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do you ever see a person and you are overcome with incredible fondness? and you just think "oh." but not in a romantic or sexual way you are just filled with warmth and it makes you happy, it just does. and you think "i'm so happy you exist. i'm happy you are somewhere out there in the world, doing your thing". it's love but also not entirely

like people are lovely and i feel it in my entire chest like a burning candle that smells like roses and a sunny day

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Recommendations for aroace folks out there!!!

I just watched "wingwomen" and oh my god. I absolutely loved it. The chemistry between Carole and Alex was awesome. Long story short, its an amazing movie that celebrates women friendships and platonic love in a manner that I've never seen before.

Warning: There is a sex scene in this movie but we can ignore it. Can't we?

#aroace #acearo #aro #aromantic #asexual #aro ace #ace memes #ace positivity #platonic love #women friendships #wingwomen #recommendations for aroace

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if i can support queer allo people without understanding how their attraction works they should be able to support aros and aces without understanding how our attraction works

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My favourite easter egg has to be the one where 'Loveless' book was in the background when James and Isaac are sitting in the library.

#heartstopper #heart stopper season 2 #loveless #easter egg #also coz i don't find easter eggs often on my own unless someone points it out and this one i realised on my own so yaaay #also i wanted to scream but it was the middle of the night #yes I'm binging it late at night coz its the best way to watch it haha

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Watched heartstopper season 2.

(Phew. Meaning I can log onto Tumblr now)

#heartstopper

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Reblog if you think it’s okay to platonically say “I Love You” to your friends

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HEARTSTOPPER!!!!!! SEASON 2!!!!

#heartstopper #idk what im doing #i guess i wanna cry #but im also so happy #alice oseman #osemanverse #whats gonna be the Isaac and James storyline

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Yep. Same here.

#Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

For an asexual i sure say fuck a lot

#it's a fun thing to say. fuck fuck fuck fuck fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck #i will say fuck one fuckzillion times but don't expect me to fuck anyone #acespec #asexuel

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So many gays on Twitter are really losing their shit about the fact that apparently aces experience discrimination bc “it’s just sex, why would anyone be oppressed for not wanting it?”

It’s not about not having sex, it’s about the fact that we are seen as less human for not experiencing sexual attraction - a supposed “universal human experience” - and that often times people do not believe us for not being interested/wanting sex when the topic comes up. There’s also the fact that it can lead to sexual harassment and corrective rape if a person really doesn’t like the fact that an ace person doesn’t want to have sex. This doesn’t even scratch the surface of other issues regarding asexuals and other areas of life, but we still have to deal with it regardless if we want to or not.

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beautifully said. 💜

original

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You can do whatever you want forever

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i went to a wedding yesterday with my mom and on the way home we were talking about my thoughts and how sometimes i wonder how i can be happy and do i need a partner to be happy

my mom said something i really appreciated, she said that happiness is an emotion as well as anger, sadness, boredom, and fear, to strive to feel exclusively one emotion is unhealthy and what we should strive for is balance, contentment, and peace of mind

it’s healthy to feel some amount of anger and sadness, as long as it doesn’t consume you, we shouldn’t shove down emotions because we think we should be happy

all that to say, my mom knows i’m aromantic, and as we talked about it made me feel better about, at least for the moment, being nonpartnering

i don’t need to worry about whether i’ll be happy single or with a partner , i just need to strive for balance, and for the most part, this last year i think i’ve finally found some peace of mind with myself (and a good regimen of medications)

anyway i thought i’d share that that maybe it’ll help someone feel a bit more at ease with singleness like it did me

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Happy Aromantic Visibility Day to all my fellow arospecs out there.

#aromantic #we finally got it #it makes me so happy that im here for the first ever aro visibility day #aromantic spectrum #arospec #aro #aroace #acearo #aro pride #aromantism

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#thedream

Really amazing idea for a sitcom you're not gonna believe this it's gonna blow your tits off: what about....and hear me out this sounds crazy here but.....a group of friends......that stay friends and don't have romantic or sexual relations...I know, terrifying but listen-

#aromantic #asexual #aro #ace

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HAPPY PRIDE MONTH

KINKSTERS BELONG AT PRIDE EVENTS

QUEER IS A RECLAIMED IDENTITY

TRANS PPL DESERVE LOVE AND SUPPORT

BI AND PAN PPL ARE WONDERFUL

ACES AND AROS ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITY

POLYAMORY IS AMAZING

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GUYS GUYS GUYS WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN AROMANTIC VISIBILITY DAY!!! IT'S BEING CREATED NOW !! IM SO EXCITED AHHHHH

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Our Book is Out!

We are thrilled to announce that our first book is out, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers! This book is the result of a lot of collective work in order to create a thorough informational book that goes well past 101 material. You can purchase the book from a bookseller near you or at our Bookshop page: https://bookshop.org/p/books/ace-and-aro-journeys-a-guide-to-embracing-your-asexual-or-aromantic-identity-the-ace-and-aro-advocacy-project/18972871?ean=9781839976384

We are having our first book launch event on Sunday, May 21st, at Busboys and Poets Takoma in Washington DC. You can sign up to attend in person or view the livestream here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ace-aro-journeys-a-busboys-and-poets-books-presentation-tickets-621223886367

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The second image reads “Ace and Aro Journeys. Join us for a deep dive into understanding and coming into your own ace or aro journey with several authors from The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project. Sunday, May 21, 2023, 5 PM, Busboys and Poets Takoma. For more information go to busboysandpoets.com/events.” Pictured is the front of the book, with arrows of various aspec identity flags on it, and the title “Ace and Aro Journeys.” End ID.]