#gray-a

[moonacleart]

Hey everyone~

Gray-A Ocean Panda is up in our shop!

[wonderingwhereiam]

Is there a difference between grey-romantic and grey-aromantic?

Both grayromantic and grayaromantic mean a romantic orientation between aromantic and romantic, where someone feels romantic attraction sometimes, infrequently or rarely. Some people who identify as grayromantic, or grayaromantic, don't know if they feel romantic attraction, often because they've never experienced it. They may or may not be open to the idea of romance or a romantic relationship.

Most people do not make a distinction between grayromantic and grayaromantic.

Personally, I am grayromantic and I use that term, for myself, over grayaromantic. Because I feel slightly closer to romantic than aromantic!

[lexareadsalatte]

There was a post on my feed last night about ace and explaining to their mom, who became instantly interested that she might be as well.

I didn't know ace stood for asexual and I never fully understood or knew about asexuality.

So after Googling and reading, I'm grateful for that post.

For years, I've been feeling broken. A passion of love and romance, but no sex drive. I felt everything in the book against myself that I was never truly interested in the bed. I figured it was anxiety, which sometimes it definitely is. But others I'm just disinterested. Love isn't sex.

Which lead me to this:

I think I'm asexual borderline demisexual. So gray-A...

Turning 27 tomorrow and I'm a whole new person today.

[queerplatonicpositivity]

Ace Fact Image Set (Part 2 of 2)

[ ID: An image set with the demisexual flag, a crumpled paper background, and a gray square in the top left with different facts. Each fact is labeled with a number in the bottom right.

“#06 Ace Fact: Demisexual people don’t think they’re better than allosexuals. Not experiencing sexual arousal until I have a close, emotional bond isn’t something I choose and doesn’t mean I think I’m better than other people. It’s just how I’m wired.”

“#07 Ace Fact: Demisexuality is different than being allosexual. There’s a difference between being sexually attracted to someone vs. wanting to have sex with them. Allosexuals can experience that attraction but can choose to wait; demisexuals just don’t experience that attraction until there’s a close, emotional bond.”

“#08 Ace Fact: Demisexual people still experience stigma like asexual people. Our relationship with asexuality is different, but we still experience stigma, alienation, and the messages that we are abnormal or broken. It’s important for demisexual people to have a place in the ace community.”

“#09 Ace Fact: Demisexuals need a close, emotional bond to experience sexual attraction. This is based on our own personal experiences and is slightly different for everyone. Emotional intimacy is often a main component.”

“#10 Ace Fact: Gray-A is not the same as demisexual. Gray-A people don’t normally experience sexual attraction, but they can sometimes and may or may not act on it, or only under limited/specific circumstances. This is different than demisexuals, who only experience sexual attraction after forming a close, emotional bond. Both are valid.” ]

[boygirlbowie]

hmmm. demi/gray-a kaia

shes never experienced attraction romantic or sexual but she meets claire and goes. oh THIS ONE fits and its faster with the romantic attraction and the other part comes later but through her relationship with claire she gets to know her identity better and claire helps her understand

[serpentyletorc]

*makes a personal pride flag cuz it’s annoying to use 3 different ones*

[ping-pong-shiba]

Relationship status?

Everybody: Single and ready to mingle!

Grays: Single... but it's complicated.

Asexuals: ME AND MY CAT DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK!!