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“We chose the term “asexual” to describe ourselves because both “celibate” and “anti-sexual” have connotations we wished to avoid: the first implies that one has sacrificed sexuality for some higher good, the second that sexuality is degrading or somehow inherently bad. “Asexual”, as we use it, does not mean “without sex” but “relating sexually to no one”. This does not, of course, exclude masturbation but implies that if one has sexual feelings they do not require another person for their expression. Asexuality is, simply, self-contained sexuality.”

— The Asexual Manifesto, Lisa Orlando and Barbara Getz, 1972

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no one is allowed to not see this

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Chuck Tingle is out here being an ace ally.

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Boys who are sex-repulsed/don’t enjoy sex/are too uncomfortable to have sex - you’re doing an amazing job at coping in a society that associates your maleness with having strong sexual desires. You are valid, you are loveable, you are not ‘weird’ for not fitting into the stereotype of men wanting sex all time.

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Okay so I don't know why people say sex or love is what makes us human. Lots of organisms in nature have sex or mate for life. You know what makes us human? Cooking. Nothing else in nature cooks except humans. Checkmate aphobes. Sincerely, an ace cook.

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is that true??

Holy shit!!

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SEX IS NOT THE ONLY TIME YOU SHOULD FEEL LOVED, A REMINDER

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Friend: *describes sexual attraction*

Me: ?????????????????????????

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hey did you know that you can support ace people for the low price of $0.00

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Asexuality is weird because you’ll be 12 going “wow why are people my age concerned about sex we’re just kids” and then you’re 16 going “wow why are people my age concerned about sex we’re just kids” and then you’re an adult suddenly realizing that other people are attracted to people and want to have sex with them and that’s the normal thing at that age and you’re like oh maybe it’s me

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Pride Bat Plushies from PlushMayhem

Asexual // Transgender // LGBTQ+ Lesbian // Bisexual // Pansexual  Genderqueer // Non-binary

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I would like to point out that this moment right here is so cleverly put and genuinely beautiful that it could work for everything people want and need to take from it.

I legitimately cried, because I didn’t only see how a healthy and respectful relationship should work, I also saw a beautiful and respectful way to legitimate and support asexuality, which is something I’ve never seen in a show, especially related to a same sex couple (a lesbian one nonetheless).

As an ace lesbian this means the world to me, because I always have to deal with over-sexualized characters and stories, and though I’m kinda used to it by now, it still bothers me, because I just wish people understood that not everything revolves around sex, and that you can be in a healthy and happy relationship regardless of it involving sex or not, as long as you really love each other.

So, thank you One Day at a Time, you did good.

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‘straight passing privilege’ and ‘cis passing privilege’ don’t exist. What’s happening is called erasure, it’s not privilege, it’s part of oppression and a result of heteronormativity and cisnormativity. It isn’t privilege to have your orientation and gender constantly assumed wrongly, it isn’t a privilege to be erased and treated like you don’t exist.

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Again it disturbs me that people in their early twenties are ashamed of being virgins as though it should be normal and expected for middle schoolers and high schoolers to be fucking lile crazy particularly when those are the most vulnerable amd likely to be taken advantage of by adults. This world’s fixation with sex is disturbing

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ATTENTION Y’ALL.

MY OFFICIAL CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY COURSE TEXTBOOK’S GENDER/SEXUALITY CHAPTER INCLUDES DEMISEXUALITY.

DEMISEXUALITY.

I AM SO HAPPY.

THIS IS UNHEARD OF. MY CROPS ARE FLOURISHING AND MY SKIN IS CLEAR

IDENTITY POLICERS CAN SUCK MY ASS

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“Im not an aphobe i just think that asexuality is caused by internalized homophobia, mental illnesses and/or side effect of certain medications”

“Im not an aphobe i just find those ace evil person moodboards and cringey asexual™ posts funny “

“Im not an aphobe i just think that the struggles and discrimination like rape etc faced by ace people is because of misogyny not because they are ace”

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dear all aces and aros

whenever someone tells u that romance and sex are what makes you human, look them straight in the eye and say in ur most serious voice “you’ve figured out my secret, i am indeed a god” and walk away without saying another word