#afamilial

[nexus-nebulae]

petition to call wondering if you're aspec "a-speculation"

[monstrousparalysis]

Fuck it, on this Valentine's Day, here's a post devoted to every single aromantic who fits the negative stereotypes!

Every aroallo, no matter what other labels they use!

Loveless aromantics, especially ones who are loud about not feeling love and refuse to listen to the countless "but what about"s!

Aromantics who don't feel other, even more "universal" attractions, like platonic or familial ones!

Aromantics who lack empathy, who are "cold", who prefer logic over emotion!

Nonhuman aromantics, especially the loveless ones, for whom "Love is what makes us human" is a dismissal in both directions!

Aromantics with trauma, trust issues, or fears of intimacy!

And of course: the aromantics with personality disorders, especially the narcissistic or antisocial aromantics!

If you meet one or more of the above criteria, you are entitled to keep being who the fuck you are and to do so with pride!

Arophobia is not our fault, it is the fault of the arophobes who use our image to justify attacking others. We are hurting nobody just by existing as we are.

No matter what you want in terms of relationships, be that friends with benefits, queerplatonic partners, multiple partners, or no partners at all, ever, I hope you get it!

[redysetdare]

Some of you people need to stop acting so shitty over aspec stereotypes because it's starting to get to a point that you are just shitting on the people who experiences match the stereotypes and it's hurting a lot more aspects than it's helping.

[oroniusn]

yeah..I turned your favorite character Aspec when you looked away..yeeaah it’s permanent, not sorry at all get bent my man

(Hey drop your favorite aspec headcanons in the tags I need more added to the collection, it doesn’t even need any evidence just throw them in)

[rottinqbonezz]

MORE SHOUTOUTS!!

shout out to aspec people (who are):

aroallo

alloace

aroace

afamilial

aplatonic

feel 0 sexual attraction

feel 0 romantic attraction

feel 0 romantic and sexual attraction

feel 0 platonic attraction

feel 0 familial attraction

feel 0 platonic, familial, romantic, and sexual attraction

feel a mix of these

identify as aspec but still feel a certain type of attraction

use many labels despite being aro/ace

use ‘contradicting’ labels

cupioromantic

caedsexual/romantic

idemromantic/sexual

quoisexual/romantic

heterosexual aro/aces

lesbian aro/aces

gay aro/aces

trans aro/aces

agender aro/aces

transmasc aro/aces

transfem aro/aces

transneutral aro/aces

demigender aro/aces

genderfuck aro/aces

aro/aces that are poc

fat aro/aces

disabled aro/aces

caedfamilial

caedplatonic

SHOUT OUT TO ALL YOU PEOPLE!!

🚨 TERFs, radfem, homophobes, transphobes, ableist, etc. DNI 🚨

[that-disabled-princess]

Sorry to all the A's I couldn't fit on here!

[lovelessrage]

If you want to move forward in advocacy, you have to remove the stigma about not loving someone in any way, shape, or form. It doesn't mean you hate them, just... you don't love them. That binary of love/hate needs to be broken down for all types of love. This applies to aros and aces in relationships, yes, but goes double for aplatonics and afamilials who don't love their family or friends. Not loving someone isn't a condemnation of that person, it just means you don't feel that way about them. Lacking love doesn't mean you wish someone harm.

[entropy-sea-system]

ppl who actually include atertiary, aplatonic, afamilial, etc. when you say 'aspec' please reblog this if you are ok with reblogging

[3scapethevoid]

A dose of validation for a-spec identities!

You're valid if you're aplatonic and don't have friends!

You're valid if you're aplatonic and do have friends!

You're valid if you're afamilial and aren't close with your family and/or familial figures OR don't have any!

You're valid if you're afamilial and are close with your family and/or familial figures if you have any!

You're valid if you're aqueerplatonic and don't engage in queerplatonic relationships!

You're valid if you're aqueerplatonic and do engage in queerplatonic relationships!

You're valid if you're aromantic and don't engage in romantic relationships!

You're valid if you're aromantic and do engage in romantic relationships!

You're valid if you're asexual and don't engage in sexual relationships/intercourse!

You're valid if you're asexual and do engage in sexual relationships/intercourse!

You're valid if you're the 'stereotype' of your label!

You're valid if you have any label that 'contradicts' with your actions/feelings!

You're valid if you aren't a-spec or don't consider yourself a-spec or don't use labels but are still attraction-repulsed, ambivalent, or whatever!

