#AceAwareness

[archivelgbt]

🖤🤍💜 Happy Ace Awareness Week! 🖤🤍💜

This week, we celebrate and stand in solidarity with our asexual friends and loved ones. Asexuality is a valid and beautiful part of the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Let's raise awareness, challenge misconceptions, and create a world where everyone's identity is embraced. 🌈✨

#AceAwarenessWeek #AceAwareness #Asexual #Aromantic #LGBTQIA

[corsairoriginal]

Sending all my love to my friends on the ace spectrum. I'm glad I worked hard to learn and give space to you This is Dakarai, nb cyberpunk character on the ace spectrum 🖤🤍💜 #aceawareness #ace #asexual #asexualawareness #cyberpunk #ttrpg #rpg #roleplaying #artistforcommission #artistforhire https://www.instagram.com/p/CcB190LMo2Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#aceawareness #ace #asexual #asexualawareness #cyberpunk #ttrpg #rpg #roleplaying #artistforcommission #artistforhire

[lambyrinth]

A little something.

#aceawareness #asexuality #pride 2020

[asexualiti]

aphobia

-being told you’ll one day figure it out 

- being told you’re broken 

 - constantly asked if you love your parents/friends 

 - forcing you into romantic/sexual environments when you show uncomfortableness

 - “you’re too young to know”

 - “you’ll like it when you try”

- “are you sure you’re not just ill/sick?” 

- “i’m celibate too!!” (this could be very harmful since it is participating in the erasure of ace identities) 

 - “how can you not fall in love?”

 - “i can change you” 

- “aro/ace identities are caused by trauma”

-saying someone isn’t ace for being cupio/positive 4 sex/romance 

 -“You just haven’t met the right person” 

-“ace/aro are not queer” -“ace/aro arent discriminated against “ 

-“ace/aro isn’t LGBTQ+” 

-“are you sureeeee you’re asexual?/aromantic?” 

- “i think you’re confused”

- being called heartless 

#aceawareness #aphobia #aroawareness #aroacespaces #educateyourself!

[thetulipfairy]

Happy Ace Pride Week! :D I’m super pumped! I may not post often, but when I do, I hope you like.

To all on the ace spectrum, you are wonderful and perfect the way you are!

#ace #aceweek #acepride #istilldon'tknowhowtousehashtags #aceawareness

[thelambofghost]

How do you fellow asexuals are attracted to someone/fall in love/find a soulmate? I’m still wondering if I’ll be alone all of my life because I just don’t feel no shit for anybody since forever. 

#asexuality #asexuals #ace #aceawareness #asexual

[space-ace-31]

I saw a tweet from an ace awareness account asking how people in the aspec community figured out they were aspec, and since I’m not put on twitter, I’d like to share my story here (not that anyone will read it, but hey it might help others).

So my pronouns are she/her and I had four boyfriends before I found out I was ace. The first one was my best friend, and we started dating in middle school, because that’s what boys and girls do when they “like each other”. We never moved past holding hands, and at the end of the year, i broke up with him because it didn’t feel right. My freshman year of high school, I had another boyfriend, who I wasn’t really sure if I liked, but I was flattered that he showed interest in me, so we started dating. After a couple months, I realized I felt uncomfortable with the idea of him kissing me, so I broke up with him. My third boyfriend was also a friend of mine, and I thought he was funny and sweet, so we started dating. We never went on a date, but after homecoming, he said he wanted to give me a gift, and tried to kiss me. I say tried because I was in the midst of eating a cookie and I was like OMG WAIT. After that we kissed (but just like a peck not full on making out), and went to the after party at my house, where I had to pull my best friend (a girl this time) aside because I was panicking. Panicking because I was so uncomfortable with kissing him and knew he’d wanna kiss again. Now we’d been dating for like 6 months, so I didn’t understand why I didn’t want to kiss him, or quite frankly, anything? Why didn’t I feel anything? I broke up with him a week later.

