#green and purple romo aro pride flag

[aroworlds]

[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. First image in each set shows the flags with the topmost stripes facing the left; second image shows the three right-hand flags flipped, so all topmost edges face away from the centre of the bunting. First set of banners shows the dark grey/dark green/grey/green/dark grey with pink circle partfictoromantic flag; second shows the pink/yellow/lemon/grass green/light green/green/light grey/grey/dark grey loveless and lovequeer aro flag; third shows the green gradient/white/pink/white/purple romo aro flag.]

Aro-Ace Bunting, No Text

Flags: Partfictoromantic, Loveless and Lovequeer Aro, Romo Aro.

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​​.

[alloaroworlds]

[image description: six 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 three flags in each image have the topmost stripes facing the left; the second three flags are flipped, so all topmost edges face away from the centre of the bunting.

Each banner starts with the yellow/gold allo-aro flag on the left and alternates with an aromantic or alterous spectrum identity flag. From top to bottom, the banners include: acriromantic-jump (green/grey/green with inwards-facing spikes), amatopunk (purple/pink/orange/yellow/green), arospike (grey/pink/mint/pink/grey), caedromantic (white/grey to black gradient/black to green gradient/white), intrusiromantic (blue-toned-grey/light grey/pink/green/light grey/green-toned-grey), romo aro (green gradient/white/pink/purple gradient).]

Allo-Aro Bunting - Aromantic Spectrum Edition

I wanted to make banners that celebrate the many possible identities encompassed by the “aro” in “allo-aro”!

Flags: Acriromantic-Jump, Amatopunk, Arospike, Caedromantic, Intrusiromantic, Romo Aro.

Flag creator posts can be found, tagged by identity, at @aroflagarchive​​​.

[aroambergris]

The Fabled A-spec Post I Keep Saying I’ll Make

Since I’m p aro on sideblog + community terms are unknown to people outside the community (as well as those inside the community due to the wipeout exclusionism on the website circa 2016-onward) so I figured I’d make a quick post to let people know abt some of the things I’ll be referring to!

Terms

Allo: someone who is not a-spec; used in front of -romantic or -sexual (ex. alloromantic) or used as a descriptor (ex. I cannot believe everyone else here is allo)

A-spec / Aro-spec / Ace-spec: abbreviation for the spectrum; A-spec as an abbreviation for the entire spectrum, aro-spec as an abbreviation for the aro spectrum, and ace-spec as an abbreviation for the ace spectrum

-> a note: can be written as a-spec or aspec, but due to screen readers/ what I’ve seen dyslexic a-spec people discuss, I use a-spec. I am not dyslexic nor use a screen reader, so I cannot comment on this, and feel free to correct me if I’m wrong

Qpr/ qpp: queerplatonic relationship/ quasiplatonic relatonship; queerplatonic partner/ quasiplatonic partner. Qprs do not have a strict set of rules, and as such are hard to describe. They are not romantic nor sexual inherently, though one could be. A qpr can be committed, married, and non-romantic/ non-sexual; they can look like a romantic relationship; they can include sex and sexual elements; they can appear casual; they can be monogamous or polyamorous; they can occur at the same time as a romantic relationship. They’re very moldable. They are a relationship that, as it comes from the aro community, is not inherently romantic, but goes above and beyond traditional societal norms for friendship (though, friends can do everything a qpr does and not be in a relationship labeled as other than friends). To get a better understanding of qprs, I’d suggest looking into community resources and finding other posts a-spec blogs have made about them. AUREA, or aromantism.org, defines them as “A committed non-romantic relationship that goes beyond what is the subjective cultural norm for a friendship. Levels of intimacy and/or behaviors between the partners involved often don’t fit the conventional standards set by society. Some QPRs can include sex and elements that are generally considered romantic. In practice every queerplatonic relationship is different. Abbreviated to QPR, and queerplatonic (quasiplatonic) partner to QPP.”

Squish: a catch-all term for non-romantic and non-sexual attraction; commonly mistaken for a crush

-> a note: there are many other words for different types of attraction (plush for queerplatonic attraction, swish for aesthetic attraction, etc) but squish is a catch-all and used most often

Peach Fuzz: a qpr that pretends to be romantic/ dating for any reason

Zucchini: an old term that became uncommon after exclusionism became widespread; another way to refer to your partner in a QPR (ex. This is my zucchini!)

