A-spec is A-ok!

Ace Fact Image Set (Part 2 of 2)

[ ID: An image set with the demisexual flag, a crumpled paper background, and a gray square in the top left with different facts. Each fact is labeled with a number in the bottom right.

“#06 Ace Fact: Demisexual people don’t think they’re better than allosexuals. Not experiencing sexual arousal until I have a close, emotional bond isn’t something I choose and doesn’t mean I think I’m better than other people. It’s just how I’m wired.”

“#07 Ace Fact: Demisexuality is different than being allosexual. There’s a difference between being sexually attracted to someone vs. wanting to have sex with them. Allosexuals can experience that attraction but can choose to wait; demisexuals just don’t experience that attraction until there’s a close, emotional bond.”

“#08 Ace Fact: Demisexual people still experience stigma like asexual people. Our relationship with asexuality is different, but we still experience stigma, alienation, and the messages that we are abnormal or broken. It’s important for demisexual people to have a place in the ace community.”

“#09 Ace Fact: Demisexuals need a close, emotional bond to experience sexual attraction. This is based on our own personal experiences and is slightly different for everyone. Emotional intimacy is often a main component.”

Pride stimboard 8/30: AroAce

Not a meme but I think it’s still pretty cool?

Have a qpr meme

First panel: Beside a screenshot of Mulaney going ‘No!’ is a pyramid separated into, from top to bottom, ‘Romantic relationships’, 'Queerplatonic relationships’, and 'Friendships’. Below the pyramid is text that reads 'QPRs are more intense than friendship but not a intense as romantic relationships’.

Second panel: Beside another screenshot of Mulaney going 'No!’ is a Venn diagram, with 'Queerplatonic relationships’ being in the overlap between 'Friendships’ on the left and 'Romantic relationships’ on the right. Below is text that reads 'QPRs are like a mixture of romantic relationships and friendships’.

Third panel: Beside a panel of Mulaney going 'Yes!’ is a three-circle Venn diagram, with 'Friendship’, 'Romantic relationship’, and 'Queerplatonic relationship’ being their own circles. Below is text that reads 'QPRs are a completely separate type of relationship that are not defined by friendship or romance’.

Definitions from the Ace Week website:

Asexuality is a sexual orientation where a person experiences little to no sexual attraction to anyone and/or does not experience desire for sexual contact.

Demisexuality is an orientation where a person can only experience sexual attraction if a strong emotional bond is present. Demisexuality is often considered a type of gray-asexuality.

Gray-asexuality is an orientation where a person finds that asexuality describes a lot of their experiences, but that it doesn't fit perfectly. Someone who is gray-asexual may experience sexual attraction rarely, only under specific circumstances.