I spent the last two days tabling at pride events for out local ace and aro group. I brought along a bunch of zines with me to hand out. Thought I'd share them here as well

Aromanticism 101: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12fQ0QbVog3v404pKWdp_EM2IxyRKD1U2/view
Taking the Cake: - An Illustrated Primer on Asexuality: https://acezinearchive.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/taking_the_cake_-_double_sided_printing_fixed.pdf
an aromantic manifesto: https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmfNtb5aSx8kCgTsc3uv4dJJAeWvMvk19GfdefiAHbYqFc
Brown and Gray - An Asexual People of Colour Zine: https://www.mediafire.com/?qps6z2j1m694isp
Challenging Amatonormativity - A Beginner's Guide: https://gracesofluck.wordpress.com/2021/04/29/challenging-amatonormativity-a-beginners-guide/
Challenging Amatonormativity - Digging Deeper: https://gracesofluck.wordpress.com/2021/11/17/challenging-amatonormativity-digging-deeper/
I also highly recommend the site https://acezinearchive.wordpress.com/old-archive/ which has most of these zines and tons more related to asexuality and aromanticism

#asexuality #aromanticism #asexual #aromantic

Yasmine Benoit explains #aromanticism
https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/02/25/yasmin-benoit-aromantic-asexual-myths/

#LGBTQ related #Wikipedia article created 14 hours ago

Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromantic-spectrum_Union_for_Recognition%2C_Education%2C_and_Advocacy

#Aromanticism

:asexual_flag: I wrote a brief introduction/essay on #asexuality (and #aromanticism, too):

https://wuzzy.codeberg.page/essays/aroace/

:asexual_flag: :asexual_flag: :asexual_flag:

#ace #InternationalAsexualityDay #IAD

With the idealistic concepts of romantic #relationships, there have been many myths and misconceptions about #aromanticism. Awareness can have people gain knowledge to better understanding to the community. This link answers and explains further the stereotype concepts of #aro people: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/aromantic#myths-and-misconceptions

#NoRomo #ASAW2023
#AromanticSpectrumAwarenessWeek
#AroSpecAwarenessWeek
#LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

There are many different forms of #Aromanticism, that is why you may heard of the #AromanticSpectrum (abbreviated as #arospec). Like other sexual orientations, it exists across a range of identities. There are several terms that people may prefer to further specify - like Demiromantic, Lithromantic, Gray-aromantic to name a few.

Do you fall on the aromantic spectrum? You can check more specifications here: https://lgbtqia.fandom.com/wiki/Aromantic_spectrum

#NoRomo #ASAW2023
#AromanticSpectrumAwarenessWeek
#AroSpecAwarenessWeek
#LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

It's aromantic awareness week - to mark its start yesterday I did a pretty bog standard post in my Instagram and Facebook
A sign of how openly hostile people now are to queerness in the UK is how quickly it was shared by someone calling aro folk "mentally ill" and narcissistic
I have been using social media for awareness raising for 8 years without incident - the privilege of professional accounts. Not any more #aromanticism #AroAwarenessWeek #aro

As an #aromantic person I value the platonic relationships in my life the most. I still have a lot of insecurities that my friends will abandon me for romantic partners, however.

#Aromanticism #Aro #AroAce #AroWeek

#AromanticSpectrumAwarenessWeek is an annual event that takes place a week after #ValentinesDay in February to raise awareness and celebrate #aromantic identities, as well as increase visibility and understanding of #aromanticism within the #LGBTQ+ community. Aromanticism is a romantic orientation characterised by a lack of interest in romantic relationships.

What is your definition of aromantic? Let's get to know the community a little better this week.

#NoRomo #ASAW2023
#AroSpecAwarenessWeek
#LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Happy #AroWeek !

I'm gonna talk about my aromantic journey and how I became invincible.

#aro
#aromantic
#aromanticism

(cw Selfie, Eye Contact)

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I think on some level I've been blaming my #autism on my terrible, terrible 'romantic' history.

Wow, I just noticed I did something up there. I said "my autism." I never say that. Why did I say that just now?

