In honor of Lesbian Visibility Day, we published an article on the experiences of ace and aro lesbians and lesbian-aligned people. Thank you to everyone who contributed, and please feel free to add more! Full article here: https://taaap.org/2022/04/26/lesbian-aspecs/
[ID: 2 inforgraphics with quotes. “Aspec Lesbians. “I feel far more connected to the lesbian label than I do to the community; as an aspec lesbian, some of the most virulent acemisia I have received has been from cis zedsexual lesbians. That has made me less than enthused about trying to join lesbian communities.” - Amaranthe Rae. “There are a lot of stereotypes about female friendship and patriarchal society tends to invalidate w/w relationships if they don’t have sex. We are not “just friends” just because we don’t have intercourse.” - Tefa.
“There is no right way to be a lesbian, and complexity of labeling does not mean confusion or lack of experience.” - Mel. “It’s interesting, for me these two parts of myself pretty much go together. I couldn’t really talk about my aromanticism without mentioning my lesbian identity, or vice versa. They have a synergistic relationship.” - Y. “I wish allo people knew that not every aspec lesbian is the same. It truly is a huge spectrum and each person’s experience will be different and unique.” - Lucia.”
Hello! With Lesbian Visibility Day happening later this month, we would love to get in touch with some aspec lesbians so that we can post an article about their experiences. Please DM or email us by the 16th if you’re interested!
[ID: “Call for Aspec Voices. Who - Any aro-spectrum and/or ace-spectrum lesbian or lesbian aligned person. We include bi and pan lesbians, they/them and he/him lesbians, non-binary and trans lesbians, sapphics, and anyone else who feels connected to the lesbian identity. What - contribute to an article by writing answers to our questions. Why - to showcase a variety of aspec experiences. How - DM or email us at [email protected]. When - reach out by April 16. Responses due by April 22. Article will be posted April 26, Lesbian Visibility Day.” End ID.]
![A rectangular page with two images. At the very top are the words "We took different roads...", beneath which are a cluster of pride pins bearing different pride flags. Left to right, top to bottom, those flags are: butch, polyamorous, futch, asexual, trans, sapphic, genderfluid, aromantic, transmasc, nonbinary, transfemme, bi lesbian (new), bi lesbian (original), femme, intersex, achillean. Next is an image of a group of 5 non-white people of varying body types and skin tones who each wear some of the pins from the above cluster on their jackets (their detailed descriptions are given in the next paragraph). Behind the group is the orange-white-pink lesbian flag. Beneath them, at the bottom of the screen are the words "...but found the same home". [end of general description] [clothing description of each person]: From left to right, top to bottom: Person 1 presents wearing a crimson red, sporty-looking jacket. They have light beige skin, bright brown eyes, and short, straight brown hair parted at the middle with reddish dyed bangs hanging to each side. They are waving and wearing the butch, trans, and transfemme pins. Person 2 has smoky grey brown hair that is long at the front as a pair of braids by their ears, but is shaved into an undercut around the rest of their head. Their bangs are wavy, and parts of their hair is dyed a teal green. They have a medium copper like tone with bright orange-brown eyes, are holding up a peace hand gesture, and wearing a salmon crop jacket on which is pinned the genderfluid, achillean, sapphic, and bi lesbian (new design) pins. Person 3 has a rounded chin and fatter neck, and sports facial hair under their nose and jaw. They have a deeply tanned complexion, dark brown eyes, and short choppy blue hair that hangs off to one side and is shaved on the other. Their jacket is orange and wears the intersex, trans, and transmasc pins. Person 4 has voluminous, wavy curly auburn hair and aurburn eyes with a medium beige complexion, darker facial freckles, and square glasses. They have a light peach blazer jacket with the futch, nonbinary, and aromantic pins. Person 5 has a deep brown complexion, medium bown eyes and long hair that has been styled into locks where each lock has been dyed varying saturations of lavender so that some are more slate toned while others are more purple. They wear a soft pink hoodie jacket with the ace, femme, polyam, and original bi lesbian flag pins.](https://64.media.tumblr.com/e9f4cc2487570096516da348b6a964cc/0d1a4db2aacb9fd6-2c/s640x960/a8afdb4bad0a49991399e5a54d4ccfa6d84baa53.png)