Amatonormitivity: The assumption that everyone is looking for a long-term romantic relationship; the assumption that romance, marriage, ‘partnering off’, etc, is the only path someone would want to follow in their life

Queerplatonic / quasiplatonic: an attraction that is ‘non traditional’ and not romantic or sexual. A hard to define attraction that is different than platonic attraction but not romantic or sexual

Aplatonic: Someone who does not experience platonic attraction; also a spectrum called the aplspectrum; can be used as an identifier (ex. demiplatonic, greyplatonic, etc)

SAM: the split attraction model, which serves to split types of attraction (ex. aroromantic and bisexual as two different terms used at the same time)

Non-SAM aro, ace, etc: commonly used as Non-SAM aro. People who don’t use the split attraction model (ex. only identifying as aro/ terms related to aro and not ace/ allosexual)

Oriented aroace: a term for people who are aroace who experience another type of attraction larger enough to label it (ex. Lesbian aroace, pan aroace, etc)

Angled aroace: a term for people who are on the a-spectrum (grey, demi, akoi, etc) and who experience a type of attraction that is not romantic or sexual, and feels significant enough for them to label it (ex. see above, angled omni aroace, angled gay aroace, etc)

Relationship anarchy: the belief that no relationship is better than another; instead of a pyramid of relationships, they’re all equal. Not specific to the community, but often discussed

Romance/ sex repulsed/ averse: someone who does not want romance/ sexual relationships/ actions taken towards them. This can go from feeling uncomfortable to getting triggered by these actions. One can be romance repulsed and not sex repulsed, or sex repulsed and not romance repulsed, or both

R/s indifferent: someone who does not care one way or the other about romance and/or sexual actions taken towards them. One might be unwilling to do romantic/sexual actions because they don’t care, or, on the other end of the spectrum, might do them anyway even though they do not feel any real want to. On a spectrum and can apply in any combination, like r/s repulsed.

R/s favorable: someone who likes romantic/ sexual actions and wants to do them. Again, on a spectrum, and in any combination, like the two above. They might seek out romantic/ sexual interactions, enjoy them, and want a romantic/ sexual relationship, despite not feeling romantic/ sexual attraction

-> a note: be careful! Sex negative and sex positive are used to refer to whether you support those who are sexual or not (ie. sex workers, those who are in sexual relationships, etc) instead of whether you specifically feel repulsed/ favorable. Don’t mix the terms up, as they mean two different things

Voidpunk: a section of punk morals/ aesthetic not unique to the aro community but coined in it. The practice of rejecting ones humanity and reclaiming their inhumanity, specifically only to be used by groups that people use inhuman against; a way to cope with dehumanization from oppressors. Not specific to the aro community (also used by poc, neurodivergent people, etc, and the intersection of multiple identities that are called ‘inhuman’) but popular inside it

Soft Romo: a term used for anyone but most often on the aro-spectrum; for people who like to perform stereotypical ‘romantic’ gestures such as dating, etc. without wanting the high-energy kissing, holding hands, etc. A ‘low-level romantic relationship’, where performing high-level romance is not preferred or just not possible due to different aspects.

-> let me know if there’s anything you would like me to add/ explain!

Symbols

[ID: an image of two hands, palm up. The right hand is on the left, and the left hand is on the right. They are resting on a dark grey blanket, and there is a light blue rug behind them. On the middle finger of the right hand there is a black ring. On the middle finger of the left hand there is a white, almost transparent, ring. End ID]

Black ring: a symbol of the ace-spec community. Worn on the right hand, middle finger. A way of identification/ pride in public w/o displaying flags

White ring: a symbol of the aro-spec community. Worn on the left hand, middle finger. A way of identification/ pride in public w/o displaying flags

Cake: a symbol commonly used in the ace community, either as a joke (ex. This cake is better than sex!/ Cake will always be better than sex) or as a symbol

Arrow: a symbol commonly used in the aro community, drawing on the way the words ‘arrow’ and ‘aro’ sound the same. Similar themes (archers, bow and arrow, etc) can also be used

Ace card symbol: the ace of a card deck, commonly used as a symbol in the ace community. While the card usage isn’t often discussed, I’ve found sources discussing each meaning; Ace of hearts-> alloace; Ace of spades-> aroace; Ace of diamonds-> the ace spectrum Ace of clubs-> questioning. Draws on ‘ace’ and ‘ace’ word play; also used in jokes (ex. I have an ace up my sleeve/ Aced it!)