My fourth boyfriend I asked to try being friends with me before we started dating, because I thought maybe I just wasn’t comfortable enough with those boyfriends because we were only distant friends and never actually went on dates. He was my longest lasting boyfriend, and the one I liked the most. We dated for over a year, actually went on dates, I made him a Build-a-Bear, it was so cute. And I enjoyed it! I liked holding his hand, I liked it when he put his arm around me, I liked it when he’d kiss my cheek. But I still never had the urge to make out with him (or anything further). I was so lost. I was confused. I was positive something was wrong with me. Here was this perfect guy, and I felt NOTHING. I then started to research, and realized I really don’t feel any different between boys and girls. I don’t feel anything. And it was strange because I wanted to be in a relationship. I wanted to feel. But I couldn’t. There was nothing. I kept this to myself for a while before telling my best friend. As a very sex positive hetero, she didn’t quite get it and kept telling me I’d find the right guy in college. Over the summer I went to a mock government camp where I met one of my new friends, who was bisexual. After discussing it with her, she urged me to tell my boyfriend, but I just wasn’t ready. I hardly understood it myself, and I didn’t want him to break up with me. It didn’t really matter though, a month later, before my last band camp, he broke up with me over text because he asked my best friend if I still liked him, and she told him no. He tried to play it off as me “not putting enough effort into our relationship” but really, if he just took the time to talk to me instead of being a coward. It all could have been avoided. Honestly I’m still kind of disappointed, but he turned into a douche afterwards so it was probably for the best.

I’m gonna be honest, I still haven’t completely accepted that I’m ace. Like I logically know that I am, but I don’t want to be. I currently identify as panromantic-asexual, which is difficult because I crave a relationship and want to love somebody, but i don’t know how to find someone who doesn’t want sex. I wanna cuddle on the couch while watching fantasy. I want to kiss their cheek at the end of a date catching Pokémon in the park. I want to make them pasta and cookies and pizza and whatever else they want. I want to adopt some kids and raise them together. But I don’t know if I’ll ever get to do that. So uh, yeah. I’m not out to my parents or publicly, but I have no problem telling my friends or coworkers. I mean most of them are lesbians anyway 😅. It has gotten easier to accept tho. Especially since I know I’m not alone. Recently I found out my identical twin is also ace, so that’s cool. But yeah, if anyone wants to be aspec friends, hmu! That’s my story.

#asexual #ace #lgbt #asexuality #aspec #aceawareness #aven

[darlingdemi]

#ace problems #asexual memes #demisexual #sexstrike #actuallyace #aceawareness #sex strike #asexual awareness

[asexual-pagan]

What is asexuality?

I thought a good start to ace week would be a definition, because asexuality is, in my experience, often misunderstood. 

Asexuality is a spectrum, like most orientations. Generally speaking, it is when someone has little to no interest in sex, or is repulsed by sex. But this is a fairly strict definition, because there are all types of people on the asexuality spectrum. Aromatic-ism I also consider to be a part of the spectrum, because aro/ace are often related.

There are asexuals who experience romantic attraction. I am not one of them, but I know for fact that they do exist, as I have met them. They can have perfectly normal romantic relationships and do experience emotions like other humans. Shocker, I know.

There are some asexuals who are not very repulsed by sex, some that may even enjoy it with certain people. Demisexuals, also a part of the spectrum, are only sexually attracted to those who they are already emotionally attached to. These people can still be considered asexual.

There are also asexuals who are repulsed by the idea of sex, like me. No, we did not necessarily have some type of sexual trauma. And no, we will not find the right person. Even if we do ever find someone we are willing to have sex with, it’s none of your business to try to “fix” us. 

Aromantics are in the similar situation of being called psychopaths just because we don’t feel the desire to get cuddly or whatever romantic people do. We still have emotions, and I have many a few friends who I care for very deeply. 

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In general, asexuals are largely misunderstood or ignored. They are often invisible, as much as or maybe even more than bisexuals. This is largely because asexuals are simply seen as ‘broken’, and It’s not really a sexuality accepted by “the normals” or sometimes even LGBT+. I have seen so many posts arguing whether or not Aces should be LGBT or not. 

Asexuality never really comes up in conversation, and at least I am often too afraid to bring it up other than the occasional comment that gets swept under the rug by “I’ll find you someone” or “Oh really?” or “Sure, sure. Just tell me you like him.” It kills me a little inside each time, and I just want to yell at everyone that “Hey, I’m here! I’m valid! I exist!” but I’m afraid and I know that they’ll say i’m broken. And I don’t want to have to explain myself, because it’s really not their business anyway. 

