#the aspec community

[imlikereallycool]

Idk how ppl can ever be confused about being aegosexual/romantic/familial/platonic. Like, its bassically liking a villain character that murders ppl without mercy, or a horrible character with the worst personality traits in the world but would you still like them irl? No i dont think so, so just replace the person with a relationship of anytype its that easy.

[aceysun]

"love is love" until it doesn't include sex

"love is love" until it lives in separate beds

"love is love" until it is queer platonic

"love is love" until it does not comply with compulsory sexuality and amatonormativity

love IS love, for aspecs, for sex repulsed folk and for platonic relationships

"love is love" apply to more than same-sex relationships in a world where romantic and sexual relationships are considered more valuable

Remember to advocate for Asexuals and Aromantics this pride. Because we are also here, and we are also queer

[tremendously-crazy]

"Do you want a boyfriend/girlfriend?" no i want a best friend/roommate/soulmate that I can go on silly adventures with and hang out with and have deep intellectual discussions with and we can be life partners without any of the romance stuff

[morally-earl-gray]

part of being aroace is going "we're too young to date, we're just kids" for most of your life because it was true. and then you're in high school and suddenly everyone is dating, and you're still going "we're too young to date, we're just kids". and then your classmates are fucking in the school bathrooms and your friends are coming to school covered in hickeys and your best friend has a boyfriend that she plans to marry, and you're still going "we're too young for this, we're just kids." And then you realize that you're not a kid anymore, you're not too young for this, and that you're just... different

[shamster]

Can we stop acting like two people deeply loving each other has to mean they have something romantic or sexual going on? Can we stop talking as if platonic love just can't be that deep? Because that's not true. Platonic love can be just as deep, and sometimes even deeper, than romantic love. What I'm saying is, we need to stop putting romance on this pedestal and act like every other form of love is less important.

[buddieinmybeddie]

LGBTQ+ folk what was your gender/sexuality pipeline?

[aroacevibes-07]

Good description! Say it louder for the idiots in the back!

Asexuality is a Spectrum. Asexuality is NOT Celibacy.

[machrealgirl]

hello, tumblr user. before you is an aromantic character. they have never expressed any hint of asexuality. your task is simple: do not refer to them as an "aroace" or get mad at people writing smut about them. the duration of this task is the rest of your life. if you fail at any point in the future, i will personally shoot you.

good luck.

[franknfurterstriangulardinosaur]

ages ago, I posted an aro positivity post that got a lot of bad replies. “This isn’t aromanticism, this is mental illness”. People don’t realise you’re allowed to be mentally ill and aromantic. You can have a personality disorder and be aromantic. You can be depressed. You can be bipolar. You can be mentally ill and still not want to be in a romantic relationship. It might not be connected but it might be. If you are aro because of mental illness or trauma, then that’s still aromanticism. If you just happen to be aro and mentally ill, you’re still aro. Aromanticism is not mental illness itself but of course, there’s mental illness within the aspec community. There’s mental illness in all communities. It doesn’t deter from aromanticism. Mentally ill aros are valid!

[here-and-queer312]

SAY IT WITH ME GUYS, GALS, AND ENBY PALS OF TUMBLR

ASPEC PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID HUMAN BEINGS

ASPEC PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID HUMAN BEINGS

ASPEC PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID HUMAN BEINGS

ASPEC PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID HUMAN BEINGS

ASPEC PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID HUMAN BEINGS

ASPEC PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID HUMAN BEINGS

ASPEC PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID HUMAN BEINGS

ASPEC PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID HUMAN BEINGS

ASPEC PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID HUMAN BEINGS

ASPEC PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID HUMAN BEINGS

ASPEC PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID HUMAN BEINGS

ASPEC PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID HUMAN BEINGS

ASPEC PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID HUMAN BEINGS

ASPEC PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID HUMAN BEINGS

[i-like-swiss-cheese]

WAIT GUYS

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT

AROMANTICISM IS THE MOST PREVELANT QUEER IDENTITY

THINK ABOUT IT

ALL BACTERIA, ARCHEA AND OTHER SINGLE CELLED ORGANISMS ARE AROACE

BUT MOST ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FUNGI, AND OTHER EUKARYOTES REPRODUCE SEXUALLY BUT DO NOT PARTNER UP FOR LIFE

THEREBY BEING AROALLO

AND IN COMBIONATION WITH THE AROACE PROKARYOTES

AROMANTICISM IS THE MOST PREVELANT QUEER IDENTITY BECAUSE IT IS THE DEFAULT THAT 99.9% OF LIFEFORMS ARE

credit to @watermelon-candy11 for VVVV

EDIT: ALSO BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME THE MAJORITY OF CELLS IN THE HUMAN BODY ARE MICROBES

AND BECAUSE THEY ARE AROACE

EVERYONE IS LIKE HALF ARO BY CELL COUNT

[nonconformityhub]

Aroace Experiences We Don't Talk About Enough (Infographic)

(If you're interested in a blog where aspecs can talk about experiences like this, I've since made an aspec venting space!)

Icon Credits: hands with hearts - @blackholemojis face holding flag - @sammywammyclone paw - @paw-pride hug - @eldritch-emojis gem - @genderdoomed

Some @'s for reach: @our-aroace-experience @gray-ace-space @aroaceculture @acespec-ed @acexualien @cordwaner @asexualadvice @aromantic-diaries @aroacespecsafeplace @arospec-daybook

[tremendously-crazy]

"No guy wants a girl who-" "No guy is gonna want you if-"

original image from @sirompp

[sillylilneurodivergent]

Guys, it happened. I’m an

AAAAAA (aromantic, asexual, agender, with autism, adhd, & anxiety)

[aroacearchangel]

hey. do whatever you want btw. it’s your identity. kiss people for fun. enjoy sex. nobody’s stopping you. being aro and/or ace doesn’t mean you have to be repulsed by romantic or sexual activities if you don’t want to.

and also! things only mean what you meant them to mean. you can have platonic sex and platonically make out with your friends. it’s true. just be sure to communicate so that everyone involved understands and you’re good.