Yellow roses: a symbol commonly used in the aro community. Symbolizes friendship, using the symbolism in the yellow rose

Purple/ Green: the colors in the ace / aro flags, respectively

Yellow: the ‘color of friendship’. Commonly connected to yellow roses.

-> a note: there are many more symbols in each community; space ace, frogs for aros, griffins, dragons, etc. I’d suggest looking up symbols and finding some more yourself! These are just some common ones I have seen frequently

That’s all I can think of right now, but if anyone would like me to add on things / explain more my ask box is always open and I am always willing to edit. People in the a-spec community, please feel free to comment/ correct things/ add on things you feel like I’ve missed! While I did not do a list of identities, I did not want to leave out identities that are lesser known/ made fun of. Again, my ask box is open. I linked AUREA (linked to the FAQ) above earlier (linked to the home page), which is a great site for the aro community if anyone would like to know more.

[aroworlds]

[image description: three sets of two lockscreens featuring a design of repeated arrows banded in the colours of various aromantic spectrum and alterous 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: alithromantic (green to yellow gradient/white/black/white/orange to red gradient), aroacegender (purple/blue/lilac/pink/white/pink/lavender/blue/green and romo aro (green gradient/white/pink/white/purple gradient).]

Aro Arrow Lockscreens

Flags: Alithromantic, Aroacegender, Romo Aro.

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.

[aroworlds]

[image description: eight rectangular banners with chevron-shaped edges in an assortment of flags with five, six, seven or nine stripes. From top to bottom: alterous (mint/cream/peach/tan), angled aro-ace (yellow/lemon/cream/brown), aro-ace agender (dark green/white/lime/white/violet), a-spectrum (light green/light lime/white/light purple/purple), cupioromantic (grey/lavender/white/mint), frayromantic (blue/cyan/white/mint/dark grey), greyromantic (dark grey/light grey/white/green) and varioriented aro-ace (navy/white/yellow/red).]

Banner Bases - Aromantic Spectrum (and Alterous)

Flags: Acriromantic, Aro-Ace / Aromantic and Asexual, Bellusromantic, Cassromantic Cassexual, Loveless Aromantic, Nexus Aro-Ace, Nebularomantic, Romo Aro.

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​​​.

[aroworlds]

[image description: six arrow images comprised of rows of crosses, akin to cross stitch. The arrow has a grey head, a long shaft coloured in two shades of tan and four, five or seven stripes of fletching radiating outward in diagonal lines from the shaft. The arrow sits atop a black or dark grey background and is outlined in white. The fletching on each arrow is coloured to match one of six different pride flags: abroromantic (mint green/light mint green/very light grass green/light pink/pink), amid (dark grey/grey/white/light blue/navy), aromantic aplatonic (lime/green/blue/purple/dark grey), demiromantic (green/light green/black/white/light grey), cupiroflux (grey/coral pink/white/lime) and romo aro (green/light green/white/pink/white/grey/black.]

Cross Stitch Aro Arrow Stickers

Flags: Abroromantic, Amid, Aromantic Aplatonic, Demiromantic, Cupiroflux, Romo Aro.

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.

[aroworlds]

[image description: three banners comprising five heart shapes made of five rows of crosses, akin to cross stitch. Each row is four crosses high. A single cross fills the space between the hearts, separating each from the next, while a row of crosses high extends across the banner above and below the hearts. The banners are coloured, respectively, to match three different aromantic spectrum pride flags: greyromantic (purple to light green gradient/off-white), quoiroflux (lime/green/aqua/cyan/light grey) and romo aro (green/light green/white/pink/grey/black)). Each banner is shown in two versions: one with a gradient background in matching flag colours, the other with a transparent background.]

Cross Stitch Heart Banners

Flags: Apresromantic, Aroflux Aceflux, Arovoid.

