#for the person who asked about allo aro perspectives
As promised, you can read our article on Allosexual Aros here: https://taaap.org/2022/02/26/asaw-22-allo-aros/ . Thanks again to all who contributed!
A big part of why we do our Aspec Voices series is due to the frustration a lot of us at TAAAP know from being a rarely-recognized demographic in the aspec community. While allo aros have gained a lot of visibility in the last couple of years, there is still a long way to go, especially as many people outside of the community continue to conflate aromanticism with asexuality.
[ID: “Aromanticism isn’t a subset of asexuality. It’s an independent, parallel spectrum. It doesn’t go under any other identity umbrella; it is one. And it’s one of the basic fucking orientation terms and pride flags. Stop leaving us out. “ - Chad. “I often feel very underrepresented. I even questioned if I was asexual because I never saw any alloaros. People tend to assume that if you are aromantic then you are automatically asexual too.” - Ghost.
“Desiring sex and not romance does not make someone predatory. Romance isn’t inherently good or pure, and sex isn’t inherently evil or dirty. Putting sex and romance on an equal, neutral level and either destigmatizing or deromantasizing them respectively, is the only way to truly support alloaros and confront negative biases.” - Magpie. “I sometimes feel I’m not “aro enough” for experiencing sexual attraction and desiring sex. Since society conflates romantic love with sexual desire/lust, it’s sometimes hard for me to feel that my attraction is just as valid.” - Charis.
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