#arospec awarness week

[soonerbuydefyinggravity]

A reminder that Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week is next week, Feb 19-25. Or 20-26, depends on your version.

[papier-ciseaux]

Happy ASAW 2024, here's something about community !

[sparrrorow-art]

happy aro week from this aro bird

[sparrow-the-tired-lesbian]

if I see one more “straight people on the aromantic and/or asexual spectrum don’t count” I will personally light shit on fire

If you’re heterosexual and aromantic, you’re valid. If you’re asexual and heteroromantic, fuck yeah, you’re valid too. You belong here, in LGBTQIA+ spaces, and I love and accept you here. You belong at the pride parade, you belong in the LGBTQIA+ clubs at your school or university, and you belong in the LGBTQIA+ community.

We love you. You belong. anyone who says otherwise can go fuck themselves.

[mysteriousboo]

look what i saw at my public library!! makes me insanely happy, lol!!! HAPPY AROMANTIC SPECTRUM AWARENESS WEEK!!!

this one middle-aged guy saw me take a picture of this, so he paused and looked as well!! guys, it made me happy that more people are gonna walk by the shelf and pick up a book to read and become more aware of our existence, lol!!

[theacecouple]

It's official! We got the state of Kansas to formally recognize Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week this year!

February 18-24, 2024 DON'T YOU FORGET!

[canonically47]

don’t let my love for reblogging my silly ships stop you from knowing how aromantic i am. i am so mantic i’m aro. i have um. an arrow. or something. um. line?

[trashedinpluto-jpg]

listening to universe city in the library while ur besties have their enemies to lovers arc... it's all a part of the georgia warr aroace experience ✨️

happy arospec awareness week! 💚🤍🩶🖤

[rererereiii-151]

HAPPY AROSPEC AWARENESS WEEK EVERYONE!!!! (<-barely made it in time)

[shmaroace]

i'm going to be honest that yes i do love increased awareness of asexuality but i am so, so tired of having aromanticism purposefully ignored because "there's ace rep!!". asexuality and aromanticism are NOT the same thing and they both deserve representation and awareness outside of each other.

[aro-bird]

Okay, for aro awareness week, I need you all to start recognizing that:

NOT EVERYONE IN THE ARO COMMUNITY IS FROM THE UNITED STATES OR EUROPE.

Please, when we're having discussions about aphobia, allonormativity amatonormativity, and other issues for the love of god STOP PRETENDING THAT WE DON'T EXIST AND LISTEN TO US!

We aren't just your token aros that exist in the other side of the world just for you to prove that we are everywhere or whatever point you're trying to make, we are living, breathing human beings and members of the aro community and we deserve respect and to be remembered not as a point in your discourse but as equals.

I am sick and tired of people just assuming that everyone in the community is either from the United States or Europe and only centering those voices in the discussion. We exist too.

[swanloyd]

🕯️ Wow! Can you believe light whisperer was confirmed aspec! 💫What an icon ✨ Btw happy aromantic spectrum awareness week to all the coolest ppl from aro country! 🏹💚💛🤍🩶🖤

[avenpt]

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week!! All aro-specs are valid and belong in the queer community! If anyone tells you otherwise, then they're WRONG and they can answer to us. We've got your back!

[image description: the aromantic flag colors (dark green, light green, white, gray, black) in the background with green text on top that reads "Happy Arospec Week! 2024", and the AVEN logo in the lower right corner]

[sir-arlieosaurus-lung-struggler]

I've started scrolling through aro tags & scheduling aro positive stuff for 12:34 pm on 2/14/24 lol

I think i have ~5-10 so far & plan to add onto that. Lets get #aromantic trending this valentines day

All us aros hating on amatonormativity together <2: 🖕🏾🖕🏼🖕🏿🖕🏻🖕🏽🖕🏾🖕🏽🖕🏿🖕🏼🖕🏻🖕🏽🖕🏾🖕🏼🖕🏿🖕🏽🖕🏻🖕🏼🖕🏾🖕🏿🖕🏽🖕🏾🖕🏼🖕🏿🖕🏽🖕🏻🖕🏾🖕🏼🖕🏿🖕🏻🖕🏼🖕🏾🖕🏽🖕🏿🖕🏼🖕🏾🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏼

[our-arospec-experience]

Amatonormativity

Assuming that everyone wants to get married, and unmarried/unpartnered people are unhappy or lonely

Treating romantic relationships as more important than friendships

The structuring of society around married couples (housing, taxes, etc.)

“Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend yet?”

What harm can it do?

Arospec people can feel broken or like something is missing

people feel pressured to date even if they don't want to

People who are single or in nontraditional relationships (polyamorous, open, queerplatonic) are looked down on by others and by society

Romantic relationships are expected to take priority over friendships

People who are not in romantic relationships may be left out of conversations and events which revolve around couples

What can you do?

Acknowledge that not all people experience sexual and/or romantic attraction, and not all people desire a long-term, monogamous romantic relationship

Challenge assumptions that romantic/sexual relationships must be the most important relationships in someone’s life

Challenge structures that give couples benefits over single people or people in polyamorous relationships

Educate others about these concepts

Promote ace and aro creators and support ace and aro representation in media

remember my dear arospec friends, you are valid no matter what, and are not broken.

Happy Aromantic Awareness Week 💚🤍🩶🖤

[pride-and-parresia]

Second day of Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week!

In honour of this week let's talk about how beautiful being aro can be.

Be proud and green💚🍏,

~A (pride-and-parresia)