#and aplatonic spectrum

[assorted-entities]

Why is people so hard? NOT SEXUALLY!!! WAIT!!! I mean being social and shit. It's so hard. It's just not who I am. Another day of hating myself Ig. And possibly isolating from my "friends" (not their fault).

-elliot

[bananahkim]

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week!

[sillylilneurodivergent]

Guys, it happened. I’m an

AAAAAA (aromantic, asexual, agender, with autism, adhd, & anxiety)

[aaa-battery-not-rechargeable]

A does not stand for ally, it stands for ASPECS. aros and aces and agenders and aplatonics and ASPECS damn it.

i will fucking swallow a motherfucker whole if I hear that argument again.

[isabellascarlett1]

Happy Aro Week to:

- Aplatonic Aros 💗

- BIPOC Aros 💗

- Neurodivergent Aros 💗

- Aro Lesbians 💗

- Aro Gays 💗

- Non-monogamous Aros 💗

- Trans Aros 💗

- Romance repulsed Aros 💗

- Romance favorable Aros 💗

- AlloAros 💗

- AroAces 💗

- Aros in romantic relationships 💗

- Aros in Queerplatonic relationships 💗

- Hyperromantic Aros 💗

- All Aros 💞

[genderqueerdykes]

i want to see more asexual, aromantic & aspectrum representation this year during pride month 2024. we've been made to feel like we're not queer at all, and when we are seen as queer, we are pushed to the VERY bottom of the priority list, seen as not as queer as others, or not a priority because we do not suffer from any kind of oppression.

i want to break the silence on this matter this year. even if an aspectrum person isn't affected by any sort of societal oppression, they still deserve to have a space to talk about how they experience their identity. having a complicated relationship or no relationship at all with romantic feelings and relationships in a society that guilt trips people into developing romantic relationships starting in their teens is not in line with our societal view of what is "normal" and "correct". constantly being told that you "haven't found the right one" is harassment.

Not experiencing sexual attraction, refusing to have sex, or having a complicated relationship with sexual feelings is 100% queer and outside of the norm in a sex-obsessed society that guilt and mocks people for not having experienced it, and at the worst of time, forces it on people, telling them that they'll have a changed opinion of they just experienced it for themselves. being guilted or forced into interacting with sexual media or having friends try to force you into sleeping with someone is harassment and assault.

having a complicated relationship with gender that results in someone feeling agender, whether they have no gender at all, or have a gender that feels partially agender and partially another gender often results in someone being told they're confused, or have no idea what they're talking about. many people refuse to acknowledge someone who totally lacks a gender identity, or identifies with gender neutrality.

aplatonic people are frequently told they are losers, or just have anxiety or are experiencing their feelings due to depression or something similar. aplatonic people are told they do not understand their own feelings, when it is a very valid experience to not experience platonic feelings or have a very complicated relationship with them that leads one to feel happier not engaging in those relationships.

these are very real issues aspectrum people face. even if an aspec person doesn't face these problems, they are still queer. they are still aromantic, asexual, agender, aplatonic, or some other like of aspec. you don't get to tell them how they experience their identity, and you don't get to tell them they're not queer or don't experience hardships and denial of their identity. i want to see more people talking about and accepting these identities in 2024. no more pushing aspectrum people to the back, we are here in the front with everyone else, shouting alongside you. we all deserve to be heard- including asexuals, aromantics, agender people, aplatonic people and other aspectrum folks. we are all shouting for our rights together. let's shout for each other, too.

[flagautismguy]

alt ace-spec, aro-spec and apl-spec flags

symbols used : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

based on these flags : 1, 2, 3, 4

[normystical]

VITAL REMINDER THAT "PLATONIC" IS NOT THE SAME AS "NONSEXUAL"!!!

Friends can have sex platonically!

Some asexuals are also aplatonic!

PLEASE stop using these terms interchangeably! PLEASE!

[papercranesandpride]

Happy aplatonic visibility day! Here are some reminders!

