Asexual and Aromantic Characters on TV

 

Asexual and Aromantic Characters in Television*

*all data is independently verified by Ace Los Angeles before being included here

Summary of Data:

In the history of television there have been 23 confirmed asexual characters on screen: 

-13 are women, 9 are men, and 1 is nonbinary. 

-9 are hetero-romantic, 3 are homo-romantic, 1 is bi-romantic, 6 are aromantic, the remaining 4 are undetermined. 

-10 are people of color, 3 are Latinx: two women and one man, 3 are Black: a man, a woman, and a nonbinary person, 3 are East Asian: 1 man and 2 women, 1 is a Southeast Asian woman.

(2 are non-human animated characters)

-12 of the characters appeared on shows that were produced outside of the United States. 

Methodology: 

In order for a character to be considered asexual, the label ace or asexual must be used in text as a legitimate description of the character.

Or 

The identity/experience of the character must be described/shown in the text in a way that reflects asexuality and the character must be labeled asexual by a significant authority such as the showrunner.

A character is included only if they have appeared and spoken in a minimum of 3 episodes.

Romantic orientation is determined based on a) identity label stated by asexual character (ie bi-romantic, or lesbian) or significant production authority  b) gender of previous, current, or future hypothetical love interests of character c) statements made by character around the concept or dating/relationships/romance.

If romantic orientation is not explicitly stated it is marked as assumed based on meeting the above criteria b or c. If non of the above criteria apply the character’s romantic orientation is listed as unstated.

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