Yes actually I’m sure there are and they're too scared to tell anyone but their close friends. Maybe if you didn't live in little cishet bubble you would know
multiple times now I've seen people genuinely claim that the solution to aphobia is for asexual and aromantic people to stop talking about their asexuality and aromanticism. if you think like this you need to be put in a meat grinder like actually
One of the things noone talks about about growing up as queer in extremely queer-phobic society is how it can damage your ability to connect to people on deeper/emotional level. Because friendships are all fine and dandy, but when you get too close to someone questions of who you like would inevitably come up. We live in cisnormative heteronormative society after all
And kids/teens aren't stupid, they can tell something is off. So whenever difficult questions come up you either have option to lie or tell the truth and pray 1:9 chances are in your favor and your "friend" isn't queerphobic and won't tell you to seek therapy. And even if by some miracle they aren't, they'd still avoid talking about your sexuality/gender experiences because deep down it does makes them uncomfortable. That's closest to accepted you've felt irl, so you keep quiet
At school you hear peers talking about hanging out after school; open hanging out, everyone's invited. When school bell rings you're packing stuff and going right home
Being a closeted Aroace is so difficult sometimes because my friends will go into full detail about how badly they wanna fuck some guy and I’ll just be sitting there like
Bought really pretty mushroom earrings today and it is the start of what my aesthetic will be when I move out of my parents house for university and cut off all my hair, buy a binder, and start living as androgynous as fucking possible
To all the closeted aroaces, I wish you the best. I hope you can be your true selves from the outside and that the ones you care for will eventually (or even more hopefully, sooner) understand you.
Hey! Quieter/closeted LGBTQ+ people, I made a post for the loud + out folks, and you guys deserve one too that's just a tad gentler, I feel like y'all don't get enough recognition y'know?
Some encouragement under the cut 💛💛
(Exclusionists/any of that bullshit DNI I will block/delete, this is MY hype post)
Hey, it's ok to stay quiet/closeted. If this is how you feel the safest, I completely understand and support that
It's normal for the closet to be an awful place, no matter how safe it makes you. I hope that one day you can come out, no matter how far that feels, and are met with love
I hope that anyone keeping down a big voice gets to be just as loud as everyone else is one day, you deserve it after all this time
If you feel safe, and happy just the way things are with you, then I'm so proud. I'm so proud that you got to figure out just what you needed.
You're struggles aren't any less important just because you're in the closet. You're dysphoria is just as bad, the things people in your life may say can hurt just as much, and not having anyone to go too is never ideal. You're not crazy, you're not faking anything, it's not any less valid.
You're not in the wrong for being quieter, sometimes the community gets really angry at people for not getting loud, but sometimes you just physically can't do it. You don't need to feel guilty at all for that regardless of what people say.
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These colourful sausages are up on my Redbubble! Check notes for the l-nk!
Semi-closeted AroAllo culture is trying out dating again because most people in your area only want to sleep with you if you're dating them, then talking to someone you find super attractive and they end up wanting to be fwb instead of romantic partners, then them being surprised you're actually super into it even though they suggested it.
Like, this is the BEST case scenario and they don't even know it.
sorry but i'm that person who makes their sexuality their entire personality. actually in fact i WILL be obnoxious about being aroace and there's nothing you can do to stop me :)