You can't control what you do and don't feel and no one else should either, be proud of who you are, no matter how 'absurd' or 'unnatural' it is to others. You are all valid! <3

[chaotic-carnifex]

Loveless aros are a valuable part of the aromantic community

Aplatonic aros are a valuable part of the aromantic community

Afamilial aros are a valuable part of the aromantic community

Heartless aros are a valuable part of the aromantic community

Their perspectives are important and valuable and their voices deserve to be heard

Aromantic spaces must account for them and their safety

A space that is not safe for loveless, aplatonic, afamilial and heartless aros is not a safe space for aromantics

This is not up for debate

[fallenrain40]

"aroace people can still have relationships-" NOT ALL OF THEM CAN. YOU KNOW THAT RIGHT. WHY DO YOU WORD IT AS "aroaces can still be in relationships" AND NOT "some can have relationships, and others cannot."? WHY MUST YOU INSIST THAT WE STILL CAN LOVE IN SOME WAY. WHY DOES IT MATTER. WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO LOVE. WHY, WHEN TALKING ABOUT AROACES, DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO IMPLY THAT IT'S OUR OTHER WAYS OF LOVING THAT MAKES US ACCEPTABLE? WHY CAN'T THE FACT WE DON'T LOVE MAKE US GOOD PEOPLE? WHY IS THERE ALWAYS AN EMPHASIS ON THE OTHER WAYS WE LOVE, OR THE AROACES THAT CAN STILL DATE, AND NOT ON OUR LACK OF LOVE? IT FEELS TO ME, LIKE YOU ARE TRYING TO PUSH ASIDE THAT ASPECT OF OUR IDENTITY, BECUASE IT'S TOO STRANGE TO YOU. YOU MAY NOT SAY IT OUTLOUD, BUT THERE'S STILL A STIGMA AROUND LOVELESSNESS. IN YOUR MIND, YOU STILL ARE VIEWING LOVELESS PEOPLE AS LESS MORAL OR GOOD, AREN'T YOU? OTHERWISE, YOU WOULD CELEBRATE OUR LOVELESSNESS, NOT SHOVE IT ASIDE BECUASE "THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO LOVE"

[saffigon]

Happy Lesbian Visibility Week to Aspec Lesbians!

Aromantic Lesbians Asexual Lesbians AroAce Lesbians AroAllo Lesbians AlloAce Lesbians

Aplatonic Lesbians Aqueerplatonic Lesbians Afamilial Lesbians Asensual Lesbians Analterous Lesbians Nonaesthetic Lesbians

Aspec Lesbians who never want to enter a romantic relationship Aspec Lesbians who never want to have sex Aspec Lesbians in relationships of any kind

Aspec Lesbians are fucking rad

[theacewithmace]

very tired of people referring to aspec as arospec and acespec only. aspec includes other identities like aplspec, afamspec, asenspec, anaspec, and more: they're all included under aspec. stop defining aspec as "aro and ace only" when there's more than just asexuality and aromanticism under the umbrella; of course, aces and aros are a part of aspec identities, but they aren't the only ones.

[aroapl]

A special shout out to aros that are also aplatonic, afamilial, and/or loveless on this fine day. You don't have to replace romantic love with love for friends, family, or anyone else. You don't owe the world love, and you're wonderful just as you are.

[momiji-kitsune]

For all those people who think the A in LGBTQIA+ stands for Ally...

How is being a descent human being queer??? How is not being a literal homophobe/transphobe/biphobe/intersexphobe/aphobe worthy of praise???

Congratulations, you're not an asshole. That does not mean you're part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

[neopronouns]

image id: nine square images. each one has two flags in the background, with the amatopunk flag on the right side. in order, the flag on the left side of each image is aplatonic, heartless aro, afamilial, nonaesthetic, loveless aro, asensual, aqueerplatonic, aemotional, and atertiary.

each image has all-caps white text with a thin black outline over it. in order, they read: 'aplatonics belong in amatopunk', 'heartless aros belong in amatopunk', 'afamilials belong in amatopunk', 'nonaesthetics belong in amatopunk', 'loveless aros belong in amatopunk', 'asensuals belong in amatopunk', 'aqueerplatonics belong in amatopunk', 'aemotionals belong in amatopunk', and 'atertiaries belong in amatopunk'. end id.

banner id: a 1500x150 teal banner with the words ‘please read my dni before interacting’ in large white text in the center. end id.

some amatopunk + aspec identities affirmation edits for anon to remind folks that your amatopunk posts should include more than just aros and aces!

dni link