for me discovering my aceness was one of the first steps towards awareness of so many important things. about relationships, systems of control and hierarchies that i could then start freeing myself from. about myself, finding names for my feelings, expressing, exploring intimacy and connections outside of the painful framework of sex-focused relationship forms..

unlearning amatonormativity is joy. unlearning monogamy and romance is joy. learning about love, and everything around me, freely, is joy.

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