#greysexual

[genderstarbucks]

Aromantic | Asexual | Aroace

Greyromantic | Greysexual | Greyaroace

Aroflux | Aceflux | Aroaceflux

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#aromantic #asexual #aroace #greyromantic #greyaromantic #grayromantic #grayaromantic #greysexual #greyasexual #graysexual #grayasexual #greyaroace #greyrose #grayaroace #grayrose #aroflux #aceflux #aroaceflux #needs id

[crappyheadcanons]

A-spec Rei Hino icons

#pride icons #asexual #asexual headcanons #aromantic headcanons #aromantic icons #aromantic #asexual icon #grey romantic #greysexual #demiromantic #demisexual #sailor moon manga #bishoujo senshi sailor moon #sailor moon #pretty soldier sailor moon #sailor mars #rei hino #aroace #aroace headcanons #a spec

[antikosm]

Aro/Ace Terms Masterlist

Please let me know if I forgot anything

NOTE: There is a distinct difference between someone's personal orientation versus how they feel about sexuality/romanticism as a whole. Someone who's sex/romance repulsed may be in favour of open sexual/romantic expression or even vice versa (shoutout to @sowearecleariamhere for informing me of this!)

Types of attraction

Sexual - I wanna have sex with that

Romantic - I want to date that

Sensual - I want to hug that

Platonic - I want to be friends with that

Platonic crushes do exist. They are called “squishes”. You go through the same process of having a romantic or sexual crush but instead of landing them in bed, you’re on the floor at 2am with pizza rolls, Shrek in the background, talking about eldritch monstrosities (or whatever your shared interest is)

Aesthetic - that looks so heckin’ cool/pretty I love it

Intellectual - the desire to engage with another in an intellectual manner, i.e. having a conversation, picking their brain, and finding out how they think

Terms describing degree of attraction

Aromantic - lack of romantic attraction

Asexual - lack of sexual attraction

Aplatonic - lack of platonic attraction

Aroace - lack of both sexual and romantic attraction

Demi - attraction only forms once a strong emotional bond has been formed

Grey/gray - rarely/seldom experiences attraction

Allosexual - someone who experiences sexual attraction

I think I’ve also heard/seen it referred to as ‘arosexual’ but that’s honestly a bit confusing

Alloromantic - someone who experiences romantic attraction

I personally shorten both of those to “allo” (pronounced ‘aloe’)

Apothiosexual - sex-repulsed

Apothioromantic - romance-repulsed

Apothiaroace - often shortened to just ‘apothi’. In addition to being aroace, apothis are repulsed by romantic/sexual scenes, items, displays, etc. to varying degrees

Sex-neutral and sex-positive/favourable aces exist as well

Not all of us have the same level of comfort with sexual and romantic activities so please check. I mean that applies to everyone anyway, but please check and don’t assume that just because someone is aro/ace, that doesn’t mean they are sex/romance repulsed

Queerplatonic - Queerplatonic typically refers to a relationship that bends the lines between a romantic relationship and a non-romantic relationship. A queerplatonic relationship (QPR) often goes beyond what is socially acceptable for a platonic relationship but does not fit the typical notion of a romantic relationship.

Alterous attraction - a type of emotional attraction to someone that isn’t entirely romantic or platonic.

Chastity - actively refraining from sexual activities. This is NOT part of the ace/aro spectrum, though it is a common assumption when someone says they are ace/aro. Thankfully we’re getting a bit more representation in media now so it’s not as common of an assumption as it used to be, but it’s still there, especially in those communities.

An absolute FANTASTIC addition by @heyftinally in case anyone doesn't see the repost

Gonna expand on sex favorable/neutral/repulsed, since this is a masterlist after all: - Sex favorable - regardless of your sexual orientation, you personally want to engage in sexual activity with someone (significant other, one night stand, friends with benefits, etc) - Sex neutral - if you're with someone who wants to engage in sexual activities then you may or may not, depending on a variety of factors, but you have no strong inclinations for or against engaging in sex itself as an activity. Basically it's "alright" Sex repulsed/averse - the idea of personally engaging in sexual activities makes you want to hurl/cry/claw your skin off/spontaneously combust. If someone suggested doing sexual activities together, you would probably vehemently say "No!" before they even finished the question. You would rather do anything else - Sex positive - refers to your attitudes about sex in general. Regardless of where you fall in the above three terms, you recognize that other people want to, and should have the freedom and right to, engage in consensual sexual activities, even if you personally don't like or want those activities. Essentially shorthand for "I respect the right of other adults to have gay sex, have gender-weird sex, have sex with multiple people in and out of monogamous relationships/marriages, and have weird, wild, freaky kinky sex, so long as all participants and consenting adults". You can still personally want zero sex for yourself or think a particular kink is weird/ick, but you can, in tumblr speak, be normal about consenting adults doing consenting adult stuff - Sex negative - conservative purity culture, basically. You think nobody should have sex ever, or at least not until marriage, and when they do it should only be the "right" or "good" kind, as arbitrarily decided by you/society/some collective. You think badly of, look down on, and may even treat badly anyone who doesn't have the "right" kind of sex in your opinion. You are not normal about consenting adults doing consenting adult activities (even though they don't involve you in any way)

A wonderful addition from @overlord-of-chaos Sex aversion is not the same thing as sex repulsed.

