aro-and-tired:

aro-and-tired:

Hello! I have made a survey to gather data on the loveless aro community, which you can takeHERE. There isn’t a set date for when the survey will be closed, as that depends on how much data I can gather. Results will be posted on this blog.

Both loveless aros and aromantics who do not identify as loveless can participate. Loveless aros will mainly be asked their reasons for using the loveless label, and a few personal opinions regarding the community. Non-loveless aromantics will mainly be asked about their opinions regarding the label of loveless aro. Both groups will be given demographic questions. In the case of loveless aros, the demographic questions aim to find trends within the loveless community, while the same demographic questions for non-loveless aros may serve as a control sample.

Also, as I’ve been asked this before, all people on the aromantic spectrum are welcome to participate, regardless of the specific labels they use.

There currently are more than 700 responses, which I’m really glad for! That being said, I wanted to ask if I could have a bit of help. At this time this survey is only being advertised on tumblr, meaning responses are skewed towards tumblr’s user base, and it’s a bit of an issue in some ways - for example, I am asking where did people learn of the term loveless aro and a lot of people say “tumblr”, which is sort of expected since tumblr users are just more likely to learn about new terms on tumblr.

So, I wanted to ask, could someone who has an aro Twitter or who is into some aro discord boost the survey there? At present time I plan on keeping the survey open at least until Monday, August 2nd. However, if there is a new wave of responses I may keep it open longer. I’d be really grateful if someone could do that

Aro-spec Identities and Experiences of Stigmatization 2019 Survey Results

The results are here!

Thank you very much to everyone who participated and waited for us to run our analyses. Huge thank you to @aromagni for helping with this.

The survey covered aro experiences of stigmatization and microaggressions. It was a follow-up survey to one run in 2018 by the same name. You can find results for that one in three parts: one,two, and three.

There were 358 responses to the survey. 240 of these responses were complete - these participants completed the survey in its entirety. The vast majority of respondents indicated they are aromantic or aro, followed by queer and aro-spec. More specific labels such as greyromantic, oriented aro, and et cetera were also present but not as common as the general ones. Most respondents were young (under 30 years old), non-binary/genderqueer, and white. This means the data in this survey was skewed towards these demographics and the results are not representative of the whole community.

No (n=0) participants indicated that they Never experienced any microaggressions against them personally at all. The top three most often experienced microagressions were:

1. I have felt alienated by society because I am aromantic
2. Others have told me that there is no such thing as discrimination or prejudice against aromantic people
3. I have felt alienated by LGBTQ+ or queer communities because I am aromantic

The top three most distressing microaggressions were:

1. I have been propositioned for a romantic relationship because I am aromantic
2. I have been threatened with harm because I am aromantic
3. People have not respected by aromantic identity (e.g., did not acknowledge boundaries, repulsion, etc.)

The most frequently reported discriminatory behavior toward aromantics was having the aromantic identity been made fun of, ridiculed, or been belittled by media or society at large (mean=4.21/6, a lot). The least frequently reported discriminatory behaviors toward aromantics were being denied a raise and being denied a job (mean=1.03/6, almost never)

Some aros with specific identities seemed to experience certain microaggressions more often than aros with other identities. Abroromantics, demiromantics, and nebularomantics seemed to be affected most.

aro-and-tired:

Hello! I have made a survey to gather data on the loveless aro community, which you can takeHERE. There isn’t a set date for when the survey will be closed, as that depends on how much data I can gather. Results will be posted on this blog.

Both loveless aros and aromantics who do not identify as loveless can participate. Loveless aros will mainly be asked their reasons for using the loveless label, and a few personal opinions regarding the community. Non-loveless aromantics will mainly be asked about their opinions regarding the label of loveless aro. Both groups will be given demographic questions. In the case of loveless aros, the demographic questions aim to find trends within the loveless community, while the same demographic questions for non-loveless aros may serve as a control sample.

Also, as I’ve been asked this before, all people on the aromantic spectrum are welcome to participate, regardless of the specific labels they use.