Asexual Quotes

When I joined Tumblr there was an amazing blog called Asexy Quotes. Sadly it has been closed down but this is an attempt to bring at least some of the quotes back. If you have any asexual quotes please feel free to submit it in the askbox. Please note: This is not an advice blog, and I won't answer asks of any kind on the blog. If you want a reply, you have to go off anon. For more info, see "About Asexual Quotes".

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For a long time, it didn’t even occur to me that there was a sexual orientation that defined me, or that there were other people out there like me who didn’t see relationships with people through a sexual lens. I ended up in a lot of damaging relationships because I thought sex was what was expected of me and that it was what I was supposed to give in a relationship. Understanding this new world of asexuality has been an important step in coming to terms with these unwanted sexual experiences. And for a lot of asexuals, being able to say they are asexual is an incredibly important identifier and “coming out” is just as much of step as it is for those who do not define themselves as heterosexuals.

Anonymous, for EverydayFeminism

[x] (via smallestgrackle)

[polylove-girls-blog-deactivated]

Everyone should be free to choose and build the type of relationship that works the best for themselves and their partner(s).

Macarena Eiras

[espurrellie]

Most sexual orientations wait for someone to make the pits of their stomachs to burst with flame. Asexuals wait for someone to make flowers grow from their hearts.

 Something I thought about while stoically reading smut. (falloutfrost)

[asexualquotes-blog]

For such a long time I wondered what was wrong with me. Why can others feel free to express their sexuality, but I was punished for lacking mine? Finally, I started realising that the problem wasn’t me, it’s just who I am. Still, in today’s society bombarded with sexual innuendos, it’s hard for others to understand an asexual person.

Anonymous

[asexualquotes-blog]

They ask me what's better than sex, I tell them world domination.

Anonymous

[wnq-writers]

Happiness is often associated with romantic love. I don’t think that’s right. Happiness is when your dog licks your face. Happiness is when the food in front of you makes your mouth water. Happiness is when you stay up late talking to an old friend. Happiness is when your mom says a bad joke by you laugh anyway. We need to stop associating happiness with love, and start associating happiness with life.

aliciatan95

[1missedcallfrommom-blog]

I’ve found that growing up means being honest. About what I want. What I need. What I feel. Who I am.

(via kristileee)

[asexualquotes-blog]

[M]any identity terms are personal.  When someone says that they’re Jewish or Australian, that word is part of who they are.  It’s often deeply ingrained in how they relate to the world.  It’s a complex package of meaning in a deceptively simple container. “Asexual” is a word that I need.  It’s a word that many others need.  For years, I had no idea what I was, what was wrong with me.  And then, one day, I found a word.  A word that described me.  A word where I belonged.  A word that meant I wasn’t broken.  If you take that away, I am lost and broken again.  Without that word, I am invisible.

AsexualityArchive | The Comment Section: So What? Who Cares!

[absynthe--minded]

What have I learned from writing an asexual, aromantic protagonist? I don’t know… maybe that she’s a person, and she can love just as strongly and just as fiercely as anybody else?

Meredith Foster, on writing Medallion (via absynthe--minded)

[poeticamusing]

It’s not always about sex, sometimes the best type of intimacy is where you just lay back, laugh together at the stupidest things, hold each other, and enjoy each others’ company.

(via lebanesebreezeee)

[asexualquotes-blog]

Call me straight and all you’ll be communicating is that you aren’t educated on what the asexual spectrum is.

S, The Ace Theist | I Am Not Straight (via asexualquotes)

[frompawntoqueen]

People are going to tell you who you are your whole life, but you’ve just got to punch back and say, “No, this is who I am.”

(via frompawntoqueen)

[asexualquotes-blog]

I could never imagine how there could be a love greater than friendship. That somehow having sexual desire for someone made that love more important then the emotional intimacy shared in platonic relationships.

Anonymous

[asexualquotes-blog]

Hello everyone!

I have some housekeeping notes due to the amount of anon messages this blog has received lately:

I only log onto this blog about once a month, I’m not ignoring you

This is not an advice blog, please don’t ask for my advice

I won’t publish asks, so I won’t reply to your ask if you sent it in anonymously. That option is mostly there for submission purposes

That means that if you want a response, you need to come off anon

I’m not interested in taking on other projects in the asexual community, but thank you for asking

It’s okay to put this blog on lists over asexual sites

I’m also putting this in the about-sidebar-thing... tomorrow

I’ve changed to a lighter purple for the boxes, hope that helps your eyes, nagging Anon. Black on yellow is not an option, I’m sorry

Lastly, thank you all of you for the positive, encouraging messages you’ve sent! I adore you all for sending them. If you sent it off-anon I will reply to them. If you sent it in as anon, thank you so very much! I’m glad to have you here!

Take care, all of you!

EDIT: Oh, and I’m not from North America. Not even a little bit. Please don’t assume everyone on the internet is. It’s rude, and it makes your insults ridiculous.

-AQ

[asexualquotes-blog]

The asexual community needs allies desperately, but we need allies who can help our voices be heard. Not allies who talk over us, tell our stories for us, or take credit for our narratives. We need spaces to be more accepting. We don’t need our orientation to be interpreted or explained to us. The asexual community needs allies who listen, who hear our concerns, who work with us to make spaces more accepting and safer.

lauren-m-jankowski | Not Our Voices: When Asexual Representation Excludes the Creator

[asexualquotes-blog]

Without the freedom to be celibate, the freedom to have sex is meaningless. It isn’t freedom at all. It’s compulsory sexuality.

The Thinking Asexual | Queer Christians: Celibacy and Sexuality as Choice

[asexualquotes-blog]

When I was 13, all my friends were talking about sexuality. They sensed this mandate culturally that sexuality was a thing that they needed to be experiencing. I just internally, intrinsically didn’t understand it; I couldn’t relate to that experience. That’s something scary for a lot of asexuals

David Jay