#aego pride

[whatsacrush]

Some Aego inspired doodles:

In order: aegosexual, aegoromantic, aegoaroace (sunset), and aegoaroace (green and purple)

Feel free to use use these if you want, just tag me I guess.

You don't have to be aego to use these (you can use them for aro and/or ace pride as well), the triangle design was just inspired by the aego flags

[starstruckspinning]

Wrote this just now and posted it on my other blog. I don’t really wanna repost the whole thing so here’s the link

[lec743]

Oooo! I love it <3

My take on the Aego Aroace flage

[lontra23]

Aegosexual Experiences Bingo (blank card) - How Aegosexual are you?

[redbeardace]

Wavy Aegosexual Flag!

[aego-weaver]

[fizzamess]

I told my best friend I’m aroace today… she tried to be understanding but I think she had the urge to either tell me “you’ve just not met the right person yet” or “it’s just a phase you’re in” but she kindly tried to understand so I’m happy. She did end up the conversation with preaching me to try and find Jesus tho.

Anywho, how was your day?

[gray-ace-space]

happy pride month to acespecs; to the gray aces, demisexuals, aegosexuals, acefluxes, and others; to acespecs with queer attractions, to straight acespecs, and to aroacespecs; to trans and genderqueer acespecs; to acespecs who enjoy sex, acespecs who don't, and ones who are on the fence; to acespecs of color; to disabled and neurodivergent acespecs - especially to those whose neurodivergency or trauma is a factor in their asexuality; to kinky acespecs; to the acespecs who are secure in their identity and to the acespecs still figuring it out - you're all wonderful and important to the ace and larger queer community! let's celebrate you! 💜🌈♠✨

[aegos-eros]

Testament redesign based on the NB flag before pride month ends💛🤍💜🖤

[gordontheengineswifenirmal]

From ur big old Aego/aro housemum here -

Asexual and aromantic people can face prejudice and hate crime, which service providers and criminal justice agencies have a duty to tackle. The information below aims to assist services to better understand and serve the needs of ace people who experience hate crime.

Prevalence of acephobia

Whilst social awareness is growing, asexuality and aromanticism are still not widely recognised, and prejudice against asexual and aromantic people remains largely unexamined.

The little (but growing!) research that there is in this area has uncovered strong bias against ace people. Relative to cisgender and heterosexual people, and even to cisgender lesbian, gay and bisexual people, asexual people were found to be the target of more prejudice, avoidance and discrimination.

Of all the sexual minorities studied, ace people were the most dehumanised, viewed as “machine-like”- cold and emotionless. This demonstrates the need to address anti-asexual bias and that ace people are at risk of experiencing violence, abuse and discrimination.

Recognising anti-asexual prejudice

Acephobia is a prejudicial attitude toward asexual and aromantic people based on negative stereotypes. It can include believing that ace people:

are less than human or against human nature

are deficient or broken; that it is a result of mental illness or sexual abuse

have just not met the “right” person

are confused or ‘going through a phase’

cannot experience love and have relationships

are just “prudes”; that asexuality is a choice rather than an orientation

don’t face oppression and are damaging the LGBT+ cause.

What is anti-asexual hate crime?

Any offence should be treated as an anti-asexual hate crime if the person who experienced it or anyone else feels it was an expression of acephobia.

Anti-asexual hate crime can include verbal abuse and violence from neighbours or strangers, in person or online. Because people’s ace identity is not always visible to strangers, anti-asexual abuse can often be concentrated in settings where the targeted person and perpetrator know each other. That can include verbal abuse or unwanted sexual touching from acquaintances and anti-asexual domestic abuse from family or partners. This also includes actual and threats of so-called “corrective” rape, to “fix” the person’s orientation.

These crimes can be less often recognized in mainstream services, but it is equally important to record and address them in a manner that addresses their motivation of hostility.

To qualify to be recorded as a hate incident, a report needn’t include anti-asexual language. It is enough for a reporting person to perceive that it was motivated by acephobia. Police guidance states that any crime or non-criminal incident should be recorded as motivated by sexual orientation hatred if the person reporting it feels it was motivated that way. Courts will need evidence to record a hate crime.

Tackle anti-asexual prejudice within LGBT+ communities

Asexuality is a part of sexual diversity, and aromanticism is a valid romantic orientation. Therefore they belong within the LGBT+ community.

