#AROMANTIC SPECTRUM AWARENESS WEEK

[papier-ciseaux]

Happy ASAW 2024, here's something about community !

[aromanticofficial]

as a small reminder aro week 2024 is february 18th through the 24th

[arowitharrows]

I wish a very happy aromantic spectrum awareness week to everyone on the aromantic spectrum! To me aromanticism is an orientation, a life philosophy, a political stance and a big fuck you to heteronormative and amatonormative society and I think that's beautiful! So shout-out to all aros, your experiences are worth sharing and your aromanticism should be celebrated!

[foone]

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week!

Here's the Aromantic pride flag, displayed on my Pentium using my VGAPRIDE program for displaying pride flags in DOS.

[bloggingboutburgers]

You'd think I wouldn't have to beat a dead horse but... No actually you wouldn't, seems we all very much have to beat a dead horse on the regular

Hope you've had a good aromantic spectrum awareness week, everyone 💚🤍🩶🖤 I'll be there all... the time.

[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!

[mirrraf]

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week everyone!!

[dazeddoodles]

Happy Aromantic Awareness Week!

I noticed that all of Lilith's designs kinda have similar color schemes to each flag

[nerdygaymormon]

[kiwimuichiro]

Happy aromantic spectrum awareness week!

[bevinbrand]

Happy Arospec Awareness Week!

As always, do not copy, edit, re-post, steal, or otherwise use without permission. NO AI.

[sofiart-puddinheaddraws]

happy aro week!! 💚 🤍 🩶 🖤

[Characters are from Koisenu Futari a really nice series about two people who are aroace that start living together]

[robynochs]

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! 💚🤍🖤 Celebrated the week after Valentine's Day, ASAW is a great time to learn more about aromantic identities and experiences, as well as the unique challenges aromantic individuals face.

Here's some basic information as well as links to further resources.

What is 'Aromantic' (Aro)?

Aromantic describes people who experience little to no romantic attraction, or whose experience of romance is disconnected from normative societal expectations, due to feeling repulsed by romance, or being uninterested in romantic relationships.

They may or may not experience other types of attraction and many have any sexual orientation

Aro is a shorthand for aromantic that is also commonly used as an umbrella term for people on the aromantic spectrum

Aroace refers to someone who is on both the aromantic spectrum and the asexual spectrum

The Aromantic Spectrum

While some aromantic people feel no romantic attraction at all, some people feel it rarely, experience it only under certain conditions, have trouble distinguishing between romantic and other types of attraction, or have some other pattern of attraction that doesn't fit the norm.

There are many different terms for these different patterns of attraction, but all fit under the broader term aromantic spectrum.

Other Important Terms

Demiromantic - describes a person who only experiences romantic attraction after developing an emotional connection beforehand.

Grayromantic (gray aromantic) - describes a person who feels romantic attraction very rarely, weakly, unreliably or gains/loses attraction in unusual or unknown circumstances.

Queerplantonic Relationship (QPR) - relationships that don't fit into the categories of what is traditionally considered to be a friendship or a romantic relationship. They many or many not be sexual, involve living together, raising children, shared finances & life decisions, etc.

About ASAW

Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (ASAW) is a week meant to spread awareness and acceptance of aromantic spectrum identities and the issues they face, as well as a chance for the community to celebrate its own experiences and existence.

ASAW generally occurs the first full week following Valentine's Day; it began in large part as a way for those in the aromantic community who had difficulty finding space for their experiences in such a universally romanticized event to come together and celebrate their own unique experiences.

More Info & Resources

www.arospecweek.org

www.aromanticism.org

www.taaap.org/

www.aromanticguide.com/

www.reddit.com/r/aromantic/

www.acesandaros.org/

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week from Robyn Ochs and Alex Runion

[aro-sora]

“Some aros feel romantic attraction”

Very true! Let’s not forget about the aros who do feel romantic attraction and still for whatever reason don’t want a romantic relationship

[primeministerofantarctica]

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! aromantic characters be upon ye

Jughead (2015) // Sonic the Hedgehog // Bloom Into You // Steven Universe // The Case Files of Jeweller Richard // The Owl House // I Want To Be A Wall // The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

[pansexual-pied-piper]

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week to all arospecs whose identity isn't based on not feeling romantic attraction at all or not feeling it strongly or frequently or on having fluctuating attraction levels, but whose arospec experience is based on feeling it differently. Shout out to all the arospecs who don't or can't differentiate between romantic attraction and other forms of attraction (e.g. platonic), who feel no desire to act on their attraction, who feel removed from it or who otherwise don't experience romance in the socially approved "right" way. This is your week, too.