Since Pride Month is almost upon us, I just want to make sure that ANYONE who identifies as aspec knows that this is your month, too!
Whether you identify as ace, aro, demi, grey, or any micro label, or combination that's well known or hardly know at all. You are valid, and YOU ARE part of the LGBTQA+ community. Never forget that!!
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I wish some aces would stop excluding other aces with complex sexual experiences. like I get why but you have to realize that being ace does not mean they don't enjoy sexual experiences and it's weird when you complain about allo people and boil it down to "people who have sexual experiences" and also shame people for their sex life and kinks as if your own community doesnt INCLUDE those people. because there are other aces out there who still masturbate, who feel sexually attracted to their own body, who barely experiences sexual attraction but still enjoys sex, who like consuming sexual media, who like sfw kink. being ace is so so much more complex than just "disliking sex". and also aromantic exclusionism in the same genre of posts is something i see a lot. especially aro allos. I hate hate hate seeing a community that SHOULD be inclusive boil down sexuality and exclude people.
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btw that "slippery slope" bullshit argument being used when talking about accepting asexual, aromantic & agender people into the queer community is the exact same logic that was applied to scare people out of accepting gay men in early 1900s america. it's a bad argument, you do not have to silence other queers so you can be heard. let us have a voice, too. thanks
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The Aspec Questionaire
Aspec is such a vast category and one some folks (especially allo folks) tend to treat like a monolith. So I thought it’d be good to do a little questionnaire to demonstrate.
(Skip anything you don’t want to answer.)
1. How do you identify?
2. How do you feel about the following, one word answers are fine if you want:
- - Romance
- - Touching
- - Hugging
- - Kissing
- - Sex
- - Love
- - Queer Platonic Relationships
- - A Significant Other
- - One Night Stands
- - Porn (Video)
- - Smut (Written)
- - Dates/Dating
3. What is the thing you think most people misunderstand about your identity?
4. Have you encountered aphobia in your life?
5. Anything else you’d like to add on the topic?
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The thing about how when I tell people offline that I'm aroace they usually go "Oh, I didn't know that was a thing!" is like. It’s a good response, it’s good that the response I get generally isn’t outright aphobic, but it reminds me just how much they don't know. Like. The sheer range of the aro and ace spectrums and the experiences relating to attraction that I see people in those communities talk about, the amount of breaking down of attraction and relationships, the amount of discussion about ALLLLLLLLL the hecking nuance both of those can have, and like. So many people literally Do Not Know that even the words "aromantic" and "asexual" exist. And just "doesn't feel attraction" is the easiest and most basic thing here to understand. It’s the tip of the iceberg. It’s the tip of a really really freaking huge iceberg. And plenty of allos have a hard time wrapping their heads around even that, let alone all the many more identities and many many more kinds of experiences on these spectrums. So many people literally do not know that not feeling attraction the way they do is a thing. So many people, like, the VAST majority of the population, are entirely confined to this incredibly freaking limited ONE standard concept of how attraction and relationships can work that seems mandated for everycreature. So many people don't even know that anything outside of that exists. And SO MUCH outside of that can exist. It's some straight-up allegory of the cave junk.
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I think the label aroaceflux, aroflux and aceflux need more popularity... Y'know, as a treat...
Or maybe I am just desperare to get to know more peeps like me 😭
I care about QPRs! I care about alterous relationships! I care about romantic and sexual relationships! I care about relationships that are strictly romantic or strictly sexual!
Having said that...
*gigantic inhale
I am fond of all aromantics and asexuals, of all labels, microlabels and flavor of pies!
You aren't bad for never feeling romantic and/or sexual attraction and not wanting anything to do with romance or sex!
You aren't bad for occasionally feeling romantic or sexual attraction!
You aren't bad for feeling sexual or romantic attraction only after you have forged a bond with a person!
You aren't bad for not feeling either attraction but wanting sex and romance anyway!
You aren't bad for not wanting either sex or romance, no matter what circumstance you're in in regards to attraction, whether you never have It or you occasionally do!
You aren't bad for only wanting either sex or romance, or feeling only one type of attraction!
You aren't bad for wanting sex or/and romance one day, and then not wanting it, abhorring it, or feeling indifferent the next day! You aren't bad for the absence or presence of you attraction!
You aren't bad for not having crushes! You aren't bad for having crushes in the past and not having them anymore! You aren't bad if you've never had them and now you have one!
You aren't bad for having a crush on a person and not having it anymore, either because the person reciprocated or just because!
You aren't bad for not having a crush on anyone unless they confess to you/are attracted to you first!
You aren't bad if you are confused about what type of attraction you are feeling, or if you feel an attraction that isn't romantic or sexual, whether It is platonic or alterous!
You aren't bad if you are loveless, heartless! You matter just as much as aspecs that aren't! You are appreciated!
You aren't bad for only wanting friends! You aren't bad for not wanting them!
You aren't bad for only wanting a QPR! You aren't bad for seeking out other relationship types either!
You are valid! Don't let the system get you down!
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I wanted to add more tags and make many others flags with the color emojis but it's impossible!
I feel like I am missing some people! Sorry!
Bye! You are all welcome in the aspec community!
Foxy says hi and she hopes she hasn't missed anyone even though she probably has, but I can only put thirty tags max and I have forgotten some labels but no matter what labels or flavor or aro, ace, or aroace or aspec you are, I really cherish you and wish you good days!
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