based on the stories you’ve all been sending, this seemed appropriate lol
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“Other people have it worse—“ there are also other people who have it better and I’m sure those other people would meet both our stories with concern. Think about that before you say I need to be oppressed more to be valid
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asexuality is not an inconvenience. it isn't a burden to change your conversation topics to avoid making a sex repulsed asexual feel uncomfortable or unsafe. it isn't about you if an asexual romantic or life partner does not want to have sex. it's none of your business if an asexual person has frequent sex, or makes money off of their body or sexuality. it's not an attempt to manipulate you when an asexual/aceflux person has fluctuating levels of sex favorability, neutrality and/or repulsion.
someone else's asexuality isn't about you, it is not inherently overstepping your boundaries. forcing the asexual person to cope or deal with things that make them uncomfortable or go against the way they want to live their lives is overstepping their boundaries, and people need to accept this.
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Truly experiencing the opposite of a gay panic, the aro/ace dread, when I think somebody has a crush on me
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Aroace in a way that’s inseparable from relationship anarchy. Aroace in a “getting rid of the legal institution of marriage” way. Aroace in a “romantic/sexual attraction is irrelevant to me in the first place because I actively choose to deprioritize the romantic/sexual/nuclear family ideal of relationships in my life” way.
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October 22-28 is Ace Week 2023, so I’d like to give a spotlight to some manga I have enjoyed that have also touched on asexuality.
I Want To Be A Wall by Honami Shirono
A 3 volume Josei manga about the lavender marriage between Gakurouta, a closeted gay man who pines for his childhood friend, and Yuriko, an aromantic, asexual BL fangirl.
She Loves To Cook, and She Loves To Eat by Sakaomi Yuzaki
An ongoing yuri Josei manga with a TV adaptation about two women who bond over food. The series recently introduced Yako, an asexual lesbian, and it’s possible that protagonist Nomoto may be on the ace spectrum as well.
Is Love The Answer? by Uta Isaki
A single volume josei manga about Chika, a young college student who has always considered herself an “alien” because she has no desire for romance or physical intimacy, but finds community with people like herself.
Our Dreams At Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani
A 4 volume Seinen manga about a closeted gay boy who gets to know the patrons of a drop-in center who all turn out to be part of the LGBTQ community. Someone-san might be considered a deuteragonist of the story.
I’d also like to mention two yuri manga I haven’t finished yet- I have only read the first volume of both- but because of what others have said I know they feature asexual characters!
Catch These Hands! (murata)
Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon (Shio Usui)
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Today is the 6th of April, which is International Asexuality Day - so, shoutout to all the ace selfshippers out there!! I hope you all have a great day today ^-^
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hey, aro and/or ace people
garlic bread!!!
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someone not experiencing romantic attraction is not harmful. someone not wanting to be in relationships is not harmful. someone who does not want to have sex with others is not harmful. someone who does not experience sexual attraction but has sex is not harmful. someone who likes to date but doesn't want to cuddle and verbally express love is not harmful. someone who doesn't feel romantic love but enjoys making others happy in relationships is not harmful.
aromantic, asexual and other aspec experiences are not "bad" experiences, they are part of the gradient of ways in which all humans experience our complex social, romantic, familial, queerplatonic, and other relationships. someone is not harming others if they are choosing to engage, or not engage, in activities based around their individual needs in those relationships.
that is healthy, and to be embraced and celebrated, and above all else, we need to have our boundaries respected first and foremost, and not to be made to feel like we should change to benefit others.
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