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Wanted to share this little doodle! Big love ❤️

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Hello, I'm Asmaa from north Gaza.

https://chuffed.org/project/129260-urgent-please-help-asma-and-shahd-to-survive-this-genocide

I come from a lifeless neighborhood with no color other than the color of blood and destruction.

I was born in 1991.

I'm a girl from a family of seven boys and six girls, and I'm the youngest.

My mother and I live in a house left to us by my father. I studied at university and graduated with a degree in basic education.

I worked in a private job.

I received a salary that covered my and my mother's expenses as much as possible.

We were happy until the war came.

The war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023.

Here, hell began for us in Gaza. I lost my job and became unemployed. My mother owns nothing, and I own nothing.

My mother was displaced to the southern Gaza Strip for 15 months. I didn't go with her. It was months of longing for my mother and siblings.

My brothers Mahmoud and Ashraf stayed behind.

We were displaced several times because I live in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood, a border area close to the army.

During the displacement on June 27, 2024, we left the house and raced along the road to escape the shells and planes. Then came the lightning strike. The shock was that death was faster than my brothers could escape...

Here, here, we lost our loved ones. I lost my brothers, the apple of my eye, Mahmoud and Ashraf. Mahmoud left no children. As for Ashraf, he left behind his sons who grieve, and my mother is in pain because they departed to God without a farewell, without a kiss on their foreheads, a farewell kiss. After a while, we returned home. The house had been severely damaged by demolition and stones that had fallen from their places, which used to shelter us and protect us. Now, nothing protects us except some worn-out tarpaulins that do not protect us from the heat of summer or the cold of winter. Our suffering is great, but with your help, we may reach a better and dignified life. I appeal to you to help me support myself, my mother, my loved ones, and my family. What you provide makes a difference in our lives as individuals.

We live in a world that has forgotten the meaning of humanity and giving. May God bless you all.

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Hello, fellow fandom-obsessed creatives! Please join us for the 10th (!!!) edition of #AggressivelyArospecWeek!

Every year, #AggressivelyArospecWeek (#AAW for short) is an occasion to promote the creation of arospec fancontent by arospec creators. For an entire week, people on the aromantic spectrum celebrate their experiences through fandom and art.

For this event, "fancontent" means any creation related to a fandom, whether it's a headcanon, a piece of meta, fanfic, fanart, a playlist,... All fandoms are welcome!

The content created for this event should center a character's arospec identity (this can be a canon identity or a headcanon).

We only accept entries from creators who identify as being on the aromantic spectrum or who are questioning whether they might be.

This event is an opportunity for creators to explore their identities through fanwork within a supportive community. It's also a perfect way for fans of all kinds (arospec or not) to enjoy art and have fun!

Join us from June 22 to June 28 2025 for an explosion of arospec fancontent on your dash!

To submit content to the event, please make a new post between June 22 and June 28 and tag it as #AggressivelyArospecWeek. You can also submit your work directly to our blog through the ask and submission boxes. Your post will then be shared on the Aggressively Arospec blog.

A collection will also be opened on Archive of Our Own to round up all the fanfics posted on there. Just search for "Aggressively Arospec Week '25" in the "Post to collections" tab when you're posting on AO3.

Help us make the 10th year of this event another success! We've only come this far through your support and creativity.

Please, take a second to share this post so your followers get to join in the fun as well 💚

(For more information, check out our "About" page or our FAQ section. If you need some inspiration, you can also check out all previous submissions in our #AggressivelyArospecWeek tag.)

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You don't have to give romance a chance. You don't have to give individual people a chance romantically.

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So, here I am

stay strong !

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There is no authority who decides who can use what label, you don't need anyone's permission to use a label you find useful.

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look at these critters!

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I'm running out of ideas for colours

. . .

Time to make mermaids based on Pride Flags!! ^_^

This is the Lesbian Mermaid with an Aromantic Jellyfish ^_^

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Being asexual still gives you agency over your own sexuality. You still choose how sexual you are or not. You still get the final say over what aspects of sexuality interest you or what you're comfortable with or not.

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pride spiders (spriders) i have an assload of this yarn so like if you want one lemme know

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Having external reasons for why, or partially why, a label might resonate with you doesn't make it any less true that it resonates.

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You can use as many or few labels (including none) for yourself as you want. Or describe yourself in as much or little detail as you want. This is your identity, and you're the only one who can say what feels right for you or not.

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You can pick or choose what aspects of sex/romance you're interested in or not, or that you want to participate in or not. It doesn't have to be all or nothing (though both are also valid), you can take whatever you want, leave whatever you don't.

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This stupid fucking thing i made

Do you see the vision-

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I have a character who is a cisgender lesbian woman. And she is allosexual, but aromantic (she realizes this later in her life after attempting dating and not really forming anything romantic with anyone) How would you suggest writing a character with this profile? Without falling into any harmful stereotype towards aroallo people?

I think a lot of negative aro-allo stereotypes come out of more general sex-negative viewpoints, basically there's this idea that sex and sexual feelings are bad/harmful/etc unless they're being used as an expression of romantic love or a romantic connection (which is of course not true). So I think just making sure to portray sex and her sexuality in a more sex-positive light or sex-neutral light will go a long way to avoiding any of the usual harmful stereotypes.

To elaborate on that a little bit, when people often assume when someone is interested in sex but not romance that they're using their sexual partners, lying to them, leading them on, etc. So just by portraying things in a more nuanced way that doesn't demonize romance-less sex/sexuality will help avoid most of the usual pitfalls.

(Of course this isn't to say you can't portray her making mistakes, being flawed, having to go through some self-discovery, etc. A character doesn't always have to act perfectly or have everything figured out right away or easily to be good representation.)

Other stereotypes aro-allo people often get are things like being shallow, emotionless, cruel/evil, etc. Or on the other side portrayed as having to make up for their aro-allo-ness as being more loving platonically, being a super-friend, etc. These can be a bit tricky because some aro-allo people do fit some of these stereotypes but what I'd try and avoid is equating these traits to aro-allo-ness specifically or something true of all aro-allo people, if any of them do happen to resemble your character.

Having your character's identity fleshed out can also go a long way to helping her seem more realistic and less of a stereotype. Is she romance repulsed/averse/indifferent/favourable? A mix? If she does experience romance-repulsion, what triggers it (fun thing about romance repulsion is the answer to this could be anything romance-related)? Other than sexual attraction does she experience other types of attraction (like asthetic, platonic, alterous, etc.)? Etc.

I'll throw this out to followers too, does anyone have their own insights or advice? Especially any aro-allos or aro-allo lesbians? Please do!

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Story of a girl with a cursed necklace that makes everyone attracted to her & she hates it, as an allegory for the oversexualization of women

as well as the delema that 'attractive' aro/ace/aroace people, especially women/those who are feminine deal with

is this anything?

Yeah, I think it's an interesting idea. Some people get sexualized/sexual attention whether they want it or not so it's relatable. It's also an interesting subversion since usually in fiction usually people are seeking out items/potions/etc that will make them more attractive. I'd definitely think it's worth developing.

Of course if any followers want to give their own feedback, please do.

Good luck if you decide to keep going, Anon!