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Greypunk / Graypunk ( or Greyqueer / Grayqueer )

Greypunk / Greyqueer is a punk / queer term (similar to Genderpunk/Genderfuck, Voidpunk, and many other queer terms) which focuses on those in the "Grey area(s)" of identity- including but not limited to Greygender/Grey agender people, Greyromantics/Greyaros, Greysexuals/Greyaces, Greyplatonics/Greyapls, and anyone else who feels nebulous/"in-between"/vague/undefinable or similar (especially Neurodivergent, Intersex, Androgynous, and GNC folk).

I use "Grey Area" here with the definition of "not readily conforming to a single category or to an existing set of rules" so I don't have to type that out every time. (You don’t have to use that exact wording for your own identity btw)

This concept is intentionally broad and... grey! I will not gatekeep this term to any specific group(s) or label(s) and I think doing so would be antithetical to it's purpose. So please don't do that and if you want to use it go ahead.

Greypunk / Greyqueer is about community, solidarity, and defending your (and others) right to exist in the "Grey area" while also labeling your gender/attraction/etc. in a way that is the most comfortable/true to yourself/your experiences.

It's about rejecting those who try to draw strict lines around your identity and going "fuck you" when they tell you should (or make assumptions about you).

It's about finding joy and comfort your in your identity, respecting that everything isn't "black and white" (or binary/trinary, however you want to phrase it).

Greypunk / Greyqueer was inspired by my anger at many things, but mainly by the attempted exclusion of Greyaros/Greyaces from the terms Aro/Ace/Aroace or even from calling themselves "bi/gay/[insert orientation] aroace" (on the basis that they aren't "strictly"/"pure" Aros/Aces/Aroaces).

See this blog post on "umbrella crunching" here, this summary post with links, this post, this post, this post, this Arocalypse comment, this post, and this other blogpost (with even more links!) for discussion by people more eloquent than me on the above issues.

It was also inspired by the pushback against that exclusionism that I've seen (shoutout to the r/orientedaroaces subreddit!) as well as my experiences as an Aroace Androgynous Intersex person who's fed up with people defining my experiences for me.

The flag uses the same layout as Genderpunk and a few other -punk terms. I choose it for unity and also I think it just looks good. The colors are taken from the different "Grey-" flags. The dark grey to light grey stands for the "grey area", green is for Greyaros as well as Greyapls, the blue is for Greygender people as well as Greyaroaces, and the purple is for Greyaces as well as GNC, Intersex, and androgynous folks.

( Editing this to include Greyqueer as an alternative term for those who prefer it to the -punk suffix. )

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[image description: three sets of two lockscreens featuring a design of repeated arrows banded in the colours of various aromantic-asexual spectrum pride flags. The left lockscreen features the arrows set against a gradient background matching its respective flag colours; the right features the arrows set against a plain white background. Flags included are: flux (dark pink/pink/lavender/blue/dark blue), grey (blue/light blue/white/light blue/blue) and pomo (pink gradient/white/navy/white/pink gradient).]

Aro-Ace Arrow Lockscreens

Flags: Flux, Grey, Pomo.

I’ve turned my aro arrows into lockscreens! All backgrounds/wallpapers are available for free personal or non-commercial use. For flag creator credits, please see @aroflagarchive​.

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[image description: eight rectangular banners with chevron-shaped edges in an assortment of flags with three, four, five and eight stripes. From top to bottom: angled aro-ace (gold/yellow/grey/black), aplatonic (purple/blue/green/yellow), ay (blue/light blue/white/grey/black/grey/white/dark blue), ayflux (purple/pink/white/green/dark green), greyromantic (green/light green/white/light green/green), grey aro-ace (blue/blue-grey/white/blue-grey/blue), idyllic attraction (light blue/cream/lemon) and praelumromantic (maroon/pink/white/grey/fuchsia).]

Banner Bases - Aromantic Spectrum

I made a few text banners a while back, but I figured that folks may find the plain bases useful.

Original files available for download from my Aro Arrows website or Patreon (links in description). Free for personal or commercial use; credit to one of my accounts is appreciated but not required.

For flag creator posts, please see @aroflagarchive​​.