It’s a mess and it sucks, but the best I can do is explain to my close friends, “not care” what my hyper-sexual mother thinks, and type about it so that maybe someone will see and maybe think about it.

#asexual #aceweek #aceawareness #lgbtpride

[gr-aceunderpressure-blog]

Signs I am Ace:

In elementary school at a science museum, there was a lie detector demonstration. They asked for an honest volunteer. I raised my hand an everyone knew I was the most honest in the class. The guy asked my name; I answered. The next question was "do you have a boyfriend?" I hurriedly said no, as I went into a panic. Why would he ask that? Am I supposed to have one? Will everyone judge me for not having one now? I dont like where this is going already. Of course the "lie detector" only measures heartrate and, as mine spiked in my panic, the guy assumed I was lying. "What's his name?" I looked at him and replied that I do not have a boyfriend. Getting more upset that I am being honest and not being believed and my fears and thoughts are coming true, I start to tear up. The guy shrugs it off like I'm lying and it's a big joke, but that moment has stayed with me since then. That feeling, that anxiety, has stayed. That was 20 years ago.

#aceawareness #changetheworld #mystory #signsimace #thingsthatshouldnthappen

[alleonarts]

I'm planning on using this piece as sticker art for Ace Awareness week, but I don't know what the slogan should be. I'm leaning towards something involving danger noodle, but that's about as far as I've gotten...Any ideas? #digitalart #stickerart #nagaart #medusa #acefamily #ace #art #aceawareness #aceawarenessweek #aceart #aceartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CVL6aLtPkBq/?utm_medium=tumblr

#digitalart #stickerart #nagaart #medusa #acefamily #ace #art #aceawareness #aceawarenessweek #aceart #aceartist

[sea-of-blood-red-roses]

I don't often post posts like this, but if I have any aphobic followers, please unfollow and block me. That also goes for any mutuals or people I follow.

And yes, if you believe that asexuality doesn't exist, that it shouldn't be part of the LGBTQA community, that A stands for ally, or that asexual people don't face every single challenge that LGB people face, you are an aphobe.

If you don't understand asexuality, if you're wondering things like "well how do you deal with relationships" or other questions you might normally be afraid to ask for fear of being called an aphobe, or if you are ace and want to ask questions or talk, please send me a message or ask. My anon is on if you want it.

Not knowing is perfectly fine - it's hatred for the sake of hatred that I don't tolerate. I will do everything in my power to make sure that asexuals feel comfortable coming out and talking about asexuality without some utter sack of filth telling them that their very existence is an insult.

#ace #asexuality #aceawareness

[iamwellbeing]

Letting go helps us to to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress

 Melody Beattie

#trauma center #Trauma Counselling #trauma #AceAwareness #Trauma counselling in Delhi

[memphismrdave]

It’s time to grab your instruments and jam!! Universal Parenting Place at Perea Elementary - music class from mid September 2019 with Mr. Dave! #earlychildhoodeducation #acefoundation #aceawareness #musicclass #universalparentingplace #childrensmusic #jamsession #kidsjam #rockon #childrenrock #toddlertime #babymusicclass #mommyandme #memphismusic #musicwithmrdave #memphismrdave (at Perea Elementary School) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3U2LFnAhpI/?igshid=onj5ecylnf6j

#earlychildhoodeducation #acefoundation #aceawareness #musicclass #universalparentingplace #childrensmusic #jamsession #kidsjam #rockon #childrenrock #toddlertime #babymusicclass #mommyandme #memphismusic #musicwithmrdave #memphismrdave

[thebestpersonherelovesbucky]

So much beauty stepping out from under their invisibility cloaks today #acepride #asexual #aceawareness #pride

#asexual #acepride #aceawareness #pride

[outoforderaro]

[ID: a picture of a 3DS running Pokemon Sun. It is showing a computer box full of spiritomb, a ghost Pokemon that is a green face on a purple flat ghost coming from a stone. The details of one of these are on the top screen showing that it is nicknamed “AceAwareness”] these are the ace awareness week spiritomb. i have a bunch of them now and im going to wondertrade them all this week for asexuality awareness week. they're ace bc theyre purple and an ace blogger that was on here (back in ye olden days) had one for an icon

#asexual #asexual awareness week #ace awareness week #asexuality #ace positivity #Pokemon