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.

[alloaroworlds]

[image description: six 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 three flags in each image have the topmost stripes facing the left; the second three flags are flipped, so all topmost edges face away from the centre of the bunting.

Each banner starts with the yellow/gold allo-aro flag on the left and alternates with an aromantic spectrum identity flag. From top to bottom, the banners include: the green to yellow gradient/white/black/yellow to red gradient/ alithromantic flag, the mint/grey/mint with inwards-facing pink spikes arojump flag, the grey/lavender/white/light green cupioromantic flag, the purple-to-green-gradient/white greyromantic flag, the coral gradient/light grass green/grass green/light grass green/coral gradient heartless aromantic flag and the green/light green/pink/white/pink/grey/black romo aro flag.]

Allo-Aro Bunting - Aromantic Spectrum Edition

I wanted to make banners that celebrate the many possible identities encompassed by the “aro” in “allo-aro”!

Flags: Alithromantic, Arojump, Cupioromantic, Greyromantic, Heartless Aromantic, Romo Aro.

Flag creator posts can be found, tagged by identity, at @aroflagarchive​​​.

[aroworlds]

[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: allagiromantic (black/brown/lemon/white/green gradient), amatopunk (violet/pink/orange/yellow/green), aroflex (green/light grey/light green with inwards-facing black triangles), ace-spec aromantic (green/light green/white/pink/purple), aro-spec asexual (dark green/light green/light lemon/fuchsia/dark fuchsia), caedromantic (white/grey gradient/black/green gradient/white), caedromantic caedsexual (white/grey gradient/black/blue gradient/white) cupioromantic cupiosexual (light grey/lavender/white/light blue-grey), heartless aromantic (coral gradient/light yellow/light green/light yellow/coral gradient) and romo aro (green gradient/white/light pink/white/purple gradient).]

Aro Arrows / Arrow Dividers

Flags: Allagiromantic, Amatopunk, Aroflex, Ace-Spec Aromantic, Aro-Spec Asexual, Caedromantic, Caedromantic Caedsexual, Cupioromantic Cupiosexual, Heartless Aromantic, Romo Aro.

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​.

[aroworlds]

[image description: nine 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 aromantic spectrum and related attraction/relationship pride flags. Flags depicted are, in order from top to bottom: allo-aro gay (aqua/mint/lemon/yellow-orange/orange), aro-ace spectrum (indigo/purple/pink/white/green/light green/lemon/teal/dark teal), arohet (pink/dark green/lime/white/lime/dark green/pink), arojump (aqua/grey/aqua with bright pink spikes), a-spectrum (black/violet/grey/white/grey/green/black), demi aro-ace (green/light green/white/violet with black triangle), demiroflux (green/light green/grey/black/white/coral/red), nebula aro-ace (maroon/pink/white/grey/grey-purple), romo aro (dark mint/mint/light cyan/light pink/pink).]

Aromantic Arrows / Arrow Dividers

Flags: Allo-Aro Gay, Aro-Ace Spectrum, Arohet, Arojump, A Spectrum, Demi Aro-Ace, Demiroflux, Nebula Aro-Ace, Romo Aro.

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.

[aroworlds]

[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 aromantic spectrum and related attraction/relationship pride flags. Flags depicted are, in order from top to bottom: acoromantic (navy/light navy/black/light pine green/pine green), aro-ace spectrum (grey to purple gradient/green to grey gradient/grey), aroflux (pink to black gradient), aro-ace (green/purple/white/grey/black), a-spectrum (purple/lavender/fuchsia/cream/teal/dark teal), cupioflux (light lavender/lavender/grey/pink/light pink), demi aro-ace (grey/white/blue/black with black diamond), intrusiromantic (grey/light grey/pink/green/light grey/grey), lusi aro-ace (red-pink/white/light grey/black/blue), romo aro(green/light green/cyan/light pink/pink, all pastels).]

Aromantic Arrows / Arrow Dividers

Flags: Acoromantic, Aro-Ace Spectrum, Aroflux, Aro-Ace, A-Spectrum, Cupioflux, Demi Aro-Ace, Intrusiromantic, Lusi Aro-Ace, Romo Aro.

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.