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[image description: three pixel art text banners of the word "aroace" in a blockish text, coloured in three different five stripe aro-ace pride flags. Identities: flux (green/brownish-green/coral/magenta/purple), vague (dark blue/blue/light grey/blue/dark blue) and grey (navy/light blue/white/light blue/navy). Banners are shown in two versions: one on a black background with a white frame, the other with a transparent background.]

Aro-Ace Pixel Art Text Banners

Flags: Flux, Vague, Grey.

All banners/stickers are available for free personal or non-commercial use with credit to one of my accounts. They are not available for commercial use.

For flag creator posts, please see @aroflagarchive.

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[image description: ten digital, simple images of long arrows with grey triangular heads, brown wood shafts and single-coloured feathery fletching designed to serve as section breaks between text. Repeated bands sit along the shaft in the colours of various aro pride flags. Flags depicted are, in order from top to bottom: abroflux (seven stripe gradient from mint to pink, muted), aroflux  (seven stripe gradient from mint to pink, brighter), apothiromantic (teal/aqua/cream/aqua/teal), apothi aro-ace (purple/blue/cream/blue/purple), aro-ace spec (navy/blue/purple/red/orange/pink/cyan), centri-spec (blue/mint/cream/pink/purple), demiromantic (black/green/grey/white/green/black), demiromantic  (black/green/grey/white/pink/black), greyromantic (dark olive/light olive/white/light olive/dark olive) and grey aro-ace (blue/grey-blue/white/grey-blue/blue).]

Aro Arrows / Arrow Dividers

Free to use with credit to one of my accounts. Original files are available to download from my Aro Worlds Patreon or my Aro Arrows WordPress site.

Flag creators can be found (tagged by identity) on @aroflagarchive.

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[image description: five sets of two icons in the five-striped aro-ace flux (lime/light green/coral/pink/fuchsia), arokinda (red/lime/white/lime/red), atomoromantic (lime/dark green/pink-white/dark green/lime), grey aro-ace (navy/grey-blue/white/grey-blue/navy) and vexromantic (mint/grey/peach/grey/mint) flags. The icons are formed by three rows of fifteen crosses per stripe, mimicking a cross stitch design. Icons on the left have a grey background behind a darker grey grid, mimicking even-weave aida fabric; icons on the right are transparent.]

Cross Stitch Icons: Aro-Ace Flux, Arokinda, Atomoromantic, Grey Aro-Ace, Vexromantic.

I’m making a set of cross-stitch themed icons/icon backgrounds, based on my aromantic cross-stitch patch patterns. The icons on the right are all transparent PNGs and can be filled in with background colour or layered on top of other background images.

Original files available for download from my Aro Arrows website or Patreon (links in description). Free for personal or commercial use with credit to one of my accounts.

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[image description: six different cartoon-style bunting graphics, featuring six pride flags hanging from a brown rope. The flags are rectangular, finishing in a chevron shape, and have rows of brown stitching across the top of the flag and along the bottom of the chevron. The first four flags have a single banner: arokinda (red/bright lime/white/bright lime/red), grey aro-ace (navy/blue-grey/white/blue-grey/navy), mesiromantic (green/light grey/grey/light green/grey/light grey/green) and proculromantic (grey/red/gold/red/grey). The fifth and sixth bunting images are a cassromantic (black/green/orange/coral) set, the first image with the topmost stripes facing the left; the second image shows the three right-hand flags flipped, so all topmost edges face away from the centre  of the bunting.]

Aro Bunting, No Text

Does anyone want to decorate their website for an aromantic-themed party?

Free to use with credit to one of my accounts. Original files are available to download from my Aro Worlds Patreon or my Aro Arrows WordPress site.

For flag creator posts, please see @aroflagarchive​​.

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[image description: five pixel art icon sets of the lower case letters “a”, “d”, “g” and “p”, surrounded by a square frame in alternating flag stripes on a grey or black background. Each icon is in a set of two, one image with a white border and blank space surrounding it to resemble a sticker, the other without. Sets in descending order: aroflux (black/white/red/grey/black), demiromantic (black triangle protruding across white/green/light grey stripes), greyromantic (green/light green/white/light green/green), grey aro-ace (green/grey/white/grey/purple) and praelumromantic (red/pink/white/grey/purple) .]

A, D, G and P are for Aro: Pixel Art Letter Icons

All icons/stickers are available for free personal or non-commercial use with credit to one of my accounts. They are not available for commercial use.

For flag creator posts, please see @aroflagarchive​​.