However, ace people can face prejudice from within our community, such as being refused entry to LGBT+ spaces or inappropriate treatment by LGBT+ services. Some LGBT+ people argue that asexuality shouldn’t be included under the LGBT+ umbrella. Similar reasoning was employed to object to bisexual and trans inclusion in lesbian and gay movements historically – and still results in failings in full inclusion and support of these groups today.

LGBT+ people working as service providers can also sometimes oppose asexual inclusion. It is important for LGBT+ services to raise awareness of ace identities and acephobia, and work towards welcoming all sexual and romantic minorities to their service.

Demonstrate that you take acephobia seriously by speaking out against it.

Ace people also face homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, ableism, racism, etc.

Sexual orientation is distinct from romantic orientation; asexual people may have heteroromantic, homoromantic, biromantic, panromantic or aromantic attractions and so may face homophobia or biphobia

Asexual and aromantic people may also be trans, non-binary or have a non-conforming gender presentation, so may face transphobia.

Therefore acepeople may face anti-LGBT hate in addition to acephobia, and often these prejudices are linked. Determining how it should be recorded should be done together with the service user.

Additionally, many people face hostility rooted in multiple types of hatred, for instance both acephobic and racist. They are entitled to ask police and other safety services to record it under several hate incident categories. Ask open questions about motivation, support service users in determining their own account of events, and bear in mind that a crime or incident may have more than one hate motivation.

The CATCH Partnership can help you ensure you get appropriate support after an incident that targeted several of your identities.

Make a positive impact and recognise the gap

Service are increasingly familiar with hate crime against lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people, but ace people have their own distinct needs, which can be overlooked or underplayed. Build your knowledge, policies and systems to address this important issue.

Many ace people feel pressured to pass as allosexual or alloromantic when talking to services, which can prevent people from disclosing important information about incidents. Make efforts to enable service users to be themselves in your service, and feel safe disclosing issues related to their identity.

For every acephobic incident or crime someone tells you about there will be many more unreported. Help people feel that telling you was worthwhile. An important way of doing that is by referral to ace and LGBT+ support, advice, advocacy and social groups, such as the Asexual Visibility and Education Network.

Enable people to consider a range of options including help from police, discrimination law, restorative justice, emotional support, or assistance complaining about acephobic attitudes from a provider of goods or services.

[pride-hearts]

Aegosexual Hearts

[xxcalicofemmexx]

aegoplatonic wallpapers!

requested by @kutiekirby

Aegoplatonic: Someone who enjoys the idea of platonic attraction, or when that attraction is being experienced by other people, but does not experience it themselves. A microlabel that implies the user is on the aplatonic spectrum

[luciaainsanity]

Haven't posted in awhile! Here's my sona feeling pretty prideful!

[redbeardace]

Wavy Aegoromantic Flag!

[gummy-axolotl]

Gay month again fellas, lemme try to remember all my labels

They may have shifted a bit since last time idk

Queer

Nonbinary/Agender

Cupioromantic/Cupiosexual

Aegoromantic/Aegosexual

Aceflux

Sapphic

Ambiamorous

Alrighty I think that's probably all of them? 〜⁠(⁠꒪⁠꒳⁠꒪⁠)⁠〜

[thealieninhiding]

My Flags

Aego Bi Aroace, Bi Aegosexual

Bi Aegoromantic, Bi Asexual

Definitions

Aegosexual - a disconnect between oneself and sexual attraction (under the asexual umbrella / spectrum)

Aegoromantic - a disconnect between oneself and romantic attraction (under the aromatic umbrella / spectrum)

Split Attraction Model - describing attraction in various categories- sexual, romantic, platonic, aesthetic, sensual (See Attraction)

Asexual / Ace- little or no sexual attraction or under the umbrella / on the spectrum

Aromantic /Aro - little or no romantic attraction or under the umbrella / on the spectrum

Aroace - both Asexual Aromantic

Bisexual / Biromantic / Bi - attraction to more than one gender. (I chose Bi over Pan for flag and simplicity)

Oriented Ace / Aro / Aroace- also aligned with another identity: bi, homo, hetero (See SAM and types of attractions)

Bi Aroace - both Bi and Aroace

Credits

Orientated AroAce - biaroace

Bi Ace dual citizenship - martivist