Ok, I know. I meant it as a trait or quality, like my really sexy arms.

I might legitimately have some degree of body dysmorphia by the way but that's probably gonna have to wait.

Also yes, I am high but I'm getting kind of annoyed with it, because I keep doing what I'm doing right now.

Back to the point: no serious long term romantic attachments. That makes it sounds like I've been a carefree Lothario. Hang on, I don't actually know what a Lothario is and need to look it up.

Yes, I was not one of those. That sounds dope as fuck though.

Oh wait, I thought about it for a second and that does sound like a working definition of a certain type of deeply ironic Hell Realm.

Hey #actuallyautistic community, is it permissible to speculate about our allistic alternate reality selves?

What the fuck am I talking about.

Oh yeah, I started feeling sorry for myself about how I've officially #EndedUpAlone because I'm #actuallyautistic and NOT because I'm some uniquely bad and broken person who never found love because he didn't deserve it.

Whew.

But then I thought — wait, I know a few happy autistic couples. They might not *know* they're autistic yet, but they made it work somehow while I *drumroll* fucked up every #romantic entanglement I've ever been in.

Oh right, I actually forgot. I figured out that I'm #aromantic.

I need to go outside.

My point is, I can't tease apart my #autism and my #aromanticism.

Representation matters: #aromanticism #aromantic

The #anime in which aromanticism of a character was not only stated out loud, but the experience was also put into proper words, is Hōsekisho Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei / The Case Files of Jeweler Richard.

So if you want to have your mind blown with how accurate the description and feelings behind it are, go watch this very #queerfriendly and queer aware show.

You won't be disappointed.

Or you could also check my post: https://moontheoretist.tumblr.com/post/611225285286936576/am-i-seeing-things-or-tanimoto-san-just-described

btw I mentioned the shades of the #aro spectrum in this thread https://social.inex.rocks/@kaede/109328662342897630 , I'm gonna post a pamphlet about them now
it suggests you're already familiar with what #aromantic means, if not:
[#aromanticism is a romantic orientation, which most commonly describes people who experience little to no romantic attraction to others] :heart_aro: (the same source)
#lgbt #queer

Interest hashtags:

#ScienceFiction #Fantasy #WorldOfWarcraft #Polytheism #HellenicPolytheism #GreekPolytheism #Paganism #StarTrek #StarWars #DnD #ComputerProgramming #DoctorWho #TenthDoctor #MotherlandFortSalem #StrangerThings #TheSandman #Witchcraft #Magic #InitiatoryWicca #LGBTQIA #NonBinary #Trans #Transgender #Asexuality #Aromanticism #AroAce #ADHD #Neurodivergence #Disability

Interests as hashtags! Let's go:

#witchcraft #HellenicPolytheism #GreekPolytheism #Polytheism #initiatoryWicca #traditionalWicca #alexandrianwicca #bluestarwicca #traditionalwitchcraft #tradcraft #occult #divination #deitywork #tarot #magic #paganism #theology #interfaithdiscussions #writing #spellwork #GreekGods #deities #spiritwork #PaganTheology #classicalPaganism #lgbtqia #trans #transgender #nonbinary #agender #genderfluid #genderflux #asexuality #aromanticism #aroace #socialjustice #nerd

Following @skrishna lead: 
To help make connections: name 5-7 things that interest you, but aren't in your profile, as tags so they are searchable. 
Then, boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same.

#behavioranalysis teach it, active reform work
#reading Avid reader, lapsed book blogger
#ADHD boon/bane of my existence
#gender #asexuality #aromanticism experience/study/teach
#disabilityjustice study/teach/practice
#research conceptual work
#spoonie for life

or discussing being #aromantic or #aromanticism #aromantism in english , it's good to not stay alone

or discussing being #aromantic or #aromanticism #aromantism in english , it's good to not stay alone

I'm thinking about creating portraits of #ace/#aro people to increase our visibility.
Anybody interested in modeling?

#justathought

#ace #asexual #asexuality #aromanticism #greyromantic #aspec #aroace