are asexuals a part of LGBT+?

the answer is yes! this blog is a discourse-free zone, and both mods are minors. for more information, please read our about and faq, thanks! any blogs adding negativity or sexual content will be blocked. [ ICON DESCRIPTION: official artwork of an espeon. legends say that it has become the symbol of the aces... or perhaps the admins are just nerds. ]

[splend-aros]

Daily Affirmation 290.

It’s okay to not like romance. It’s okay to be romance repulsed. Romance is not necessary. You don’t need it, or need to like it, to be happy and healthy.

[romance-repulsed-aros]

Autistic aromantics.

Aromantics of color.

Mentally ill aromantics.

Hypersexual aromantics.

Disabled aromantics.

Aromantics that are masculine/men.

Aromantics that have sex and/or experience sexual attraction.

All of the aros that nobody wants to talk about. All of the aros that are ignored and forgotten. All of us that are thrown, kicked, and shoved under the bus. All of us that don’t get the attention and support we deserve.

We’re great. We’re spectacular. We have just as much worth as everyone else.

[lokiagentofasgard]

Hey, aromantic religious people. Your God loves you. We don’t talk a lot about how religions often privilege romantic relationships, and that sucks, but I promise, your aromanticism does not invalidate your faith.

i love you. stay cool.

[splend-aros]

Daily Affirmation 298.

Being bi and aro is not a contradiction.

Being pan and aro is not a contradiction.

Being m-spec and aro is not a contradiction.

You can feel attraction to multiple genders without that attraction ever needing to be romantic to be valid.

[dailybiaffirmation]

If you’re aromantic and have sexual attraction to 2 or more genders, you’re still a valid bi person. Being bi doesn’t require romantic attraction, and aromantic bisexuals // bi aros are just as bi as bi people who feel both romantic and sexual attraction.

[queerlection]

[Image description - Images of the genderqueer, intersex, polyamory, trans, lesbian, aromantic, asexual, pan, bi and rainbow pride flags with the text: I REFUSE TO HATE MYSELF. End description.]

[bpqua]

Shoutout to queer people of color who get told their identity is “white”, especially if they’re a-spec or nb. There’s nothing inherently white about orientation or gender, and your queerness doesn’t detract from your racial identity.

You deserve support for your whole identity, from all your communities. 💜

[queerlection]

[Image description - Image of the asexual pride flag and the aromantic pride flag spliced together with the text: I DON’T NEED TO FEEL ATTRACTION TO BE WHOLE. End description.]

[romance-repulsed-aros]

Every aromantic POC is outstanding and wonderful. I don’t make the rules.

[dorkbending]

Ace Lesbians aren’t watered down Lesbians.  

Aro Lesbians aren’t watered down Lesbians. 

Ace and Aro Lesbians are beautiful and amazing and deserve love and respect.

[forkless-a-spec-wonder]

aroace and you love physical affection like hugs and hand holding? you’re cool! you’re okay! you’re not manipulative!

aroace and touch repulsed? you’re cool! you’re okay! you’re not repressed!

aroace and indifferent to touch? you’re cool! you’re okay! you’re human!

aro, not ace and you love physical affection like hugs and hand holding? you’re cool! you’re okay! you’re not misleading people by giving and receiving affection!

aro, not ace and touch repulsed? you’re cool! you’re okay! you’re not cruel or closeminded!

aro, not ace and indifferent to touch? you’re cool! you’re okay! you’re human!

ace, not aro and you love physical affection like hugging and hand holding? you’re cool! you’re okay! you’re not leading people on!

ace, not aro and touch repulsed? you’re cool! you’re okay! you’re not repressed!

ace, not aro and indifferent to touch? you’re cool! you’re okay! you’re human!

a-specs, whether you love affection, are repulsed by it, or are indifferent? you’re cool, you’re okay! you’re fine as you are!

[aspecpplarebeautiful]

The hardships you’ve faced for being ace and/or aro are real. You didn’t imagine it or misinterpret it. You know what you’ve been through, and it’s valid whether it fits into other people’s political agendas or not.

[romance-repulsed-aros]

aromantic people of color are so wonderful and good.

[deactivated-blog]

Japanese a-spec people are so cool! Japanese aces and aros are amazing, Japanese demis are pure awesome, Japanese grey-aces and grey-aros are the greatest, and everyone else who is Japanese and on the a-spectrum is perfect in every single way! We’re incredibly proud of Japanese a-spec people; you’re all the coolest and we’re proud to have people like you in our communities!

[diamorics-unite]

all arodiamorics are super valid and super awesome and i hope they’re having a great day bc they deserve all the happiness in the world!!!

[allacesarelgbt]

Holy heck, do you know what today is? ACE DAY!!! 

Today is the day to be loud and proud about your ace-spec identity! You rock! However, if you can’t or don’t want to be big and open, that’s okay too! Asexuality is often misunderstood, but it’s a wonderful thing to be, and you are all so amazing! You belong here and I hope you all have a wonderful day and a wonderful pride!!

[areacesapartoflgbt]

To the aro lesbians: youre not feeding the stereotype or sexualizing lesbians. Its not your job to desexualize lesbians. You deserve the world and more 💚

To the aro gay men: youre not feeding the predatory gay stereotype. Its not your job to end the belief that gay men are predatorial 💚

To the aro bi and pansexuals: youre not emotionally manipulative or abusive for being aromantic. Its not your job to end the belief that bisexuals and pansexuals are sex hungry and emotionally null. Youre deeply emotional and complicated and no one can take that from you 💚

To the aro heterosexual men: youre not inherently mysoginistic or a "fuckboy" for not being interested in pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman youre sexually attracted to. Its not your job to single handedly tackle the belief that men who like to have sex with women but not engage in a romantic relationship with them are predatory misogynists. You identity is not problematic because it overlaps with these negative stereotypes 💚

To the aromantic heterosexual women: Your aromanticism is not an obstacle for men to hurdle and "defeat". You are not a prize to be won 💚

To the aromantic asexual people: you're aromanticism/asexuality does not make you a waste. Your companionship is no less valuable than that of alloromantic allosexuals 💚

To the aromantic people who feel broken: you're not, aromanticism isnt the character flaw that media makes it out to be. It is a valid identity, not a quirk or mistake. Its an identity 💚

To the aromantic minors: youre not immature, you wont "realize when youre older". Aromanticism isnt a childish thing that you grow out of as you mature. Your identity is just as valid NOW as it will be in twenty years. Just because people get up in arms about a-spec identities in minors doesnt make you any less aromantic. 💚

To the aromantic abuse survivors: whether your aromanticism is related to your trauma or not does not invalidate it. Whether youre aromantic because or despite your trauma youre still aromantic and no less than those who arent survivors 💚

To the romance repulsed aromantics: its okay. YOURE okay. Romance being shoved down your throat every way you turn is hard, and people ignoring your feelings about it hurts but youre just as valid as those who dont experience it. You deserve to be as comfortable as everyone else 💚

To the autistic aromantics: your autism doesnt discount your aromanticism whether theyre closely entwined or not. You deserve better than allistics policing your identity and how it interacts with your autism 💚

To the popular aromantics: its not a competition as to who can be .~*the one*~. to "fix" you no matter how much it may feel that way. You are so much more than a challenge for people to overcome 💚

To all aromantic people regardless of all else: i love you. I promise you'll get through this 💚