If you are sex adverse, you personally have no desire to partake in any of those actions but seeing or knowing other people partake in that doesn't bother you.

Sex repulsion is when you can't stand doing it yourself, seeing/hearing about/knowing that others partake in it, or even just the idea of it.

Microlabels/Terms describing flavour of attraction

Note: -sexual is used for many of these so we don't have to deal with duplicates confusing things. All of these prefixes can be used with -romantic, -sexual, -platonic, and I imagine -alterous as well

Abrosexual - orientation fluctuates between a variety of orientations

Aceflux - similar to abrosexual, but orientation is contained to asexual spectrum

Acespike - someone who is asexual but may experience intense, brief, and random bouts of sexual attraction

Aegosexual - disconnect between oneself and the target of arousal

Amicusromantic/sexual - only experiences romantic attraction to those who they have formed a platonic relationship with (subset of demi)

Angled aroace - the same as oriented, but for those who are demi, grey, flux, etc.

Anthrosexual - someone who is attracted to humans and alterhumans regardless of gender identity/expression

Bellussexual - has interest in the aesthetic/aspects/certain sexual actions, but does not experience sexual attraction or want a sexual relationship

Caedsexual - previously allo, but now ace due to past trauma

Cupiosexual - wanting a sexual relationship but not experiencing sexual attraction

Finsexual/gynesexual - attraction to femininity

Fraysexual - opposite of demi. Attraction dissipates once an emotional connection has been formed

Linsexual - attraction to androgyny

Lithosexual - experiencing sexual attraction but not wanting it to be reciprocated

Loveless Romantic/Lovelessromantic - those who cannot feel love or feel disconnected from love but can feel romantic attraction/don't feel disconnected from the concept of romance

Minsexual/androsexual - attraction to masculinity

Orchid - the opposite of cupio; experiences ____ attraction but has no desire for a relationship of that type

Placiosexual - not wanting to be on the receiving end of sexual activities but wishing to perform them on others

Quiosexual - unable to distinguish between sexual attraction and other forms of attraction

Qui(r)oromantic - inability to distinguish between platonic and romantic attraction

Reciprosexual - not experiencing sexual attraction towards someone until you discover they experience sexual attraction towards you

Requiessexual - similar to caedsexual, but rather than trauma, ace identity originates from a state of emotional exhaustion, usually from a past sexual experience

Oriented aroace -  an aromantic asexual (aroace) individual who experiences a form of tertiary attraction, that they feel is significant enough to warrant a place alongside their aroace orientation. (i.e. gay aroace, bi aroace)

Angled aroace - someone who is on the aroace spectrum (grey, demi, fray, etc) who experiences a type of attraction significant enough to stand alongside their aroace orientation

Examples of mixed orientations

Heteroromantic asexual biplatonic

Poly greyromantic pansexual

Apothi abroplatonic

Placiosexual aromantic finplatonic

Aroace cupioplatonic

Pan lithioromantic

Fraysexual biromantic aplatonic

You can get WAY more specific than what these cover, but just to give a general idea

Amatonormativity

Amatonormativity is the assumption that all human beings pursue love or romance, especially by means of a monogamous long-term relationship. The term was coined by Elizabeth Brake, in her book Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law (2011).

#aromantic #asexual #aroace #microlabels #apothi #litho #cupio #demi #recipro #aego #autochorissexual #greyromantic #greysexual #platonic intimacy #platonic crush #squish #alterous attraction #amatonormativity #anthrosexual #ace spectrum #aro spectrum #acespec #arospec

[transgender-png]

the mspec to aspec pipeline is real and it happened to me

[ID: a collection of m-spec flags (including bi, pan, poly, omni, and multisexual) at one end of a pipeline with a collection of a-spec flags (including aro, ace, greyace, greyaro, demi, demiro, and aroace) at the other end. end ID]

#aspec #aspec pride #aromantic #asexual #greysexual #greyromantic #demisexual #demiromantic #aroace #mspec #multisexual #bi #pan #polysexual #omni #pipeline #aspec meme

[genderqueerdykes]

asexuality is not an inconvenience. it isn't a burden to change your conversation topics to avoid making a sex repulsed asexual feel uncomfortable or unsafe. it isn't about you if an asexual romantic or life partner does not want to have sex. it's none of your business if an asexual person has frequent sex, or makes money off of their body or sexuality. it's not an attempt to manipulate you when an asexual/aceflux person has fluctuating levels of sex favorability, neutrality and/or repulsion.

someone else's asexuality isn't about you, it is not inherently overstepping your boundaries. forcing the asexual person to cope or deal with things that make them uncomfortable or go against the way they want to live their lives is overstepping their boundaries, and people need to accept this.

