do any other aromantic people feel weirdly isolated in, like…..every space they’re in that isn’t specifically for aromantic people?

Like even in “inclusive queer spaces”, you’ll still have to hear those jokes about how like “are two queer people really friends if they’re not pining for each other” and “queer culture is being in love with your best friend” and “every queer person has fallen in love with their best friend at least once” so you just have to awkwardly laugh along because you know that if you mention you’re aromanticism, you’d just be opening yourself up to scrutiny and hate. 

idk. it’s just a strange experience.

yeah i think this is why i feel so strongly aro and less lgbt

• grassy meadows first nations (ontario) needs funds for an escape route
  
• odawa first nations (quebec-ontario) is raising funds for evacuees
• algonquins of barriere (mitchikanibikok inik in alberta) lake mutual aid request 
• you can drop donations for the odawa first nations at 815 st laurent blvd in ottawa
• you can drop off food donations for mitchikanibikok inik at the ramada plaza in gatineau; you can also email info/@/health.rapidlake.com with mutual aid donations. please note that the maniwaki native friendship center is now closed to donations
• if you’re directly affected, the pueblo action alliance has developed a guide for DIY filtration for the smoke

i’ll update this as i find more fundraising initiatives and please free to share your own. reblogs with anything than sharing resources/mutual aid requests/fundraising opportunities get blocked. 

I think alloaros can actually be really similar to non-sam aros at times

like, I don’t label my sexual attraction bc I don’t want to give anyone a reason / excuse to call me anything but aro. I’m not bi or gay or anything else. I am aro. if you need further determiner, then I am alloaro.

in a similar way, some people identify as non-sam bc they don’t want to give others a chance to slight their aro identity for any other allosexual or asexual label. they are aro.

I think that’s part of why I feel a lot of solidarity with non-sam aros. lots of us are simply trying to protect our aro label.

**note: I acknowledge that some alloaros do label their sexual attraction more specifically, and some non-sam aros have sub-labels that they use personally. this post just focuses on a different subset of arospecs.

well. is it????

some shots from the 2023 Albuquerque Pride parade!

cis, heteroromantic aces and cis, heterosexual aros are still part of the queer community because being asexual and aromantic are queer identities. include them in your pride