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Ace playing cards, due to the phonetic shortening from asexual to ace, are sometimes used to represent asexuality. The ace of hearts and ace of spades are used to symbolize romantic asexuality and aromantic asexuality respectively. [48] Likewise, the ace of clubs is used to symbolize gray asexuality and gray aromantics, and the ace of diamonds is used to symbolize demi-romantics and demisexuals. [49] a b Kinsey, Alfred C. (1948). Sexual Behavior in the Human Male. W.B. Saunders. ISBN 978-0-253-33412-1.

Aoki, Deb (March 11, 2008). "Interview: Erica Friedman". About.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2008 . Retrieved January 11, 2021. Asexual Visibility and Education Network: " Overview". Asexual Visibility and Education Network. ( Archived on December 17, 2021). a b c DePaulo, Bella (September 26, 2011). "ASEXUALS: Who Are They and Why Are They Important?". Psychology Today. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015 . Retrieved December 13, 2011. PRIDE FLAGS". Queer Lexicon (in German). 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023 . Retrieved 16 August 2023. The first study that gave empirical data about asexuals was published in 1983 by Paula Nurius, concerning the relationship between sexual orientation and mental health. [49] 689 subjects—most of whom were students at various universities in the United States taking psychology or sociology classes—were given several surveys, including four clinical well-being scales. Results showed that asexuals were more likely to have low self-esteem and more likely to be depressed than members of other sexual orientations; 25.88% of heterosexuals, 26.54% bisexuals (called "ambisexuals"), 29.88% of homosexuals, and 33.57% of asexuals were reported to have problems with self-esteem. A similar trend existed for depression. Nurius did not believe that firm conclusions can be drawn from this for a variety of reasons. [49] [50]

Violets and their color became a special code used by lesbians and bisexual women. [24] [25] [26] The symbolism of the flower derives from several fragments of poems by Sappho in which she describes a lover wearing garlands or a crown with violets. [27] [28] In 1926, the play La Prisonnière by Édouard Bourdet used a bouquet of violets to signify lesbian love. [29] When the play became subject to censorship, many Parisian lesbians wore violets to demonstrate solidarity with its lesbian subject matter. [30] A white lily, the de facto symbol of the yuri genre a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u McElroy, D.R. (2020). Signs & Symbols of the World: Over 1,001 Visual Signs Explained. New York, New York: Wellfleet Press. p.198. ISBN 978-1577151869. Aleksondra Hultquist; Elizabeth J. Mathews (2016). New Perspectives on Delarivier Manley and Eighteenth Century Literature: Power, Sex, and Text. Routledge. p.123. ISBN 978-1317196921. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019 . Retrieved January 4, 2017. Chauncey, George (1994). Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890–1940. New York, New York: Basic Books. p.52. ISBN 978-0-465-02633-3. a b "FAQ". International Asexuality Day (IAD). Archived from the original on March 7, 2021 . Retrieved April 8, 2021.Brigham, Bob (June 17, 2003). "The Man Who Invented the High-Five". SB Nation . Retrieved July 25, 2014. Lesbians and the Third Reich". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . Retrieved 16 January 2015.