#asexual #ace #lgbtqia #queer #lgbt #asexual spectrum #acespectrum #acespec #greyace #greysexual #grey asexual #demisexual #cupiosexual #aroace #aspec #aspectrum #our writing #aceflux

[hues-of-purple]

Reblog if you or someone you know is ace… I’m trying to see something

#hues-of-purple #just for fun #trying to see something #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer #asexual #ace #greysexual #demisexual #Reblog if

[alec-isnt-your-bitch]

never have i ever seen a better description of my sexuality

#aromantic #asexual #aroace #aspec #ace spec #demisexual #greysexual #graysexual #lgbtq #lgbt meme #aro ace meme #lgbt #mypost #lgbt post #sexuality #aromantic asexual #haha just kidding… unless #lgbt+ #me #twitter #lgbt twitter #tweet

[heart-wit-strength]

Being on the ace spec with aesthetic attraction is so rad like 'nooo pls stop taking your clothes off you look so hot having them on' :(

#pls tell me this makes sense #i need to be reassured that this happens #bc I swear I'm so always like this watching shows where a character undressing is supposed to be spicy but all it brings is disappointment #and picturing someone naked is an immediate turn off #asexuality #asexual spectrum #greysexual #lgbtqia #text post

[thegyusorcerer]

once again, I'm asking you all to please acknowledge the gray spectrums of aromanticism and asexuality. the concept of attraction is so subjective and complex that it can't exist on a black and white area only, a- and allo- aren't the only ways you can experience attraction. acknowledge the gray!

#greysexual #greyromantic #asexual spectrum #aromantic spectrum #ace #aro #asexual #aromantic #ace pride #aro pride #asexuality #aromanticism #queer #aspec #acespec #arospec #june's post ⭐

[hamstermicrowave]

asexual, greysexual and demisexual pride flags colour picked from jerma985 eating a burger

#felt silly so i made an asexual version too since im greysexual :3 #i also made an aromantic version #jerma #jermaposting #jerma985 #jermacore #asexual #greysexual #demisexual #acespec #asexual pride #ace pride #ace #color picked flags #dingus.exe

[chr0nic--pessimist]

we'd best stock up on garlic bread, guys.

#aroace #asexual #ace #lgbtqia #lgbtq community #alice oseman #tori spring #heartstopper #osemanverse #solitaire #heartstopper comics #garlic bread #demisexual #greysexual

[lavellyne]

just wanted to say, this is a safe space for any asexual and aromantic folks and anyone under these umbrella terms.

if you don't support aces/aros, demis or graysexuals please unfollow and leave me alone

#lave talks #lgbt+ #lgbtq+ #lgbt #queer #pride #asexual #aromantic #aroace #aspec #aromantism #aro #demisexual #demi #greysexual #ace spec #demiromantic #greyromantic #graysexual #grayromantic #i've received so much acephobia this week on twitter bc i spoke up about my sexuality for the first time. in years. once. i am tired <3

[shrimplore]

Testing Something

Apparently there is huge correlation between being asexual and agender (up to 50% of asexuals are agender) and considering only about 0.7-1% of the pop is ace and 0.1-0.5% is agender thats a huge amount! Im curious if this checks out on Tumblr

#Please reblog for bigger sample size #asexual #lgbtq #agender #demisexual #greysexual #neutrois #genderless #bigender #polygender #nonbinary #transgender

[stephreynaart]

HAPPY PRIDE!

Have some HC’s!

#dont fight. they’re just HC’s #gravity falls #gravity falls fanart #stanley pines #stanford pines #dipper pines #mabel pines #pride month #greysexual #genderqueer #pansexual #gay #demisexual #aroace #bisexual

[genderqueerdykes]

aromantic and asexual people are not inherently "miserable" or "unhappier" than other people. we are not "missing out" on something- if we do not experience these feelings to begin with, we have nothing to "miss out" on. the only time that aromantic and asexual people are miserable is when we are forced into relationships or forced to believe we "need" to be in one to be complete. destroy this argument in your mind- aromantic and asexual people define our happiness. we are not inherently miserable, we are doing just fine

#aromantic #aro #asexual #ace #aromantic spectrum #asexuality #asexual spectrum #aromanticism #grey aromantic #grey ace #greysexual #greyromantic #grey asexual #acespec #acespectrum #nebularomantic #nebulasexual #cupioromantic #cupiosexual #demiromantic #demisexual #aspectrum #aspec #our writing

[scraemoo]

SHOUT OUT TO EVERY ASPEC PERSON BECAUSE YOU GUYS ROCK AND DESERVE TO BE VALIDATED AND RESPECTED!!!

#lgbtq #ace #asexual #aro #aromantic #aspec #greyromantic #greysexual #demiromantic #demisexual #aroace #I will throw hands with anyone who's thinking otherwise