Aspecs and allies, reply with more if there are important ones I missed!
Cishet does not mean non-LGBTQ+. Cisallohet does.
Asexuals, aromantics, and people on those spectrums are just as LGBTQ+ as the rest of the community. This is not and will never be up for debate.
Soulmate AUs are aphobic (90% of the time). They exclude aspecs and assume that everyone is allosexual and alloromantic.
Listen to aspecs when they tell you something is aphobic if you are alloro/allox.
Avoid putting relationships in a hierarchy. Ex: “just friends” “more than friends” etc.
Not all asexuals are sex-repulsed. Not all sex-repulsed people are asexual.
Educate yourself on who we are the same way you would with gender-based attraction (such as bi, pan, etc) and gender labels (such as trans, demigender, etc).
A message to all you cuties that are questioning your sexuality, gender, etc.
If you think you've found a label, but you're scared of accepting it because you're worried that it might be just a phase - don't worry.
It might be a phase. It might not. It doesn't matter. If it isn't a phase - congratulations! You've discovered something special about your identity. If it is a phase - also congratulations! You've experienced a beautiful period of experimentation in your life, where you've learnt things about yourself.
Never feel guilty if it turns out to be a phase. You're not supporting the homophobic stereotypes and you're not insulting queer people. You're finding who you are.
So if you're scared to come out as something you think you might be, because you're scared it might be a phase - don't be.
You're beautiful, and you should never feel guilty for searching for who you are.
Don’t mind that it’s just past midnight in my timezone, happy pan visibility day! I’m a baby pan, but it doesn’t matter how long you’ve identified as pan, you’re included in this day too! Whether it be since yesterday or since years ago, you’re welcome here <3
idk if it’s just me, but friends talking to you about crushes out of nowhere or talking about their S/O a lot feels arophobic like,,, I just feel alienated :P
ok i need to talk abt a few bits of arophobia that a lot of ppl rarely pick up on:
1. soulmate aus. yes, soulmate aus. this also ties into amatormativity bc u are saying everyone must have a partner, and there is the implication that anyone who does not is broken
2. making aro people out as broken/flawed/cold/'ps*chopathic' for being loveless. if u are in any way implying that u are INCREDIBLY arophobic
3. saying anyone who has sex without love is inherently a cheat, or loveless, or broken, or some kind of freak. this is specifically aroallophobia and im SICK of it. im aroallo do you know how fucking humiliating it is that ppl think friends with benefits or ppl who fuck without falling in love are cheats or freaks or disgusting is
4. redeeming characters thru the power of love. go figure
5. 'the healing power of love' but u only mean romantic love
6. prioritising romantic love
7. making fun of aro terms. aplatonic does not mean friendless. do not shame ppl who dont feel platonic love
8. the only ppl you see as aro are robots or aliens. fine when aro ppl do it not funny when alloros do it
9. alloaces saying 'i can still love!' just shut up and block me lmao
10. conflating asexuality with aromanticism u are contributing to aro erasure
aros feel free to add on alloros including alloaces shut up and listen