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writing asexual characters

a post by an asexual person

First of all, what is asexuality?

Asexuality is defined as having a lack of sexual attraction. This does not mean that asexuals can't experience romantic attraction, though some aces don't experience romantic or sexual attraction.

Okay, so what are some important terms to know?

Asexual: A general term meaning anyone who experiences little to no sexual attraction.

Aromantic: A general term meaning anyone who experiences little to no romantic attraction.

Allosexual: Anyone who experiences sexual attraction; the opposite of asexual.

Alloromantic: Anyone who experiences romantic attraction; the opposite of aromantic.

Demisexual: Someone who does not experience sexual attraction until they've formed an emotional bond with the person.

Aceflux: Someone whose sexual orientation fluctuates but generally stays on the asexual spectrum.

Greysexual: Someone who relates to asexuality, yet feels that there are parts of their experience that aren't fully described by the word asexual.

and of course there are so many more identities, but these are the ones you'll hear more about! (and if i should rephrase a definition, just let me know! i'd be happy to change it)

Cool! So, what are some things to include/avoid while writing an ace character?

Have your alloromantic ace characters be in a relationship! Just because your character is ace doesn't mean they should be alone forever. I personally would love to see an ace character in a happy relationship, because we don't see that a lot in media.

Not all asexuals are sex-repulsed. Some asexuals are sex-favorable (meaning they're good with having sex), some are sex-neutral (meaning they don't feel strongly either way) and some are sex-repulsed (meaning they don't like the idea of having sex).

With that being said, not all asexuals are innocent. Some aces find dirty jokes just as funny as allosexual people. Some are super flirty. It all depends on the character, just don't make your character innocent simply because they're ace.

Ace culture. We make a lot of "yeah, sex is great, but..." jokes, and we also really like cake, dragons, and garlic bread. One way for an asexual to show that they're ace is to wear a black ring on their right middle finger.

That's all I thought to include for this post, but if you have any more questions, feel free to ask me! /g

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writing omnisexual/omniromantic characters

a post by an omniromantic asexual

First of all, what does it mean to be omnisexual/omniromantic?

Omnisexual/omniromantic means you experience attraction to every gender, but gender is still a factor in who you're attracted to.

Wait, but isn't that just pan? Or is it closer to bi?

Nope! I know that can get confusing, so I'll quickly define a few identities that all experience attraction to multiple genders.

Bi-attraction to genders that are the same as your own and others.

Poly-attraction to multiple genders. (To my understanding, the difference between poly and bi is that bi includes being attracted to your own gender, while poly does not have to include your own gender. Correct me if I'm wrong though!)

Pan-attraction regardless of gender; genderblind

Omni-attraction to all genders

Oh, okay. So what should I avoid while writing an omni character?

We don't experience equal attraction. I know that was probably worded weird, but what I mean is that we might feel attracted more to one gender than another. For example, I'm more attracted to feminine presenting people than masculine presenting people, but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't want to date a masculine presenting person. Maybe your character is more attracted to men. That's alright too! Not all omni people are the same.

that's all i could think of, but feel free to ask me if you have any more questions!

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writing non-binary characters

a post by a non-binary person

First of all, let's define non-binary.

Non-binary is an identity that falls under the trans umbrella. The general definition is any identity that falls outside the typical binary of male and female.

Okay, so what are some non-binary identities?

Agender: Someone who doesn't identify with any gender; lack of gender

Androgyne: being simultaneously masculine and feminine or in-between masculine and feminine

Bigender: a gender identity where someone has two distinct gender identities

Demigender: a gender identity where someone experiences a partial connection to a specific gender.

Demiboy: similar to demigender; where someone is partially a boy, but not fully.

Demigirl: similar to demigender; where someone is partially a girl, but not fully.

Genderfluid: someone whose gender changes over time; someone whose gender identity is fluid and changes.

Cool! So, what should I avoid to make my non-binary characters as realistic as possible?

Not all non-binary people use they/them pronouns. Some non-binary people use she/her pronouns, some use he/him pronouns. Some use multiple sets of pronouns, such as she/xe or he/they, and some use all pronouns. Some non-binary people use neopronouns. It all depends on your character.

Not all non-binary people are androgynous. Have a non-binary character that's hyperfeminine, or have a character that's hypermasculine. Gender identity does not equal gender presentation.

that's all i thought to include for this post, but feel free to ask if you have any other questions!