#asaw2021

[chroma-imp-draws]

Aromantics aren’t broken, because romantic love doesn’t make us whole.

[arowitharrows]

Aromantic week is coming up and I hope aro allies will consider boosting aro voices and aro topics instead of making "aromanticism is valid" posts. Aros actually have a lot of interesting things to say about relationships of all kinds, about amatonormativity, about relationship anarchy, and spreading awareness for these topics helps us a lot more than just telling us we're valid and leaving it at that. I'm sure some alloromantic people would benefit from learning about these things as well.

[alinastarvko]

alina starkov week ◊ free choice  ↯ favorite hairstyles + details

[apollo-illustrations]

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awarenees Week everybody! 💚🤍🖤 Drew Artemis and Athena with their aromantic flags (I didn’t include Hestia bc I got lazy, but I think she’s aroace too)

Aspec exclusionists DNI!!!

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[pansexual-pied-piper]

Anatomically correct epoxy resin aro pride heart. Because fuck you, that's why.

Oh yeah, it also glows in the dark:

[rowersdelight]

Got some more for you guys

[aleksander-alina]

Alina Starkov Appreciation Week Day 1: Favorite Quote & Modern AU

[clonekiss]

YO HAPPY ARO WEEK (shot out to my fellow aroallos also) !! 💚🤍💛

[ineffablyaro]

I am but a simple aro and wandavision watcher

inspired by one of @coralinejones posts

[click for better quality]

[dashintrash]

AroAce! Saiki K for arospec awareness week (requested)

[chroma-imp-draws]

Aromantic frogs 2: Electric Bugaloo (now in more arospec colours :3)

some are available as stickers here uwu

[arowitharrows]

[ID: A drawing of a green and black compass with the words "No direction but to follow what you know" written in a circle around the compass rose. The compass needle is an arrow, it's feathers have the aromantic flag colors of green, white, grey and black. End ID]

Sometimes being aro feels like having nothing: no set path to follow, no guidelines, no role models, no stories. I don't know what my future looks like, but I do know that despite what society tells me, it's not a sad or shameful one.

[alinastarvko]

alina starkov week ◈ favorite color

[jeremy-knox]

happy aromantic spectrum awareness week!

[an-aro-without-an-ace]

ASAW 2021 - Feb 24th

Alloaro Advocacy

We Are More Then Just Valid. We Are More Then Just A Part Of A Broader Community. We Are Alloaro. We Are Here.

Probably one of the biggest things I believe the aspec community as a whole needs to work on is alloaro advocacy and awareness. I have talked about it many times before, but community lean is heavily in favor of aces and aroaces at the moment, which alienates a large part of us from discussion and community development. Aspec stands for Ace Spectrum AND Aro Spectrum, so it should accommodate all identities under those two highly diverse Spectrums equally. Here are some things that would benifit alloaro's in the community that are sorely needed.

Spaces To Express Our Allosexuality

Imagine being in a community you no doubt belong to, and yet having nothing in the way of access to spaces where you can express yourself. Allosexuality is a big part of alloaro expression, and aromanticism is very different when frames by Allosexuality and not Asexuality. We need spaces where we feel comfortable enough to talk about experiences and feelings. Spaces we currently don't have, because of the overwhelming anxiety that talking about our sexuality will alienate us further in our own community.

Curbing The Communities Sex-Negative Attitude

I am going to be very blunt with this one. There is a big difference between being Sex-Repulsed and shaming others for their allosexuality. Its rarely overt, but it still happens in aspec spaces. The constant degrading of allosexuality by aces and aroaces, and placement of romantic attraction (and more specifically a lack of sexual attraction) above allosexuality. Not only is this damaging to alloaro's, but also sex-positive aces who also get drowned out under the deluge of negativity.

Boosting Alloaro Voices

Say it with me now. "That's so valid". The sentiment is appreciated, but here is the thing. We shouldn't have to be told we are valid. We should feel validated by the community. One of the best ways to do this, is boosting alloaro voices. Don't talk over us in issues that involve us. Invite alloaro's to express their experiences and issues with the community themselves and don't settle for second hand representation through other identities. Prove to us we are valid, beyond saying a single sentence and standing in the background.

These are just 3 examples things that can be done to boost Alloaro Advocacy in the community, but there are plenty more things that can be done. If you take anything away from this post, let it be this. Just like I said in the beginning, Aspec stands for Ace and Aro. All identities under both spectrums should be recognized equally. Alloaro's. Alloaces. Aroaces. Anyone in those spectrums deserves to be recognized.

[rowersdelight]

Getting out ahead of it this year! Check out @aromantic-official