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Be sure to pick up your copy of Aces in the Advent Calendar! Today is Ace Representation Day. Let's go through the four different ones you can obtain from the package of aces:
Ace of Hearts
Asexual, Alloromantic
Ace of Spades
Asexual, Aromantic
Ace of Diamonds
Demi or Gray-Ace
Ace of Clubs
Questioning Ace
Interested in learning more? Be sure to visit the AVEN Network to learn about asexuality, and their AVENwiki to learn about aromantic, demi and gray ace, and other ace-related orientations.
Happy Ace Day fellow aces!
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Fri May 8, 2015 12:48am
- isla
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Posted on: Fri May 8, 2015 1:40pm
what about agender? and why is asexual there twice?
- BugBear
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Posted on: Fri May 8, 2015 1:46pm
The Demi-Sexual card makes me so happy~ ^w^ *all the tiny squeeing*
- SilverRaven
(#58395)
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Posted on: Fri May 8, 2015 1:48pm
Ohh Cool Thank you :D 5 P[M] & 5 P[M] (#12)
- finch
(#12)
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Posted on: Fri May 8, 2015 2:09pm
apollo (#65900) the a gender spectrum, while important and also deserving of visibility/recognition, is entirely different from the ace spectrum! sexuality and gender identity are two separate topics and it wouldn't be good to confuse them for people who aren't already familiar with the subject. also, sexuality is up there a number of times because each identity is different- someone who is asexual and aromantic is different from someone who is asexual and alloromantic (meaning that they do experience romantic attraction).
there's a whole other day for celebrating agender visibility! it usually falls under trans* visibility day, as trans* is a catch-all for gender variance.
- finch
(#12)
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Posted on: Fri May 8, 2015 2:10pm
excuse my many typos, my phone isn't as familiar with gender and sexuality related terms as I am, haha.
- Guzma
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Posted on: Fri May 8, 2015 2:14pm
There should be a card for aromantic but not asexual those guys get left out so much. xD
Anyway, great to see! I like being reminded that the rest of the world knows who we are.
- Guzma
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Posted on: Fri May 8, 2015 2:19pm
apollo (#65900)
Like #12 said, agender and asexual/aromantic are COMPLETELY different. I'm male and ace/aro, for example. There are also agender people who aren't asexual OR aromantic at all. & Asexual isn't in twice, the cards represent asexual romantics and asexual aromantics, which are two different things. One falls in love and the other does not.
!!!!! The only thing I'm actually severely disappointed in is the fact that questioning people are allowed a card while aromantic people are not. !!!!!
Aromantic and non-asexual people not only exist, but are constantly dismissed as "lying straight boys looking for NSA sex" and bullied within the LGBT+ community for "invading our spaces" and not being oppressed enough.
It would have been fantastic for them to have gotten a card today, especially since the people who aren't even sure of themselves yet are getting a shoutout.
- Kreideprinz
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Posted on: Fri May 8, 2015 2:55pm
This is absolutely wonderful. I'm Demi myself, and when I tell people that, they never seem to realize that it's a sexuality too - and explaining it can be difficult - especially wording it in a way where they won't give your 'that seems smart', or something of the like, reaction, which irritates me to no end. So seeing us included is pretty awesome Thank you!.
- jaquel & kuya
(#2511)
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Posted on: Fri May 8, 2015 3:06pm
Hooray for aro visibility! Thanks for this! -Jaq
Posted on: Fri May 8, 2015 1:23pm
SilverRaven (#58395) check out the advent calendar under the "Play" tab c:
I'm so excited to see all my fellow aces and demis etc coming out of the woodwork yes hello friends ;w;