An infographic created by @BRIANNAVIEIRA & @THEQTHERAPIST for #ACEAWARENESSWEEK in asexual flag colors black, white, gray, and purple Understanding Asexuality: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ASEXUAL? (ALSO KNOWN AS "ACE" OR "ACES") There are many different types of attraction including romantic, aesthetic and sexual. Asexuality refers to someone who experiences very little or no sexual attraction to people of any gender. ACE INDIVIDUALS CAN STILL FEEL... ROMANTIC ATTRACTION Desire for a typically romantic relationship with another person EMOTIONAL ATTRACTION Wanting an emotional connection with another person AESTHETIC ATTRACTION Attraction to someone based on their general appearance SENSUAL ATTRACTION Wanting to touch, hold, or cuddle someone PHYSICAL ATTRACTION Where a person finds another person's physique pleasing PLATONIC ATTRACTION Wanting to be friends with another person
An infographic created by @BRIANNAVIEIRA & @THEQTHERAPIST for #ACEAWARENESSWEEK in asexual flag colors black, white, gray, and purple Understanding Asexuality: ASEXUALITY, LIKE ANY IDENTITY, IS COMPLEX. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ASEXUAL IDENTITIES WITHIN ASEXUALITY INCLUDING: ASEXUAL SPECTRUM ASEXUAL No sexual attraction is experienced at all. Used as an umbrella term and used as a separate identity DEMISEXUAL May experience sexual attraction, but only once a deep, emotional bond occurs GREY SEXUAL Feels weak sexual attraction and/or attraction so rarely there's no desire to act on it
An infographic created by @BRIANNAVIEIRA & @THEQTHERAPIST for #ACEAWARENESSWEEK in asexual flag colors black, white, gray, and purple Understanding Asexuality: WAYS TO BE AN ALLY TO ASEXUAL FOLKS EDUCATE YOURSELF ON ACE IDENTITIES IF SOMEONE COMES OUT TO YOU AS ACE, BELIEVE THEM PROVIDE SUPPORT + VALIDATION CELEBRATE +AFFIRM THEIR IDENTITY RESPECT THEIR RELATIONSHIPS CALL OUT ACE-ERASURE + ACEPHOBIA WHERE YOU SEE IT EDUCATE OTHERS DON'T ASK INTRUSIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT SOMEONE'S SEX LIFE DON'T ASSUME EVERYONE NEEDS SEX OR ROMANCE TO BE HAPPY TOGETHER WE CAN EVOLVE THE MEANING OF RELATIONSHIPS + HELP TO REDUCE THE STIGMA SURROUNDING ASEXUALITY.
An infographic created by @BRIANNAVIEIRA & @THEQTHERAPIST for #ACEAWARENESSWEEK in asexual flag colors black, white, gray, and purple Understanding Asexuality: ASEXUALITY SITS AT THE INTERSECTION OF MANY OTHER LGBTQIA IDENTITIES WHICH MEANS SOMEONE WHO IS ASEXUAL CAN ALSO BE... HETEROROMANTIC Romantic attraction to people of another gender. PANROMANTIC Romantic attraction towards people of all genders/regardless of gender. BIROMANTIC Romantic attraction towards men + women. HOMOROMANTIC Romantic attraction towards people of the same gender. AROMANTIC One who does not experience romantic attraction to people of any gender. PLUS MANY MORE! (SEARCH: "TYPES OF ROMANTIC ORIENTATION")
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