[1][2][3][4] Paramo identifies on the asexual and aromantic spectrum and advocates for people of similar experience to express themselves toward expanding society's ideas of human sexuality, romance, and gender identity.

[2][8] Paramo created Aze on October 5, 2016 (at the time under the name The Asexual) while attending California State University, Fullerton as a graduate student in American Studies.

[9][10] The journal was created because of what Paramo saw as an absence of places for asexual people to publish their creative work: "I knew their experiences, stories, perspectives, and voices needed a space of expression.

[19] Paramo published the book Ending the Pursuit: Asexuality, Aromanticism, and Agender Identity with Unbound in 2024, which questioned social norms of sex, romance, and gender.

"[8] In an interview for Geeks OUT, Paramo spoke to the inclusion of poetry in the book as a hybrid method of bringing together critical and creative expressions.