Asensual (asen for short) flags part 1 :) 🌇🟧
(Due to the image limit, this is split into 2 posts.)
I noticed some a-spec flags were missing tertiary counterparts, so I made some. Some of these flags have already been made before, so they're not all original (I still wanted to have all the flags together in a set, and all in the same res).
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greysensual | demisensual | aegosensual
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non sam asen (1) | non sam asen (2) | neu asen
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asenvoid | asenflux | asenspike (1)
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asenspike (2) | asenjump | dark greysensual
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light greysensual | atomosensual | dellosensual
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fictosensual | cupiosensual | bellussensual
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reciprosensual (1) | reciprosensual (2) | lithosensual (1)
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lithosensual (2) | fraysensual (1) | fraysensual (2)
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apothisensual | orchidsensual | myrsensual
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asenflexible
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I'll also note that some of these terms can have multiple names, with the "sensual", "asensual", & "asen" part being interchangeable. This isn't applicable to every term though. I also chose not to list everything to try to keep it brief.
So for example, greysensual can also be called greyasensual and greyasen.
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[A-spec flag sets masterpost]
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Weird realization.
So I’m lithromantic. Being in [romantic] relationships is traumatizing for me. I’m aegosexual. Putting myself in a real-life sexual situation with another person is incredibly uncomfortable for me. I’m caedplatonic. I don’t really experience platonic attraction to people. Regarding my aesthetic and sensual attraction… I only feel aesthetic attraction to people I basically [idoloize], and I do not feel sensual attraction to ableist people. I think I struggle to feel sensual attraction, honestly.
If you notice, I don’t really have the types of attractions most “allos” have. I in general, don’t really have any kind of “attraction” to other people. I also have a personality disorder, so if I do feel “attraction” (that I am capable of feeling) towards someone, it is usually pretty intense. Also, I don’t really “have” anyone in my life. My friendships usually unfortunately eventually fall apart. It kinda feels I am in an unhealthy and socially dangerous situation by lacking a healthy support system? And also, I don’t really feel a pull towards other in-real-life people? I’ve also been in an autistic burnout for over a year now, so I kinda feel like establishing new connections and maintaining something would be really draining on the minimal executive functioning I do have.
Bottom line is I don’t think I experience “loneliness”, or at least not significantly enough to want to seek out a brand new relationship of some sort? I have also been longing for a snake, however sometimes I have bad days where I feel like I shouldn’t get a snake because I can’t even take care of myself? 😪. Idk it kinda sucks living like this in a perpetual state of not being able to recover from this autistic burnout, or be able to be a functioning member of society, or want to be a participant in society.
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realising that I'm demiplatonic and demisensual explains so much, given what my first response to discovering what demisexuality was
Back then, I knew I was ace, and knew I was probably aro, but given that I am an extremely repulsed apothisexual but not an extremely repulsed apothiromantic it was difficult to know for sure.
When I first heard about what being demisexual and demiromantic was, it just made so much sense. It explained so many things that I didn't understand about allo culture. However, it didn't explain everything in the sense of my own sexuality.
But, given that I was unsure if I was fully aro, I briefly entertained the idea that I was demiro ace. It was never a certainty, and reasonably quickly I came to the conclusion that no, I am aroace. But still, demi just weirdly made so much sense to me.
After recently learning about atertiary people, I've been trying to define where I fall on that spectrum and so far I think I'm Demiplatonic, Demisensual, Demiqueerplatonic, Nonaesthetic (I prefer saying "Nonaesthetic" since "Anaesthetic" is already a word) and Allofamilial (slightly boring I know, but I like knowing I have that label).
So, it turns out, demi made so much sense to me because I am demi! Just not in the romantic attraction or sexual attraction.
I love my friends, but if I think about it, it did take a while to love them, or even to consider them friends. And there are plenty of people I've been positive acquaintances with for years but calling them "friends" seems weirdly off because I don't think about them when I'm not around them and honestly wouldn't miss them as a person if they were gone - and I feel bad if one goes out of their way to do something really nice to me (like one who'd heard I'd had a bad day, and the next day gave me a book related to my special interest) because I just think "Wow, that's really nice of you. But I wouldn't've done the same. And in a way I want to reciprocate that to say thank you because that meant a lot to me but I just, in the nicest way possible, don't care about you like that".
And I don't like touching many people. I'm not a fan of the texture of skin or the feeling of someone's breath on me but I enjoy closeness so if I'm wearing gloves I'll very gladly hold someone's hand. Well, not just "someone". Only a very close family member or a very close friend or queerplatonic partner, who I've known for a long time and am very emotionally close with first. But if a really close friend asks to hug me, and we're both wearing long sleeves so no skin-to-skin contact, then I will hug them and it'll be amazing and I'll love it. If I'm the one to initiate contact and I'm in the mood, it's great. However, if someone else initiates it and they make skin-to-skin contact and I don't know them well enough, I find it gross.