Not everyone feels platonic attraction

Not everyone has or wants friends

Aplatonics can still be social (I'm extremely social), but also a lot of us just don't have the same socialization needs as alloplatonics. If your first question for aplatonics is "how do you fulfill the need for socialization without friends?" please consider why you think that's something that everyone needs

Conversations and interactions with strangers and acquaintances can be just as meaningful and fulfilling as those with friends

Friendship, like any relationship, should require explicit consent and a conversation. Don't start referring to people as friends without discussing it first

Friend and bestie are not casual terms to say to anyone; ask for consent before you use them

Platonic does not mean non-romantic. It specifically refers to relationships between friends. If you want to say something without romantic intent, say you mean it non-romantically

Aspec means more than just aro and/or ace. Atertiaries are here too. That doesn't just mean aplatonics, but also afamilials, asensuals, anaesthetics/nonaesthetics, etc

Not all aspecs value friendship above all. Not all aspecs want QPRs

Not all aplatonics are aromantic. Not all aplatonics are loveless. Not all aplatonics are asexual. Not all aplatonics are afamilial

Anyway, have a lovely day my fellow apples! Don't forget that you can't commit crimes today without being caught

[neptune-scythe]

the older I get the more a-spec I get and tbh that's super slay for me

[scyththing]

ೀㅤㅤCluster B attraction flags

Remakes of my old post

FPattraction - BPD exclusive

An aro/ace/apl (depending on how it is used) label where an individual only or mostly feels attraction towards their favorite person. Can be any type of attraction (romantic, sexual, platonic,etc)

ATPattraction - HPD exclusive

An aro/ace/apl (depending on how it is used) label where an individual only or mostly feels attraction towards their attention person. Can be any type of attraction (romantic, sexual, platonic,etc)

CHPattraction + EPattraction - NPD exclusive

An aro/ace/apl (depending on how it is used) label where an individual only or mostly feels attraction towards their chosen₁ and/or equal₂ person. Can be any type of attraction (romantic, sexual, platonic,etc)

EXPattraction + PICattraction - ASPD exclusive

An aro/ace/apl (depending on how it is used) label where an individual only or mostly feels attraction towards their exception₁ and/or partner in crime₂ person. Can be any type of attraction (romantic, sexual, platonic,etc)

 ྀི◟ ͜ ̣̣̥⠀Tagging: @heliotropecollective

[solidwater05]

I'm greyplatonic. I've been greyromantic, too. And I realized that being a grey aspec is lonely

I don't fit in with allos, so I go to aspec spaces, but I don't fit in with aspecs either. When the aro community in general talked about not having crushes, I felt left out as a greyro who had crushes. When the apl community in general talks about not loving their friends, I feel left out as a greyro who, very rarely, loves some of their friends.

So, I'm making this post for all aspecs who feel too aspec for the allos, and too allo for the aspecs. For aspecs who love too much for aspec communities, but not enough for allos.

For all aspecs who feel attraction. For aspecs whose attraction is abundant but weak, rare but very strong, and everything in between.

For all acespecs who have sex and arospecs who date and all other aspecs who engage in activities without attraction.

For all aspecs who worry that their attraction and existence inherently support oppressive social structures.

For all aspecs who have never seen someone else like them. For aspecs who feel invisible.

For aspecs who feel like they don't belong.

I'm making this post for all shades of grey aspecs, no matter how light or dark, to let them know that we belong.

[greenteaandtattoos]

aphobes are just jealous. like, yeah, we live our lives outside the fundamental societal norm, even beyond the queer community. we're just that rad. you wish you could be like us. go throw a tantrum about it somewhere else.

[thehorrorwood]

ི AROAPL . ꫂ ၴႅၴ

━━╋ Aroapl is a term to describe someone that is both aromantic (abscense of romantic attraction) and aplatonic (absense of platonic attraction). This person may or may not experience sexual attraction !

THIS IS AN ALTERNATIVE FLAG NOT COINED BY US

[doomsdayradio]

i love you mspec lesbians and bi lesbians and pan lesbians and omni lesbians and ply lesbians and abro lesbians and mspec gays and bi gays and pan gays and omni gays and ply gays and abro gays and mspec straights and bi straights and pan straights and omni straights and ply straights and abro straights and abros and gaybians and lesboys and trans man lesbians and turigirls and trans woman gays and enbyhets and aplatonics/aplspecs

[lovesick-coining]

Intusplatonic / Intraplatonic

[pt: Intusplatonic or Intraplatonic /end pt]

Intusplatonic / Intraplatonic - A term for when you only feel platonic attraction to those in your own system.

(No spoons for ID, sorry!)

Self indulgent coining

The flag layouts used are the ones I saw in this post made by @extranthaeic

The colors used for this are from this Aplatonic Spectrum flag made by @acore-ballt

One does not need to identify as being aplspec to use this term/flag, our headmate we made this for just happens to identify as aplatonic/aplspec so we went ahead and used that flags color palette for this term

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