores identity formation along with perspectives on romance, relationships, and the influence of societal norms.

Participation involves a confidential 1–1.5 hour interview. Compensation will be provided.

To participate or learn more, please contact Elisha (Principal Investigator) at egali025@uottawa.ca

This study has been approved by the University of Ottawa Research Ethics Board (S-02-26-12332), is supervised by Dr. Cristelle Audet, and funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

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AUREA team member UnYoung shares her experience at Aspec Nederland’s Aro Fest this ASAW for our latest news feature. We love to hear about in-person meet-ups - we’ll include them in our What’s Going On series, or share a story with us about organizing or attending an event for our news feed!

Read about Aro Fest here: https://www.aromanticism.org/en/news-feed/in-person-meet-up-aro-fest-netherlands