“asexuals are trying to trick kids and confused gay people into identifying as ace” so that minority orientation has a sneaky predatory agenda lol that is such a wild concept where did you come up with it
its not really “ace discourse” you just. don’t like ace people and are trying to “discourse” them all into identifying as something else
It’s not ace discourse, exclusionists are just bigots. Discourse is a discussion, and there isn’t a discussion to be had here. Exclusionists are assholes, and they’re WRONG. End of story. It’s not discourse, it’s bullshit.
this! like. we dont call homophobia “gay discourse” we shouldnt call aphobia “ace discourse”
Isn’t it wild how on this website you can ask somebody something simple such as “do you support aces?” And they’ll reply like “I don’t want to get into discourse :/“
Thats! not! discourse!!
But it does really show how much people see ace and aro people as debate topics rather than actual people
Relegating ace and aro existence to discourse is you dehumanising people.
“protect heteroromantic aces” lmao from what? the sharknado?
from corrective rape? from mothers who are open and accepting of gay, bi, pan, etc people and still unknowingly tell their asexual children that people who don’t want sex are sick need help? from their closest friends at birthday parties starting conversations about how weird and fake asexuality is? from the fear of being alone forever because no one could want to be with someone like them? from going against sexual and relationship norms in a society that tells them they’re broken and wrong?? from people like you who delegitimize their struggles in the eyes of much of lgbt+ community, some of the only people who you’d think might understand
I had to reblog this twice bc you just got 100% fucking destroyed my dude
Meaning of the letter “A” when appearing in LGBT[…]+ acronyms:
Asexual: 95.4% of respondents, 1936 total
Aromantic: 80.7% of respondents, 1639 total
Agender: 66.7% of respondents, 1353 total
Ally: 13.9% of respondents, 282 total.
I’m just posting this here for my aces and aros who are feeling down on themselves and defeated tonight. Remember that nine out of ten people support you and that the current loudest voices are not those of the majority.
Buddy, you wanna talk to me about ace inclusion, bear in mind that I’m old enough to remember when there were Very Serious Discussions being had about whether lesbians truly belong in the “gay community”. That’s my point of reference with respect to anti-inclusion rhetoric. So I know for a goddamn fact that your whole “the LGBT community is and always has been defined by the shared experience of homophobia” spiel is a lie, and I’m betting you do, too.
I don’t remember the exactly when I first decided I was ace but I was definitely 16 at some point during that.
And I’d also like to point out that I think that deciding a label isn’t correct for you over time, ace or otherwise, is completely fine. If the label is correct for you at whatever time, that’s okay. There is some discussion to be had about young teens and younger and sexuality labels, but.. I don’t really want to get into that, and I think 16 is a sufficient age to know regardless.
The first sexuality label I really held was pan. Then I thought I was lesbian. Now I think I’m asexual and I’ve been confident in that for a while. I personally think you can comfortably say you’re ace right now, and if it does turn out to be a “phase”, that’s fine.
If you’re wrong, so what, really? It’s okay to be wrong and/or to change how you identify as time goes on.
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