Asexual Awareness Week continues!
As you may know, we asexuals often wear black rings on our right middle fingers to identify ourselves. Many people prefer a plain band, but some opt for gemstones set in black metal or something similarly fancy. Until very recently, I engraved the ace spectrum rings I sell with a simple spade or heart and previously only offered the ace and demi flags.
I finally got around to adding the other card suits to my shop. I never really see anything other than the spade, but all of the card suits do have different meanings for asexuals!
◇: demisexual and/or asexual & demiromantic
♧: grey asexual and/or asexual & grey romantic
♡: asexual and alloromantic
My information comes from AVEN's website as well as various online sources (most if not all cite AVEN, though). To my knowledge, these symbols are not coopting the aromantic spectrum and only serve to show an asexual person's level of romantic orientation. Aromantic rings are actually typically white.
So, *Seinfeld voice* what's the deal with the card suits? It's actually quite simple! "Asexual" is often shortened to "ace," like a playing card. We adopted the spade as our symbol because of this nickname (as in "ace of spades"), and the other card suits were adopted by other orientations falling under the ace umbrella.
The asexual flag is available as a spade or heart. The demisexual flag is available as a diamond or heart. The heart was my old option, so I have kept that. The grey ace flag is available as a club. These are only my default options. Any other combination is possible, though, since all of my rings are made to order.
To commission a ring like one of these, please visit my Etsy shop (https://www.etsy.com/listing/293643945/stainless-steel-engraved-lgbt-symbol). My rings are hand engraved stainless steel and are available in whole sizes 3-16. Inked rings are coated with resin, so I do not recommend them for rough wear.