This doesn't have a point, I'm just happy that I now have labels to describe my atertiary aspec identity and want to yell it into the void.
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Tumblr has been recommending your posts to me a lot lately, and I've seen that you're trying to figure out which words to describe your identity with, so I want to try to help you out a little!
The most important thing to consider is what you want from your label. Labels can serve many different purposes, but here are some of the key things that they're often used for:
Understanding your identity internally
Finding comfort or joy in words that describe your experiences
Finding community with others who have similar experiences
Expressing your identity to other people, especially quickly
Labels don't have to be used for all of those things, but they're usually going to be used for at least one of those things. You might also use different labels for different reasons, or use different labels in different contexts.
If you're using labels to understand your identity internally, or to find comfort or joy...
... Use whichever ones you feel fit best! It doesn't matter whether it makes sense/seems right to others or not, because the goal is to find something that makes sense/seems right to you. Be as specific, or as broad, as you desire. Use however many labels you want!
You could even make a document listing all of your labels if you want to keep track of them. There's also an attraction tracker and gender tracker if you want to track your experiences over time.
If you're using labels to find community...
... Use labels which are common and/or broad! It's easiest to find community when you're using relatively common or loosely defined labels. If it has a page on this wiki, you've probably got a good shot at finding a community surrounding that label, and thus, finding people whose experiences are similar to yours.
If it doesn't have a page on that wiki, don't worry! You can still try to find community with more niche labels; it just might not be as easy to find people who share your identity.
If you're using labels to express your identity to others...
... Use labels which are common and/or easy to explain! Using more common labels increases the chance that people will understand what you mean to express. Or, if someone doesn't understand what your label means, you'll want to be able to easily explain the definition, or what the word means for you in particular.
It can be hard to gauge how common a label is, especially when you know a lot of labels yourself. But generally, people will have a basic understanding of the following terms, whether those people are members of the LGBTQ+ community or not:
gay
lesbian
queer
bi(sexual)
pan(sexual)
trans(gender)
nonbinary
genderqueer
genderfluid
polyamorous
asexual (though many people think asexual = aroace)
The next terms are a bit of a coin-toss in my experience, but they'll be generally understood by most LGBTQ+ people, and some non-LGBTQ+ people as well:
sapphic
aromantic
demisexual
demiromantic
demigirl
demiboy
agender
omni(sexual)
bigender
xenogender
And regarding fluidity, it is often easiest to give people an "overview" or your identity if possible, rather than whatever specific shift you're experiencing. For example, you might simply say "I'm genderfluid" or "my identity is fluid" or "my identity changes every now and then." Or, if you want to express your current shift, you could say something like, "right now I'm [x], but that could change."
You might use different words depending on your current crowd, because different people will have different levels of understanding when it comes to labels. For example, I generally won't describe myself as pangender or demifluid when describing myself to cis people, but I will describe myself that way if I'm speaking to people who are also trans or nonbinary. Not as a way of hiding who I am, but just as a way of more easily discussing my identity.
You may also use different words in different contexts. For example, I describe myself solely as aromantic when that's the only part of my identity relevant to discuss, even though there are plenty of other aspects of my identity that exist, such as being polysexual, pangender, demifluid, polyaffectionate, a lesbian, or any other aspect of my identity.
And, when labels fail to convey your identity, descriptions are your friend! Can't find a commonly understood word to describe yourself with? Set the labels aside and just use descriptions alone. For example, instead of "I'm fidelityflux," you could say "the number of partners that I desire changes every now and then," or "sometimes I want to have no partners, sometimes I just want one, and sometimes I want multiple," or whichever other description you feel works best.
Hope this is helpful!
Thanks! That actually was helpful!
I mainly want to use labels for the "finding comfort or joy in words that describe your experiences" and "expressing your identity to other people, especially quickly" parts.
I generally understand my queer identity. I have a full Google Doc listing my labels, but I'm not going to tell everyone I meet what's on that Doc (we would be there for hours). I think the best thing to do is tell them the very basic measure of my identity, something akin to "I'm genderfluid, meaning my gender identity changes every day, but I generally want to be seen as a man and referred to as a man." You know, something quick, simple, and straight to the point.
Since I don't plan on dating any time soon, fidelityflux, omniaspec, and omnomi don't matter right now, and pronouns and my name are the most important things outside the internet for me. It's still a major part of who I am, but it doesn't matter right now, so I'll just leave them in my bio until it's relevant for people to know in the real world.
I was originally going to use this blog for fanfiction, but I ended up just making it a queer blog. I mean, most of this stuff is just for me to put my thoughts into words, but I do like hearing people's opinions on it, because sometimes it helps (like my transmasc tips post), or when I specifically ask people for help.
The queerphobic comments I get still hurt, but I've come to accept the fact that I can't change this part of myself.
I really appreciate your response and your willingness to help a complete stranger. You really did help me!
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