Aspec person: I want an emotionally and physically intimate partnership with someone that doesn’t include sex or romance

pssst Lonnie have you ever seen the show Sirens? If you haven't, there is an ace character on it that I (an allo person) think is treated pretty decently both in terms of character growth/screen time and as an ace person. Obviously I'm no expert on ace representation but I wanted to throw it out there if you hadn't seen it/didn't know and hear your feelings on it if you had.

The mere fact that we can't simply say that we are ace or aro IRL, that saying it implies a kind of coming out, shows that ace and aro people are not straight. I found out that I'm probably ace (thank you tumblr), I spent a loooong time loathing myself and wondering if I needed therapy to be fixed. No, I'm just ace. But I can't say it to my friends or family or even my partner. In my cultural circle, it's simple not tolerated.

This is re: your SGA post. Look, I'm ace. But there's no such thing as the 'allo community' -- do you mean anybody that does experience sexual attraction? When would they ever ally together? What organized community of straight and gay people exists that actively oppresses ace and aro people? It just isn't realistic and it's ultimately harmful and derailing. Just saying.