Events

The Aromanticism and Asexuality Research Network Leeds was founded last year during Ace Week, which means that the network will turn one year old soon! We want to celebrate this occasion with our anniversary celebration on Wednesday, 28. October, at 6pm (UK) with all of you on Zoom! 

We will hear some speeches by two of our organisers and listen to the new members of the network introduce themselves and their work.
Join us to celebrate!  

Join on Zoom

Peer Support Working Group
for Aro/Ace Scholars

The first exploratory meeting of the Peer Support Working Group will take place online on Tuesday, 27 October, from 2-3pm (UK).
It is an opportunity to begin to brainstorm how we as a network might provide peer support to one another in various ways, as well as a space to share difficult experiences we have faced as asexual/aromantic researchers.

Please register your interest to attend by Wednesday, 21 October to: rachel.bayer@ucdconnect.ie. All are welcome to join!

Past Events

  • Our Aro/Ace Talk Series 2026 brought together for the first time talks by researchers, academics, and activists who give insights into their projects and current topics in aro/ace research in a publicly accessible format.
    Find out more about the talk series and watch the recordings here.

  • Shouldn’t It Be Loverly?
    The Aro/Ace Origins of My Fair Lady

    19 February 2026 | 7pm | The Bookish Type, Leeds (in-person)
    An Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week Event

    The 1956 musical and 1964 film adaptation of My Fair Lady are among the most referenced love stories in modern media. At this event for Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week, Dr JT Welsch (University of York) will explore the roots of this romantic classic and what it reveals about the erasure of asexual and aromantic (aro/ace) experiences from (queer) history. 

  • Laurin Tirpitz and Ela Przybyło organised a workshop “On Asexualites. Crossdisciplinary Perspectives” on 6&7 December 2025 in Berlin. Many network members attended, presented, and had productive discussions with other asexuality studies scholars, activists, and community members.
    Workshop Website: https://laurin.tirpitz.me/event/aceworkshop25/

  • 21 October 2025, 10-12 a.m.

    The first activity of the network was an online networking meeting for members to introduce themselves and their research, exchange ideas, and shape the direction of the network.

  • The Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network was launched to coincide with Ace Week (19-25 October 2025).